Category: Middle East
Indonesia promotes halal industry and infrastructure investment opportunities at Expo 2020 Dubai
DUBAI: Indonesia’s participation in the Expo 2020 Dubai event has entered its 24th week. This week, Bank Indonesia and DKI Jakarta Provincial Government (Pemprov) had…
MRHB DeFi Launches Sahal Wallet, world’s first ethical and halal crypto wallet
DUBAI: MRHB DeFi, the world’s first ethics-based decentralized finance (DeFi) platform, is announcing the 22.2.22 launch of Sahal Wallet, a non-custodial cryptocurrency wallet that functions…
Halal Qatar Festival 2022
DOHA: The 10th edition of the Halal Qatar Festival 2022 in the southern area of the village Katara will be held from 21-26 February 2022….
Seara sets to launch ‘Shawaya’ Chicken, a first-of-a-kind innovation in frozen foods at Gulfood 2022
DUBAI: Seara, a food brand that is completely committed to high quality products, is set to launch Seara Shawaya, a first-of-a-kind innovation in the frozen…
SDFA plans to obligate Halal certification over food products
RIYADH: The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) is planning to obligate Halal certification over local and imported food products. SFDA has clarified that its…
What Is lab-grown meat and will it be halal?
AMMAN: The question of whether humans should be consuming meat or not has become a multi-faceted one in recent years. While many people have ditched…
The rise of Muslim young fiction: tales of high school, hijabs and halal marshmallows
DUBAI: “Ya Allah, save me from my geeky self,” mutters Janna Yusuf nervously as her crush walks towards her. She is a high-school student and…
A travel blogger helping Muslims see the world
LONDON: On one of Elena Nikolova’s first trips as a Muslim, she realized travel for her had changed forever. Visiting Bulgaria from the United Kingdom,…
Halal industry identified as key area of collaboration between ASEAN and GCC Countries
DUBAI: The halal industry is a high-potential avenue where companies in the UAE, GCC and Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) can boost trade…
‘Modest fashion’ looks to move from niche to mainstream
ISTANBUL: When Kerim Ture was first building his online fashion retailer for Muslim women, would-be investors would make Islamophobic jokes. “They would say: ‘Let me…