By Rushdi Siddiqui, Khaleej Times This is the first part in a series of articles. ‘Stunning to me is like arguing that it’s kinder to bash someone over the head to knock them out before you stab them through the heart.’ …Neil ...
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How the meat industry killed the free market
By Christopher Leonard, SALON The dark secrets behind America’s meat industry are enough to make us sick — and according to journalist Christopher Leonard, that’s only the start of it. Our health, the well-being of animals and large swaths of rural America are ...
Read More »Opinion: Challenges for private equity in Halal industry
Rushdi Siddiqui, Khaleej Times Total size of food consumption in Muslim world stands at $640b The 57 Muslim majority countries of the OIC have a population of nearly 1.8 billion people and growing, and Islam is the fastest growing religion ...
Read More »UK: Halal meat consumers urged to consider animal welfare
By Athar Ahmad – BBC Asian Network The owners of one of the UK’s first halal organic farms are calling on British Muslims to become more aware about where their meat comes from. Willowbrook Farm in Hampton Gay, Oxfordshire, spans 45 ...
Read More »UAE: Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture
Zawya Abu Dhabi, UAE: HE Rashid bin Fahad, UAE Minister of Environment and Water, today inaugurated the Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture. The Minister inaugurated the event on behalf of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime ...
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