Focus shifts to the competency of Halal certification organisations following pork and horse DNA found in burgers in EU
18/1/13 Behalal.org Team
Amid fears that Halal products may also be affected by the recent findings by the Food Standards Agency of Ireland, the attention of Muslims have moved to the standards and operations of Halal certification organisations worldwide that confirm that the end product indeed is halal.
EU ALERT: Horse and pork findings in Burgers raise fears for halal products across Europe
17/1/14 Behalal.org team
The Food Standards Agency of Ireland (FSAI) issued a press release on Tuesday 15th January 2013 after publishing findings of a study examining the authenticity of a number of beef burger, beef meal and salami products available from retail outlets in Ireland. It tested for the presence of horse and pig DNA and showed the presence of horse DNA in some beef burger products. This was followed by Food Standards Agency on Wednesday alerting consumers in England.
Beyond Ramadan Magazine
Beyond Ramadan behalal.org magazine
Assalaam Alaiykum,
We’re busy getting the magazine out but if you would like to get your copy sooner options are hard copy (cost £2.50 plus £1.50 first class postage for UK) or PDF £1.50 worldwide! Email us at info@behalal.org
Topics include health, Islam and modes nutrition, your rights on protecting the halal diet, halal certification, plus more. Help us, join us and thank you for your continued support.
Beyond Ramadan- behalal.org publication
24/8/12
Calling all mosques, Islamic Bookshops, grocery outlets, organisations, individuals to order your copies. Our first printed publication with a focus on health, healthy hajj, protection of traditional slaughter, halal certification organisations and more. Contact us at info@behalal.org
Ramadan Kareem – time for positive change
20/7/12 behalal.org team
Ramadan Mubarak. May this ramadan bring the blessing of this beautiful month to us and our families. We pray to Allah that He accepts all of our efforts and overlooks and forgives all of our shortcomings. Ameen.
Ramadan is an ideal time to detox, pray, connect, introspect and for greater unity to bring about improvements. For self-training for better spiritual development and an aid for physical and mental health that goes on after ramadan.
Ramadan 2012: The Early Bird Challenge 5
25/6/12
By Yacoob Manjoo
With just one month to go until Ramadan, insha-Allah everyone is gearing up to welcome this blessed annual visitor. If you’ve been with this series so far, insha-Allah you’re well on track to make the most of the coming month. But if not, there’s still time to put in some prep work. You can still make use of past posts in this series – but just amend the exercises to suit your current timeframes. See the list of previous posts at the end for quick access to these exercises.
UK: Meetings In Birmingham and Leicester: Prophetic Halal slaughter/UK Halal Commission
3/6/12
Birmingham Central Mosque hosted a special meeting of Imams, Scholars, community leaders and stakeholders on Saturday 2nd June 2012. Behalal.org was there and we would like to share with you a summary of the meeting. Please also see a separate press release from HMC below which we’ve rolled into one article as they cover the same concerns of halal slaughter.
Halal hysteria: Mehdi Hasan
16/5/12 www.newstatesman.com
The British “debate” about meat, animal cruelty and ritual slaughter has become a proxy for deep fears about Muslims in our midst
UK: behalal.org response to leading vet on religious slaughter is misleading
6/5/12
Our response to the following article http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17966327
Opinion: The “Halal Meat” Scam and Why I’m a Semi-Vegetarian
28/4/12 pieceofmind.publicrealm.net
Yes, you read that right – the term “halal meat” is a scam, which is why I’m a semi-vegetarian. By semi-vegetarian, I mean that I only eat meat on certain occasions, under specific circumstances, and following very strict guidelines. I would say in a given month, I eat meat twice, maybe three times (if that). “But whyyy?” you might ask? Simple. I’m following the commands of Allah
in the Qur’an, and the sunnah of our Prophet Muhammad
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Halal Friendly Recognition for The Ambassador Hotel, Thailand
12/7/11 Press Release
The Ambassador Hotel in Thailand has been awarded a Crescentrating of 4 based on the Halal-friendly services and facilities they offer to guests. This is the first Hotel in Bangkok to be awarded a Crescentrating.
Pure One™ Sponsors Halal Omega-3 Campaign
11/7/11 Press Release

Chapel Hill, NC, July 11, 2011 –(PR.com)– Source-Omega announced today it has teamed up with online Halal consumer organization Behalal.org. As sponsor of the behalal.org good health mission, Pure One™ omega-3 microalgae oil will be featured on the organization’s website.
UK: behalal.org on BBC Asian Network
24/5/11 behalal.org
Behalal.org have been active during a pilot in Birmingham to make changes in pre-cooked food and featured in special report – toxic takeaway. 
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