archnemesis
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Do you think their desire for independence would be as great if they were allowed to express their culture and religion more openly and freely?Independence from China
Do you think their desire for independence would be as great if they were allowed to express their culture and religion more openly and freely?Independence from China
I would be interested to read any scientific study proving it. Can you link me to one?Eh? Pretty sure fasting has been proven healthy for you.
Although fasting at Ramadan is fard (obligatory), exceptions are made for persons in particular circumstances:
Prepubescent children; though some parents will encourage their children to fast earlier for shorter periods, so the children get used to fasting.
So they make them go to school and everyone is 'expected' to eat a ham sandwich or something? That's fucked up."The students and the teachers have to report to their schools every Friday, even during the vacation.
"It's like regular lessons," he said, adding that the students would also be eating there.
Activists have also complained that Uighur students are being stripped off their mobile phones ahead of Ramadan.
"After the students get back to their hometowns, those with cell phones and computers must hand them in to the police for searching," said Raxit.
"If they don't hand them over and are reported or caught by the authorities, then they will have to bear the consequences.
I would be interested to read any scientific study proving it. Can you link me to one?
Oh yeah, that paper made it to the mainstream media back in 2005. I was hoping for a study on the effects of fasting in humans. I'm mostly curious to see if fasting is healthy if you keep same amount of total consumed calories.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/15741046/
'Fasting benefits pubmed' in Google
This is an awful argument. Blood-letting used to be a common practice when it's actually only useful in a few special cases.And people have done it for thousands of years.
Being an Uyghur myself this is not really new and it isn't limited to students. Lots of times employers will force Uyghur employees to eat and drink in front them else they get fired. But the gist of the situation is that they are trying to kill the culture and are slowly but surely succeeding. Its pretty depressing.
This is an awful argument. Blood-letting used to be a common practice when it's actually only useful in a few special cases.
I'm not. I was giving an example of why it's bad to continue doing something just because "people have done it for thousands of years". It's not a valid argument.Why are you comparing blood letting to fasting?
Do you think their desire for independence would be as great if they were allowed to express their culture and religion more openly and freely?
I'm not. I was giving an example of why it's bad to continue doing something just because "people have done it for thousands of years". It's not a valid argument.
Oh yeah, that paper made it to the mainstream media back in 2005. I was hoping for a study on the effects of fasting in humans. I'm mostly curious to see if fasting is healthy if you keep same amount of total consumed calories.This is an awful argument. Blood-letting used to be a common practice when it's actually only useful in a few special cases.
People often say they gain weight during Ramadan which goes against the claim that you consume less calories when fasting. I agree that less calories is better for most people, especially in the west.Any study on humans and eating will be tough. Hard to make a prospective double blind study like this. Nor do you want to keep the same amount of calories. Fasting is good because you consume less calories.
People often say they gain weight during Ramadan which goes against the claim that you consume less calories when fasting. I agree that less calories is better for most people, especially in the west.