Islamic prayer is being broadcast on BBC local radio

Former President Barack Hussein Obama described the Muslim call to prayer as "one of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset." Now the BBC Coventry and Warwickshire is giving local Muslims the same treat by airing broadcasts for Muslims stuck at home due to the Chinese Communist coronavirus. 

Buddhists, Hindus, Catholics and Jews will have to wing it.

The Islamic prayer broadcasts will become a weekly spot every Friday morning in the run up to Ramadan at the end of April, led by a different Muslim imam each week.

Dhimmie 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 [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."

Ending his broadcast, the imam said: "We pray that Allah almighty will give us the strength to replace pessimism with hope, loneliness with kindness and to show love to all his creations in these testing times."

BBC CWR presenter Phil Upton said: "Ramadan is just a few weeks away and I appreciate that for many that's a big void to fill with as many as one and a half hours of your day, especially in the evening, in Ramadan month, spent in your local mosque."

Yeah, well Easter is sooner than that, falling on April 12th,  and Passover begins on April 8th and goes until April 16th. Valsahki, Vishu and Baisakhi, Hindu holidays fall on April 14th. Theravada New Year for Buddhists, falls on April 9th, and I could go on.

But not all groups get special treatment it seems.

"With many local mosques being closed because of the coronavirus outbreak there's an overwhelming sadness with the loss of your spiritual connection that can be gained from congregational prayers, so we are trying to fill the void in some small way with Islamic reflections."

With most churches, synagogues and temples being closed because of coronavirus outbreak there's an overwhelming sadness with the loss of equal treatment by the BBC.

But at least a Christian service is also being broadcast on Sundays at 8am on all 39 BBC local radio stations nationally, but not one specifically for Catholics or Orthodox Greek or Russian.

A ban on mass gatherings is in place in response to the Chinese Communist coronavirus, along with social distancing measures, preventing group worship. 

When this will end, only G_d knows.

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