Fasting and human emotion
13/8/12 www.thejakartapost.com
Tommy Dharmawan, Jakarta
Every year, Muslims celebrate a whole month of fasting called Ramadhan. In this holy month, Muslims refrain from food, drink, sex and tobacco from dawn (subuh) until dusk (maghrib). Every adult Muslim must undertake this ritual as a religious obligation, except for the sick; women who are menstruating, pregnant or breast-feeding; and the elderly.
UK: Observing Ramadhan During the Games
29/7/12 www.the-platform.org.uk
Posted by: Dr Muhammad Abdul Bari
The LOCOG board is well equipped to ensure a faith friendly set-up for the London 2012 Olympic Games
The London 2012 Olympic Games, which run from 27 July to 12 August, coincide with the Muslim month of Ramadan in the Islamic calendar. One of the five pillars of Islam is to fast during this holy month. All able-bodied Muslims are expected to fast, unless they have a valid reason not to, for example those who are travelling, sick or facing health risks.
UAE: Campaign launched on healthy food choices for Ramadan
24/7/12 gulfnews.com
Dubai: The Department of Nutrition at the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) launched a campaign on Sunday to raise awareness about the importance of a balanced diet during Ramadan.
Saudi Arabia: Muslims turn to Scottish oats for Ramadan
24/7/12 www.ft.com
The small Scottish market town of Cupar in Fife is enjoying a boom in exports of porridge oats – thanks to fasting Muslims in the Middle East.
U.S.: Noor Pharmaceuticals Partners with Muslims Without Borders to Donate a Meal For Every Bottle Sold During the Month of Ramadan
21/7/12 www.prweb.com
To celebrate Ramadan 2012, NoorVitamins is donating a meal to feed the hungry in Pakistan and Bangladesh for every purchase made onhttp://www.NoorVitamins.com during Ramadan 2012. NoorVitamins will also be on tour to promote a halal and health lifestyle by giving away thousands of bottles of Halal Vitamins at Mosques across the US during the holy month.
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At Noor we don’t see giving back as an obligation; instead it’s a privilege to be given an opportunity to help
Ramadan Kareem – time for positive change
20/7/12 behalal.org team
Ramadan Mubarak. May this ramadan bring the blessing of this beautiful month to us and our families. We pray to Allah that He accepts all of our efforts and overlooks and forgives all of our shortcomings. Ameen.
Ramadan is an ideal time to detox, pray, connect, introspect and for greater unity to bring about improvements. For self-training for better spiritual development and an aid for physical and mental health that goes on after ramadan.
Ramadan: in France a 350 million euro business
20/7/12 www.ansamed.info
Family budgets +30%, supermarkets woo Muslims
(ANSAmed) – Paris, July 20 – Ramadan began Friday morning in France, but many supermarkets began wooing Muslim customers days ago. In the month of fasting, France’s Muslims – a community of roughly five million people – spend the most in food products.
Ramadan highlights the growing market for halal goods
19/7/12 businessjournalism.org
By Melissa Preddy
Ramadan begins tonight, and the month-long Islamic religious observance doesn’t end until the evening of Saturday, Aug. 18.
The holy period of fasting, prayer, meditation and other acts of faith is a momentous one for the world’s Muslims — and it also might have economic effects on companies and consumers in your area. And as you can see by this Valparaiso University map, Muslims as a Percentage of All Residents 2000, many communities nationwide are home to a noteable number of Islamic adherants.
Vendors in Egypt have been known to sell dates in Ramadan named after celebrities and popular football players but this year they will rename them after public figures. Photo: Reuters
Fasting and asthma
19/7/12 www.asthma.org.uk
Asthma UK have produced the following information to help people fasting.
Fasting is willingly abstaining from some or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time. An absolute fast is a complete abstinence from all food and liquid for an amount of time. Other fasts may only limit particular foods or substances. Fasts may also be partial in nature, for example for a set period each day for a set length of time, such as Ramadan. Fasting may preclude sexual intercourse and other activities like smoking and drinking alcohol.
USA: Saffron Road Announces More Products and Wider Retail Availability for Ramadan
12/7/12 www.prweb.com
Enhanced focus on one of its core consumer groups, American Muslims.
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As I like to convey to our retail partners, the blessing of Ramadan for them is like 30 Thanksgivings in a row – quite a windfall for any major supermarket! — Adnan Durrani, CEOUAE: Ramadan food wastage alert
9/7/12 www.gulf-daily-news.com
By Bushra Al Sayegh
MORE than 40 per cent of all food prepared daily during Ramadan will be thrown away, says a top environmentalist.
A typical Bahraini household cooks around six to seven dishes for Iftar, nearly half of which will be wasted and release harmful emissions when they break down, warned Public Commission for the Protection of Marine Resources, Environment and Wildlife waste disposal unit senior environment specialist Mohammed Aman.
UAE: The healthy way to fast is not simply to sleep it off
8/7/12 www.thenational.ae
By Zaineb Al Hassani
Ramadan fasting lowers bad cholesterol, shows UAE study
14/6/12 www.khaleejtimes.com
Palestinian women stand in front of a window decoration of Islam’s crescent moon and star on the eve of Islam’s holy fasting month of Ramadan in the West Bank city of Jenin. – AFP/Getty Images
By Asma Ali Zain
Fasting in the holy month of Ramadan affects cholesterol levels positively while leading to changes in the body that may also impact health, according to a new study presented recently.
UAE: Don’t overeat in Ramadan, warn doctors
2/8/11 www.timesofoman.com
Saleh Al Shaibany
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US: So, it’s Ramadan, you’ve fasted all day, but now it’s sundown: What’s for dinner?!!!
29/7/11 blog.beliefnet.com
by Rob Kerby
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