Sudan: Ramadan traditions disappear amidst economic, coronavirus burdens

(MENAFN) This year, the Sudanese people will need to let go some of Ramadan traditions in the distress of economic burdens, coronavirus preventative measures and social transformations, in spite of a long-time adherence of them as social inheritance.

In the Sudanese capital Khartoum, the streets are nearly empty of collective iftar, the night meal indicating the end of daily fast in the holy month of Ramadan.

Imtisal Al-Tayeb, a Sudanese social researcher, said to Xinhua on Saturday: "until recently, Ramadan was an occasion for social solidarity and family interconnections."

She added: "however this year, those social manifestations have almost faded away because of the economic conditions and the high prices, with fewer people gathering outside for the collective iftar of Ramadan."