(Daily Herald) As suburban families prepare to come together this week for Thanksgiving meals, among the meat options they might find at the grocer are halal and kosher turkeys.
Halal (permissible) and kosher (pure, proper or suitable for consumption) meats and foods must follow specific requirements related to their slaughter and preparation as prescribed by Islamic and Jewish laws. Though such options are available at grocery stores and some restaurants throughout the Chicago area, that’s not the case in settings such as prisons, hospitals and schools.
One Muslim nonprofit is trying to change that.
