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Article: Malaysia hopes to create world halal standard.
- Article from:
- Al Arabiya (Saudi Arabia)
- Article date:
- October 28, 2009
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Summary: Malaysia hopes that Muslim countries can agree on which goods and products are halal, or acceptable to Muslims, a move that would boost the $2 trillion industry, although politics and interpretation
Malaysia hopes that Muslim countries can agree on which goods and products are halal, or acceptable to Muslims, a move that would boost the $2 trillion industry, although politics and interpretation of Islamic law may complicate the task.
The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is working on a single standard to be applied in its 57 member countries. Agreement to regulate the halal industry, which ranges from financial institutions to ...