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1: Pre-Ramadan | Ramadan Diaries1: Pre-Ramadan | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'32''Various Muslims describe what Ramadan and is how they are looking forward to the festival.2: Usama | Ramadan Diaries2: Usama | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'41''Usama, an astrologist, takes his family to a high point to see the moon before the start of Ramadan.3: Shubnam | Ramadan Diaries3: Shubnam | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'24''Shubnam has lots to do in a few short hours before Ramadan begins.4: School Girls | Ramadan Diaries4: School Girls | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'37''Syfah is fasting for the first time, meaning she won't have any school dinners.5: Video Diaries: First Day of Ramadan | Ramadan Diaries5: Video Diaries: First Day of Ramadan | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'28''Various Muslims describe how their first day of Ramadan goes.6: Aleemah | Ramadan Diaries6: Aleemah | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'32''Converted Muslim Aleemah talks about her first Ramadan as a Muslim woman.7: Funeral Parlour | Ramadan Diaries7: Funeral Parlour | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'27''Moona talks about running a funeral parlour during the busy month of Ramadan.8: Dr Nadeem | Ramadan Diaries8: Dr Nadeem | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'36''Dr Nadeem talks about his job as a GP during the month of Ramadan and his advice for his Muslim patients.9: Hottest Day | Ramadan Diaries9: Hottest Day | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'33''Various Muslims speak about how hard it is during the hotter days when they aren't even allowed to drink water.10: Homeless | Ramadan Diaries10: Homeless | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'28''A group of volunteers help out the homeless during Ramadan by providing meals for them.11: Tiverton | Ramadan Diaries11: Tiverton | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'36''Ali talks about being from one of only two Muslim families in his small town.12: Video Diaries: Iftar | Ramadan Diaries12: Video Diaries: Iftar | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'36''Various Muslims count down to the breaking of the fast or the ''Iftar''.13: Video Diaries: Salim Family | Ramadan Diaries13: Video Diaries: Salim Family | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'28''Mohammed Salim has 11 children and talks about how he wants them to act over Ramadan.14: Sufi | Ramadan Diaries14: Sufi | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'32''A converted Muslim, Alex, speaks about his conversion to Sufiism, a more spiritual version of Islam.15: Reverend Poobalan | Ramadan Diaries15: Reverend Poobalan | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'32''A Christian reverend, lets his Muslim neighbours from the Mosque opposite into his church to pray.16: Video Diaries: Iftar to Sehri | Ramadan Diaries16: Video Diaries: Iftar to Sehri | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'36''Various Muslims talk about how they spend their time between dusk and dawn.17: Holly | Ramadan Diaries17: Holly | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'38''15-year-old Holly converted to Islam when she became a teenager. She talks about that process and how it affects her golf game.18: Great Ormond Street | Ramadan Diaries18: Great Ormond Street | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'37''A surgeon talks about how Ramadan affects his work.19: Video Diaries-Ann Coxon | Ramadan Diaries19: Video Diaries-Ann Coxon | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'36''An elderly ex-Catholic speaks about her conversion to Islam.20: Video Diaries-Rewards | Ramadan Diaries20: Video Diaries-Rewards | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'37''Various Muslims talk about what they do during Ramadan to earn special religious rewards.21: Afghanistan | Ramadan Diaries21: Afghanistan | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'37''A British solider talks about his job at war, while fasting for Ramadan.22: Shisha Lounge | Ramadan Diaries22: Shisha Lounge | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'44''Smoking shisha is a social tradition, but smoking during Ramadan is forbidden, smokers must wait until dusk.23: Deen City Riders | Ramadan Diaries23: Deen City Riders | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'37''A Muslim biker group does a charity ride to raise money for Syria.24: Ahmad | Ramadan Diaries24: Ahmad | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'33''A Jamaican Muslim describes himself as a "Islamic Dub Poet", and performs for his friends and family on his birthday.25: Pop-up Mosque | Ramadan Diaries25: Pop-up Mosque | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'36''A Bristol pop-up Mosque is used during Ramadan as at some Islamic centre's there isn't enough room for women.26: Amena | Ramadan Diaries26: Amena | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'29''A clothes-shop owner talks about items she has collected to celebrate Eid; the end of Ramadan.27: Seclusion | Ramadan Diaries27: Seclusion | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'37''A maths teacher goes into I'tikaf (seclusion), where you spend ten days in the mosque.28: Baby | Ramadan Diaries28: Baby | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'38''A father talks about special it is to have a baby during Ramadan.29: Night of Power | Ramadan Diaries29: Night of Power | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'58''On the "Night of Power" Muslims will pray all night until dawn, in the belief that God will forgive them for all their sins.30: Policemen | Ramadan Diaries30: Policemen | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 4'13''Two policemen talk about how Ramadan affects their daily jobs.31: Eid | Ramadan Diaries31: Eid | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 3'04''Various Muslims prepare for the celebration of Eid.32: Sarah Salih Seclusion | Ramadan Diaries32: Sarah Salih Seclusion | Ramadan DiariesChannel 4 | 2013 | 2'36''A young Muslim girls talks about he decision to do seclusion for ten days.
