11-16-2004, 08:47 AM
Salam PII,
That is a very good question. Since I only have experience from Sweden it is the only country I can refer to. Many meat halal products are imported from Denmark to Sweden, due to that they are able to slaughter in a halal way.
But truly it is not that 'simple' as it does not stay with the meat. PII as a vegetarian you are surely aware of that there are many other products that can contain for example essence of meat, even if it is called vegetarian food. Things that is added into the food to make it more durable. And the same goes for me as a Muslim, I have to check and recheck when going shopping food. The Swedish Muslim community gives out a list of haram additives that is to be avoided, and you go shopping with this list in your hand. So cheese, some milkproducts, sweets, bread etc etc there are added haram additives into. You learn along the way what to avoid, but you should not be to sure and go shopping sleeping, just recheck once and a while, suddenly it pops up a haram additive in something you are used to buy. It does not happen often, but it happens!
(I have one old food question hanging around... If it was not you I discuss this with just dismiss the question. 'Swedish fish' did you write that once? If you did I asked you what it is but never got a reply...)
Hillel was he not one of the Jewish PRIESTS during the time Jesus, AS was born? That was always in the temple?
Bye