Malaysia: Restaurant owners want easy Jakim halal logo

Restaurant owners favour speedier options to get halal certification as the Islamic Development Department (Jakim) is very rigid.

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Brunei: Comprehensive Study In Place To Establish Food-Processing Incubators

In a 10-month timeframe, a comprehensive study on assisting the Department of Agriculture and Agrifood establish food-processing incubators will be completed.

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France: Paris Mosque Slams Burger Chain’s Muslim Outreach

Note to big companies hoping to tap into France’s lucrative but long-neglected Muslim consumer market: Pitfalls may await, and not only in the form of complaints from the far-right.

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Opinion: Developing an Islamic Brand

In developing a brand for the Muslim community there is a distinct difference vis a vis brand development for other segments.

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Thailand’s Industry Ministry increasing Halal production

Thailand’s Industry Ministry is set to increase the country’s Halal food production and marketing standards to boost exports, according to Surapong Pongdejkhajorn, secretary to the minister of industry.

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France: French fast food chain expands its Halal-only outlets

A French fast food chain announced on Tuesday it would almost triple its line of halal hamburger restaurants because sales had doubled in a trial that sparked a heated debate about the integration of Muslims.

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EU: European Parliament aims to make Halal meat ‘second class’

In June 2010, the European Parliament introduced an amendment that, if passed into law, will effectively force Halal – and Kosher – meat products to be labelled in a way that implies that unethical and inhumane practices have been used.

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UK: His Excellency Sheikh Syed Al Hashmi from Abu Dhabi to Visit Birmingham

Birmingham has scored a great mark by attracting an important global personality to visit Birmingham for the day to meet key leaders and to be appraised of the investment opportunities the city of Birmingham has to offer to investors from Abu Dhabi .

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USA: FDA Considers Approval Of Genetically Altered Salmon

Are these fish going to be labeled I want to know? Will we have the choice to know whether we are eating these fish or normal fish at the end of the day in our fish fingers? Will the consumer be able to make their choice? ‘Farmed’ fish are labeled, and we know the dangers of eating farmed salmon!

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Brussels: Halal hotel rooms

Starting in 2011, hotels in Brussels could get a halal label. No porn channels, no pork, but with a Koran and a prayer rug, and a pointer towards Mecca.

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Russia: Doing Islamic business in Russia

Tatarstan has discovered a new money-making opportunity: providing services to its Muslim community.

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China: Ningxia to Host China-Arab States Trade Forum

Yinchuan, the capital city of Ningxia, will host the first China-Arab Trade Forum in a bid to further align itself with Arabic investment in hopes of securing petro-dollar investments.

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USA: Local ranches find market serving ritual slaughter needs

Schiner doesn’t consider himself religious and doesn’t discuss the topic with his clients, but noted one other thing he learned early on in this niche market. That, while an animal sacrificed for a Muslim must be slaughtered by another Muslim, with animal’s head pointed toward Mecca, the ritual laws for slaughtering, cleaning and butchering are similar for the three major faiths.

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Turkey: The birth of Halal holidays

Under the slogan “Sun, sea and halal!”, a handful of hotels in Turkey are offering what are being dubbed halal holidays.

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Indonesia: More scientists question halal vaccines

More scientists are challenging an edict from the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) declaring a brand of meningitis vaccine forbidden, or haram, for pre-haj vaccinations.

Aug 28, 2010 | 0 comments View Post
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