is tobacco haram or halal Smoking has long been debated by Muslim scholars, with some calling it and others classifying it as makruh tahrimi, a level of prohibition just below haram. Dr. Shabir Ally explains the spectrum Is Hookah / Sheesha Smoking

The globalization of the tobacco industry led to increased competition, with corporations developing new products and targeting different demographics to expand their customer base

Nicotine substitution methods like the patch have a success rate of only 9% over 90% of users go back to cigarettes within six months

troops led by General Douglas MacArthur use force to disperse the protesters

(When Penguin Books were introduced in 1935, while Orwell was still working at Booklovers Corner, they sold for sixpence2 pence, or 5 cents to us, in todays money!) At the same time, Ive been known to baulk at the price of the odd book that crossed my path while bookselling

A spokesman for Febreze, which commissioned the research to support the launch of a new formula for its Air Mist air freshener, said: We know that unwanted smells can ruin the day