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A Muslim leader has challenged politician Pauline Hanson to visit the Toowoomba Mosque after her controversial call for a boycott of halal-certified Easter eggs. A video of the One Nation leader speaking about an alleged “halal tax” on the community went viral on social media recently. She argued Australians shouldn’t pay a “tax” on foods …
New Zealand’s Muslim population is not big enough to see a growth of Shariah-compliant banking options, the industry experts say. Islamic banking, or Sharia finance, is governed by the principles of Islam. According to Islamic law, you can’t use money to make money – it has to be from legitimate trade. It is prohibited to …
Australian army has issued orders that one-third of its meals to the combat troops has to be halal-certified. This followed a series of changes in the ration packs to the troops. The new changes were approved by the Deputy Chief of Army Major General Rick Burr. The halal option comes up despite Muslims forming a …
Australian Food and Grocery Council criticises ‘abusive anti-halal calls and mail’ directed at its members by opponents of the scheme. Halal certification enables up to $13bn in food exports each year, according to Australia’s peak body for food and drink manufacturers, which has criticised the “abusive anti-halal calls and mail” directed at its members by …
Coalition members in Australian Parliament are seeking an inquiry into the way food is certified as halal. Halal food has been prepared according to Islamic law, and is free from pork products, alcohol and other specified ingredients. Companies seeking to label their foods “halal” – an Arabic word for “lawful” – must pay fees to …
Sydney, Australia:- Halal food certification in Australia and other parts of the world has become a contentious issue. Recently, a Western Australian cafe received hateful and anti-Islamic messages after its owners tried to explain halal on Facebook. A South Australian company stopped certifying its yogurt in November 2014 after it was targeted by a social …
NEWS that a South Australian agribusiness had been unfairly targeted by an anti-halal organisation, and as a result almost lost a $50,000 contract, is disappointing. One of a number of anti-halal lobbyists, the Boycott Halal Facebook group urges its followers to bombard specific businesses with complaints in the hope they will cancel their halal registration. …
Halal certifiers say consumers, whatever their religion, have nothing to fear from halal. One of the major halal Certifying bodies in Australia, the Islamic Coordinating Council says its role is to ensure food is prepared properly and hygienically, following Sharia law. It comes as a Facebook page urges people to boycott halal certified products in …
The Dairy Farmers Association says it is disappointed a small South Australian dairy producer did not seek its help before dropping Halal certification due to a campaign of “irrational bullying” on social media. The Fleurieu Milk and Yoghurt Company faced an attack from people who claimed the $1,000 certification fee it paid had been channelled …
An aggressive social media campaign pushing for a boycott of Halal products in Australia has forced a local company to drop the accreditation and ditch a deal that was worth $50,000 a year. The Fleurieu Milk and Yoghurt Company came under fire last week on its social media page with people suggesting the fee it …
Sunshine Coast Dairy Says No To $10b Halal IndustryThe SUNLIGHT Coast milk town has created any long range informal communication storm after communicating an unequivocal truly no for you to Australia’s $10 billion dollars halal capability market. Maleny Dairies posted with Myspace with Late just two how the capability wedding food providers relating to Muslim …
In the event that you look carefully enough at the over of the bundle, you very well might see it. A little image, distinguishing an item as Halal. From pies to Anzac bread rolls, Halal confirmation is opening customary Australian items to a developing center eastern business. At the same time as some call, the …
The Chief Operating Officer of the Byron Company has ultimately talked over the anti-Halal campaign. The Company recently found itself involved in argument in a social media row when it emerged its Halal-certified products included an ANZAC biscuit. The Group named Boycott Halal in Australia encourages boycotting any product carrying Halal certification, and claims the …
Some of Australia’s top food brands are being targeted for boycott via social media for producing halal foods, claiming the certification fees “directly support terrorism”. Vegemite, Four ‘n’ Twenty pies, the Byron Bay Cookie Company, Nescafe, Colgate and Western Star Butter are among the companies being targeted for making products with halal certification. A number …
New Zealand has been exporting halal meat since the 1970s for the most part with little government involvement, but times have changed. How did the meat industry asked for more regulation to prove the “halalness” of its products? It’s peak season for the meat slaughter industry in the South Island, with about 100 workers ensuring …
LAHORE – High Commissioner Designate to Australia, Naela Chohan has said that Australian companies are interested in investing in the Halal food market and want to enter the Middle Eastern region through Pakistan. It will benefit both the countries and Pakistan will be able to attract more countries for Halal food processing. She was talking …
Airline food is the butt of endless bad comedy routines, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t maximise the experiencing of dining on a plane. With Qantas upgrading its in-flight meals this week, here’s what’s on offer and how you can get the best from it. Qantas this week announced that it is going to …
Demand for Islamic finance training from non-Muslims rose more than fourfold in the past seven years as students seek to enter an industry whose assets are set to double to $3.4 trillion by 2018. Malaysia’s International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance had 2,000 people enrolled on its courses this year, of whom about 14 percent are from nations …
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 by John Giffin, Tairawhiti Multicultural CouncilAS our East Coast region is home to 86 ethnic groups and communities, the Tairawhiti Multicultural Council joins the groundswell of international voices reminding everyone of the importance of valuing human beings, of peaceful coexistence, of co-operation and mutual support, and of avoidance of hatred, enmity …
New Zealand Trade Minister Tim Groser expressed optimism regarding the signing of a comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) that will lower trade barriers between Saudi Arabia and other GCC countries. “We’re making a lot of progress as far as the New Zealand-GCC free trade agreement is concerned. There are just a few legal issues being clarified …
The Directorate General for Religious Affairs (Diyanet) has issued a fatwa stating that kangaroo meat and grasshoppers are “halal” food, but Islam bans eating “badgers, martens, weasels, beavers and sea otters.” “Islamic scholars agree that ‘halal’ animals that are not mentioned in the Quran and in the hadith [the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad] are …
Australia: Halal Food Dishing Out Radical Change In Society HALAL food is now sold at a dozen McDonald’s restaurants and bacon is off the menu at some KFC outlets to accommodate the religious sensitivities of Australia’s growing Muslim population. The Muslim population has soared by 40 per cent to 476,291 in just five years – …
New Zealand Told To Tap Into Halal Tourism. New Zealand is being encouraged to tap into the lucrative and growing Muslim tourist market. The United Nations World Tourism Organisation estimates by 2020 from the Middle East alone, about 70 million people will travel overseas on holiday, spending about $20 billion every year. A symposium has …
