Muslims South Africa

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Keeping faith: People pray at the 23rd Street mosque in Mayfair, Johannesburg, last week. Most mosques have since closed ahead of the lockdown, on advice from the Jamiat ul Ulema South Africa. (Michele Spatari/AFP)

The solitary choreography of solo prayer

Covid-19 transmissions in mosques and churches have complicated our relationships with them

Khadija Patel