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 ...
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Poland: Jews and Muslims Join Forces Against Kosher and Halal Ban
By GIANLUCA MEZZOFIORE, IB Times Rabbi Margolin and Mufti Miskiewicz lodge complaint against ban on ritual slaughter The director of the European Jewish Association (EJA) and Poland’s head mufti have filed a joint complaint at the European Commission against Poland ...
Read More »Poland: Animal rights groups want Mufti punished for illegal halal slaughter
Courtesy of Polskie Radio S.A Three of Poland’s animal rights groups have filed complaints at a prosecutor’s office after the country’s Chief Mufti allegedly broke the law by slaughtering a lamb without prior stunning. Chief Mufti Tomasz Miskiewicz has admitted to ...
Read More »Polish Muslims drop Eid sacrifice amid protests, halal ban
By AFP WARSAW / VILNIUS: Poland’s Muslim community decided Tuesday to refrain from the ancient tradition of animal sacrifice for the Eid al-Adha holiday amid protests by animal rights activists and a controversial ban on halal slaughter. “For the first time in ...
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