ABOVE
Irfan Ali prays in
his corner shop
during lockdown
in 2020. He usually
worships at the
mosque every
day, and missed
congregating with
others at the height
of the pandemic
LEFT
Akhlaq Ayub arrived
in Bank Top in the
summer of 2020.
“Like many young
men he’s crazy
about his car,” says
the photographer
Craig Easton
32 • The Sunday Times Magazine