Maidah Ahmad - Canada
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Tzedakah: The Concept of Charity in Judaism (October 2009)
Giving to the poor is obedience to the highest commandment, hence Jewish law requires 1⁄10th of one’s income be given to Jews or Gentiles.
THE STAR OF DAVID (May 2007)
A brief review of some of the theories surrounding the origins of this symbol of modern Jewish identity.
Notes & Comments – Tobacco – its continued globalisation and effects (June 2005)
Despite the Global Health Treaty on the effects of tobacco use in the West being implemented in 2005, ‘developing countries’ are now becoming successful targets of tobacco manufacturers who exploit their economic and social vulnerability.
Economic Injustice in the International Economic System (May 2005)
An analysis of the factors behind developing world debt and the need for a partnership in any solution to this injustice.
