Fasting

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• They were also confined to Muslim online spaces, such as what people refer to as “Muslim Twitter”.
• This increased visibility allows Muslim ideas around faith, worship and community to be heard and more widely engaged with.

Everyday interactions

• But the question speaks profoundly to the curiosity that Ramadan practices often elicit in everyday interactions that people who are not Muslim have with those who are.
• For the past three years, the BBC has run an eponymous podcast, Not Even Water, which explores experiences of Ramadan and debunks misconceptions.
• It is also spurred by local residents noting the heightened buzz of activity in mosques on Ramadan evenings and on social media.
• This is often taken as an opportunity to showcase good relations with Muslim communities or to acknowledge their “contributions”.

Digital tools

• During COVID lockdowns, social media users introduced the hashtag #myopeniftar to connect people breaking fast in isolation.
• Digital advertising, documentation and online streaming have allowed it to maintain its momentum and reach wider audiences.
• The Ramadan Lights display in central London, which was introduced in 2023, is another salient example of how digital tools have been central to a project’s growth, despite the tension and contestation it has also triggered.
• Digital tools and social media in particular have allowed these counterpublics to promote their Ramadan messages to a broader audience including non-Muslims.

Khadijah Elshayyal receives funding from the ESRC Laura Jones receives funding from the ESRC in her current role. She has previously received funding from the Jameel Education Foundation for her PhD research on Ramadan.

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