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Written by Sheema Khan
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Friday, 12 April 2013 09:07 |
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With spring in the air, many are turning to outdoor patios to enjoy good times with friends, food and sunshine. In this mix however, is the unfortunate rush to include shisha.
Of course, one need not wait till the spring; many have access to shisha (aka hooka, narghile) throughout the year thanks to local outlets. It is not uncommon to see families smoke together, with bearded men and hijab-wearing women among them.
All are under the impression that this odious practice is far less harmful than smoking cigarettes because the (scientifically baseless) assumption is that tobacco-free shisha is 100 per cent harmless. But our youth in their rush to be cool, and our adults in their carrying on of tradition, are unwittingly engaging in a practice that is both physically and spiritually harmful. Take a look for yourself at the facts about shisha smoking:
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Written by Dr. Ferrukh Faruqui
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Tuesday, 22 January 2013 01:48 |
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Undeterred by what is arguably a significant hurdle to the pleasures and experiences of daily life, Arshina Kassam, a twenty-six year old Muslim of African background wakes each morning charged with her faith in God and confidence in her own ability to navigate the logistics of living life virtually blind.
Arshina, a second year Masters student in the School of Social Work at Carleton University, was born in Tanzania with a congenital cataract in her left eye that was not diagnosed till she was a year old. Her family then moved to Toronto where she embarked upon a series of surgeries to extract the diseased lens but following a detachment of her retina, she was left completely blind in her left eye by age two.
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Written by Kidney Foundation Writer
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Friday, 30 November 2012 20:47 |
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As temperatures dip and snowflakes start to fly, today might be the right time to consider donating your unwanted car to help fight kidney disease.
“November is one of the busiest months for the program,” Dave Cybulski, the Kidney Car Program Coordinator says. The spike in donations often occurs because people don’t want to shovel around the car, and many people appreciate the valuable income tax receipt they receive for their donation.
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Written by Sadia Virk
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Saturday, 03 November 2012 19:47 |
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October marks Breast Cancer Awareness month. With one in every nine women in Canada expected to develop breast cancer, the need for women to educate themselves about breast cancer is vital.
According to the Canadian Cancer Society, breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women over the age of 20 in Canada. It is estimated that 22,700 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in Canada this year and 5,100 women will die. Breast cancer represents 26 per cent of all cancer cases in Canadian women and it is the second leading cause of cancer death amongst them, as well as the third leading cause of death overall after heart disease and lung cancer.
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Written by Staff Writer
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Sunday, 15 July 2012 18:45 |
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Delicate hand-embroidered scarves, mats, and a variety of other useful household items sewn by women in Gaza will be on sale soon in Ottawa.
The items were created under one of the International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy (IRFAN) -Canada’s assistance projects in Palestine. Every month, Palestinian women living in conditions of poverty and hardship, are paid a small amount of money for the elegant embroidered items they were trained to create.
The project is an attempt to offer women needed skills to help them sustain households where men are missing, unemployed or disabled.
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