Ramadan 2011

Cette année, le Ramadan commence le 1ier aout (à confirmer selon la lune) et ce sera un des plus long (en terme de longueur de jeûne par jour) depuis les 26 dernières années.

La police nous rappelle via les journaux qu'il est strictement interdit de manger et de boire (même mâcher de la gomme) lors des heures de jeune et d'être particulièrement respectueux des valeurs locales.

A mes amies qui se préparent pour ce mois le plus important du calendrier islamique, je vous souhaite un mois riche spirituellement et que vos objectifs personnels soient atteint (vous voyez que cette année ma formulation de souhait est meilleur que l'an passé, lorsque j'avais souhaité à mon pneumologue "Merry Ramanda"!) lol.

Article | July 10, 2011 - 3:01am

Warning sign for snackers

Cops urge public to respect fast

A senior police officer has said non-Muslims in the United Arab Emirates will be warned if they are caught eating or drinking in public during Ramadan before being punished.
But Colonel Jamal Al Jallaf, the deputy director of the Criminal Investigation Department, said people would only get one warning before either being fined or taken to court - although the same tolerance would not be given to Muslims.
“Sometimes police might see someone eating who doesn’t know the rules so we give them a warning and explain things to them,” Al Jallaf said. “But we don’t give any chance to Muslims. They know the law - that’s different.”

Police figures showed 23 people were either fined Dh2,000 or sent to jail for a month because of eating publicly in Ramadan last year and in 2009.

But Al Jallaf dispelled the myth that there were teams of officers out on the streets looking for violators.
“We don’t have police looking for people who are eating,” he said, adding that it was legal for people to give food and water to children.

But he said the rules were clear for adults, adding: “The law does not allow anybody to eat during the day in public in Ramadan. We should obey this to respect the culture and the Islamic people.”

Al Jallaf said: “If they (police) see someone is refusing to respect the culture or the people, after being told, then they will have a police case against them in court.”

The first day of Ramadan this year is expected to be the longest daytime fast, of 14 hours and 50 minutes, in 26 years.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Advice to diabetes sufferers on how to manage the condition during Ramadan is to be given by doctors in the run up to the Holy Month.

An educational seminar is being organised by health insurance firm Daman next week, offering guidance on how diabetics fasting during the month can change their diets without negative effects.

The ‘Managing Diabetes during Ramadan’ event will focus on nutritional information and the prevention of medical complications while abstaining from food, as well as an introduction on Type 2 diabetes and obesity.

Participants will also be given a meal at the end of the seminar, illustrating the correct portions and types of foods. The lecture takes place on July 16, at the Intercontinental Hotel, Abu Dhabi, from 4pm. To register, visit www.damanhealth.com.