As parents, they were worried whether it would be too arduous on their daughter to take the full fast, especially in this harsh weather.
As parents, they were worried whether it would be too arduous on their daughter to take the full fast, especially in this harsh weather.
For Vysakh Somarajan, a popular RJ and assistant programme director with a Malayalam FM station in Ajman, Ramadan is a time he eagerly waits for, throughout the year.
This was the first time ever he kept a full day Ramadan fast.
Ayesha says she emerged a much more disciplined person after her first Ramadan.
Sophia's mom Yasmin Shaukat took the opportunity to explain to her the essence of fasting
31 years on, Adnan Masood still remembers it vividly
Once she moved to the UAE after her marriage, her first Ramadan was very different from what she had been used to.
"Ramadan was fun and had a different flavour in Kuwait. Maybe because we were young and had the energy to play and hangout with family members and do something different every day."