Ramadan begins…
Imagine going without food or water for the entire working day, and several hours more. With Ramadan about to start, that’s the challenge facing Britain’s 1.6 million Muslims. How do they cope?
“Burgers. I crave burgers. I don’t even like burgers normally.”
Thirty-one-year-old Sumaya Amra is just one of the billion or so Muslims who takes part in the holy month of Ramadan by fasting in daylight hours, each day for 30 days.
Like many young Muslims, London-based Sumaya works in an office and has to fit the demands of a working day around her fast and her food cravings.
Read more: The BBC
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