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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Gulf Investors Plan First Islamic Bank for the Euro Zone
By Nicolas Parasie, WSJ Gulf investors, including members of UAE royal circles, are to set up the first Islamic bank in the euro zone, it was announced yesterday. Here’s a bold banking initiative emanating from the Gulf: a group comprising of regional ...
Read More »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 »UK: United Biscuits sets sights on Middle East growth
By Michelle Russell, Just Food United Biscuits has signed a deal to acquire a majority stake in Saudi snacks business Rana Confectionery Products. The deal, the UK snacks firm says, will allow it to grow and establish a strong position ...
Read More »UK: Opportunities in Halal meat trade are highlighted
CHRIS Dodds, executive secretary of the Livestock Auctioneers Association, urged farmers to look for new opportunities to increase their sales. He highlighted the Halal trade as offering “a massive potential” with its two million Muslim and six million non-Muslim Halal ...
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