TY - CHAP
T1 - Halal food
AU - Iner, Derya
AU - Baghdadi, Amina
N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index.
Edited by Ronald Lukens Bull and Mark Woodward. New York: Palgrave
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The consumption of Halal food is a significant aspect of Muslims’ religious and cultural practice. In the context of food, halal connotes certain foods which are compliant with Islamic dietary requirements, while haram food refers to prohibited foods according to the Qur’an and Prophetic tradition (i.e. hadith). The halal food market is huge due to the 1.6 billion Muslim population all over the world. Furthermore, the global halal food market is increasingly growing in tandem with the growing Muslim population. Halal is not a new concept and many across the globe are aware of its implications. Due to the large share of halal certifying Muslim bodies in the billion-dollar halal food market, Islamophobes, especially in the West problematize the accommodation of Muslims’ dietary requirements by halal manufacturers and the income from halal certifications. The social hysteria created by anti-halal campaigners in the West overshadows the authentic meaning of halal and therefore, it is important to understand what halal food is, its religious, social and economic implications and where the unrest of anti-halal campaigners originates from.
AB - The consumption of Halal food is a significant aspect of Muslims’ religious and cultural practice. In the context of food, halal connotes certain foods which are compliant with Islamic dietary requirements, while haram food refers to prohibited foods according to the Qur’an and Prophetic tradition (i.e. hadith). The halal food market is huge due to the 1.6 billion Muslim population all over the world. Furthermore, the global halal food market is increasingly growing in tandem with the growing Muslim population. Halal is not a new concept and many across the globe are aware of its implications. Due to the large share of halal certifying Muslim bodies in the billion-dollar halal food market, Islamophobes, especially in the West problematize the accommodation of Muslims’ dietary requirements by halal manufacturers and the income from halal certifications. The social hysteria created by anti-halal campaigners in the West overshadows the authentic meaning of halal and therefore, it is important to understand what halal food is, its religious, social and economic implications and where the unrest of anti-halal campaigners originates from.
KW - Halal food
KW - Islam in the West
KW - halal meat
KW - Islamophobia
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-32626-5_91
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-32626-5_91
M3 - Chapter (peer-reviewed)
AN - SCOPUS:85159461801
SN - 9783030326258
VL - 2
SP - 747
EP - 766
BT - Handbook of contemporary Islam and Muslim lives
A2 - Lukens-Bull, Ronald
A2 - Woodward, Mark
PB - Springer
CY - Cham, Switzerland
ER -