DETROIT – For the first time, the federal government is required to purchase and provide food banks emergency supplies of kosher or halal products. The void was first revealed in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, which wreaked havoc on the ...
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Opinion: U.K.’s ritual slaughter debate reeks of prejudice
By Daniella Peled, HAARETZ The screaming headlines in the British media regarding kosher and halal slaughter show how Britain isn’t immune to a Europe-wide paranoia about outsider communities. Full disclosure: I haven’t eaten meat for nearly three decades, so I don’t ...
Read More »EU: After Polish ritual slaughter ban, competitors carve up a lucrative market
His designer suits and expensive car project an image of success, but Salah Messikh has been on the brink of bankruptcy for more than a year. Messikh, the founder of one of Poland’s oldest halal slaughterhouses, saw his revenues halved ...
Read More »USA: Muslim Rights Group Seeks To Add Halal Food In Florida Prisons
By Ron Dicker, The Huffington Post An Islamic rights group is calling on Florida’s Department of Corrections to offer halal food to Muslim prisoners after a court mandated that kosher food be served again to Jewish inmates. “It is only fair ...
Read More »UK: RSPCA renews call for non-stun meat labels
The RSPCA renewed its call for clear labelling of non-stunned meat ahead of the House of Lords debate on religious slaughter on Thursday (16 January). The House of Lords will today debate the ethical, legal and religious factors that influence ...
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