Many Muslims who were looking forward to celebrating Eid are angry at the timing of the Government\u2019s announcement to impose restrictions in parts of northern England.<\/p>\n
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Many Muslims who were looking forward to celebrating Eid are angry at the timing of the Government\u2019s announcement to impose restrictions in parts of northern England.<\/p>\n
Millions across Greater Manchester, East Lancashire and West Yorkshire were last night banned from meeting indoors amid fears of a \u201cdamaging second wave\u201d of Covid-19 hitting the UK.<\/p>\n
The Government\u2019s actions have been branded \u201cshambolic\u201d, after people were given less than three hours\u2019 notice of the change, with Muslims having to cancel plans to celebrate the festival of Eid-Ul-Adha \u2013 which began on Friday and finishes on Monday \u2013 at the last minute.<\/p>\n
The British Council of Muslims criticized the Government\u2019s \u201cfailure to communicate\u201d and in a statement, it said: \u201cWith the first day of Eid being today, for Muslims in the affected areas, it is like being told they cannot visit family and friends for Christmas on Christmas Eve itself.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhilst the safety of communities is of paramount importance, so is effective communication delivered in a timely fashion.<\/p>\n
\u201cFailure to communicate makes it difficult for communities across the country to continue working together to minimize the spread of the virus, whilst eroding trust in the ability of authorities to steer our course as we tackle the Covid-19 crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Many Muslims who were looking forward to celebrating Eid are angry at the timing of the Government\u2019s announcement to impose restrictions in parts of northern England. Many Muslims who were looking forward to celebrating Eid are angry at the timing of the Government\u2019s announcement to impose restrictions in parts of northern England. Millions across Greater …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":21304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[1584,296,531],"class_list":["post-9496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-coronavirus","tag-eid","tag-muslims"],"yoast_head":"\n