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Beberapa panduan kesihatan bagi puasa Ramadhan

5 Ramadhan 1431 H - This article provides useful advice on how to avoid some common problems encountered in Ramadhan. If followed, it would enable one to fast comfortably and enjoy fully the spiritual benefits of Ramadhan, insyaAllah.

During the holy month of Ramadhan, our diet should not differ very much from our normal diet and should be as simple as possible. The diet should be such that we maintain our normal weight, neither losing nor gaining. However, if one is over-weight, Ramadan is an ideal time to normalize one’s weight.

In view of the long hours of fasting, we should consume slow digesting foods including fiber containing-foods rather than fast-digesting foods. Slow digesting foods last up to 8 hours, while fast-digesting foods last for only 3 to 4 hours.

Slow-digesting foods are foods that contain grains and seeds like barley, wheat, oats, millet, semolina, beans, lentils, whole meal flour, unpolished rice, etc. (called complex carbohydrates). Fast-burning foods are foods that contain sugar, white flour, etc. (called refined carbohydrates).

Fiber-containing foods are bran-containing foods, whole wheat, grains and seeds, vegetables like green beans, peas, sem (papery), marrow mealies, spinach, and other herbs like methie, the leaves of beetroot (iron-rich), fruit with skin, dried fruit especially dried apricots, figs and prunes, almonds, etc.

The foods eaten should be well balanced, containing foods from each food group, i.e. fruits, vegetables, meat/chicken/fish, bread/cereals and dairy products. Fried foods are unhealthy and should be limited. They cause indigestion, heartburn, and weight problems.

Tip: Dates are excellent source of sugar, fibre, carbohydrates, potassium and magnesium. (Source: Read Islamic Books)

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Note: The holy month of Ramadhan unites all Muslims in fasting, feasting, worship and prayer. It is a time for contemplation, spirituality and brotherhood.

Haramkan jualan arak di kawasan penduduk Islam - Hasan Ali

KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Ogos - PAS Selangor mahu segala jenis minuman arak yang diharamkan penjualan dan pembeliannya melalui Enakmen Jenayah Syariah tidak lagi dijual di kawasan majoriti penduduk Islam di negeri Selangor.

Pesuruhjaya PAS Selangor, Dato Dr Hasan Mohd Ali dalam satu kenyataan kepada Harakahdaily memaklumkan bahawa isu jualan arak ini diharapkan tidak lagi dijadikan kontroversi dan diputar-belitkan oleh mana-mana pihak samada individu atau mereka yang mewakili pertubuhan termasuklah pihak Umno dan Barisan Nasional (BN).

"Dalam hal ini melalui satu Mesyuarat Khas Badan Perhubungan PAS Negeri Selangor, Ahad lepas, PAS Selangor telah menyambut baik segala maklum balas dan pandangan yang telah diberikan oleh pelbagai pihak khasnya dari kalangan masyarakat Melayu/ Islam di negeri ini berhubung isu tersebut.

"PAS merakamkan ucapan ribuan terima kasih serta sangat menghargai segala bentuk sokongan dan galakkan serta pandangan yang positif yang telah mereka tunjukkan itu yang mencerminkan keprihatinan rakyat terhadap isu ini," jelasnya.

Selain itu, dalam perkembangan lain beliau menegaskan bahawa PAS tidak pernah menyarankan kepada ahli-ahlinya untuk menganjurkan sebarang road show bersama dengan Umno/BN kerana PAS Selangor yakin yang ia memiliki kekuatan sendiri untuk membawa dan mempertahankan isu ini.

Beliau juga menegaskan bahawa tuntutan itu bukannya ke arah total ban atau larangan menyeluruh ke atas penjualannya seluruh Selangor tetapi sebaliknya hanya di kawasan majoriti Melayu/Islam sahaja demi membentuk sebuah masyarakat yang sihat dari gejala buruk akibat peminuman arak ini.

Dalam pada itu, beliau juga menegaskan bahawa PAS Selangor tidak pernah sekali-kali menuntut agar YB Exco Kerajaan Tempatan Selangor, Ronnie Liu digugurkan dari barisan Exco kerajaan negeri. Sebaliknya apa yang dituntut adalah perubahan jawatan itu dari penyandangnya kepada YAB Dato’ Menteri Besar sendiri atau mana-mana EXCO lain yang Menteri Besar fikirkan sesuai.

"Selain itu PAS Selangor kini sedang meneliti cadangan yang diberikan oleh YAB Menteri Besar berhubung kawalan kendiri atau self regulation terhadap penjualan arak ini dan memohon agar Menteri Besar memberikan penerangan lanjut berhubung kaedah kawalan beliau itu beserta mekanismanya.

"Jika dalam tempoh sebulan ini kaedah tersebut didapati gagal atau tidak berjaya maka PAS Selangor akan mengemukakan cadangan-cadangan yang difikirkannya wajar untuk mengatasi dan menyelesaikan masalah ini," tegasnya. (Sumber: Harakahdaily)

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Kitchenware from Guangzhou to Gaza, underground

GAZA CITY (IRIN) - The main kitchenware supplier in Gaza, al-Dahshan Company, last received a shipment from Israel over two years ago through the Karni crossing.

Karni, the only commercial crossing with the facilities to allow large numbers of trucks to enter Gaza, has been closed since June 2007 except for the conveyor belt that operates for grain deliveries.

"I only have 20 percent of my goods in stock, there are no plates, glasses or mugs," said owner Jalal al-Dahshan from his distribution centre in Saha, Gaza City's main commercial district. "Two years ago six teacups cost $1. Today they cost $5." Al-Dahshan supplies about 100 shops in Gaza.

Jalal's father, Nahed, runs their sister company, MN International al-Dahshan, from the Guangzhou, China. "There are about 35 Gazan companies with offices in China," according to an MN International al-Dahshan representative in Guangzhou, who spoke to IRIN on the phone on condition of anonymity.

Goods from Guangzhou take a circuitous route before reaching Gaza, according to the representative: Shipped first to Port Said, a duty-free port in northeastern Egypt, they are then taken to the Egyptian side of Rafah, via al-Arish, before being smuggled into Gaza by tunnel.

"Each small box costs $30 to enter Gaza via tunnel and there are about 4,000 boxes per container," said the representative. He reckoned about 400 Chinese companies exported goods to Gaza, including IT products, furniture and clothing. free trade zone in

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Drinking coffee reduces risk of alzheimer and protects against diabetes, study

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On water restructuring, news site Malaysiakini reported that Pakatan Rakyat parliamentarians on the Selangor Water Review Panel have blasted the National Water Service Commission (Span) for ‘sabotaging’ the state’s bid to acquire privatised water assets and treatment plants from the concessionaires involved.

STOCKHOLM: Middle-aged people who drink moderate amounts of coffee significantly reduce their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a study by Finnish and Swedish researchers showed.

"Middle-aged people who drank between three and five cups of coffee a day lowered their risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease by between 60 and 65 per cent later in life," said lead researcher on the project, Miia Kivipelto, a professor at the University of Kuopio in Finland and at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.

The study, which was also conducted in cooperation with the National Public Health Institute in Helsinki and which was published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease this month, was based on repeated interviews with 1,409 people in Finland over more than two decades.

They were first asked about their coffee-drinking habits when they were in their 50s and their memory functions were tested again in 1998, when they were between 65 and 79 years of age.

A total of 61 people had by then developed dementia, 48 of whom had Alzheimer's, the researchers said.

"There are perhaps one or two other studies that have shown that coffee can improve some memory functions (but) this is the first study directed at dementia and Alzheimer's (and) in which the subjects are followed for such a long time," Kivipelto told AFP.

She said it remained unclear exactly how moderate coffee drinking helped delay or avoid the onset of dementia, but pointed out that coffee contains strong antioxidants, which are known to counter Alzheimer's. (Left picture: Daging dendeng bernanas)

Some studies have also shown that coffee helps protects the nerve system, which can also protect against dementia, she said, pointing out that yet other studies show that coffee protects against diabetes, which in turn is known to be linked to Alzheimer's.

"Going forward, researchers should try to nail down exactly what the protective elements in coffee consist in," Kivipelto said.

The Finnish-Swedish research results surfaced just a day after a separate study published by psychologists at Durham University showed a link between heavy coffee drinking and hallucinations.

"I guess this shows that you shouldn't exaggerate," Kivipelto said when asked about the British study, pointing out that her research showed "insignificant" benefits to drinking more than five cups of coffee a day when it came to protecting against dementia.

"Too much is simply too much," she said. (Source: channelnewsasia.com by AFP/il)

JOM BOIKOT DAN JIHAD: Mark and Spencer, Loreal, Tesco, McDonalds, KFC, Nestle, Coke

Sebagai tanda bantahan dan kecaman terhadap Israel, Lajnah Dakwah dan Pembela Islam, Dewan Pemuda PAS Pusat akan melancarkan kempen boikot produk Amerika dan jaringan Israel secara besar-besaran.

Menurut pengerusi lajnah tersebut, Ustaz Riduan Mohd Nor, kempen tersebut akan dilancarkan pada 9 Januari ini di setiap peringkat Dewan Pemuda PAS negeri. Katanya, sepanjang kempen tersebut, poster serta risalah akan diedarkan sepanjang kempen tersebut bagi mengajak masyarakat khusunya umat Islam bagi memboikot produk jaringan Israel.

Jelas Riduan, antara produk jaringan Israel yang perlu di pulaukan oleh umat masyarakat ialah barangan keluaran Mark & Spencer, Loreal, pasar raya Tesco, restoran makanan segera McDonalds dan KFC dan Nestle.

"Pemuda Pusat menyahut seruan gerakan Islam sedunia untuk memboikot produk-produk ini. Setiap sen yang kita belanjakan, seolah-olah untuk membunuh saudara kita di Palestin. Sepanjang kempen tersebut, kita akan memupuk kesedaran kepada umat Islam akan betapa pentingnya kita memboikot daripada membeli barangan tersebut.

"Boikot ini pernah dilaksanakan pada zaman Rasulullah terhadap orang Yahudi. Sebagai contoh Telaga Ruumah (Bir Ruumah) yang dimiliki oleh Yahudi, telah diboikot oleh umat Islam di Madinah. Begitu juga dengan pasar-pasar Yahudi yang diboikot di Madinah. Ini kerana berlaku penipuan yang dilakukan terhadap orang Islam,” kata Ustaz Riduan seperti dipetik oleh Harakahdaily.

Dalam pada itu katanya, Lajnah Dakwah dan Pembela Islam turut mengecam sikap kerajaan Mesir yang telah mengkhianati orang Islam di Palestin sejak sekian lama dan antara punca serangan disebabkan mendapat sokongan daripada Mesir.

Jelas Riduan lagi, berdasarkan pengalamannya yang berada di United Kingdom beberapa hari yang lalu, demonstrasi bantahan dijalankan setiap hari serta kempen boikot produk Israel dan Amerika diadakan secara besar-besaran bagi membela nasib umat di Palestin.

Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad on 5 January 2009 also called for a global boycott of the US dollar and US-made products, including Coca-Cola, in protest over Washington's backing of Israel, reports Malaysiakini.

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Impak harga bila 20,000 nelayan sertai mogok nasional

Tindakan bersatu nelayan Selangor, Perak, Pulau Pinang, Kedah, Perlis, Sabah dan Sarawak mogok tidak turun ke laut bakal menjejaskan bekalan ikan negara. Seperti yang kita semua tahu, hukum asas ekonomi ialah kekurangan bekalan akan menaikkan harga ikan, sekaligus membebankan pengguna umum.

Saya kira bahawa rungutan mereka ada asasnya. Justeru itu saya sangat berharap kerajaan dapat memberi perhatian sewajarnya dan rayuan mereka didengar. Baca laporan Malaysiakini seterusnya.

Kira-kira 20,000 nelayan menyertai boikot terbesar tidak ke laut bermula hari ini (12 Dis. 2008) bagi mendesak kerajaan menurunkan harga diesel kepada RM1. Boikot yang melibatkan 5,000 bot itu akan mengurangkan separuh bekalan ikan negara, lapor Sin Chew Online.

Boikot anjuran Persatuan Nelayan Selangor dan Perak turut disertai nelayan-nelayan dari Pulau Pinang, Kedah, Perlis dan Sarawak.

Nelayan membuat tuntutan itu kerana harga diesel tahun ini telah turun sebanyak enam kali, tetapi nelayan masih membayar harga yang sama iaitu RM1.43 seliter. Harga diesel di pasaran sekarang dijual RM1.80 seliter.

Selasa lalu (9 Dis. 2008), 143 bot di Kota Kinabalu enggan turun ke laut bagi membuat desakan yang sama. Nelayan-nelayan di Sabah mendakwa mereka mengalami kerugian akibat harga diesel dan hasil tangkapan ikan merosot.

Dua pemilik kapal berkenaan Cheong Eng Tiang dan Mu Ven Kong dilaporkan berkata mereka mengalami kerugian antara RM5,000 dan RM10,000 sebulan sejak enam bulan lepas.

Akhir bulan lepas, anggota parlimen DAP Bandar Kuching, Chong Chieng Jen mengemukakan usul tergempar di Dewan Rakyat berhubung empat tuntutan nelayan. Usul itu bagaimanapun ditolak oleh yang dipertua dewan.

Selain menurunkan harga minyak subsidi kepada RM1.00 seliter, 20,000 nelayan itu mendesak kerajaan mengurangkan pencerobohan nelayan asing, menyegerakan elaun sara hidup RM200 sebulan dan membuka zon A dan zon B perikanan kepada nelayan asing. (Gambar: Asam pedas ikan pari)

Gula-gula jeli bergelatin najis mughallazah

Chef Norzailina Nordin ada menerbitkan komentar di blognya berkenaan gula-gula jeli. Menurut beliau, lambakan pelbagai jenis gula-gula jeli dan getah pelbagai warna serta bentuk yang diimport mencetuskan keresahan pengguna Islam berikutan 80% dihasilkan daripada gelatin babi. (Gambar kiri: Chef Lusiana Catering (kiri) bersama isteri novelis Ramlee Awang Murshid, Puan Dayang)

Ini soal yang amat serius kerana gula-gula terbabit dijual berleluasa di kedai runcit dan pusat membeli-belah yang dikesan tidak mempunyai logo halal, termasuk daripada Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (Jakim).

Ikuti tulisan Chef Norzailina Nordin seterusnya:

Dakwaan mengaitkan gula-gula terbabit dengan penggunaan gelatin daripada kulit atau tulang babi diperkuatkan lagi apabila pengedar atau pengilang sengaja tidak menyenaraikan kandungan bahan gelatin digunakan pada bungkusan.

Seorang pegawai di Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor (Jais), yakin produk terbabit yang dipasarkan tanpa logo halal dikhuatiri mengandungi gelatin tetapi dibungkus dengan pembalut yang tidak menyatakan kandungan sebenar bagi mengelirukan umat Islam.

Ada kemungkinan pengusaha makanan ringan asing dan tempatan berpakat merahsiakan kandungan tepat ramuan gelatin yang digunakan kerana tidak mahu produk mereka dipulau pengguna Islam.

Mengulas hal itu, Pengurus Pemasaran Kumpulan Halagel (M) Sdn Bhd, Muhammad Azhar Abdullah, berkata kebimbangan orang ramai terhadap gula-gula diperbuat daripada gelatin babi berasas berikutan sumber gelatin babi (porcine) lebih murah dan menjadi pilihan utama pengilang gula-gula di luar negara, terutama di China.

Menurutnya, gelatin digunakan sebagai ejen penstabil, penebal, pembuih, pelekat dan pengikat. Malah, boleh dikatakan tanpa penggunaan bahan ini, sesetengah produk tidak mungkin dapat dihasilkan.

“Melalui pengalaman lebih 10 tahun, kebanyakan jenis gelatin yang digunakan pengusaha makanan ringan di luar negara diperbuat daripada najis mughallazah seperti tulang dan lemak babi atau lemak lembu yang tidak disembelih mengikut syariat Islam.

“Hanya segelintir pengilang sanggup mengeluarkan belanja besar untuk mendapatkan gelatin bovine (lembu, kerbau atau kambing) selain gelatin tumbuh-tumbuhan (pectin) untuk dijadikan bahan asas gula-gula. Tidak semua gelatin bovine benar-benar halal berikutan sumber ternakan seperti lembu atau kambing digunakan dibimbangi tidak disembelih mengikut hukum syarak.

“Melalui lawatan ke kilang menghasilkan gelatin di China sebelum ini, 70 hingga 80 peratus syarikat di sana mengeluarkan gelatin porcine. Malah ada syarikat yang menghasilkan gelatin porcine dan bovine dalam kilang sama.

“Keadaan ini menyebabkan syarikat kami mengimport gelatin halal dari Pakistan yang lebih diyakini berikutan sumber binatang halal disembelih,” katanya yang amat meragui gula-gula getah dari China kerana kebanyakan pengilangnya mendapatkan sumber daripada pengusaha gelatin tempatan.”

Mengikut maklumat, gelatin blok berwarna putih jernih adalah dihasilkan daripada sumber babi manakala gelatin berwarna kuning dihasilkan daripada lembu atau kambing. Masalah berhubung produk yang haram dimakan dapat diatasi jika masyarakat lebih peka dan hanya memilih produk yang mempunyai logo halal Jakim. (Sumber: Blog Chef Norzailina Nordin)

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Kota Baru hotel pushes halal cowboy cuisine

The Star (Aug 9, 2008) reported in Kota Baru, Kelantan that a hotel here plans to start the state’s first halal western-themed restaurant to liven up the evening in highly conservative Kelantan.

Grand Riverview Hotel general manager Patrick Cheng said besides boosting the hotel’s food and beverage sales, the outlet would become a focal point for residents and guests to unwind.

“We will ensure that the decor reflects cowboy surroundings. The cuisine would be a fusion of western fare and dishes unseen before here,” he said.

It would also be extensively promoted in the five Pakatan Rakyat-controlled states (Selangor, Pulau Pinang, Kedah, Perak and Kelantan).

“We see more movement of people and capital in the five states and we hope to tap the market by providing more packages for travellers.

“We also hope to hold joint promotions with travel trade members in the states,” Cheng said.

Other plans include holding a river cruise with the hotel’s hovercraft. “With cooperation from the state government, we hope to offer sunset cruises and romantic dinner settings along Sungai Kelantan,” he said.

He said the hotel hopes to work closely with the tourism authorities in realising the industry’s potential in Kelantan.

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