By The Halal Journal Newsdesk (Source: Press Release) 2 weeks ago
Crescentrating, the Singapore based world leader in Halal-friendly travel, announced the top 10 Halal-Friendly Airports among the OIC (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation) and non-OIC countries. With the rapid growth of this segment of travellers, travelling not only for Hajj and Umrah, but also for leisure, business and healthcare, more and more airports are beginning to cater to their basic needs. The 2012 ranking was compiled based on the surveys and feedback on Halal-friendly facilities available to Muslim passengers such as availability of Halal food, and prayer and ablution facilities in these airports.
There is currently a tremendous opportunity for Kuwait to profile itself as a hub for Islamic finance and Islamic banking, according to Belgian academic and economist Professor Laurent Marliere. "The winners of the upcoming Kuwaiti elections could take a challenger's position in the region and benefit from the numerous advantages of the country to pioneer new ways of conceiving Islamic finance," he told the Kuwait news agency, KUNA, in an interview, on the occasion of the upcoming polls ...
Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd (F&N) will explore more opportunities in the Halal industry in order to expand its business, says chief executive officer Datuk Ng Jui Sia. "We will feel the impact of the Coca-Cola company stepping out, but it doesn't mean that we must stay at our current level. "We must transform ourselves, we should explore other opportunities by using our Halal status," he told reporters at the company's annual general meeting here Friday. The beverages group's ...
Advances in medical science come and nutritional fads go, but we keep on eating soup to get better when we're ill. It's been the same for centuries and new research suggests why. Convalescent cookery has remained "remarkably constant" for centuries, according to new research published by Ken Albala, a food historian at the University of the Pacific in California. This is despite huge changes in the way we eat and major shifts in nutritional theory and medicine. As far back as the 12th Century, ...
Malaysia is ranked as the top Halal Friendly Holiday Destination for 2012 among 10 member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Crescentrating.com, a travel portal for Halal-conscious Muslim travellers, said that Malaysia was placed on the top spot because it has much to offer to Muslim travellers. Second was Egypt, followed by Turkey, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, Brunei and Qatar, according to the survey conducted by the portal. Crescentrating.com ...
Last month a plan for an outright ban on ritual slaughter in the Netherlands failed to pass the Dutch Senate. The move prompted the deputy minister for agriculture to present a compromise asking slaughterhouses and the Islamic and Jewish communities to agree on the length of time an animal is conscious before dying, opening the door for more discussions about stunning the animal before slaughter – something long opposed by many in the Jewish and Islamic communities. Prof. Dr. Joe M. Regenstein, ...
Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC) has announced that its third Program Transformasi Halal (PTH) will be held in Kuching Sarawak from 16-18 December. The previous two were held in Gambang and Jeli, which attracted thousands of visitors and industry players. Greater awareness was created of the expanding scope of Halal businesses and the markets that are being grown for Halal products and services, PTH Sarawak will be officiated by Sarawak Chief Minister YAB Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud ...
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Filed Under: Hajj: Journey to the Heart of Islam
At The Halal Journal, our aim from the beginning has been to promote and strengthen the Halal industry worldwide; to be a gathering place for news, information and opinion; to acknowledge and encourage excellence in the Halal industry. As part of this aim, KasehDia Sdn Bhd, the publishers of The Halal Journal, have decided to instigate a programme of international annual awards, The Halal Journal Awards, to celebrate and honour success, innovation and hard work in this exciting emerging market. The ...
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