Story - What Happens During Ramadan?

Women have a very difficult time during Ramadan, with no food or water during daylight hours. They have to be up well before the crack of dawn to make sure that their families are fed in the dark, then they are exhausted for the rest of the day. They have to make sure however, that stacks of food await their menfolk at exactly the right time for breaking the fast at sunset.

For the men, Ramadan brings a different set of challenges. During the day taxi drivers park their vehicles under the shade of trees, open all the doors and windows and sprawl out for a long siesta. Llater, during the half hour before sundown, the roads are extremely busy and very dangerous. The drivers are short-tempered, desperate to get home, low on sugar and high on adrenaline. They then arrive home or at their friend's house for the piety of ifturlik, the feast at the end of the fast.

Posted By : NIA