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For many Muslim grocery shoppers, a shifting definition of 'halal' 

  • Written by Febe Armanios, Associate Professor of History, Middlebury College
For many Muslim grocery shoppers, a shifting definition of 'halal' For many non-Muslims, the fast food carts that line the streets of New York City and San Francisco are their primary point of contact with halal foods.Guian Bolisay, CC BY-SA

For Muslims, halal food follows certain rules proscribed by Islamic law. It usually pertains to ritual slaughter and abstention from certain items like pork, blood and...

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