Short nights closer to the North Pole means that some Muslims in Iceland\u2019s capital Reykjavik are fasting for nearly 22 hours during Ramadan, according to a local imam.
\nThe north Atlantic island has around 1,500 Muslim residents and those observing Ramadan begin fasting at around 2 a.m. local time and do not sit down to their evening iftar meal until around midnight.
\n\u201cAlthough the hours are long, the Muslims here do not feel it because they come together here,\u201d Abdul-Aziz Ulvani, the imam at the Islamic Foundation of Iceland, said Friday.
\n\u201cWe are like family. They come in at early hours. We recite the Quran, have iftar and observe Tarawih prayers together.
\n\u201cThe first three days are most difficult. Then everything turns back to normal.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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