By Sam Ball, France 24 A French court has ordered Saint-Quentin-Fallavier prison, near Grenoble in southeastern France, to begin making halal meals available to Muslim inmates, it emerged Wednesday, citing detainees’ right to “free exercise of religion”. As France advances ...
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Sweden: Agency backs halal meat in school lunch spat
The Swedish schools agency has ruled that serving of halal meat in schools does not break the law in response to complaints from parents who argued the practice breaches the non-denominational praxis of the Swedish education system. Parents in Svedala in southern ...
Read More »USA: Michigan prisons to offer halal meals under lawsuit agreement
By Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press Observant Muslim inmates in Michigan prisons will now be guaranteed the option of halal meals and celebrating Islamic holidays, under an agreement reached this week between the ACLU and the Department of Corrections. But those ...
Read More »USA: Halal meals in Michigan prisons stir controversy
Some Michigan prison inmates are objecting to a settlement in a lawsuit over meals and religious customs. The Michigan Corrections Department says it’s committed to serving halal meals to inmates who want them. But some inmates are objecting because the ...
Read More »Malaysia: Star Cruise opens Halal restaurant for Muslims
Courtesy of: BorneoPost GEORGETOWN: Holidays aboard a cruise ship are hardly new in the tourism industry, but somehow, it has yet to attract much attention from Muslim tourists, particularly from Malaysia. Many factors are taken into account during the planning ...
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