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Thirty-eight-year-old computer science teacher Gigi Anil Abdul Kader has been teaching in Sharjah for 12 years. But not once has the demands of her job deterred the senior school teacher from not fasting during the holy month of Ramadan.
"I started fasting at a young age. But honestly, I don't look at fasting and working as a challenge. Everyone, especially students become a lot more understanding during Ramadan," she said. "Unlike my experiences back home in Kerala, fasting is a spiritual experience in the UAE. There is a lot more focus, and I spend several hours praying," she added.
Gigi has been teaching computer science to Grade 9 and ten students at Our Own English High School Sharjah 12 years ago. She is a mother of two children who are in Grades 9 and six respectively. "I've always worked and fasted at the same time. There was never a time I didn't. It is a little challenging now since I have children of my own, but otherwise I am happy to do it," Gigi said.
The main difficulty Gigi faces is that her mouth becomes very dry when she speaks during lectures. "There are times when we have back-to-back classes, but that is not something that happens often. I can also spend time in the staff room on the days when I don't have too many classes," she said.
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