The Lone Star Crescent

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December 2009 Issue | W: www.myCRESCENT.com | T: 214-306-7920 | E: dallas@myCRESCENT.com | In North TX Since 2006

I B F : e r a w Be (Food-borne Illness, that is)

By Roohe Ahmed, MPH / RD It’s 3 am and you’ve been doing roundtrips to and from the restroom. You’ve got cramps and other gastrointestinal issues. “Must be something I ate,” you murmur to yourself. Most likely it was something you ate. Food-borne illness, commonly referred to as food poisoning, is commonplace in the US, with almost 76 million cases occurring yearly, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Usually food-borne illnesses are caused by harmful bacteria, viruses and parasites present in mishandled food. These foods can include

Narrated by Abu Umama: Whenever the Prophet finished his meals (or when his dining sheet was taken away), he used to say. “Praise be to Allah Who has satisfied our needs and quenched our thirst. Your favor cannot by compensated or denied.” Once he said, upraise be to You, O our Lord! Your favor cannot be compensated, nor can be left, nor can be dispensed with, O our Lord!” (Bukhakri -V.7, B.65, N.369)

items such as meat, dairy products, chocolate, seafood, spices, and even water. More specifically, food-borne illnesses can be pinpointed to items with mayonnaise, such as potato salad; dishes with raw or undercooked eggs, or raw or undercooked eggs themselves; fresh produce; unpasteurized fruit and vegetable juices. However, in no way those are the only foods you could get food-borne illnesses from. Food-borne illnesses are not just a mere inconvenience to one’s routine; 5,000 people die each year from mishandled food. Those most susceptible to severe cases of foodborne illness are infants, young children, pregnant women, the elderly, and people with certain conditions

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and diseases: cancer, diabetes, immune disorders such as HIV/AIDS, liver disease, hemochromatosis (an iron disorder), stomach problems such as previous surgery or low stomach acid production, and long term steroid use such as that used for treatment of asthma and arthritis. Continues on page 07>>

HifzNation.com Hosted Zaytuna College Info Session

(RICHARDSON, TX) Local high school students, parents and adults met Imam Zaid Shakir to learn about newly formed Zaytuna College and its enrollment process. “Zaytuna College aims to educate and prepare morally committed professionals, intellectual and spiritual leaders who are grounded in the Islamic scholarly tradition and conversant with cultural currents and critical ideas shaping the modern society,” states college’s website. “The college is on fast track to accreditation,” Imam Zaid Shakir told the audience. “It takes four years to get accredited on a fast track.” He said that their goal is provide professional degree programs so that students graduating from Zaytuna College are able to pursue other careers such as law and medicine.

The info session was hosted by HifzNation.com which aims to promote hifz-ul-Quran programs across the United States. Zaytuna Collge currently offers baccalaureate degree programs in Islamic Law & Theology and Arabic Language. Besides the requirement of a high school diploma or equivalent, factors to be considered in evaluating applications for admission include GPA, SAT and/or ACT scores, course work, and extracurricular activities.Incoming freshmen must have

completed the equivalent of one year of university-level Arabic prior to enrolling at Zaytuna College. ....................................................................... For more information about the college visit www.zaytunacollege.org


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