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Midamar halal beef – charged with fraud
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Aziz Poonawalla
This is disturbing news – the company Midamar, well known for its halal meat products, has been charged with fraud for falsely advertising its beef as halal to Muslims: The indictment said the companies told customers its cattle were slaughtered by hand by specially trained Muslim slaughtermen who always recited prayer. Midamar also advertised that…
Muslims en masse for Modi at Madison Square
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Aziz Poonawalla
Newly elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to a huge crowd of Indian expats in New York City on Monday night, outlining his vision of India’s future and making an explicit appeal to the NRI community to support their home country – particularly with their wallets. Modi was also saavy enough to recognize that visas…
Post-Ramadan reflections
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Aziz Poonawalla
Welcome back, readers 🙂 My apologies for being so AWOL from blogging. This past Ramadan I had genuinely been able to ramp up my ibadat and one of the ways I achieved that was by letting go of digital distractions. A month later, the spiritual boost appears to have faded enough that I am reverting…
a victory for toilets and holograms: Narendra Modi is India’s new Prime Minister
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Aziz Poonawalla
As predicted by everyone, Narendra Modi has won the election and is India’s new Prime Minister. Some essential background on the Indian elections here, by John Oliver on HBO (because American news media FAIL): Modi won with substantial support of Muslims in India, despite his role in the Gujrat riots. I hope that Modi takes…
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