When the ghastly Lynda Snell of The Archers ‘did’ fasting last year at Ramadan in order to suck up to the new Muslim family in town, I thought this kind of thing had got about as silly as it was possible to be. But reading about what happened last week at London Fashion Week took the gluten-free cake. 

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Non-Muslims either choosing or being compelled to celebrate Muslim holidays has been going on for some time. Understandably if disagreeably, with its Muslim mayor, London splurges on the celebration of Ramadan, decorating Piccadilly – the heart of the city – with 30,000 (sustainable) lights. In the unlikely setting of Carinthia, Austria, an ‘open iftar’ invites all citizens to break the Ramadan fast and eat together – even if, as non-Muslims, they haven’t fasted, which seems to be missing the point a bit.  

In fact, you could say that Ramadan has become fashionable, with quite a few non-Muslim public figures observing it, often getting around the fact that they generally have no time for religion by adding a ‘self-care’ spin, banging on about gratitude, self-discipline or – even worse – ‘solidarity’ with Muslim communities. One doesn’t expect rigorous thinking from TikTok influencers, but it’s interesting that they’d never dream of doing the same with the poor beleaguered British Jewish community, who have seen........

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