We gave you an in-depth photo tour of the Madani Halal slaughterhouse in Queens just last week; here's another look at the facility. Everyday folks line up around the corner at Madani to choose their own live chicken or goat, watch it get killed, then take it home for dinner. WARNING: This video contains graphic images. More
We've looked at animal slaughter a couple times before. But recently I had an opportunity to see a side of the process which, to me at least, was totally new: the ritualized practice of halal slaughter and butchering. Halal is a whole system of eating, a set of beliefs and practices in Islamic faith that governs what and how a Muslim can eat. WARNING: This post contains some graphic images of animals being slaughtered and butchered. Click with caution. More
Omar Sacirbey in the Boston Globe, on how the growing number of halal providers and restaurants is giving devout Muslims better dining options: Chicken tandoori, shami kebab, and lamb korma are among the exotic dishes offered at Grain and Salt, a new South Asian eatery in Allston. But Salim Nguyen, an observant Muslim from Wayland who eats only halal, the Islamic equivalent of kosher, is drawn to Grain and Salt's American fare."I can get Indo-Pakistani food at home," says Nguyen, 36, who grew up in Natick on the Indian cooking of his mother. Today he enjoys the Pakistani cuisine his wife prepares. But he's seldom been able to indulge in the foods his non-Muslim friends ate, like burgers, burritos, and... More
