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Battling ignorance with a beautiful experience
In the heart of the largest concentration of Muslims in the US, the Detroit Institute of Arts opened a new permanent gallery of Islamic art last weekend, showcasing exhibits including a rare 15th-century Koran of a Mongol conqueror.
Filed Under: Arts
Big Macs set to go Halal in Preston
Preston’s Muslim population will be able to hoe into Big Macs from June when Preston McDonald’s goes Halal.
Coleman Natural Foods Introduces Natural Halal Certified Goat
Golden, Colorado based Coleman Natural Foods, the country's largest organic and natural meat company, introduces Natural, Pasture Raised Rocky Mountain Goat, and it is available at select Whole Foods Market stores throughout the U.S.
Filed Under: Products & Services
Halal Meals Come to Homebound Muslims in Michigan
Mariam Wehbe learned about a program offering home-delivered meals made according to Islamic law at a good time -- poor health made cooking impossible and a grandson who helps her had to cut back to devote more time to school. Plus, as a Muslim, she could keep Halal.
Halal Meals on Wheels offered in parts of Wayne County
Mariam Wehbe lives alone and can no longer stand on her feet to prepare her meals. A devout Muslim, she needs to eat dishes that meet religious requirements, but her options are limited. That's why Wehbe, 70, is glad to be part of Michigan's first Halal Meals on Wheels program. The program, which is also believed to be the first in the nation, provides meals made with meat butchered using a process outlined in the Quran, the religious text of Islam.
Gulfood in Dubai will have 26 Brazilian meat companies
Of the 50 Brazilian companies that are going to participate in Gulfood, a trade fair for the food industry that will be held in Dubai from 21 to 24 February, 14 are poultry producers. The stand of the Brazilian Poultry Exporters Association (Abef) will house nine enterprises, and five other affiliated companies will have their own stands.
Filed Under: Trade & Investment
Chickens: made in Brazil, sold in Iraq
The Brazilians call it "frango" and the Iraqis call it "dajjaj," but more than ever before, they’re referring to the same chickens. Brazil’s direct exports to Iraq have exploded from virtually nothing before the American occupation to $107 million in 2008 to $250 million last year. And poultry is leading the charge.
Filed Under: Products & Services
Visitors help to heal the pain
The goodwill of hundreds of neighbours has helped to heal the pain caused by an ugly act of hatred. Less than a month after a firebomb went through the window of their school, worshippers at the Hamilton Mountain Mosque threw open the doors to the public.
Islamic Relief: Muslim World helping Haiti
Haiti is experiencing unimaginable suffering from its devastating earthquake, with more than 150,000 dead and one to three million individuals displaced. Individuals, groups and governments from around the world have stepped in to do what they can. United by their religious tradition of charity, Muslims have emerged as effective partners in aid and relief work.