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Travel portal taps into Halal tourism
A website dedicated to Muslim travellers is the new buzz about town, as Halaltrip.com attempts to tap into this $100 million (Dh367m) niche market, marked as a growing money-spinner by industry forecasters.
Friday Sermon: Importance of Halal Food
Muslims are urged to always ensure that the foods they are taking are Halal, which is, permitted by Islam for Muslim consumption. This is because Halal food brings blessings, while eating non-Halal food can distance oneself from conducting welfare activities. Non-Halal food could also darken and harden the heart, and make the consumer forget about the life hereafter and care only for the world. This matter was highlighted in Khutbah Jumaat or Friday Sermon entitled, "The Importance of Halal Food."
French Halal market booms despite political unease
Halal foie gras, non-alcoholic champagne, sauerkraut garnished with pork-free sausages: Muslim-friendly food is moving away from its immigrant roots and merging with mainstream French tradition.
Filed Under: Halal Market Reports
Great Potential to Develop Halal Market in Europe
There is a great potential to further develop the Halal markets and industries in European countries, says Malaysian Ambassador to the European Union, Datuk Hussein Haniff.
Filed Under: Halal Market Reports
Mello Apps Limited launches Halal Scanner for the iPhone with an Innovative Ingredient Scanner
Developed by Mello Apps Limited, Halal Scanner takes a photo of the ingredients label of a food product and determines the Halal status of any food additives contained in the product automatically. Users also have the option of searching through a database of food additives on the iPhone instead of using the iPhone camera.
All about Halal
Mention the word Halal (an Arabic term which means permissible) to average Filipinos and they would be apprehensive, even hesitant to even touch it with a ten-foot-long pole. Due to historical, political, religious, and cultural reasons associated with it, many people still don’t understand Halal.
Genetically Modified or Non-Genetically Modified Food: A Halal Perspective
The 1970s saw the start of genetic modification technology, which in essence takes genes from one species and forces it into the DNA of another species to produce Genetically Modified (GM) food. These 'modified' genes produce proteins which generate specific characteristics or traits, such as highly productive and resilient crops, vegetables growing in the desert, and vitamin-fortified grains. Thus, genetic modification promises significant advantages such as feeding millions of starving people of the world, as well as environmental benefits – by reducing the amount of land needed to grow crops, thus allowing more land to be used for natural habitats. But, let us also not forget the ethical dilemma in the GM debate. Due to the many different types of genetic modifications and their applications from medical to foodstuff, there are conflicting views amongst Islamic scholars or the Mufti's on whether GM is Halal or not.
BNP criticised for prejudice over Halal jobs
The British National Party has been accused of putting their "narrow prejudice before the chance of good jobs" after vowing to oppose a major development earmarked for the region.
Program provides Halal meals for Michigan’s elders
Muslims elders in the state of Michigan can now get free Halal meals delivered to their doorstep thanks to the first of its kind federally-funded program that sponsors say could prove popular in many areas across the country.
Brand New Paradigm
Who is branding whom? We live in a world of brands. Everywhere you go, everywhere you look, there is a brand calling for your attention. Brands not only represent a corporate identity, they have now come to play an increasingly powerful role in defining our individual identities. Like it or not, we have been branded too. As bizarre as it may seem, this may actually be good news for the members of the Halal industry in Food & Beverages, Banking, Hospitality and Travel, Fashion, Cosmetics & Toiletries, Medicines & Pharmaceuticals. It is a well-known maxim in the advertising world – ‘Don’t sell washing powder, sell clean shirts’. Sell the advantages, the benefits, not just the product itself. There are not many people on earth for whom the words ‘interest-free banking’ is not an attention grabber. Or ‘risk-free trade finance’. These words certainly command more attention than ‘riba’ and ‘mudarabah’, terms that many Muslims do not fully understand. Make it simple, clear and real.