Lesson #74: The First Time Mina Fasted a Whole Day

Lesson #74: The First Time Mina Fasted a Whole Day

From Zalamit Podcast DZ زالاميط: تعلّم الإنجليزيّة بالدّارجة by Mrs. Asma Benmoussa

February 22, 2026 · 17 min

About this episode

The episode recounts the story of Mina's first experience fasting during Ramadan and the family dynamics surrounding it.

Email me to know more about my program Zalamit Method. pr.asma.benmoussa@mail.com Text: "I honestly don’t remember much from the first day I fasted a whole day during Ramadan. All I can remember is that I was eleven years old and that I spent the whole recess telling anyone who would listen to me that I wasn’t even hungry. But, I do remember Mina’s first day of fasting. She’s five years younger than me so I remember her childhood better than I remember my own. She was in grade three, so she was about nine I’d say. She had spent the first two weeks of Ramadan saying “That’s it, tomorrow is the day I finally fast.” My mom thought that she was too young to fast but she didn’t dare confront our firecracker. She can be so hardheaded. My mother was worried that fasting would lead to Mina fainting at school or something like that. She was so tiny still. She looked much younger than her age. Had my mom said “You can’t” It would have been like adding fuel to the fire of my sister’s determination. My mother used a different strategy. Every time Mina said that she was going to fast the next day, mom would say: “That’s a great idea. You can do it my darling.” And the next day, mom would…

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Host: Asma Benmoussa

Topics covered

  • fasting
  • Ramadan
  • childhood memories
  • family dynamics
  • determination

Keywords

  • fasting
  • Ramadan
  • Mina
  • childhood
  • family
  • determination
  • Asma Benmoussa

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