Ramadan
EID-UL-FITR
As a child growing up in ‘70s London, Eid was not a well-known festival outside of the Muslim community, which itself was quite small. 1 However, I remember being extremely excited and always waited with anticipation for the day to arrive. I had observed my parents and older members of my family fasting during the month of Ramadan. The period […]
Fasting & Heart Disease
The 15th of July 1993 is not a day that I am likely to forget. It was the day that my beloved father passed away from a sudden heart attack and as a result, became another statistic in the ever-increasing list of those affected by cardiovascular disease. ‘Coronary heart disease (CHD) – Disease that affects […]
The Concept Of Fasting Is Not Just Unique To Islam
Intermittent fasting is one of the latest fads and is a buzzword these days. To remove any religious connotation from it, some people like to call it “Scheduled meals” or a “Pattern of eating.” As a matter of fact, trends such as intermittent fasting, Keto, Atkins diet etc make it evident that fasting is not limited to religions, let alone to just one religion! Fasting is spread across different spectra of trends, cultures and religions albeit in different […]
Eid ul Fitr
As a child growing up in the ‘70s London, Eid was not a well-known festival outside of the Muslim community, which itself was quite small.1 However, I remember being extremely excited and always waited with anticipation for the day to arrive. I had observed my parents and older members of my family fasting during the month of Ramadan. The period […]
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