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Lockdown Ramadan, music and guns

Egypt鈥檚 Covid-19 Ramadan, Paraguay鈥檚 recycled orchestra, and being Chinese in the USA.

David Amanor invites his guests to share stories they've been covering from inside and outside the Covid-19 pandemic. Sally Nabil of 麻豆社 Arabic describes lockdown Ramadan in Cairo. Zhaoyin Feng of 麻豆社 Chinese in Washington DC shares the political and personal impact of the war of words between the US and China. And Lucia Blasco of 麻豆社 Mundo tells the story of Paraquay鈥檚 'recycled orchestra'.

Exiled Fifth Floorers鈥� hidden talents
A tour round the virtual Fifth Floor as our language service colleagues share unexpected skills and interests they鈥檙e using to keep their spirits up while working from home. With Irena Taranyuk of 麻豆社 Ukrainian, Vietnamese journalist Nga Pham of 麻豆社 World TV, Prudent Nsengiyumva of 麻豆社 Great Lakes, women's affairs journalist Faranak Amidi, and Brazilian Fernando Duarte of the 麻豆社 Digi-hub.

Image: Egyptians in facemasks browse Ramadan lanterns, April 2020
Credit: MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP via Getty Images

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