Each evening the Muslim Students Association organizes food for iftar. People who are not normally active in the community become involved during Ramadan. Many Muslims there say it is quite difficult because of the temptations. Office hours in the Middle East, for example, adapt to Ramadan and most offices start an hour later and end about an hour and a half before iftar. In the West office hours or classes at school do not change for this reason.
Some Muslim students say they have difficulty studying until they break their fast.
But they all agree that it is challenging. Copyright 1999 Witness-Pioneer.