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 FREE
COMPUTER CLASSES:
With
Arabic Language Support
Don’t Know How To Use a computer?
Want to Start Learning About It? Join 'Migrant Resource
Centre' for free beginners classes on Wednesdays 10:00
-12:00 (free crèche) and Fridays 10:30-12:30.
at 24 Churton Street, Pimlico, London, SW1V 2LP.
Tel: 0207 834 66 50
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DAY & SALE:
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will be 2 information sessions / tours of the building.
If you would like to join one please arrive for 2 pm
or 3 pm.
Venue: 26 Newman Street, W1T 1PW, Thursday
18th August 2005
12.00 to 5.30 p.m. Further info call 020 8746 5769
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 SUMMER
FESTIVAL: St
Mary’s open to community
St Mary’s invites you for a sneaky
peak at one of London’s most hospitals. There
are attractions for everyone: a special celebrity appearance,
kids entertainers, a bouncy castle, stalls, competitions
and the chance to find out about career opportunities
at St Mary’s. Visit our museum, tour an theatre
and get a health check with the Occupational Health
Team. Sit back and enjoy the live and on offer.
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 OLDER
SOHO/WEST END RESIDENT’S:
First Health Fair
Would You Like To Speak To: -- Community
Police GP -- Service Reps -- Pharmacists --
Dieticians -- Pals -- Podiatrists -- Westminster City
-- And more ? Then come along to Soho Centre For
Health And Care in Frith Street on 20th September 2005
10am to 4pm. Organised by Westminster Primary Care Trust.
Poster
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 FREE
DROP IN CRÈCHE:
For
migrant and refugee families
Come along and leave your child to have
fun and play for 3 hours with the Migrants Resource
Center in London SW1 More
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WELCOME
ADDRESS
By
Director General Dr. Ahmad Al-Dubayan
and
Dr. Yunes Teinaz
 'Dear
visitor, we greet you with Assalamu
Alaikum (peace be unto you) and extend
a warm welcome to the ICC Services website.
The mission of the Islamic Cultural Centre
lies inu serving the whole of society.
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As Muslims observe Ramadan, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) is reminding people to avoid drinking bottled water described or labelled as Zam Zam water. This is because tests have shown such water sold in the UK, or brought into the UK as a personal import, to contain high levels of arsenic or nitrates.
Zam Zam water is sacred to Muslims and comes from a specific source in Saudi Arabia. The FSA has consulted on this issue with its Muslim Organisations Working Group (comprising representatives from Muslim community groups and companies involved with the production of halal food) which advises the Agency on foods appropriate for Muslim faith groups.
Under Saudi law Zam Zam water cannot legally be exported for commercial sale. Any water on sale that is labelled as Zam Zam in the UK is therefore of uncertain origin. Muslims need to be aware of the health risks associated with drinking this water.
Tests carried out on water described as Zam Zam in the UK over the past few years, including water brought into the country as a personal import, have indicated the presence of arsenic at almost three times the legal limit.
This could contribute to increasing people’s risk of cancer. People should consider avoiding drinking any water described as Zam Zam as there is no completely safe level of arsenic in water - the more arsenic consumed the greater the risk. However, if anyone has occasionally drunk small amounts of such water the risk to health for adults and older children would be very low.
Infants may also be sensitive to the level of nitrate present so we do not recommend that they are given the water to drink.
LINKS - (PDF - ANF water lebel) (PDF - FSA health advice)
Arabic
http://www.islammessage.com/articles.aspx?cid=1&acid=91&pg=9&aid=4212
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Ramadan Fasting and Muslim Patients
BY: Shahid Athar, M.D. FACP, FACE
Muslims world wide observe total fasting (no food or water) between dawn to sunset in the month of Ramadan. They do so not for losing weight or any medical benefit, but as it is ordained in Quran which says.
"O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you, as it was prescribed for those before you "
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AUGUST
4 - Child
Abuse
FEMALE
GENITAL MUTILATION (FUMG):
Summer Holidays Are For Fun - Not Pain
Metropolitan Police & partner organisations
inform parents/carers that 2003 Act makes
it illegal to arrange FGM inside or outside
the UK. They will safeguard any girl believed
to be at risk and prosecute offenders.
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JULY
26 - Work
practices
MODEL
FOR MOSQUES:
ICC & Workplace Health Connect assess
Health and Safety needs
Workplace Health Connect gains "...valuable
experience which has allowed Workplace
Health Connect to construct a model which
could be used by all London based Mosques...."
and thanks Dr Yunes Teinaz, Hackney Principal
Environmental Health Officer and advisor
to the Director General of the ICC.
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FEBRUARY
7 - MEDIA
A
DAY IN THE LIFE:
Dr Yunes Teinaz
Dr Yunes Teinaz must be the only EHP in
the country whose boss was once offered
£20,000 to fire him and whose closest
colleague was offered £100,000 to
arrange his death.
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JANUARY
12 - REGULATIONS
SAFER
FOOD, BETTER BUSINESS: Changes
in aw
Do
you know that the food Law is changing?
From 1 January 2006, food businesses must
have a written Food Safety Management
System. The Food Standards Agency has
developed a pack called Safer Food, Better
Business, which will help you comply with
the Law. Using this pack will save you
having to write your own system. It is
jargon free - and easy to use.
More
External
link FSA
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JANUARY
8 - DIET
BONE
WEAKNESS: Vitamin
D deficiency link
Source:
The Guardian
James
Meikle in the Guardian reports on a study
conducted at Southampton general hospital
that has found evidence of bone weakness
in children whose mothers had low levels
of vitamin D. The research, published
in the Lancet, said that pregnant women
who had taken supplements or were exposed
to higher levels of sunlight were less
likely to be short of the vitamin D, calling
for trials on giving supplements to pregnant
women. The Royal College of Obstetricians
and Gynaecologists however warned that
pregnant women should not take extra vitamin
D unless advised to do so by their doctor.
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JANUARY
8 - DISEASE
TURKEY
BIRD FLU: officials
sent to deaths site
Source:
Financial Times
It is reported that Turkey has sent additional
resources and personnel to areas in the
East of the country stricken by bird flu
following the deaths of two children in
a suspected outbreak of H5N1, the deadliest
form of the disease. In the UK, the government
has said that four million doses of anti-flu
treatment have been stockpiled, with the
reserve growing by 800,000 doses a month.
A health spokesman in the UK said there
was no cause for alarm and that the level
of risk had not changed as there was no
human-to-human transmission involved in
the two cases.
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JANUARY
8 - DISEASE
MENINGITIS
MILK: Baby
milk firms 'failing to warn' of risk
Source: Daily Mail
Tom Kelly of the Daily Mail reports that
companies that make powered baby milk
have been accused of failing to warn parents
of a potentially fatal bug that can cause
meningitis. Several babies in Europe and
the US have died after drinking milk contaminated
with the bacteria enterobacter sakazakii.
The bacteria, which can spark meningitis
or severe gut infections, can be destroyed
by mixing powered milk with water heated
to at least 70C however this advice is
not printed on powdered milk cans or cartons.
Patti Rundall of Baby Milk Action said
"It's nearly four years since this
specific problem came to public attention
with the case of a five-year-old baby
in Belgium in march 2002", expressing
her shock that manufacturers have still
failed to tackle the problem.
More
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link: Daily Mail
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JANUARY
4 - IMMIGRATION
'SEX
FOR VISA': Inquiry
into claims
COURTESY
BBC
The Home Office is investigating a claim
that immigration officials have granted
visas to foreign nationals in exchange
for sex. 'The Sun' newspaper reported
the allegation by a former administration
officer at the Lunar House immigration
processing centre in Croydon, south London.
More
External
link: BBC
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JANUARY
3 - DISEASE
CANCER
DRUG ASSESSMENT: 'Speed
up' urged
COURTESY
BBC
Campaigners have called for a fast-track
assessment of a new breast cancer drug
which may help save lives. A global study
found Femara (letrozole) was of most benefit
to women at highest risk of the cancer
returning, the New England Journal of
Medicine reported.
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ORGANIC
BRITAIN:
Food
scam exposed
Courtesy
The Observer
Britain's organic food revolution
was facing its first serious test last night
after an Observer investigation revealed
disturbing levels of fraud within the industry.
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THANKS:
for
services to UK Muslim community
Courtesy
EHN
Will Hatchett editor of
EHN and Stuart Spear, editor of
EHU have been acknowledged for
their help in securing enforcement against
illegal activities in the minority ethnic
meat trade,
EHN
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ILLEGAL
DYE RECALLED:
Found
in Rajah curry powder
Courtesy
FSA
ouBE International Foods is withdrawing
batches of Rajah curry powder after finding
it included chilli powder containing the
illegal dye Sudan I.
More
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HARROW
CENTRAL MOSQUE:
Status
Summary
Project on track for Completion
as expected: Expected date for Completion
is Ramazan 2006
Web
presentation..
Design
plans..
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STAYING
HEALTHY AT HAJJ:
MCB
outlines techniques and guidance
Duties and rites during
Hajj ar physically demanding, and it is
incumbent on everyone to:
- Be
well prepared
- Take
necessary preventive measures
- Maintain
the good health
Web
presentation..
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PUBLIC
PLACES SMOKING:
support
government ban
Smoking rates among British
muslims is very high, with many now paying
the price with many diseases:cancer lung,heart
diseases,chest infections etc
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HOT
WEATHER:
look
after yourself
The NHS has published a leaflet,
A guide to looking after yourself and others
during hot weather. It sets out how to prevent
heatstroke with practical ways of staying
cool and hydrated.
More
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FOOD
SAFETY WEEK:
launched
in Hackney by Deputy Mayor Jessica Crowe
Food Safety Week was launched
in Hackney by Deputy Mayor Jessica Crowe
on 17 June at Ridley Road Market
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TB
SCREENING:
Mobile
X-ray unit visists ICC, great success
TB is a serious health
problem in London and is curable if detected
- without treatment it can spread and
kill. The Mobile X-RAY Unit was screening
worshippers at the ICC for TB.
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May
31 - LAW
NEW
EU FEED / FOOD LEGISLATION: ICC
responds to Food Standard Agency Consultation
ICC recommends additional
exceptions to requirement for complete skinning,
down to two factors:
1. Considerable UK market
for 'smokies' purchased mainly by West African
community
2. Serious illegal UK trade
in sheep and sheep carcasses to supply ditto.
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March
11 - MEETING
FAREWELL
TO SIR JOHN KREBS: Chairman
of the Food Standards Agency
ICC event attended by community
leaders, express appreciation for hard work
and cultural sensitivities.
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April
14 - GOVT
SIR
JOHN KREBS: Thank you,
ICC
'....I am writing to say a very warm thank
you for all the support you ahve given the
Agency in it's five years'.
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May
11- MEDIA
MOOLAADÉ:
UK Première Screening
Legendary Senegalese filmmaker Ousmane Sembene:
"Female genital mutilation is practised
in 28 of 54 member states of the African
Union. Whatever the method used (traditional
or modern), excision is a violation of the
woman's dignity and integrity. I dedicate
MOOLAADÉ to mothers, women who struggle
to abolish the legacy of bygone days."
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May
11- TRAINING
FREE
TRAINING:
Children and Women in Need (CWN)
Is offering training 2-3 hours a week on
Saturdays/Sundays to people who want to
develop themselves and either gain employment
or go for further studies. Runs 28 May to
September 2005 in Hayes, Middlesex. More |
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May
9 - PAPER
PUBLISHED
FEMALE
GENITAL MUTILATION (FMG):
Religious, Cultural and Legal Myths
FGM associated with Islam by many communities
(Muslim & otherwise): ICC / FORWARD
collaboration produces paper discussing
confusion around FGM, definitions &
types, common justifications, health complications,
Islamic Fatwas, child protection & human
rights implications, new UK legislation
& implications
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April
19 - PRESS RELEASE
MEDIA
MARCH PROTEST: Stop
Channel 4 porn
Protest attended by several faiths; 120,000
signature petition to be handed 10 Downing
Street, Tues 26 April
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November
1 - EVENT REPORT
‘IF
IN DOUBT, LEAVE IT OUT’: Food
imports campaign
Visitors
see new government campaign arrive to area;
informed about the risks of bringing back
food from abroad. More..
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August
25
SEXUAL
DISEASES: Muslim
Doctors and
Treatment
ICC and MCB outline true
Islamic position, responds to media allegations
against Muslim medics.
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Report 
Press
Release
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APRIL
6 - HEALTH ALERT
'DIRTY
MEAT': BBC
Watchdog shocks and disturbs
"...hundreds of carcases
of illegal meat enter the human food chain
without any action". Neither local authorities
nor FSA have time, inclination or expertise
to stop them . More |
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January
8 - HEALTH ALERT
'HORRENDOUS'
CJD: Father
talks about son's death
Dr Yunes Teinaz criticises
Welsh local authorities for inaction over
export of unfit meat from rural Wales to London
and Cardiff and other urban areas, with particular
concern over 'Smokies' meat . More |
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December
14 - MEDIA
REPORT
CRIMINAL
MEAT CASE: Cast
iron "smokies" case concludes
Monday
Two years work by Dr. Yunes
Teinez shows evidence of guilt, cruelty
and disregard for public safety, carried
out in face of death threats & intimidation.
More details at Warmwell |
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December
1 - MEDIA
REPORT
BUSHMEAT
TRADE: Butchered
in Africa.. on sale in Britain
The ‘bushmeat’
trade is sickening and now experts fear it
is spreading a new Aids-like killer virus.
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Ramadan Health Guide
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Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
NHS Foundation Trust
In partnership with Naz Project London
FREE - HIV Sexual Health Check ..... Read more !
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AN
UP-TO-DATE
ASSESSMENT OF
THE MUSLIM METHOD
OF SLAUGHTER
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Presented
by Dr. Abdul Majid Katme, (Chairman
of the Islamic Medical Association
in the UK) at the UFAW* Symposium
on Humane Slaughter and Euthanasia,
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Dr
Majid Katme, of the Islamic Medical
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Female
Genital Mutilation |
Female
Genital Mutilation (FGM) is
also known as Female Circumcision.
is a cultural practice that
is not required by any religion
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FGM is a child protection
concern - it causes significant
harm and is classed as physical
abuse. It is a violation of
the body and of the individuals
human rights. FGM is an act
of violence and gender discrimination
against girls and women.
FGM is also a health concern
- there are no medical benefits
to the individual following
FGM procedure and it is harmful
because of the various gynaecological,
obstetric and psychological
health complications for mother
and baby.
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Read PFD BOOK
Al- Dhabh
SLAYING ANIMALS FOR FOOD THE ISLAMIC WAY
Dr Ghulam Mustafa Khan
Published by:
Islamic Medical Association London and
TaHa Publishers Ltd
68a Delancey Street, London NW1
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'Time
to protect girls' in school |
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around the globe are being urged to
take action to stop girls becoming
victims of violence in school....
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IS
YOUR QURBANI/UDHIYYAH FIT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION?
By: Dr Yunes Teinaz |
At
Eid-ul-Adha, more cases of food
poisoning are reported than at any
other time of year,
and more illegal meat sold to the
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Fake
visas blamed for Hajj upset |
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A
group of Muslims has missed out
on making the Hajj pilgrimage because
of discrepancies over visas... Read
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World
AIDS Day |
Twenty
years ago, a summit of health ministers
realised that a united global effort was
required to halt the spread of HIV and
AIDS. As a result, World AIDS Day emerged
as the first international health day
in December 1988.
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What
You May not Know
About Tobacco?
Dr. Mohammed Albar
Director of medical ethics center
IMC, Jeddah
Read
the FACTS
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Delivery
vans 'kept rancid meat'
The
BBC Tuesday, 27 November 2007 |
A
meat distribution company supplying
elite hotels and government offices
in London |
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meat in rancid conditions, the BBC
has learned. More |
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A
Catholic Church (in Venice (Italy)
Turns Into A Mosque (each
Friday) Read
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Smoking
increases 'baldness risk'
There
is very little treatment for baldness
Scientists have discovered |
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downside to smoking: it may increase
the risk of baldness for some men
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Unveiled:
radical prescription for our health crisis
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Obesity,
alcohol abuse, smoking: Britain is among
the most unhealthy countries in Europe.
Now a pioneering NHS adviser is proposing
a revolutionary cure for our ills Rea
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The
International Day for the Elimination
of Violence against Women |
The
International Day for the Elimination
of Violence against Women. It
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gender-based
violence in all its forms -- whether
it be domestic violence, rape,
sexual harassment, torture and
abuse of women prisoners, or violence
against women in armed conflict.....
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Event:
What is the cost of marginalising Muslim
women?
Firday 16th November 07,
7pm to 9pm
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there is a role in Islam for women to create
a just, safe and tolerant society? What
is the cost to communities for marginalising
women? Are ‘New Muslims’ a burden
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FORWARD
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Over
20,000 girls under 15 at high risk of
FGM in England and Wales
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A
study published on the 9th of October
2007 by FORWARD, reveals that nearly 66,000
women with FGM are living in England and
Wales that over 20,000 girls under 15
could be at risk of FGM in the UK. Read
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King
Abdullah Holds Historic Meeting with Pope
Benedict
London, Asharq Al Awsat |
Custodian
of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah
bin Abdulaziz held a historic meeting
with Pope Benedict XVI |
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the Vatican yesterday. It is the first
time a Saudi King has met with a Pope...
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King
Abdullah Ends UK Visit
Friday 02 November 2007
London, Asharq Al Awsat |
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The
King left London for witzerland
for a private visit before continuing
his European tour in Italy, Germany
and Turkey. During his visit king
Abdullah met with Queen Elizabeth
II and Prime Minister Gordon Brown,
with whom he discussed terrorism
and the Middle East peace process.......
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HEALTH
ADVICE FOR HAJJ AND UMRAH TRAVELLERS
By:
Dr Yunes Teinaz |
Hajj,
the journey to the Sacred Mosque in Mecca,
at least is a once in a lifetime is
one of the five "pillars", or
duties, of Islam, and an obligation for
all adult Muslims |
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who are physically and financially able.
Each year, more than two million people
globally, including more than 20,000 Britons
take part in the Hajj. The largest annual
international gathering of its kind in
the world...... Read
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PILGRIMAGE 2007: ADVICE TO BRITISH HAJJIS
The
Foreign & Commonwealth Office |
Every year, around 25,000 British Muslims
travel to Makkah (Mecca) for Hajj. There
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Scale
of UK Zamzam Racket Raises Alarm
Roger Harrison, Arab News |
Allegations
that poisonous Zamzam water is being smuggled
into Britain are exercising the minds of UK Muslims.
The containers, which sell for the equivalent
of SR25 each, are purporting to come from Makkah......
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UK
Muslims warned: don't drink poisonous 'holy'
water
Jamie
Doward and Charlie Francis-Pape
Sunday October 7, 2007
The Observer
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British
muslims are being warned that criminal gangs are
operating a multi-million pound illegal racket
selling them fake holy water wrongly labelled
as having come from Mecca...... More.
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Salt
and your health-Facts
Dr
Yunes Teinaz |
Salt
has been a highly valued trade item throughout
history, (and has been for over 2½ thousand
years-mentioned by Herodotus) at several places.
Salt, always used for the seasoning of food and
for the preservation of things from..... Read
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Makkah’s
Zamzam Mafia Is Active Once Again |
MAKKAH,
24 September 2007 — Citizens and visitors
in Makkah this year hoped for a hassle-free filling
system at the Zamzam refill station near Kuday
roundabout. However, they have been
shocked to find a gang of overstayers monopolizing
the water distribution..... Read
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Naz
Project receives Big Lottery Grant for BME people
with HIV |
Naz
Project London (NPL) has received a total three-year
grant of £476,000 from the Big Lottery to
expand its work with Black and Minority Ethnic
(BME) people in London living with HIV/AIDS.....
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Nicotine
patches 'does not break the fast' - Imams declare |
Muslims
are being encouraged to use nicotine patches
to help them stay ‘Smokefree’
this Ramadan
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after
religious leaders declared its use permissible
during the fasting period... More
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Advice
on Zam Zam water |
As
Muslims observe Ramadan, the Agency is reminding
consumers to avoid drinking Zam Zam water of uncertain
origin, as it may contain high levels of arsenic......
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Ramadan
health guide: A guide to healthy fasting |
FASTING
is complete abstinence from food and drink between
dawn and dusk.
All those who are ill or frail, pregnant or menstruating
women, breastfeeding
mothers and travellers are exempted. They are
required to make up .... More |
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Batch
of fake holy water seized - The BBC |
A
consignment of suspected fake Islamic holy
water has been seized from an Islamic bookshop
at the start of Ramadan, Westminster City
Council said. |
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Twelve
bottles of what is thought to be fraudulent
Zam Zam water were found in Westbourne
Grove, west London. Read
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Foot-and-mouth
tests 'positive' |
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tests on sheep on a Surrey farm suggest
exposure to foot-and-mouth disease, officials
have said. Preliminary tests were undertaken
at the |
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within the protection zone near to the latest
outbreak. Read
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Ramadan
and Diabetes |
Controlling
your diabetes is directly related to what foods
you eat and at what times, as well as the treatment
and medicines you take. During the holy month
of Ramadan it is important to find out whether
it is possible for you to fast and keep your
diabetes under control to remain safe and well.
It is always worthwhile to discuss issues with
your GP or the health care professional who
support you and treat your diabetes ..........read
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What
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and serving food in the holy month
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Does
your daily bread contain human hair
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Does
your daily bread contain human hair, or
duck and chicken feathers which are from
animals not Halal slaughtered in accordance
with the Islamic Shariah Law? Read
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Gangs
behind £1bn food fraud |
By
Lizzie Murphy
Criminal gangs are smuggling contaminated
meat into shops around Britain and
the problem is
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worse because no one is enforcing
the law, according to an environmental
health expert. More...... |
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Courts
'failing to deter meat gangs' |
By
Lizzie Murphy
Lenient penalties handed out by the courts
over the illegal meat trade are sending
out "dangerous signals" to organised
gangs and individual smugglers, experts
are warning................ More
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Dismay
over 'green light' for meat smugglers |
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Lizzie Murphy |
| Yorkshire
Post |
THE
Government was last night accused of making
little effort to crack down on the illegal
meat trade after it emerged that only one
out of more than 35,000 seizures resulted
in prosecution last year. Read
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Foot
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A
UK-wide ban on movement of all livestock
is in place after cattle at a farm in Surrey
were found to be infected with another outbreak
of foot and mouth disease (FMD). More
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Religious
Slaughter - Halal and Humane |
A
seminar held on 26th July
London Muslim Centre, Whitechapel, London
El 1JQ -Today there is an ongoing campaign
to deprive Muslims and Jews their legal
right to religious (Halal and Kosher) slaughter.
Contrary to the misinformation spread by
some lobby groups, Prof. ....
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Rabbis,
meat watchdog stand by kosher practices
in Australia |
RABBINIC
authorities and Victoria’s meat industry
regulator have given reassurances that shechita
(kosher slaughter) is carried out in full
accordance with government regulations....
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Halal boycott calls |
Muslims
are being urged to boycott meat during July,
in a campaign demanding an independent organisation
to monitor halal standards.The campaign
has received a mixed reception. Dr Yunes
Teinaz, advisor to the Islamic Cultural
Centre and the London Central Mosque Trust,
said: "What is required is a government-supervised
body for the sale and production of halal
meat...... More |
Importance of hand washing |
By
Dr Yunes Teinaz
*Millions
of germs hide under watches and bracelets
and there could be |
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as
many germs under your ring as there
are people
*We
have between 2 and 10 million bacteria
between fingertip and elbow. in Europe.
*The
number of germs on your fingertips doubles
after you use the toilet....More...
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Food Poisoning Facts |
By:
Dr Yunes Teinaz
The
World Health Organization
(WHO) reports that |
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each
year two billion illnesses are caused
by unsafe food; globally this number
is growing. In Asia 700,000 people
die each year as a result of food
poisoning illnesses. Each year in
the developing world, diarrhea illness
from contaminated food and water
causes 2 million deaths in young
children... More...
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FOOD
ADDITIVES & E NUMBERS - FACTS |
By:
Dr Yunes Teinaz
Food
additives aren't a recent discovery, have
been used by mankind for centuries. Our
ancestors used salt to preserve meats and
fish, added herbs and spices to improve
the flavor of foods, preserved fruit with
sugar, and pickled olives and cucumbers
in a vinegar solution..
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WHICH
E-NUMBERS AND ADDITIVES ARE FROM THE ANIMAL
ORIGIN ? |
E-numbers
may be derived from animal origin. In many
cases the origin of the product may be either
from animal or non-animal sources. This
is especially the case for those additives
that contain fatty acids. These are normally
of plant origin, but animal origin cannot
be
excluded. As the products are Chemically
identical, only the produces can give information
on the exact origin. More..
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influenza or "bird flu |
By:
Dr Yunes Teinaz
Avian
influenza or "bird flu" is a highly
infectious viral disease which primarily
affects birds, but on rare occasions can
also be contracted by humans and other
mammals. There are many different strains
and sub-types of the disease, somemore pathogenic
than others... More..
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SINS OF THE FLESH |
| A
working life The environmental health inspector |
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In
any line of work, there is a certain satisfaction
in knowing you’ve got the opposition
rattled. Imagine, then, the strange sense
of achievement felt by g
Dr
Yunes Teinaz when someone put up £100,000
to have him killed. “I had been investigating
a gang for selling illegal meat and I think
they felt I was being a nuisance,”
he chuckles. “So, they approached
my boss and offered him £100,000 to
kill me or £20,000 to fire me
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HALAL
May
16 - CONTAMINATION
ZAM
ZAM: Water
warning
Courtesy
fatwa-online.com
Thursday, 20 October 2005: The Food Standards
Agency is advising consumers to be aware of the
fraudulent sale of Zam Zam water that may contain
high levels of arsenic. This issue was first brought
to the Agency’s attention by Muslim leaders.
More
- External link fatwa-online.com
Poisonous
Zam Zam on sale..
RELATED
London Borough of Hackney:
Fake Zam Zam water
voluntarily surrendered..
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OCTOBER
31 - CONTAMINATION
ZAM
ZAM ALERT: Fraudulent
& contaminated water
The Food Standards Agency is advising consumers
to be aware of the fraudulent sale of Zam Zam water
that may pose a food safety risk.
More
RELATED
Environmental Health news:
Fake
Holy Water in Arsenic Alert |
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SEPTEMBER 14
- LEGISLATION
FOOD
HYGIENE: New
legislation
New food hygiene laws will apply in the UK from
1 January 2006. They will affect all food businesses,
including caterers, primary producers (such
as farmers), manufacturers, distributors and
retailers.
More
External
link
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AUGUST
30 - PROHIBITED
'ZAM
ZAM' SALE: Saudi
Embassy confirms export ban
Saudi Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Foreign
Trade Department informs that 'Zam Zam water is
listed amongst the prohibited commodities for
export'.
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letter
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AUGUST
16 - CRACKDOWN
ZAM
ZAM ACTION: FSA
to enforce compliance
ICC request prompts investigation, reveals that
'...commercial export of Zam Zam water from the
(Saudi) Kingdom is not permitted'. Conclusion
is: all 'ZamZam' water is not real, or is illegally
imported, thus lacking statutory health checks.
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AUGUST
11 - LEGAL
HALAL
MEAT LAW: US
county cracks down
Officials in one Michigan county are making it
illegal for restaurant owners, butchers and other
food sellers to falsely claim that their meat
conforms to Islamic or Jewish religious laws.
More
External
link - Al-Jazeera |
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JULY
29 - HALAL
FRAUD
ZAMZAM
FRAUD: Sample
fails to comply with Food Regulations
Waltham Firest Borough Rublic analyst certifies
sample failure as 'substantially' exceeding stated
nitrate levels. More |
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JUNE
25 - GVT
VISIT
FRENCH
OFFICIALS MEET OVER HALAl: cc
Discussion with MCB's Dr. Shuja Shafi, in ICC
French officials meet ICC & Muslim Community
representatives, seeking to learn from UK experience.
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JUNE
7- FOOD
FRAUD
ZAMZAM
FRAUD: ICC
writes to FSA
Letter sent to Food Standards Agency from ICC
expressing concern over:
Fraud misdescription and in the selling and illegal
importation of the Holy Water of Zam Zam in the
United Kingdom. More |
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May
19 - PRESENTATION
THE
MUSLIM METHOD: An
up-to-date assessment of slaughter
discussion of the Islamic view towards slaughter:
Islam has got permanent fixed rules and teachings
which do not change with time but Muslims sometimes,
especially when they are not practicing, do not
adhere properly and strictly to the code of Islam...
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May
19 - REPORT
STUNNING
ISSUES: definitions,
reasons, Humaneness
By
Dr A Majid Katme
Islam, the last religion to mankind, is a comprehensive
full way of life.. Food, diet, eating, what is
allowed to eat (Halal) and what is not allowed
to eat (Haram), when to eat, how to eat, what
animals allowed to eat...'
Stunning issues
See also:
UMO
Press Release on Farm Animal Welfare Council
attempt to reopen issue of Halal animals slaughter
Livestock
welfare report on religious slaughter methods
by Farm Animal Welfare Council |
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AUGUST
18 - EXPOSE
DISEASED
MEAT:
Sold To Ghanaians In UK
Courtesy
Sunday
Mail
Banned British farmer Julian Jones is today
exposed as the mastermind behind a multi-
million-pound trade in infected meat. He
organises the distribution of disease-ridden
sheep across Britain after their barbaric
slaughter. He dealt mainly with immigrants
from Ghana and Nigeria. More |
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AUGUST
15 - CRIME
ALERT
CRIMINALS
WARNED:
"Stay away from Hackney"
Report
by Sally Scott
A message warning criminals involved in
"meat crimes" to "stay away
from Hackney" was issued last week
by an environmental health chief following
the disposal of 10 tonnes of illegally imported
cattle feet. Article
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JUNE
22 - PUBLIC
DANGER
FOOD
POISONING OUTBREAK:
Biggest in UK for 10 years
Owner of Shimla restaurant and take-away
in Bradford sent to prison for year after
causing serious outbreak of food poisoning.
340 people including 18-month baby, became
ill after breaking fast during Holy month
of Ramadan in 2003. More |
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JUNE
17- FOOD
FRAUD
HOT
MEAT: ICC
expresses concern to FSA
Letter sent to Food Standards Agency from
ICC expressing concern over:
Old cull ewes, slaughtered daily at the
Meat Hygiene Services licensed plants for
the Muslim markets all over the country.
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May
9 - MEDIA REPORT
NIGHTMARE
SCENARIO: Ebola
may enter food chain
Courtesy
The Observer
'The scary one is the Ebola virus from bushmeat.
There is some information that suggests
people in this country have contracted the
disease from primates...' . More
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APRIL
20 - MEDIA REPORT
MEAT
HEALTH RISK: Report
details scam
Courtesy
The Scotsman
Farmer caught operating illegal slaughterhouse
at remote Scotland steading was link in
highly-organised criminal network posing
risk to public health. Download
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October
11 - HEALTH
UPDATE
UK
DIRTY MEAT SCANDAL:
Lack of action harmful
"I've seized many carcasses
contaminated by faeces, brain and spinal
matter...". The 'Dirty Meat' Despatches
programme, shown on Channel 4, showed only
the tip of the iceberg. More |
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October
3 - SEMINAR
REPORT
MALAYSIA
PRESENTATION: Halal
meat and food crime in the UK
ICC Director General Advisor
Dr. Yunes Teinaz with Senior Lecturer (Kingston
Uni) and Barrister John Pointing jointly
present paper at International Halal Food
seminar. Report available for download.
Halal
Meat and Food Crime |
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September
21 - PRESS
RELEASE
THE
DIRTY MEAT SCANDAL:
Undercover Investigation
reveals flaws
Major failures in system designed
to protect public from diseased & unfit
meat.
Press Release
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August 23 -
PRESS RELEASE
FALSE LABELLING: Unfit
meat described as "Halal"
Hackney Halal meat eaters
saved from possible stomach bug.
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VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED |
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 HOW
EASY IT IS TO BUY FRESH FOOD
IN HACKNEY
Interview
local shopkeepers - Help conduct
surveys of local shops and the
fresh produce that they sell
Research in London has shown
that some communities have problems
accessing affordable, fresh
food. In Hackney we are interested
in finding out the situation
in four areas: Chatham, New
River, Hackney Wick and Kings
Park.
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 FEMALE
GENITAL MUTILATION
End it
in Sudan
Petition
to Sudan Minister of Justice
and Attorney General:
December 6th, another innocent
little girl lost her life to
the brutality of Female Genital
Mutilation (FGM). A doctor at
Khartoum Bahari Hospital to
which the victim, four year
old Enaam Abdelwahab from Abu-
Deleeg was submitted, reported
that she died due to excessive
bleeding and blood poisoning
after being submitted to this
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Leaflet
from FCO, Muslim community &
Organisations
The
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
and the Hajj Advisory Group
know how deeply important the
Hajj is to all those who attend
it. This year around 25,000
British Hajjis will attend the
Hajj in order to perform this
demanding and fulfilling act
in the name of Allah, the most
beneficent the most merciful.
The aim of this leaflet is to
assist you in preparing for
the Hajj and to explain what
services the British Hajj Delegation
can offer British Pilgrims in
Saudi Arabia.
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 COURTESY
EUROSURVEILLANCE
COMMUNICABLE
DISEASE
And other
health risks and current official
guidance for pilgrims in 2006
By
Dr. Shuja Shafi
Hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage
to Mecca, is the largest annual
gathering of its kind in the
world. All adult Muslims who
are physically and financially
able to do so have a religious
obligation to make the pilgrimage
once in their lifetime, and
each year, over two million
Muslims from around the world
gather in Mecca.
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 COURTESY
British Medical Journal
HOW ISLAM
CHANGED MEDICINE
Arab physicians
and scholars laid the basis
for medical practice in Europe
Islamic
civilisation once extended from
India in the east to the Atlantic
Ocean in the west. Buildings
in Andalusia such as the Alhambra
in Granada, the Mezquita in
Cordoba, and the Giralda in
Seville are reminders of the
architectural imprint this civilisation
left on western Europe. . More
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 THE
GLAMOUR OF GRIME |
8
November 2005
The
BBC's Life of Grime documentary
series, which began by shadowing
local authority rat-catchers
and food safety enforcement
officers in the UK, has now
spawned spin-off programmes
in New York and put the behind-the-scenes,
often prosaic work of environmental
health officers firmly on
the TV map.
More
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 SHOULD
I WORRY ABOUT... TAKE
AWAYS? |
Thu
14 Jul, 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
30mins
Richard
Hammond eats takeaways at
least twice a week. The average
family will eat up to 10,000
of them over a lifetime. But
what exactly is in our favourite
curries, chow meins, burgers
and kebabs? . More
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| FEATURE |
ZAMZAM
WATER: Studies
and Research Center
Created under Royal Decreeby to
secure supply quality & quantity,
it has so far set up a series of
investigative projects to manage
and sustain supplies in face of
increasing demand from residents
and pilgrims. More |
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ARRIVED AFRICANS: Free
UK Booklets
Four booklets, with information
for newly arrived Africans are now
available at THT i.e.-
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-Managing money in the UK
-Finding somewhere to live and
- Staying in the UK.
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access to information day
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30 - EVENT
NOVEMBER
1 - PUBLIC
SAFETY
TRADING
IN BUSHMEAT:
Is
New Legislation Needed?
HUMAN
SACRIFICES::
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trafficked into UK 
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17- GVT
ACTION
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