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How are global challenges affecting the halal food industry? Well, this is an important question that needs to be addressed in light of the challenges we as halal food industry folks are facing since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 20202. Due to Covid19, the food industry is in crisis, but not in the …
How Are Global Challenges Affecting Halal Food Industry?Read More
Under new rules, meat from India no longer needs to be certified halal – following Muslim rules – before it is exported. The recently changed requirement is expected to end the domination of India’s minority Muslim community on the meat business, as authorities bowed to a longstanding demand of right-wing Hindu outfits and some NGOs …
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Indonesia’s highest Muslim clerical council aims to issue a ruling on whether a COVID-19 vaccine is halal, or permissible under Islam before the country is due to start a mass inoculation program using a Chinese vaccine next week. The world’s largest Muslim-majority country plans to launch vaccinations on Jan. 13 after obtaining 3 million doses …
Indonesia To Decide Whether COVID-19 Vaccine Is HalalRead More
Islamic fintech could reduce poverty and unemployment. It could reduce the scourges with the help of instruments such as easy payment and settlement solutions, remittances, person-to-person (P2P) lending, crowdfunding, and prudent investments. According to Islamic finance scholars, Islamic microfinance that is shariah-compliant could be used to mitigate poverty or reduce the unemployment rate all over …
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Halal Angels Network is among the first to penetrate the $5 trillion Halal consumer market and has teamed up with Vietnam Halal Centre for the Vietnamese Market to support the Vietnamese government in Startups, Halal consumer market, Islamic finance to aspiring entrepreneurs. They would host the Halal & Ethical Investment Summit post-COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam, this …
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Malaysia is slowly coming out of the storm it faced due to the recent halal meat scandal. What are the loopholes the infamous meat cartel used to continue their fraudulent practices for such a long period of time? Can the Malaysian government take any punitive measures to stop these malpractices once for all? How can …
SOPs On Halal Food Products To Be Issued In MalaysiaRead More
The Muslim world is in shock. Lately, we have been hearing a lot about scandals and fraudulent practices being used in the halal food sector in Malaysia and other countries. Can technology help us stop these malpractices in the halal food sector when it looks like halal food fraud is everywhere. This halal meat scandal …
Pakistan and the UAE are working on a new economic roadmap to boost bilateral trade volume and establish joint ventures between the two nations’ businesses and chambers of commerce. This was announced by Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) President Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, who met with UAE’s Ambassador to Pakistan Hamad Obaid Ibrahim …
There should be a clear demarcation of power in the proposed Halal Act that identifies the scope and parameters of the Islamic Development Department (Jakim). Prominent lawyer Nizam Bashir said the law had been mooted by the department’s Halal Hub Division since 2009, with the motivating factor of providing the authorities with more bite and …
Clear Demarcation Of Powers Vital In Malaysian Halal SectorRead More
The global halal integrity in trade has reached a major milestone in 2020, with the members of the International Halal Accreditation Forum (IHAF), the world’s first halal international accreditation network, heading the list of top halal food exporters globally. The top five nations exporting to Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries are Brazil at $16.2 …
IHAF Strengthens Global Halal Trade Integrity With Some Of The Biggest Halal ExportersRead More
The UAE-based halal food giant has made its first foray into the vegan market with a plant-based burger based on sunflower protein UAE-based Al Islami Foods, one of the largest frozen food companies in the GCC, and the 2020 winner of a global iHalal award for Best Halal Food Brand has just launched a plant-based …
Al Islami Foods Enters Vegan Market With New Plant-Based BurgerRead More
Islamic finance has the potential to create a positive impact and help in addressing the devastating challenges facing global economies as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. This was among the highlights of speeches and discussions during the 6th Islamic Finance Conference, jointly organized by Effat University, the Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), and …
How Islamic Finance Can Tackle Global Challenges In The Post-COVID-19 Era?Read More
