Think ‘halal’ is a just a dietary restriction? Adnan Durrani, the founder of American Halal, wants to change the definition.
INC Most Americans know the term halal-if they are familiar with it at all-as the Muslim system of dietary regulations. Adnan Durrani wants consumers to understand halal in different terms: “Wholesome and pure. Sustainable, fair trade, and just practices in terms of the environment and animal welfare.”
Durrani is the founder and CEO of American Halal, whose Saffron Road brand sells the first halal-certified frozen entrées available in mainstream supermarkets nationwide, including all stores in 11 regions of the Whole Foods chain. Though halal may be mysterious to most Americans, it has many parallels to kashrut, or Jewish dietary law, notably in its ban on pork products and standards for butchering meat. And for Durrani, a U.S. citizen of Pakistani descent, that’s the point.
Muslims always try to compare Halal to Kosher yet the differences are dramatic, which is why Muslims are allowed to eat Kosher but Jews are not allowed to eat Halal.
Kosher vs. Halal:
Kosher – requires the animal be slaughtered quickly and humanely, strictly forbidding cruel slow methods like strangulation.
Halal – requires the animal be bled out in agony while sick people who get off watching that kind of thing have a “festival.”
Kosher – requires the blood be drained cleanly from the *carcass* of the humanely killed animal, removing toxins released from cells into the bloodstream at the moment of death from the meat.
Halal –leaves the meat *filled* with toxins released at the moment of death because the blood is removed while the animal is dying and therefore is not present in sufficient quantities to remove those last toxins.
Kosher – contains little to no cortisol or norepenepherine (two stress chemicals that are similar enough from mammal to mammal to cross species) because the animal to be killed is treated well before it is put down and is generally not frightened as it is put down (because in a truly kosher slaughter situation, animals cannot be slaughtered in a sequential fashion, as the waste of one could contaminate the next, so they are not exposed to the “scent of death” the way non-kosher culls are)
Halal – animals watch other animals die during the blood letting festival, smelling their fear and raising their own stress. These stress chemicals “marinate” the meat in hormones known to raise levels of aggression and violence in nearly all mammal species (including human).
Kosher – requires cooking the cleanly drained meat completely, cooking any remaining stress chemicals into oblivion.
Halal – allows for a surprising range of cooking methods, including even some “tar tar” dishes (raw or nearly raw), allowing for the spread of disease and chemicals and hormones that were not removed by the idiotic slow bloodletting practice and half-measure cooking.
Kosher – the spinal cord is sectioned thus cutting off pain to the brain. Therefore, no suffering or terror.
Halal – spinal cord left intact.
There are only 5.3 million Jews in the U.S., but kosher food is a $12.5 billion market. It’s also a crowded one, with 16,000 companies selling certified-kosher products. As for Muslims, a recent Pew Report put their U.S. population at 2.6 million in 2010 but projects that number jumping to 6.2 million by 2030.
Of course, for a brand with Saffron Road’s ambitions, making a hit with Muslim shoppers isn’t enough. In the kosher food market, for example, about 75 percent of sales comes from non-Jews-many of them Muslims-who buy kosher for reasons including health and safety, taste, or flavor, and the belief that the products are made under stricter guidelines than are other products. (Readers of a certain age may remember Hebrew National’s successful 1970s “We Answer to a Higher Authority” TV ad campaign.) The Saffron Road name-an allusion to the Silk Road, the ancient trading route that connected the Middle East, India, and China-was chosen to be broadly appealing.
And each box is graffitied with half a dozen or so seals of approval: certified humane, (Humane in Islam is not the same as humane to everybody else. See videos below) antibiotic free, gluten free. Although halal certification (from the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America) may be the draw for a Muslim shopper, a non-Muslim looking for frozen Thai or Indian food might choose Saffron Road because it’s the only certified-humane and antibiotic-free option in the grocery freezer. (And they would be buying into a fraud)
American Halal had retail sales of more than $4 million in 2011, driven largely by Whole Foods. But with new products on the way and distribution in more supermarket chains-including Publix, Wegmans, and Kroger-Durrani forecasts sales hitting $50 million within five years.
The video here shows the kind of suffering Muslims cause animals they slaughter:
I would like comparisons to kosher and nonkosher slaughter
MH, This compares halal and kosher: http://www.barenakedislam.com/2013/05/09/barbaric-halal-slaughter-vs-kosher-slaughter/
I’m thinking that from a spiritual point of view that Satan (Allah), the great counterfeiter, set up this perverted “halal” system for one purpose > to desensitize Muslims to torture and killing so as to more readily engage bloody jihad against humans.
Love it you definitely got this one hundred per cent correct ” satan (allah), the great counterfeiter” Only I don’t capitalize evil names. This is exactly who they are following is satan.
Whatever the reason for their bloodthirsty, savage and inhumane behavior in nearly everything they do, who the fuck cares???
To figure that out is a job for those interested in the study of the criminally insane which, bottom line, radical Muslims are. And they are covertly populating country after country with themselves by impregnating minor females year after year creating very large families in comparison to the dwindling numbers of children in civilized families. And of course the Muslim children are naturalized citizens upon birth. So the immigration of Muslims to non-Muslim countries like the US must be outlawed quickly and at all costs!!
I watched halal slaughter in front of my office for five years in Saudi Arabia and I can tell you even for an old farmer it was barbaric. The butchers would show up in an old Toyota pick up truck and start in by tying the bulls feet tighter with all kinds of beating and screaming for 15-20 minutes then they would trip them off their feet with a lot more screaming and beating and finally slit their throats. Then they had my men ( Somalis )pull them up with a tractor and loader while they started to skin them many times while they where still alive!! The slaughter was as barbaric as the the Muslims doing it,of course we where not allowed to interfer or we would be fired or jailed, some of the English that worked for me tired to make suggestions and got chased off at knife point!!
Thanks, tom. Too many people try to tell uss halal is humane, despite all the graphic evidence to the contrary.
Publix in Florida is still selling it as is Walmart. I made a complaint due to the fact I dislike paying terrorist organizations, the food is unclean – , the FDA is obviously not checking … I don’t know what else to do. Sandy had the correct question: where is PETA?
PETA does nothing about halal. Whenever you see halal meat products in the store, put pork on top of it.
There’s so much hatred in this world and this website is a great example of it. I heard ISIS Or a predecessor are actually behind it to create hatred amongst people.
henry,
Woukd the word
loathe be more. Hmmm palatable to you?
Henry is a moron.
The FDA has nothing to do with slaughtering animals it is the USDA and they’re to busy sending 4-5 or 6 inspectors out to inspect dog kennels no time or budget to inspect slaughter houses more than minimally!?? PETA and HSUS won’t say a thing about halal because that would upset the Muslim in chief in the Black House and they wouldn’t want to do that!??
Where are these humane animal groups now? Like Peta? I will never eat Halal! Cruel animal abuse!
PETA is a Leftist organization. Leftists and Muslims are united in destroying Western civilization.
Too bad for the animals!! Unfortunately many environmental and animal rights groups are really more liberal than concerned with the planet or the animals.
And to think, they are laughing and having a good time. Savages, all.
This is an important read on the differences in Kosher and Halal Halal slaughterd meat has dangerous toxins released into the meat befire the animals cruel death you really should read this: http://www.barenakedislam.com/2012/05/03/whitewashing-barbaric-halal-slaughter-to-make-it-palatable-to-ignorant-americans/
Unfortunately, there has been much abuse of animals and incorrect slaughtering methods employed by all whether halal, kosher or mainstream. If one looks for it, one can find videos and pictures of slaughters done wrongly by all. Some think that it’s a macho thing to pose with the animal one has just killed whether by killing or hunting where as most think that it is cruel and degrading to do so. The problem with halal vs kosher over all is that for halal an experienced slaughterer is not usually required since any Muslim adult male is allowed to do it whereas for kosher a special trained slaughterer is required and local killing customs can vary from places to place since many are not familiar with all of the Islamic religious slaughter rules except for saying a blessing in the name of God whereas for kosher the experienced slaughter has to be familiar with all of the religious rules to be a ritual slaughterer.
Hey Joe, nice try with the jedi mind trick you stupid muslim asshole. Whitewashing won’t work ’cause you can’t blanket all other slaughters the same way as you muslims celebrate killing to activate the toxins so you can do the same killing to your enemies. You’re all assassin’s!! Go back to your hole you inbred trash!!!
GI Joe: Agree 100%
you and Laureen are blind or illiterate, Joe’s post was AGAINST the halal type slaughter.
Boo fucking hoo. You white-bread anglophiles deserve everything you are getting, for more than 500 years of the rape and destruction of the third world. It’s called blow-back. Suck it up, bitches.
But more than this, you’re actually just a bunch of ignorant idiots. Both halal and kosher require that the animal is killed in precisely the same way:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Islamic_and_Jewish_dietary_laws#Slaughter
Don’t like the idea of your “meat” suffering? Then don’t eat it, because no matter what method or technique you are using, you are killing an animal and causing suffering. Ignorantly complaining how others cause MORE suffering because of the techniques THEY use, without actually doing research to see how the ENTIRE meat industry is run, is simply a matter of the pot calling the kettle black.
I am no Islamophile, to be sure, but the stupidity, ignorance and frank prejudice of this site is reprehensible.
Hey raghead-lover, Wikipedia? Seriously? Is that where you low-information knuckle draggers get your ideas? Wiki can be edited by anyone and everyone – making it totally unreliable.
Other than the fact that nobody wants their meat blessed by you filthy paeophile prophet followers, here are the real differences between halal and kosher:
Kosher vs. Halal:
Kosher – requires the animal be slaughtered quickly and humanely, strictly forbidding cruel slow methods like strangulation.
Halal – requires the animal be bled out in agony while sick people who get off watching that kind of thing have a “festival.”
Kosher – requires the blood be drained cleanly from the *carcass* of the humanely killed animal, removing toxins released from cells into the bloodstream at the moment of death from the meat.
Halal –leaves the meat *filled* with toxins released at the moment of death because the blood is removed while the animal is dying and therefore is not present in sufficient quantities to remove those last toxins.
Kosher – contains little to no cortisol or norepenepherine (two stress chemicals that are similar enough from mammal to mammal to cross species) because the animal to be killed is treated well before it is put down and is generally not frightened as it is put down (because in a truly kosher slaughter situation, animals cannot be slaughtered in a sequential fashion, as the waste of one could contaminate the next, so they are not exposed to the “scent of death” the way non-kosher culls are)
Halal – animals watch other animals die during the blood letting festival, smelling their fear and raising their own stress. These stress chemicals “marinate” the meat in hormones known to raise levels of aggression and violence in nearly all mammal species (including human).
Kosher – requires cooking the cleanly drained meat completely, cooking any remaining stress chemicals into oblivion.
Halal – allows for a surprising range of cooking methods, including even some “tar tar” dishes (raw or nearly raw), allowing for the spread of disease and chemicals and hormones that were not removed by the idiotic slow bloodletting practice and half-measure cooking.
Kosher – the spinal cord is sectioned thus cutting off pain to the brain. Therefore, no suffering or terror.
Halal – spinal cord left intact.
your so called facts about halal are twisted and wrong indeed
both kosher and halal cuts are basically the same so why are you making it kosher different
habib, you are ignorant as all of your co-death cult adherents are. Here’s the difference and don’t post here again. Only ex-Muslims are welcome at BNI.
http://barenakedislam.com/2013/05/09/barbaric-halal-slaughter-vs-kosher-slaughter/
Yes Muhammad you have proven you are not an islamaphobe.
You might not be an anti Muslim but you’re as ignorant as a Muslim if you think that halal slaughter and our slaughtering methods are the same I assure you they’re are not I watched one for five years ( halal) and have slaughtered many of my own animals and there is no comparison!? With such an ignorant statement you’re either stupid or a Muslim oh that’s right that statement would be redundant now wouldn’t it ie one in the same!!? Mohammad
First of all, Muslims dont have a “moon” god, only one God that see’s all, and it is not painful to the animal, you must cut the throat and Carotid artery, and when its cut the nerves and blood flow get cut off to the brain, the animal may seem in pain, but its the muscles relaxing because there is no nerves connecting to the brain after cutting, but do you know your methods of slaughter? read the book “Chew on This”
So please see the real information first hand and dont be close-minded
“First of all”, Allah was a moon god’s rock idol long before Muhammad came around.
More to the point, halal slaughter is excruciatingly painful to the animal, because the nerves that go to the brain are in the spinal column, not in the superficial fascia surrounding the muscle and other structures in the throat. They aren’t cut when the throat is cut. An animal spasming after it’s been slaughtered in this barbaric fashion isn’t doing so because the muscles are “relaxing”, it’s flinging itself about because it’s dying in terror and pain, you barbaric halfwit. I WORKED in “the real information first hand”, and the lot of you who insist that the animals feel nothing disgust me. Most of you refuse to even let the animal be stunned first, because then “it might not die by my hand”, to quote a customer. Despicable fool!
The Blog also forgot to mention that the knife of kosher slaughtering is checked after each felling that there is no teeth or cracking so that the animal does not feel anything, it’s as if you had a blade razor on your wrist, you will feel nothing if there ‘s no cracks,
and the second point is that not everybody is Authorized to slaughtering the animals! only a graduate with experience!
I really fucking hate Muslims fuck every last one if em may they all rot in hell
NO SURPRISE…HALAL like so many other muslimific activities is all about death.
WHY is all this Muslim/Islamic stuff constantly being force fed to us by our political and media leaders? No other non western ethnic/religious group (e.g.Hindu’s , Buddhists) gets such treatment over and over again.
WHY????
Are they afraid to offend Muslim here and abroad?
Are they bought and paid for?
Are they just politically correct self hating weaklings?
xyz, yes, yes, and yes!
No, it is because of the oil.!!The day their oil flow stops is the day the licking and bending over backwards to appeaze them stops.!!
Now you got it.
Hmmm. Hadn’t actually had a chance to watch the camel video until now. When I slaughter for my own use (I prefer to only eat what I have butchered whenever possible, since I then know EXACTLY how that came to my table), I do “stick” animals in a similar fashion, but I aim for the heart and aortic and pulmonary arches. Death occurs in <10 secs. in most cases, unconsciousness in <5 secs.
This is due to the massive systemic depressurization caused by either of those large vessels being severed, and is the most painless and humane method I am aware of. What he appears to have done in the video is sever the brachial artery (in humans it's the one that runs down the inside of the bicep, along the humerus, same for animals), which is a relatively low-pressure system. What that translates to is a death that will take at least five minutes of suffering before brain death. Again, barbaric.
“Thou shall not eat anything offered to idols”
As a christian, I won’t eat anything offered to idols. I even stop drinking Pepsi because they were using aborted fetuses for favoring after I learned of it. Allah is a moon god idol of Ba’al. Baalzubub aka Satan. Where ever the Crescent is, there you shall find the Devil’s handwork. For a raised fist is a sign of rebellion against God. Communism and Islam have a lot in common if only you see the signs.
I agree, halal meat has been sacrificed to an idol and therefore it is against my religion to eat it. I couldn’t even watch the video. I can’t stand to see an innocent animal suffering like that. It is savage and barbaric. But what do we expect from savage barbarians?
Eowyn, I post these kinds of videos regularly so people will stop calling Muslims animals.
I see your point. Neither animals or anything else can sink as low as a muzzie.
I think Islam condemns idol worship in categorical terms. Although, being an Atheist, I oppose halal food on the grounds of the horrific cruelty meted out to the animals.
Amen!! Muzzy arselifters ARE Satan’s disciples whether or not they recognize that fact or acknowledge it!! They are worse off than outright Satanists as far as I’m concerned; at least the “Satanists” make NO pretense of being ANYTHING other than what they are!!
Really? Aborted fetuses in Pepsi? Are you freakin kidding me? Do you realize that they wouldn’t do that because of the issues with HIV and other diseases? Come on get real. I’m sure it was some really radical nutbag that had a beef with corporations that started that rumor.
This was true and when it became public knowledge , people protested by not drinking Pepsi and letting the company know that Pepsi stopped the practice of using it. If you still don’t believe it just google Pepsi and aborted babies
Has any authority or business commissioned a strict and thorough experiment to determine the presence of stress hormones and other chemical changes in slaughtered animals, comparing Halal, to Kosher, to mainstream western killing methods and the subsequent link to a persons behaviour if they eat Halal meat? and if not why not?
I understand the stress involved in Halal slaughter is extreme and barbaric, but if the meat is so badly tainted, why do westerners who unwittingly each Halal not turn into bloodthirsty monsters? 99% of this article rings true, but the leap to violent behaviour from eaten Halal is a long one, I would think the background of violence and Jihad is the reason Muslims are homicidal maniacs is more feasible, not that they eat meat butchered in a totally inhumane way. Just saying.
Really I’m no homicidal maniac
Than you obviously aren’t a muhammadean.
Mick the article was obviously written by over zealous people any connection between the way an animal is butchered and human behavior is a fairytale!? Muslims are just 7 th century barbarians by upbringing,nature and education or for the most part lack of it!? A madrassa ( Muslim school) not only teaches almost nothing but the Koran, but the little academics they do teach is mostly based on BS and anti science!?? So westerners should wonder why these people are a problem 70% of afghanis are illiterate 90% of their women are in most Muslim countries those numbers are also high and even the ones that do go to school it is rudimentary at best taught by teachers with little or no education themselves!!?
I don’t shop at Whole Foods, anyhow. I’ve taken to looking for “halal” labels and certifications on the packages of foodstuffs in the house, and will look for them whenever I go to the grocery store. This way, I know what NOT to buy.
How could any human butcher these poor animals so cruelly,and all in the name of -religion,the animals are terrified,they see others being killed -dead and dying,the baby camel crying ,it’s unbearable watching it dying,and the -idiots posing with the cow,this religion is a blight on -humanity they are completly without any feeling or compassion, why do these companies want the hallal brand on their products knowing how these animals died ?I would be so ashamed,knowing I have contributed in some way to their -slow agonising -death-shame on all of you -when I see that -evil sign-I don’t buy that product.
I totally agree… I’m just so upset that I won’t buy Halal or Kosher anymore
Kosher is a lot different than halal. http://www.barenakedislam.com/2013/05/09/barbaric-halal-slaughter-vs-kosher-slaughter/
Bravissima again, dear Ms. BNI, for exposing this MONSTROUS, utterly sub-barbaric, SUB-SAVAGE EVIL practise of sheer TORTURE!!!!
I’m so very glad to know two more brands I’ll have NOTHING to do with if I spot them in any stores (and such stores are bound to lose my business)!!! [Saffron Road and Whole Foods Market – those have yet to be spotted on this side of the border, thank goodness…]
thans for the detailed explanation of the difference betweeen halal and kosher. with all the toxins in halal meat no wonder muslims are subjet to Sudden Jihad Syndrome and their constant rioting over the stupidest things they can’t help themselves.
Did you see the kids? Like I have said before, what they do to thier own children is awful. No wonder they are so quick to turn to brutality. Their religious ideology is geared for making homicidal maniacs. There is so much that is scred up in islam that it literaly boggles the mind. These people are devolving. What is next? Homo Rabidislamacus?
These muslims are not inhumane. They are INHUMAN !
Filthy, uncaring, inbred, scabs on humanity a$$holes.
As said before,islam is a cancer on humanity.
Of course, that’s only my opinion for publication. Contact me directly for my true feelings.
The main reason of this slaughter technique is to teach young boys to become beheading jihadists.
The human sacrifice comes next after practicing animal sacrifice.
Allah needs blood.
Will the horrendous suffering of animals and people never end?
It is extremely shocking that Whole Foods would agree to sell meat to an unsuspecting public where the animals have endured extreme agony.
The Muslims in the photo display great delight and excessive pleasure over the horrific suffering of these poor, defenseless animals.
God will show NO mercy to the cruel who show no mercy. The Bible warns that the deeds of a man’s hands will return to him.
Yes indeed Linda. Muhammadans take great pleasure because they are sick from all that Halal-slaughtered meat. As explained above: Consumption of Halal-slaughtered meat causes “aggression and violence in nearly all mammal species (including human).”
In other words, humans become monsters or devils when they eat Halal meat.
Monsters or devils belong in only one place: “the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death” (this quotation was taken from the biblical book of Revelation chapter 13, verse 8, King James Version of 1611 A.D.)
Those murderous thugs, especially those who have shown absolutely no mercy in their slaughering of unarmed harmless humans will be shown absolutely no mercy when they are agonizing and writhing in horrendous mental and physical anquish in “the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone, which is the second death”. They will be calling for mercy and no ear will be there to hear them. God Almighty “will laugh at the in their derision”. They will totally and completely lose their earthly and spiritual identity. No one will ever recognize a horde of agonizing nobodies like them. No one deserves to be tormented for eternity more than those monsters and devils.
Slight correction: the quotation is verse 8 all right, but the chapter is twenty-one (21).
Otherwise, Dawn and Linda have it quite correct! Not for nothing that Our Lord Jesus Christ Said “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.” [St. Matthew 5:7, KJV]
I am a Christian and I don’t want to be eating meat blessed to a moon god.
Halal slaughter requires that Muslims perform all halal rituals. The end result is that Muslims begin to “take over” food production jobs of a nation.
All halal products require the monetary purchase of halal certification from a major Muslim entity – and some of that money inevitably supports terror efforts against the West.
Evidently, halal slaughter requires Western nations to import halal butchers from Muslim nations. The scam is that the halal butchers QUIT as soon as they receive their Western immigration status – requiring the constant importation of halal butchers from – you guessed it – Muslim nations
This is all entirely true. I spent 6 years working in a halal slaughterhouse in the US to put myself through college, and while I enjoyed the work of meatcutting, I eventually became absolutely sickened by the process of halal slaughter. Most customers insisted on slaughtering their own animals, and while some had at least a slight idea of what they were doing, others had no idea where or how to cut.
The screaming of an animal that’s had it’s throat cut above the larynx is truly an unforgettably horrible sound. One customer (a recent Saudi immigrant, if memory serves) insisted on selecting animals from our outside holding pens (they prefer to pick their own), throwing them down, tying them, and then forcing a hose into the animal’s mouth, “because you have to give them a drink before you kill them!”. After this he would try to point the animal towards Mecca (without the slightest understanding of which way North actually is in the region), and then take a knife brought from home and SAW the throat open. And I do mean SAW. I can open a throat in one stroke (hopefully painless), and would do so for clients whenever possible, in order to spare animal suffering.
In the US, halal slaughter is exempt from cruelty laws requiring animals to be rendered insensate/unconscious before slaughter, either by electrical shock, captive bolt, or rifle shot (rarely used, they’re dangerous on a wet and slippery floor). Invariably our Muslim clients would protest when we would prepare to stun cattle (for our own safety) before allowing them to kill them. On one memorable occasion, after arguing with the imbecile for 20 min., we told him he could leave if he didn’t want his 600lb cow stunned before he started sawing. At that, he asked if we could “maybe shoot it in the leg?”!!!
Truly, a lack of common sense, rationality and decency is a common thread of Islam.
Thanks BabyHuey, for sharing your first hand knowledge.
Sure thing! I grew interested in Islam while working there, accepted the prevailing idea that the actions of a few were not endorsed by the many, then about two months ago decided to look into things a little bit more. Needless to say, was appalled, did all the reading I could get my hands on, more anti- than pro-Islam (slight bias based on experience), and have learned a fair amount at this point.
Found your blog along with a few others, was pleased to see that you all are aware of each other, and am now wondering what to do next. I’ve been trying to educate my family, some of them are interested, others think I’ve slipped a few gears, and most of the women (wife included) really DON’T want to hear about the horrible things Muslims are doing (e.g. that poor Deutsche kind bottle etc.), but are willing to accept that they happen. Any thoughts? Resources?
Keep up the good work, I wish I had more time to devote to the fight right now!
BH, don’t bombard people with too much at once. Take one story a week that you think is important and send it to your friends and family. Then slip in a graphic video every now and then. You can find many here. It is a gradual process but it must be constant. Little by little people come to understand what Islam is really all about after they see and read enough that they can’t ignore it anymore.
Danke!
6 months ago Whole Foods in my neighborhood rolled out 8 Safron Road halal meals and took an entire freezer case. Today there are only 2 Safron Roads tucked in the corner of the refer next to the frozen dog bones… I will take a pic next time I am in WF.