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January 26, 2008
Russia: Moscow Muslim Restaurants Lose "Halal" Certification
News from IC Russia, translated from the Russian account in Yoki.ru states that Muslim restaurants in Moscow are not conforming to sharia standards.
As a result, the "halal" certification that has previously been issued by Russia's Board of Muftis will no longer be available. The reason for the Board's choice is that restaurants which had been issued with certificates to validate their compliance with halal (Islamically permissable) expectations have not lived up to the standards they had when certified.
Alcohol is strictly forbidden in Islam. Though the food in these restaurants is said to have continued to conform to halal standards, customers have been allowed to smoke and consume alcohol inside these premises.
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at January 26, 2008 4:42 PM
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