4 Jan 2021 Jakarta, Indonesia – Questions about the potential use of pork products in vaccines is compounding vaccine hesitancy in Indonesia, experts have warned, urging officials and Muslim leaders in the Southeast Asian nation to speed up efforts to gain public trust ahead of a mass immunisation campaign against COVID-19. Pork-derived gelatin is used as […]
Are Covid vaccines halal? Malaysia tries to find middle ground
Are Covid vaccines halal? Malaysia tries to find middl Yantoultra Ngui & Hadi Azmi/BloombergDecember 05, 2020 00:05 am +08 –A +A (Dec 4): Malaysia’s latest challenge from the coronavirus pandemic is to allay concern among local Muslims about vaccine shots which could contain substances forbidden by Islam. The Special Muzakarah Committee of the National Council […]
UAE: State of the Global Islamic Economy Report 2020/21 Launch
US$2.02 trillion consumer spending in Islamic Economy sectors forecasted for an 8% drop in 2020, travel worst hit while food fares the best: State of the Global Islamic Economy Report 2020/21 Dubai, November 16th, 2020 – Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC) has announced the results of the State of the Global Islamic Economy Report (SGIE) 2020/21 with […]
Enhancing the Halal Global Ecosystem
KUALA LUMPUR: Halal Development Corp (HDC) expects 6,000 participants for its 12th World Halal Conference (WHC) this year, as interested parties will be able to attend the conference both physically and virtually. HDC chief executive officer Hairol Ariffein Sahari said the conference would be held for the first time in a hybrid manner. WHC has […]
Pakistan Increases Meat Exports to Saudi
Six Pakistani companies register in Saudi Arabia to export meat to kingdom ISLAMABAD: The government is trying to boost exports of halal meat and other perishable and non-perishable items to Saudi Arabia to further enhance economic diplomacy between the two countries, a senior official said this week.The country’s federal cabinet has recently approved export of […]
Malaysia: Halal certificates for vaccines including those for Covid-19 in the works, says govt agency
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 — Standards to certify vaccines, including those for Covid-19, as halal or permissible for use by Muslims is expected to be available as early as next year, the Halal Development Corporation (HDC) has indicated. According to local daily Berita Harian, HDC CEO Hairol Ariffein Sahari said that Malaysia is expected to be […]
Malaysia: JAKIM successfully accredited with ISO/IEC 17065: 2012 – Conformity Assessment
Jakim Accredited with ISO 17065 POSTED ON 16/10/2020 BY SALAMA By Bukhari Md Akhir, Director, Halal Management Division JAKIM On 10th October 2020, the Halal Management Division, JAKIM was successfully accredited by the Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM), Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) to be in compliance with the International Standard ISO/IEC 17065:2012 Conformity Assessment – Requirements […]
Cape Town is on a Mission to Double Halaal Exports by 2025
October 2017 JOHANNESBURG – The exports of halaal products for local and international buyers will come under the spotlight at the first-ever small scale conference in Cape Town this month as the Western Cape province aims to punch above its weight in the industry. Wesgro — Cape Town and the Western Cape’s official tourism, trade […]
A boost on the horizon for South African halaal exports
22 April 2018 Cape Town -The Western Cape’s expansion into new markets for halaal exports is set to be further boosted by Wesgro’s trade mission to Asia. Wesgro, Cape Town and the Western Cape’s tourism, trade and investment agency, is leading a trade delegation to Singapore to showcase the best of the province’s agri-processed halaal […]
Brazil: Halal certification should be standardized
POSTED ON 23/07/2020 Courtesy HalalFocus (Salama) So says Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce secretary-general Tamer Mansour. He was featured in an international online event on the halal market hosted this Wednesday (22) by the Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture.