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Coronavirus and religious worship in Singapore: Muslims turn to online sermons after mosque closures

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Siti Aishah Binte Mohd Kassim (behind) watches religious lectures by local Muslim preachers online with her family after mosques closed and religious events got cancelled.

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SINGAPORE - Every Friday between 1pm and 2pm, Mr Ahmad Rashideen is usually at Masjid Sultan in Kampong Glam for solat jumaat, or Friday prayers.
But on March 13, the 30-year-old financial adviser found himself having a meal at Zam Zam, the restaurant located across the street from the 196-year-old mosque's entrance instead.
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