Halal - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 07 Dec 2017 01:41:00 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Halal - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Campaigning for KFC to introduce halal meat earns abusive comments https://cathnews.co.nz/2017/12/07/kfc-halal-meat-abuse/ Thu, 07 Dec 2017 06:52:14 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=103090 A woman who is campaigning for KFC to introduce halal meat has copped a raft of racist and abusive comments. Auckland Muslim Syeda Fouzia, who helped start the campaign "We Want Halal KFCs Back In New Zealand", believes delivering halal food "is not that difficult". However, her views have met a backlash after she received Read more

Campaigning for KFC to introduce halal meat earns abusive comments... Read more]]> A woman who is campaigning for KFC to introduce halal meat has copped a raft of racist and abusive comments.

Auckland Muslim Syeda Fouzia, who helped start the campaign "We Want Halal KFCs Back In New Zealand", believes delivering halal food "is not that difficult".

However, her views have met a backlash after she received a barrage of hate mail. Continue reading

Campaigning for KFC to introduce halal meat earns abusive comments]]> 103090 Halal Supermarket told to sell pork and alcohol or close down https://cathnews.co.nz/2016/08/09/halal-supermarket-told-sell-pork-alcohol-close/ Mon, 08 Aug 2016 16:53:35 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=85584 A halal supermarket in Paris has been ordered by local authorities to sell pork and alcohol or face closure. The Good Price mini-market in Colombes has not followed the conditions of its lease, which states the shop must act as a "general food store", the local authority has said. It argues that members of the Read more

Halal Supermarket told to sell pork and alcohol or close down... Read more]]> A halal supermarket in Paris has been ordered by local authorities to sell pork and alcohol or face closure.

The Good Price mini-market in Colombes has not followed the conditions of its lease, which states the shop must act as a "general food store", the local authority has said.

It argues that members of the local community are not being served properly if the shop does not sell pork or alcohol products. Continue reading

Halal Supermarket told to sell pork and alcohol or close down]]> 85584 Sonny Bill Williams is happiest at prayer time https://cathnews.co.nz/2016/07/01/sonny-bill-williams-happiest-prayer-time/ Thu, 30 Jun 2016 17:00:45 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=84247

All Black Sonny Bill Williams has said he is most happy when he is saying his prayers. In an article in the UK Daily Mail, Williams admitted to having to fit his Islamic diet and prayer around an intensive rugby schedule. "When I'm most happy is when I'm doing my prayers," he said. "When you Read more

Sonny Bill Williams is happiest at prayer time... Read more]]> All Black Sonny Bill Williams has said he is most happy when he is saying his prayers.

In an article in the UK Daily Mail, Williams admitted to having to fit his Islamic diet and prayer around an intensive rugby schedule.

"When I'm most happy is when I'm doing my prayers," he said.

"When you travel you can compensate by joining the two afternoon prayers and the two evening prayers together, which is pretty sweet."

"How can you not spare 25 minutes of your day to give thanks?

"I look at where I came from and feel blessed."

Williams recounted how he grew up in a humble two bedroom house in Mt Albert in Auckland, which he shared with three siblings and his parents.

He admitted to being "a bit of a scallywag" in his early sports career

"I did a lot of bad things and went off course, but Allah was with me."

In his current professional sports career, Williams sticks to his Islamic dietary regime.

"The chefs provide halal food. I get kind of embarrassed when they make a big deal out of it.

"I just want to fit in and be one of the boys, but at the same time faith is where everything comes from.

"If there's no halal meat, I can eat seafood. If there's no seafood, I'll just have a shake or something. There are people worse off than I am."

Williams visited Syrian refugees in Lebanon last year, as a guest of UNICEF.

He said more sports-people should use their profile to raise awareness of injustice.

The dual international said he used to be a Christian, but converting to Islam "has given me contentment and happiness that I don't know how to explain".

"I used to be a stress head, annoyed if I dropped a ball in training. . . . Islam is a way of life.

"Before, if I went out drinking or partying, I would be searching for something the next day with a hangover, getting eaten up inside."

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