Why is the halal economy booming?

An employee works at the Isla Delice halal deli meat factory in Saint Andre sur Vieux Jonc, eastern France.
An employee works at the Isla Delice halal deli meat factory in Saint Andre sur Vieux Jonc, eastern France, on April 7, 2022 [Jeff Pachoud/AFP]

The word “halal” in Arabic refers to something that is religiously permissible to consume or do. But today, it has become a huge industry worth hundreds of billions of dollars. The global Islamic economy report projects halal trade to be more than $330bn in 2025.

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