A Cornell University professor said Holland's ban on religious slaughter has nothing to do with animal welfare but a political agenda by Islamophobic politicians using animal welfare community.

We inquired about the prospects of Halal industry in Russia with Amr Labib, an Egyptian and founder of Baraka Ltd, a Halal chicken and meat producer during the sidelines of Moscow Halal Expo 2011.

A Saudi Royal Order has been issued to protect the Islamic archeological sites and artifacts in Makkah and Madina, while town planners laid out massive plan to redevelop the two holy cities.

Between an open internet policy and that of total censorship, how does one safeguard their loved ones and make the Internet a safer place? Kerim Nu’man, founder of Halal search engine Taqwa.me, proposes an answer.

A few years ago, the demand for gold and silver as the basis of our monetary systems was labelled at best as "backward-looking romanticism." Slowly, however, the fog is clearing.

Intending to put into practice the Qur’anic ayat that all Muslims are brothers, Muslim-HomeExchange.com enables fellow Muslims to swap and stay at each other’s homes for free.

Muslims the world over must step up and play an active civilisational role to transform society as only Islam has the solution; and the only way to do this is by engaging in wealth creation through Halal business.

While mostly overlooked, the halal industry is a key Islamic industry whose model is derived directly from the Quran. The model is even more fascinating when studied under an economic microscope which explains its simplicity and why it is unshakeable.

The need to establish one global Halal standard is currently the most pressing issue within the Halal industry. Wan Melissa Wan Hassan analyses what would it take, and what’s at stake, to harmonise the existing Halal standards.

The nascent Halal industry is still a long way from being perfect and ample cases of abuse and fake certificates bear testament to the challenges facing the industry. Foremost is the issue of Halal integrity itself.

A global Halal standard needs to be set to move the halal industry forward, but there are inherent factors that suggest this may not be viable, or even possible!

Halal should be promoted as an all encompassing way of life that is being underlined by some wonderful Islamic values, including emphasis on animal welfare and protecting the environment.

Islamic-based tourism or Halal tourism will see a marked increase in many developing or Muslim-dominated countries worldwide, courtesy of the growing Islamophobic sentiments across the western world.

Much has been said about increasing the economic cooperation between Muslims and to push for increased trade and investment between OIC nations. So far nothing has happened.