Ramadan is the month in which Muslims strive ever harder to fulfill Allah’s commands. And Allah commands: “O you who have believed, fight those disbelievers who are near to you, and let them find in you harshness.” (Qur’an 9:123) Sameena Ahmed’s neighbor doesn’t appear to have been a disbeliever, but when one is working hard to adopt a particular mindset, it can influence how one reacts in a whole variety of contexts. Of course, going without food and water for hours on end can make one ill-tempered as well, which, combined with a deep commitment to the jihad ideology, can have more lethal consequences than were involved in this case.

“Woman suffering from migraine after fasting for Ramadan attacked her neighbour,” by Emma Davison, Huddersfield Daily Examiner, June 27, 2018 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):

A woman who attacked her pregnant neighbour said she was feeling unwell because she had been fasting for Ramadan.

Sameena Ahmed went to confront the victim over an assault involving her daughter.

She slapped her neighbour of 10 years across the face and assaulted her victim’s partner as he came to her aid.

The brawl happened on Ouzelwell Lane in Thornhill Lees , Kirklees magistrates were told.

Ahmed pleaded guilty to charges of assault and assault by beating when she appeared before Kirklees magistrates court on Tuesday.

Her solicitor told magistrates that while her actions were not appropriate, the 43-year-old was upset and suffering from a migraine because she was fasting when the incident happened on May 27.

Shamalia Qureshi said that Ahmed had lived on the street for 20 years and known the victim, Saiqa Bi, for 10 years.

Shortly after 7pm following a row between Ahmed’s daughter and Ms Bi, Ahmed went round to confront her.

Heated words were exchanged and Ahmed slapped Ms Bi across the face.

When Ms Bi’s partner stepped in to protect her he was also struck by Ahmed, magistrates were told.

The couple called West Yorkshire Police and she was arrested.

Mrs Qureshi said: “She said she had a good relationship with the victim and they were friends.

“Her daughter had an argument with the victim, was threatened about boyfriends and came home crying.

“She went round to speak with Ms Bi and said it got out of hand.”

Sonia Kidd, mitigating, told magistrates that her client held no previous convictions.

She said after Ahmed’s daughter was assaulted, she returned home upset and Ahmed went round to remonstrate with her neighbour.

Mrs Kidd said: “Mrs Ahmed was fasting as it was Ramadan and she had a migraine.

“She turned and slapped her (neighbour) and the situation escalated quite quickly….