Ramadan lights up London’s West End

As 1.3 million UK Muslims prepare for a month of fasting, over 30,000 lights were switched on by Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London

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london ramadan lights Piccadilly Circus 2023
Photograph courtesy of Tom Webb/Media Hive

The first ever Ramadan light display in Europe has illuminated Piccadilly Circus, London, to celebrate the start of the holy month. 

The lights, which were revealed to the public on 11 March and curated by Ramadan Lights UK, show the different phases of the moon throughout Ramadan.

Joined by community, business leaders and influencers, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan switched on the 30,000 sustainable lights on the evening of Tuesday, 21 March.

london ramadan lights Piccadilly Circus 2023
From left, chart-topping music producer Naughty Boy, Mark Williams of the Heart of London Business Alliance; Hamza Taouzzale, Lord Mayor of Westminster City Council; Rahima Aziz, from the Aziz Foundation; Aisha Desai, founder of Ramadan Lights; Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London; Fizel Nejabat, co-founder & COO of Algbra and Asif Aziz, chair of Aziz Foundation. Photograph courtesy of Tom Webb/Media Hive.
london ramadan lights Piccadilly Circus 2023
Photograph courtesy of Tom Webb/Media Hive.
london ramadan lights Piccadilly Circus 2023
Photograph courtesy of Tom Webb/Media Hive.
london ramadan lights Piccadilly Circus 2023
Photograph courtesy of Tom Webb/Media Hive.
london ramadan lights Piccadilly Circus 2023
Photograph courtesy of Tom Webb/Media Hive.
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