Laiba Avais, 6, right, hugs her mother Aisha Avais before iftar - the evening meal that breaks the daily fast - at the Naples Islamic Center on a recent Saturday evening in Naples. The Islamic center is observing its first season of Ramadan - monthlong fast in which Muslims go without eating or having sex during daylight hours. Muslim tradition The worship center has a new two-room capacity that allows women to have their own space instead of worshipping behind a curtain at the back of the men's worship room. Men and women pray separately in Muslim tradition in order to avoid distraction. Lexey Swall/Staff

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Laiba Avais, 6, right, hugs her mother Aisha Avais before iftar - the evening meal that breaks the daily fast - at the Naples Islamic Center on a recent Saturday evening in Naples. The Islamic center is observing its first season of Ramadan - monthlong fast in which Muslims go without eating or having sex during daylight hours. Muslim tradition The worship center has a new two-room capacity that allows women to have their own space instead of worshipping behind a curtain at the back of the men's worship room. Men and women pray separately in Muslim tradition in order to avoid distraction. Lexey Swall/Staff

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