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                                <title><![CDATA[ 'Halal' and Islamic principles: The slippery slope of Jakim's certification ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2024 05:26:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ An academic says the zeal with which the authorities enforce halal certification is due to the bureaucratisation of Islam. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Has Malaysia become a police state? ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kua Kia Soong ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 00:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ All it takes is for any frail minded Malaysian to make a police report against someone. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Muslim sensitivities ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Zaid Ibrahim ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 02:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ At the same time, Umno Youth and others angry at KK Mart don't mind that pork stew is our heritage food. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ FamilyMart halts sale of alcoholic beverages at all outlets ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bernama ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2023 00:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ It says this is to ensure that Muslim customers can shop and dine without apprehension. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ It’s halal, say religious leaders after debate over food donated by non-Muslims to flood victims ]]></title>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Azzman Abdul Jamal ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2021 02:00:10 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Former minister says there's nothing wrong with Muslims eating food prepared by non-Muslims, while a state mufti says it is allowed when there's no other option. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Company, executives charged with violating customs law in meat cartel case ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2021 09:44:46 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The same company and executives were previously charged with possessing and distributing unauthorised frozen products and using false halal logos. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Ready with 3 million doses of Chinese vaccine, Indonesia waits for halal ruling ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/out-there-now/2021/01/08/ready-with-3-million-doses-of-chinese-vaccine-indonesia-waits-for-halal-ruling</link>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2021 00:52:07 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Controversy over whether vaccines conform to Islamic rules has hindered public health responses in Indonesia before. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ 2 inspection and quarantine services officers detained over meat cartel scandal ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2021/01/07/2-inspection-and-quarantine-services-officers-detained-over-meat-cartel-scandal</link>
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                                <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Bernama ]]></dc:creator>
                                <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 03:55:43 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ They are suspected of involvement in the smuggling of frozen non-halal raw meat from banned source countries. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Meat supplying company, directors charged with using uncertified halal logo ]]></title>
                                <link>https://www.malaysianow.com/news/2020/12/30/meat-supplying-company-directors-charged-with-using-uncertified-halal-logo</link>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2020 07:18:34 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The directors, husband and wife Rahman Sheikh Abdullah and Raihanah Kasim, claimed trial to the charges. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Ex-DG of govt’s Islamic think tank says ‘unreformed’ Jakim has strayed from halal objective ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2020 04:16:02 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Syed Ali Tawfik Al-Attas says the rule contradicts a fatwa issued by the current religious minister that Muslims should extend Christmas greetings. ]]></description>
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