The High Cost of Halal Labels
A number of MUI senior officials are suspected of manipulating their authority to issue halal (allowed/legitimate in Islam) certification to companies in Australia and other countries. Some of them were even given important positions at a Belgian company.
February 25, 2014
Four people of different ethnic backgrounds gathered at the lobby of the Rydges Bell City Hotel, in the heart of Melbourne, Australia. They were Ali Chawk from Lebanon, Mohammed Lotfi of Egyptian background, Imran Musa from Singapore and Syahrudi Muhammad Idji from Indonesia. On that afternoon of October 1, 2013, they discussed halal food certification issued by the Indonesian Council of Ulamas (MUI) or council of Islamic scholars.
Chawk and Lot
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