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Why I Spent a day Fasting This Ramadan and What I Learnt

Jon Ashworth | Posted 19.10.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Fasting, Ramadan, Islam, Religion, Jon Ashworth, British Muslims, 2012 London Olympic Games, UK Politics, Olympics News, Race Relations, UK Politics News
Jon Ashworth

Over 3000 Muslim athletes competed in the Olympics earlier this summer and at the same time it was Ramadan. Like thousands of my constituents in Leicester, many of those athletes will have observed the fast.

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Maybe it's Time We All Considered Fasting?

Imogen Clements | Posted 18.10.2012 | UK
Read More: Michael Mosley, Cholesterol, Diabetes, Obesity, Nhs, Fasting, Horizon, Bbc, UK News
Imogen Clements

Ramadam may be over, but maybe it's time we all gave fasting a try.

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Reviving the Spirit of Fasting and Ramadan

Muhammad Abdul Bari | Posted 06.10.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: God-Consciousness, Ramadan Muslims, Ramadan, Fasting, UK Lifestyle News
Muhammad Abdul Bari

Religion and religious practice is for a higher purpose; to lift the status of human beings. When it comes to Islam it is about the spirit and message...

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Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

Rita Pal | Posted 02.10.2012 | UK
Read More: Medical Ethics, Hunger Strike, Gandhi, Indian Government, Force Feeding, Mental Capacity, Political Protests, India Against Corruption, Fasting, Anna Hazare, Protester, Forced Hospitalisation, Unethical, Prisoner Fasts, UK News
Rita Pal

Fasting has been common throughout history . It is the act of willingly abstaining from some or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time. It is often used as a method of non-violent resistance to effect political change. Famous fasts include the forty hour fast by World Vision to bring awareness to poverty and hunger around the world. Mohandas K. Gandhi conducted several prolonged fasts as effective political and social protests.

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My First Fasting Retreat: Letting Go, Changing for Good

Ariadna Bakhmatova | Posted 22.09.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Juicing, Anamchara, Wellbeing, Somerset, Fasting, Detox, Women, Lifestyle, Weightloss, Dieting, Food, Diet, UK Lifestyle News
Ariadna Bakhmatova

I never thought I would be brave enough to go on a fasting retreat, but sometimes curiosity does the trick.

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Ramadan, Fasting and London 2012

Muhammad Abdul Bari | Posted 20.09.2012 | UK Sport
Read More: London 2012, Sports, Tarawih, Multi-Faith, Olympics, Locog, Fasting, Ramadan, Iftar, 2012 London Olympic Games, 2012 London Olympics, Olympics News, UK Sport News
Muhammad Abdul Bari

The London 2012 Olympic Games, which run from 27th July to 12th 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 that are travelling, sick or facing heath risks.

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Could The ‘Starvation Diet’ Beat Dementia?

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 20.02.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Parkinson's Disease, UK Food, Alzheimer's Disease, UK News, Alzheimer's Dementia, UK Diet & Nutrition, Fasting, Alzheimer's, Fasting Food, UK Health News, UK Lifestyle News

Starving yourself once or twice a week could help protect the brain against degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, claim a gro...

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Ramadan is Approaching: Why do Muslims Fast?

Omar Shahid | Posted 02.10.2011 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Food, Quran, Muslims, Fasting, Ramadan, Mind, Islam, Body, Soul, UK Lifestyle News
Omar Shahid

The month of fasting for Muslims, also known as Ramadan, is looming. But why is it that Muslims fast?

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