Muslims unable to visit their mosques during the coronavirus crisis can tune into their local BBC station from tomorrow. Qari Asim MBE, a senior imam in Leeds, will lead reflections on 14 stations at 5.50am. This will become a weekly spot, led by a different Muslim imam each week.Chris Burns, head of BBC Local Radio, said: “Many Muslims will feel a void in their lives where prayers used to be – a feeling the will be magnified as we approach Ramadan.“Local radio is all about connecting communities and we hope these weekly reflections will go some way to helping Muslims feel a sense of community while they are isolating.”The stations broadcasting the reflections are:
- Leeds
- Sheffield
- Lancashire
- Manchester
- WM
- Leicester
- Stoke
- Derby
- Nottingham
- Coventry and Warwickshire
- Three Counties
- London
- Merseyside
- Berkshire
The reflections will be available afterwards on BBC Sounds.A Christian service is being broadcast each Sunday at 8am on all 39 BBC local radio stations.
