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Democrat [NY] Senator John Sabini, who is pursuing to ensure ‘halal food’ for Muslim students in schools of the city and the state as wel.
“The ’Halal Food Bill‘ will be placed before the State Senate shortly ...
Bangladesh Expatriates in New York organised the programme…
John Sabini has made a success last year, when he put forward a bill in the senate asking government to keep Eid days free from public examinations for Muslims. The bill has been passed to enact a new law. ...
The foreign correspondent who wrote this news item misunderstood State Senator Sabini’s remarks. He is considering a bill that would allow New York State to define what constitutes “halal” in order to give consumers at grocery stores and restaurants the same confidence in that label as consumers of “kosher” or “organic” foods do and increase oversight so shoppers don’t get cheated or sick. There is no effort to mandate any kind of religious designation in school cafeterias. Additionally, New York’s new law that prevents exams during Eid is written to cover all major religions, interpreted most commonly as Christianity and Judaism as well as Islam and Hinduism.
Posted by on 01/15/08 at 10:47 AMThat sounds ever so much more reasonable, ST. I sure would appreciate a citation on that, if you would be so kind?
Posted by Claire on 01/16/08 at 06:51 PM
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