Pupils at at Tauheedul Islam school in Blackburn on how they juggled fasting and exams
It was a tough exam season for this year’s A-level cohort, who sweated in airless assembly halls during the hottest summer in decades. Arguably, it was even tougher for the students of Tauheedul Islam girls’ high school in Blackburn, who also had Ramadan to contend with.
This year’s month of fasting coincided with the exam period, prompting some girls to stay up late feasting after sundown and others to set their alarms for 2.30am for a very early breakfast. “All our exams were in Ramadan and it was so hot,” said Sara Ziglam, 19, who got As in Arabic and psychology and Bs in biology and chemistry: “We were food-deprived, pulling all-nighters.”
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