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Transcript/ScriptUS Ramadan Drive-Thru Iftar - Bukhari
HEADLINE: Drive-Thru Iftars, a By-Product of Pandemic for Ramadan
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PUBLISHED AT: 04/24/2022 at 3:04 PM
BYLINE: Faiza Bukhari
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DATELINE: Manassas, Virginia
VIDEOGRAPHER: Qazafi Babar
VIDEO EDITOR: Qazafi Babar
SCRIPT EDITORS: Enochs, Cobus
VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA Original | VOA Urdu Service
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TRT: 2:17
VID APPROVED BY: KE
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((INTRO))
[[During Ramadan, communal iftars, or breaking of fasts for Muslims in mosques, are the norm in the United States, but since the coronavirus pandemic began, drive-thru food distributions have become popular. VOA's Faiza Bukhari takes us behind the scenes at one of Virginia's Islamic centers, where a daily drive-thru iftar for roughly 800 people is organized.]]
((NARRATOR))
Dar Alnoor Islamic Community Center in Manassas, Virginia, hosts a daily drive-thru iftar for about 800 fasting Muslims.
Preparing meals for that many hungry worshipers demands the participation of a group of volunteers who dedicate their time and energy to assisting those in need.
((Ayaz Sheikh, Volunteer Cook)) ((Male in Urdu))
“We work as volunteers for the whole month of Ramadan, while maintaining our full-time jobs. This is our third year here.”
((NARRATOR))
Each day's menu is different.
((Huma Sheikh, Volunteer Cook)) ((Female in UrdU
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