Understanding the concept of Halal for Muslims and its impact on the tourism industry

• Main Authors: Zawawi, Majdah, Ramli, Noriah, Nublan Zaky, Sarafina Zaky
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Malaysian Consumer and Family Economics Association 2017
• Subjects: GV Recreation Leisure; KBP1 Islamic law.Shariah.Fiqh; TP368 Food processing and manufacture
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/62462/1/62462_Understanding%20the%20Concept%20of%20Halal.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/62462/; http://macfea.com.my/?page_id=51

While tourist operators claim that their products and services are "halal" or "Muslim friendly", many do not understand the reason behind the need for Muslims to observe to everything that is "halal". This article seeks to firstly explain the meaning of "halal&qu...