Is this for real? At first I laughed thinking it was a 'tweaked' photo but... is it for real? Talk about 'packaging' and 'marketing' I suppose the message reaches everyone, even those who don't speak Arabic which is terrible in and of itself!
La hawla wala quwwata illa billah
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajioon
[on the lighter side... is that a jinn peddling by the shop of fire and smoke?]
Can you imagine - people who have only really encountered Arabic at this place... when they're asked what they think of when they think of Arabic? Jahannam :^-(
I didn't know that Bengalis were into hookah like the others you've mentioned. I only know them to be into paan. Maybe they're getting bored of paan or maybe hookah is becoming cheaper then paan now.
I saw this place while passing through Long Island . Majlis hookah lounge and "" halal restaurant. It's even advertised on their delivery van. I blocked out the eyes of a veiled woman that looked suductive on the van. It's a majlis alright, a majlis of non sense.
Jahannum looks more like a warning on a pack of cigarettes (cigarettes are injurious to health) it's a warning written on each pack in Pakistan atleast , similarly jahannum might be used as a reminder for the smokers
Want a better shot at keeping your eyesight in old age? Better quit smoking. In a new study from Orebro University Hospital in Sweden, researchers provide additional evidence that tobacco use increases the risk of developing blindness-causing eye disease. In addition, they show that kicking the habit may help offset this elevated risk.
Prevailing research suggests that smoking can significantly increase an individual's risk of developing cataracts -- a clouding of the eye's lens that can lead to blindness. However, few studies have examined whether smoking cessation is associated with a lowered risk. The current study, which is published in�JAMA Ophthalmology, sought to investigate this by looking at data from the Cohort of Swedish Men, a national health survey including 44,371 men aged 45 to 79.
In this set, the team identified 5,713 cases of cataract extractions. By analyzing the self-reported smoking habits of these subjects, the team found a strong association between cigarette use and cataract incidence. For example, a habit of more than 15 cigarettes a day corresponded to a 42 percent increased risk of undergoing a cataract extraction.
Further analysis indicated that, over time, quitting smoking appeared to cut this elevated risk in half. About two decades after cessation, men with a mean smoking intensity of 15 cigarettes a day had only a 21 percent increased risk of cataract extraction compared to non-smokers. According to first author Birgitta Ejdervik�Lindblad, the findings provide strong evidence that kicking the habit can initiate a slow but steady decline of this risk.
"Smoking cessation seems to decrease the risk of cataract extraction with time, although the risk persists for decades. The higher the intensity of smoking, the longer it takes for the increased risk to decline," the researchers wrote in their conclusion. "These findings emphasize the importance of early smoking cessation and preferably the avoidance of smoking.
These Maps Clearly Illustrate The Link Between Smoking And Cancer
LAUREN F FRIEDMAN
JAN. 13, 2014, 3:01 PM
The lifetime probability of being diagnosed with an invasive cancer is 44 percent for men and 38 percent for women. But not everyone is at equal risk.
If you have ever doubted the rock solid link between smoking and cancer - which has now been well-established for 50 years - take a look at these maps:
Courtesy The Advisory Board Company
More than a quarter�of all cancer deaths in this country are due to lung cancer, and�while cigarettes are not the only thing�that causes it, smoking is the number one risk factor.�
"Lung cancer shows the largest geographic variation in cancer occurrence by far, reflecting the large historical and continuing differences in smoking prevalence among states," researchers noted in a recent report of the latest cancer statistics. In Kentucky, for example, where smoking is most prevalent, the rate of lung cancer is almost four times as high as it is in Utah, where smoking is least prevalent.
And it's not just lung cancer that contributes to the stark picture seen in these maps. "Smoking is most often associated with lung cancer, but it's also a risk factor for developing other types of cancers," researcher Lindsay Conway told Dan Diamond of The Advisory Board Company.
Still, it's important to keep in mind that people get cancer for a wide variety of reasons, many of which we still don't understand. The variation in cancer rates among states can also reflect poverty, environmental health,�and different screening practices, which may lead to under- or over-reported rates of disease.
This cannot be undone and I am sure it will be greatly appreciated.
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