The company Soja protein has received halal certificates for 26 of its products from the Islamic Community in Serbia.

Posted in: Europe
The company Soja protein has received halal certificates for 26 of its products from the Islamic Community in Serbia.

Asian entrepreneur warns: "Tesco, watch out!"

Posted in: Europe
Khalid Hussain is the boss of the UK’s biggest chain of Asian supermarkets. Earlier this year, he opened a megastore in one of the most deprived areas of Birmingham, England. No wonder the Big Four supermarkets are sitting up and taking notice.


Cappoquin's new owners to focus on halal market

Posted in: Europe, Meat & Poultry
Ireland: The new owners of Cappoquin Chickens are expected to focus production on the halal market. The owners of Derby Poultry, Perwiaz Latif and Zahid Hussain, who bought the Co Waterford company last week, are already involved in producing meats for the UK Muslim market.

Islamic Funds

Posted in: Europe, Finance & Investment
With all sorts of ethically 'challenged' companies deliberately screened out, it comes as no surprise to learn that some non-Muslim socially-responsible (SRI) investors have started taking these funds seriously. Many Christian investors, for example, would probably share many, if not most, of the same ethical views as Islamic investors.

Ritual slaughter of animals excluded from new regulations

Posted in: Europe, Halal Integrity
Ritual killing of animals by Muslims and Jews is to be excluded from a new European Commission animal welfare regulation dealing with conditions for slaughtering animals.