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Drive-thru iftars and coronavirus task forces: How Muslims are observing obligations to the poor this Ramadan

  • Written by Shariq Siddiqui, Assistant Professor & Director of the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative, IUPUI
Drive-thru iftars and coronavirus task forces: How Muslims are observing obligations to the poor this RamadanVolunteers distributing drive-thru iftar meals outside an Islamic center in Falls Church, Virginia.Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AF via Getty Images

Many of the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims are experiencing the holy month of Ramadan differently this year – disrupted by social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ramadan, which began on...

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