Government & Politics
Shielding Muslims receiving pork items in England food packages (LINK ONLY)
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Halal
Government & Politics
City distributes 550,000 additional halal meals for Ramadan amid coronavirus crisis
(NY1) Hundreds waited in the rain in Jamaica, Queens — careful to keep an appropriate distance from each other — in a line that stretched for almost two blocks. One man picking up food was almost in tears when asked how his […]
Academics & Education
Mayor criticized over lack of halal meals Grab-and-go food given out at schools during holy month of Ramadan at issue
(Queens Chronicle) Only a little more than a month after Mayor de Blasio took heat from the Ozone Park community over his lack of outreach to the neighborhood’s Bangladeshi population about the COVID-19 shutdown, he is back in hot water with the […]
Fasting
Lib Dem councillor apologises after tweeting photo of bacon before ‘solidarity’ Ramadan fast (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
City DOE offering more halal meals at local schools during Ramadan
(amNY) More halal meals will be distributed at 32 school sites in the city beginning today, April 23, the Muslim holiday of Ramadan, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced. Halal options are offered at the over 400 school sites offering grab-and-go meals and […]
Crime
Police probe bribery claims surrounding NZ’s main Muslim organisation
(Stuff) Police are investigating allegations that bribes were paid from funds belonging to the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand (FIANZ) to help halal meat sales. FIANZ, a large charity that represents seven Muslim associations, is caught up in a leadership battle, […]
Academics & Education
Advocates say city’s efforts to provide halal, kosher meals are lagging
(Politico) Jewish and Muslim students throughout the city have been largely going without kosher and halal options for meals since city schoolchildren were barred from attending classes because of the coronavirus — and critics say the city’s recent efforts to address the […]
Government & Politics
Concern among Muslims that halal butcher closures will see them miss out in lockdown
(TVNZ) The government says it’s looking into whether halal butcheries should be allowed to open during lockdown so they can cater to New Zealand’s Muslim communities. Butcheries and bakeries are supposed to be closed under level four restrictions, but some suppliers of […]
Government & Politics
House of Commons to begin serving halal and kosher food following MPs’ appeal
(Politics Home) The House of Commons has announced it will start serving halal and kosher food following an appeal from MPs. It comes after Labour MPs Charlotte Nichols, who is Jewish, and Zarah Sultana, who is Muslim, wrote a joint letter to […]
Academics & Education
Corey Johnson calls on DOE to provide halal, kosher meals at schools
(NY Post) City Council Speaker Corey Johnson called on the Department of Education to start providing kosher and halal food in schools. Johnson, a 2021 mayoral hopeful, told WNYC radio’s “The Brian Lehrer Show” on Tuesday he believes the DOE should use […]
Halal
Inmate suffers setback in bid to make lawsuit over access to halal foods a class action
(VTDigger) A Muslim inmate suing the state Department of Corrections claiming that prison food does not meet his religious dietery needs has lost his latest round in court seeking to make his case a class action. Federal Magistrate Judge John Conroy issued […]
Animals
Aust tax rules complicate Islamic finance Australia ranks 17th in the global Islamic economy, a new report says, but tax issues are complicating Islamic finance.
(AAP) Australia could be a regional leader in Islamic finance but tax issues are holding the sector back domestically, advocates say. The worldwide Islamic finance industry is estimated to be worth $US3.5 trillion ($A5.2 trillion) by 2024, according to a report launched […]
Academics & Education
Call for Peterborough flu injection trial for Muslims (LINK ONLY)
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Alcohol & Drugs
Outrage as Greek nationalists plot offensive event near migrants The group wants to hold a barbecue with alcohol and pork next to a migrant camp
(National-UAE) A Greek nationalist organisation has sparked outrage after plotting to hold a barbecue with alcohol and pork near a migrant camp. United Macedonians planned an event for this Sunday next to the Diavata camp, near Thessaloniki in northern Greece, in protest […]
Academics & Education
Dearborn Public Schools now serve 100% halal meat
(WXYZ) It’s a sweeping change for students in a local school district when it comes to the meat being served at school lunches. “We are serving a fresher, higher quality & more cost effective meat,” says Superintendent Dr. Glenn Maleyko. Speaking publicly […]
Halal
Inmate seeks to make halal food access lawsuit a class action
(VTDigger) A Muslim inmate suing top Department of Corrections officials over claims that prison food does not meet his religious dietary needs is pressing ahead to make his lawsuit a class action. Justin Russell has been engaged in a long-running battle in […]
Christians
‘Unacceptable’ row over pork-free tortellini — diocese Normal welcome for guests, says Bologna church
(ANSA) The diocese of Bologna, which has ordered Muslim-friendly pork-free tortellini for Friday’s feast of patron saint Petronius, on Tuesday said the row over the case was “unacceptable.” The diocese has replaced pork, which Muslims do not eat for religious reasons, with […]
Academics & Education
Halal food program expanded to 10 more Paterson schools
(Paterson Times) School officials expanded the district’s self-operated halal food program to 10 more Paterson schools in the 2019-20 school year, said superintendent Eileen Shafer on Friday morning. School 2, 7, 8, 9, 19, 27, 28, Don Bosco Technical Academy, International High […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Butcher’s ‘non halal certified’ sign changed after complaint upheld by ad watchdog
(ABC-Australia) An Adelaide butcher at the centre of a complaint over window signage which said the business was “non halal certified” has now made a concession to the advertising watchdog. Valley Butchers in Adelaide’s north-east was the subject of complaints to Ad […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Adelaide butcher’s ‘non-halal’ sign found to breach discrimination rules
(Smart Company) A South Australian butcher has been pulled up for breaching advertising discrimination rules over a sticker in its window which said “non-halal certified.” Adelaide-based Valley Butchers found itself in hot water with the Advertising Standards Board in an August ruling […]
Clothing
Muslim men sue L.A. Sheriff’s Department, alleging religious discrimination in jail
(LA Times) Three Muslim men are suing the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, alleging they were denied access to an observant diet and proper religious garments and texts, while the same accommodations were made for inmates of other faiths. The lawsuit, filed […]
Academics & Education
Veggie GCSE student who criticised halal meat in RS exam given lowest mark possible despite proving she wasn’t being racist (LINK ONLY)
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Animals
Belgium tests EU rules on halal and kosher slaughter Flanders will test the limits of European law on animal welfare and religious freedom.
(Politico) It is the last year that Mohamed Bouezmarni can help sacrifice around 200 sheep in a southern Belgian slaughterhouse for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha. From September 1, the French-speaking region of Wallonia will be the second Belgian authority after […]
Animals
Italy: Animal cruelty investigation after Muslim migrants slaughter sheep in parking lot
(Breitbart) A pair of Tunisian migrants are under investigation by Italian authorities for animal cruelty after allegedly slaughtering sheep in a parking lot. The pair slaughtered two sheep in the village of Bentivoglio in Bologna as part of the annual Islamic festival […]
Clerics & Preachers
French Muslim association to forge ahead with imam training plans despite Macron reticence Hakim El Karoui’s association plans to raise cash from taxes on halal products and Hajj trips
(National-UAE) A new French Muslim association is pressing ahead with plans to finance the training and payment of imams despite silence from President Emmanuel Macron on his long-promised initiative for the organisation of Islam in France. Analysts believe the president shelved his […]
Alcohol & Drugs
Muslim discovers Pret sandwich he’d been eating for 12 years ‘isn’t halal’ (LINK ONLY)
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Animals
Nine sheep seized from unauthorised abattoirs during Muslim Feast of Sacrifice
(Brussels Times) Brussels police confiscated nine sheep meant to be sacrificed without stunning on unauthorised slaughter floors set up in Brussels for the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice, celebrated at the weekend. Initial inspections carried out on Friday saw police seize two sheep […]
Animals
Butcher shop employee who slit runaway cow’s throat behind Bloomfield Home Depot charged with animal cruelty
(Hartford Courant) The Bloomfield butcher shop employee who slit the throat of an escaped young cow in a Home Depot parking lot has been arrested on animal cruelty charges. Badr Musaed, 39, of Windsor, turned himself in to Bloomfield police Thursday. He […]
Academics & Education
Muslim Council of Britain slams the Daily Telegraph for ‘inaccurate’ flu vaccine story The MCB will file a formal complaint against the newspaper, a spokesman said.
(HuffPost) The Muslim Council of Britain has denied issuing a “ruling” that parents should not vaccinate their children against flu, following an “inaccurate” frontpage story in the Daily Telegraph. In Monday’s edition an article by Bill Gardner reported that the MCB, Britain’s […]
Academics & Education
Fears over Muslim parents withdrawing children from ‘non-halal’ flu vaccine (LINK ONLY)
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Children & Teens
German daycares under police protection after plans to stop serving pork Two Leipzig daycare centers reversed moves to remove pork from the menu after the plans sparked a nationwide debate. The heated responses prompted police to park patrol cars outside to protect against 'possible dangers.'
(Deutsche Welle) Plans to no longer serve children pork or gelatin-containing products like gummy bears at two daycare centers in the eastern German city of Leipzig prompted a wave of criticism online and made headlines across the country on Tuesday. The mass-circulation […]
Animals
Spokesman defends actions of butcher in public cow slaughter
(WTIC) Bloomfield Police reports describe the incident that unfolded July 13th at the Bloomfield Home Depot. Employees from Saba Live Poultry tracked down a runaway cow cornering it by the loading dock. Bloomfield Officer Brendan Danaher was on scene. He saw one […]
Animals
Cow slaughter in public prompts closure of Bloomfield meat store The situation started when a cow got loose from the Saba meat store in Bloomfield.
(WVIT) A young cow was slaughtered in a Home Depot parking lot in public view, and NBC Connecticut Investigates has learned the business that owned the livestock is closed, and in hot water with multiple local, state and federal agencies. This involved […]
Animals
Greedy Pigs cafe stands firm after hate letter brands its name ‘disgusting, shameful and offensive’ (LINK ONLY)
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Animals
Abattoir worker poses for gory picture ‘with ears from slaughtered lamb’ (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
DOE slacking on Jewish, Muslim dietary options at schools: councilman
(NY Post) A free-lunch pilot program for Jewish and Muslim city school kids with religious dietary restrictions has been plagued by delays, two politicians charge. The chairman of the City Council’s education committee says he plans to grill Department of Education officials […]
Animals
Molenbeek seeks to open temporary slaughterhouse for Muslim holiday
(Brussels Times) A proposal to open a temporary slaughterhouse for Eid al-Adha, one of the most important holidays of the Muslim faith, has been requested to the Brussels region through a letter sent by the Brussels municipality of Molenbeek. The decision to […]
Crime
Prison officer assault over halal meal earns terror plotter a longer sentence
(AAP) A Queensland man jailed for plotting a terror attack has had his prison term extended over the assault of a prison officer in a disturbance sparked by a halal meal. Agim Kruezi, 26, didn’t commit the assault. But he pleaded guilty […]
Academics & Education
Unapproved flyer about headscarves and un-anaesthetised slaughter embarrasses Ecolo
(Brussels Times) Several members of the Francophone environmentalist party, Ecolo, have distributed unapproved flyers in Laeken with political stances on wearing a headscarf in public administration and at school, and for un-anaesthetised slaughter. “Should the headscarf be allowed in the counter? Yes. […]
Halal
Fort McMurray hospital starts serving halal meals for patients 'You don’t have to be Muslim to appreciate harmony, to appreciate inclusiveness.'
(CBC) The hospital in Fort McMurray has become the first in Alberta’s north zone to offer halal meal options. The Northern Lights Regional Health Centre phased in the food in November, and has since served about 100 halal meals to patients. “This […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
‘We eat pork’: Swiss company’s job listing for a driver accused of discrimination
(Local) An online job listing seeking a “Swiss” driver has caused outrage among members of Switzerland’s migrant community. An online job ad for Schärer Transport AG, a logistics company based in the canton of St Gallen, has been called out for discrimination […]
Halal
Windsor-area Mediterranean restaurant slammed on social media for serving halal meat The owner posted the negative reviews on his Facebook page
(CBC) A Tecumseh restaurant is under fire on social media — but not for the quality of the food or customer service. Instead, the negative reviews are because only halal meat is offered. Tabouli by Eddy’s has been open for just a few […]
Government & Politics
Pepperoni served at reception for Connecticut’s first Muslim state legislator
(Hartford Courant) M. Saud Anwar is Connecticut’s first Muslim state legislator — so it raised eyebrows when pepperoni was served at a reception for the Pakistani-American at the Capitol. Pepperoni is a pork product and is not halal under Islamic law, which […]
Clothing
Muslim detainees say ICE interferes with their religious practices
(Courthouse News) Five Muslims accused immigration officials at a Florida detention facility of denying them access to the Quran and restricting prayer in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday. “Glades County Detention Center is brazenly violating fundamental religious rights for no discernible reason […]
Animals
Meat slaughtered without stunning animals not organic: EU court
(AFP) Halal meat from animals slaughtered by religious ritual without having first been stunned cannot be labelled organic, on animal welfare grounds, a top European Union court ruled Tuesday. The way the meat is slaughtered “fails to observe the highest animal welfare […]
Academics & Education
Paterson begins serving halal food at School 5, Kennedy High School
(Paterson Times) The cafeteria workers at John F. Kennedy High School served chicken patty sandwiches to students for lunch on Monday afternoon. But there was something inconspicuously different about the sandwiches: the meat between the buns was halal, allowing hundreds of Muslim […]
Academics & Education
Student in freedom of expression row with Preston’s University of Central Lancashire will not take part in diversity training (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Preston UKIP in dispute with UCLan over student’s halal meat comments (LINK ONLY)
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Academics & Education
Halal meat row is being used to stir up racial hatred, says council leader (LINK ONLY)
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Animals
Belgium: Muslims, Jews blast new animal slaughter rules Muslim, Jewish communities see new rules as curb on religious freedom
(Anadolu) A new Belgian ban on the slaughter of un-stunned animals in the country’s Walloon and Flemish regions is getting a frosty reception from Muslims and Jews alike, who call it a disrespectful curb on religious freedom. Belgium “disappointed everybody when they […]