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UNITED KINGDOM: Halal hysteria
The British “debate” about meat, animal cruelty and ritual slaughter has become a proxy for deep fears about Muslims in our midst. I am sitting in one of London’s finest Indian restaurants, Benares, in the heart of Mayfair. I’ve just placed an order for the “Tandoori Ratan” mixed-grill appetiser – a trio of fennel lamb chop, chicken cutlet and king prawn. I’ll be honest with you: I’m pretty excited. Most of the upmarket restaurants in London do not cater for the city’s burgeoning Muslim population. Benares is one of the few exceptions: all of the lamb and chicken dishes on its menu are Halal.
UNITED KINGDOM: Stunning before slaughter can cause pain, is cruel and tortures the animal
The Islamic Medical Association and British Muslims were shocked on 5th May 2012 to see an erroneous, misguided statement written by Professor Bill Reilly (a consultant in veterinary public health) regarding the religious slaughter of animals used by Muslims and Jews, where he accused Halal slaughter of being cruel to animals when not using secular stunning methods before slaughter!
UNITED KINGDOM: Faith Travels, Cultures Don’t!
Transcript of part of an interview conducted by Dr. Tariq Ramadan with sister Sarah Joseph, Editor of Emel Magazine, UK, in the weekly TV program “Islam and Life.” The topic of this episode was Muslim Women, Hijab and Fashion, and the central question of the interview is in view of the anti-hijab campaign in several countries, how are Muslim women in the west today tackling their visibility crisis with the help of fashion?
UNITED KINGDOM: The Halal Slaughter Controversy
Islamic Halal slaughter has increasingly come under attack from animal rights again activists telling tales of barbaric blood-thirsty ritual slaughter. There are two distinct issues: there is the vegetarian agenda which wants to ban all consumption of animal products, and there is the animal rights lobby which argues for a humane method of slaughter.
UNITED KINGDOM: British Muslims defend Halal slaughter after calls for ban
Muslims in Britain have rebuffed calls to ban animals’ Halal slaughter after a leading British vet this week called for curbing or even banning the practice popular among the country’s Muslim and Jewish minorities. Professor Bill Reilly, former president of the British Veterinary Association, called for curbing the practice of slaughtering animals without stunning.
Poland's dependence on coal
Poland has the fastest-growing economy in the European Union and the power that drives it comes from the dirtiest of fossil fuels, coal. How can the country cut its dependence on this polluting source of energy? Coal produces around 93% of Poland's electricity and the industry employs more than 100,000 people. It's a cheap way to produce energy but it provides an enormous headache for any government trying to maintain economic growth and also meet ever-stricter EU greenhouse gas emission targets.
UNITED KINGDOM: Lulu plans logistics centre in the UK
Sir Tom Phillips, British ambassador, inaugurated the "British Week", a major British food festival, at the Lulu Hypermarket in the Saudi capital last Saturday. The “British Week”, organized by Lulu Hypermarkets in Riyadh and Dammam in cooperation with the local embassy of the United Kingdom, showcases more than 3,000 exclusively imported British products for the first time in the Kingdom under one roof and on promotional prices.
In-cosmetics Europe: male grooming, mobile commerce and Halal makeup to be in focus
While solar beauty will be one of the biggest themes at the 22nd edition of leading beauty fair In-cosmetics Europe when it kicks off in Barcelona April 17, other rising trends to be in focus include Halal makeup, male grooming and the rise of mobile commerce. In-cosmetics event director Lucy Gillam explained to Relaxnews that along with growth opportunities in naturals and home skincare devices, cultural factors are having an increasing influence on the industry.
UK: Worldwide Halal certification standard created
An eminent group of UK Halal scholars have created a new Shari'ah-compliant Halal certification scheme for the food industry, which they hope will be adopted as a worldwide standard.