International donors pledge $4bn for Yemen
Neighbouring Saudi Arabia is providing the bulk of the funds, promising $3.25bn to help the goverment improve infrastructure and security. Aid agencies have warned that Yemen is on the brink of food crisis.
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May 24, 2012 | 0 comments
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UK: Leicester has elected its first Muslim Mayor
Leicester, one of the most rapidly Islamizing cities in England, has elected its first-ever Muslim mayor. Abdul Razak Osman, an Indian-origin Muslim who was born in Kenya and who immigrated to Britain in 1971, was sworn into office on May 18.
May 24, 2012 | 0 comments
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Event: Experts gather to harness Saudi Arabia’s tourism potential
The Kingdom Hotel Expansion Summit, themed ‘harnessing a thriving future for the Saudi hospitality industry’ commences tomorrow in Riyadh to address the Kingdom’s increasing tourism requirements.
May 24, 2012 | 0 comments
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UK: Volys Star products are now available at Tesco’s
VOLYS STAR, the Belgian based market leader of Premium Halal Poultry Products, is now also available at selected Tesco retail stores in the UK. They will be starting with their Sliced Smoked Turkey Rashers. A must for anyone who wants to have a Halal BLT!
May 23, 2012 | 0 comments
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UAE lifts ban on British beef
The ban on the import of British beef and beef products into the country has been lifted with immediate effect. Products ranging from Aberdeen-Angus steaks to roast-beef flavoured potato crisps will soon be available in UAE restaurants and on supermarket shelves.
May 23, 2012 | 0 comments
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UK: New butchers’ posters for halal market
Eblex has developed new posters for butchers catering for the halal market in order to satisfy increased demand from the sector. The free Lamb Cutting Guide for the Halal Market was developed as a training tool. You can also download The Halal Meat Guide.
May 22, 2012 | 0 comments
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UK: Call for the defence of Halal and religious slaughter
New Halal Legislation is being planned for implementation in the UK by January 2013 and is currently undergoing ‘consultation’. These new laws pose some of the biggest threats to the continuance of Halal in a generation.
May 22, 2012 | 0 comments
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Indian brands get ‘halal’ stamp
Seeking their share of the growing halal industry, different food and healthcare brands in India are getting halal stamps to woo the country’s Muslim population as well are millions of customers around the globe.
May 21, 2012 | 0 comments
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USA: Muslims on Wall Street: Pragmatic over Dogmatic
Muslims, like other people with strong beliefs, do not see themselves exclusively focused on or defined by such issues. Islam has spread throughout the world because of its dynamic nature, where it influences local customs and is ‘influenced’ by the older local culture.
May 21, 2012 | 0 comments
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EU: Poland – Kosher slaughter alive and well
Polish Agricultural Minister Marek Sawicki said that banning ritual slaughter would be contrary to the Polish Constitution, which guarantees freedom of religion. Under Polish law, animals must be stunned before slaughter; the only exception is ritual slaughter.
May 21, 2012 | 0 comments
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Saudi Arabia: Grand Mosque Expansion
Posted on May 18, 2012 by John Burgess Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has been on the throne for seven years now. Saudi media is pretty busy writing up encomiums for the changes and developments he has pushed. One, particularly noteworthy, has been the expansion of the Grand Mosque in Mecca. Arab News reports that the most recent expansions [...]
May 18, 2012 | 0 comments
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Jeddah to host major food, hotel, hospitality and packaging show
The show has established Jeddah as the hub of the food, hotel and hospitality sector, and the Kingdom as a national showcase and forum where worldwide suppliers present their products and services,
May 17, 2012 | 0 comments
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EU: Avoid Misuse of Religious Exemptions to Stunning
Recommendations on ritual slaughtering have been published in 2011 and a study is ongoing to evaluate the opportunity for informing the consumer on this type of slaughtering.
May 16, 2012 | 0 comments
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USA: How Safe is Our Food? More and more countries are banning American food
Last week, Indonesia became the first country to halt imports of US beef following the discovery of an American dairy cow infected with mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
May 15, 2012 | 0 comments
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UK – Opinion: Halal hysteria
With the threat from terrorism receding, Britain’s Islam-baiters have jumped on the anti-halal bandwagon, and not just the neo-fascists of the British National Party and the English Defence League, but mainstream commentators, too.
May 15, 2012 | 0 comments
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Saudi Arabia Halts Shipments of U.S. Beef, USDA Agency Says
Beef from the U.S. shipped on or after April 19 is not eligible for export to the country, the agency said today in a report on its website, without providing a reason for the ban.
May 15, 2012 | 0 comments
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Indonesia suspends US beef imports over mad cow fears
US Health authorities have said the diseased animal was never a threat to the nation’s food supply, in the first case of mad cow disease in the US since 2006.
May 14, 2012 | 0 comments
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Opinion: Is Islamic slaughter cruel and inhumane or is it profit above Principle?
When the writer of this article applied to be shown around a number of halal slaughterhouses, calls went unreturned and messages unanswered for weeks. So he decided to go undercover, posing as a potential buyer of halal meat for a fictional chain of high-quality ‘bespoke meats’ to see what really goes on in an abattoir.
May 13, 2012 | 0 comments
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