Rules -- Meat -- Slaughter -- Intoxicants -- Business -- Standards -- Manufactured products -- Wholesome -- Cuisine -- Eating out This book explores what halal (permissible) food means to Muslims; how its legal and cultural interpretations have changed over time and in differen…
This book explores what halal (permissible) food means to Muslims; how its legal and cultural interpretations have changed over time and in different geographies; and how it shaped modern considerations about everything from animal slaughter and minority rights to consumption an…
Ahmad Karaouni operates Nature's Bounty, a USDA-certified halal slaughterhouse in Vacaville, California, where he offers grass-fed and grass-finished animals that remain free of hormones and antibiotics. Karaouni's commitment to sustainable slaughter places him in conversation w…
This thesis project focuses on the concept of halal (the category of permissible things according to Islam) as a concept important to understanding contemporary Islam. It is constructed around two questions: first, what is the concept of halal as used in the halal industry and h…
