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Fareida H. Yafai doesn’t start to feel the effects until around 4 p.m. daily.

Her eyes get heavy, and the thirst and hunger become noticeable.

“When you’re busy doing other things, you’re not thinking about not drinking and not eating,” said Yafai. “It doesn’t affect me until that witching hour, between 4 and 6 p.m.”

By then, Yafai has been without food and water for 12 hours, and she still has nearly five more hours of abstinence ahead of her.

This is Ramadan in July for Western New York Muslims.

The Islamic holy month rotates annually according to the lunar calendar, and this year it coincides with some of the longest days of the year.

Dawn to sunset during Ramadan, Muslims… continue reading at buffalonews.com