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Creekstone beef is certified halal – and supplies top tier restaurants around the United States
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Aziz Poonawalla
A new blog has just burst onto the Muslim blogsphere scene, Muslim Eater (http://muslimeater.com) – with a magnificent debut post about how a major, top-tier beef supplier in Kansas is actually fully halal certified. That supplier is Creekstone Beef and all of their beef is hand-slaughtered zabiha halal by Muslim staff. I had a copy…
Halal Turkeys for Thanksgiving
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Aziz Poonawalla
Thanksgiving is the singularly American tradition of family, friends, and food – and the mighty turkey reigns supreme. In fact, founding father Benjamin Franklin thought the turkey was a better candidate for our nation’s National Bird than the bald eagle: “For my own part I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen the Representative…
Fasting for Ramadan with Diabetes
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Aziz Poonawalla
If you’re Muslim, and you have diabetes, can you still fast? That’s a question that more and more Muslims ask themselves each year, as the diabetes epidemic in America and worldwide continues. According to a 2011 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 26 million Americans have diabetes and 79 million have prediabetes,…
pink slime is not Halal
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Aziz Poonawalla
The controversy over so-called “pink slime” ground beef is repulsive on one level but also serves as a teaching moment about the value of eating halal. Here is how the beef industry defines pink slime: The lower-cost ingredient is made from fatty bits of meat left over from other cuts. The bits are heated and…
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