Asia’s Dirty Halal Business
By Murray Hunter Several months ago, Hunter made many serious allegations about corruption in the halal meat business, but ministers and Jakim officials denied wrongdoing. In November 2020, the NST … Continue Reading →
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By Murray Hunter Several months ago, Hunter made many serious allegations about corruption in the halal meat business, but ministers and Jakim officials denied wrongdoing. In November 2020, the NST … Continue Reading →
JAKIM has really slipped up this time. In their hurry to cover their incompetence, corruption and stupidity, JAKIM forgot to ban our New Year celebrations. Every year, on the first … Continue Reading →
When JAKIM said that cakes should not be iced with the words “Merry Christmas” , I donned my apron and chef’s hat and baked my bûche de Noël to show … Continue Reading →
If one man’s rubbish is another’s treasure, then in racially charged Malaysia, one person’s comment is often an insult. Recently, JAKIM said that it would monitor social media for insults … Continue Reading →
By Murray Hunter A top official of the department that ensures food consumed by Singapore’s Muslims complies with Islamic teachings has allegedly used his position to engineer the accreditation or … Continue Reading →
Editor’s note: Murray Hunter’s probe into the halal crisis at JAKIM had two different reactions. First. Furious Malaysian government officials, including JAKIM’s Director-General, Mohamed Nordin Ibrahim, said that the allegations were … Continue Reading →
Editor’s note: Murray Hunter’s article was first published in Asia Sentinel on 10 October 2019. He exposes the dark side to the halal certification process which he claims millions of … Continue Reading →
If JAKIM cannot even oversee one tahfiz school with only four pupils, a school in which one boy died; then it is time JAKIM closed shop. JAKIM is like a … Continue Reading →
Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has agreed to review and study Jakim and its destructive agenda that has moved so far away from the original objective. We need to stand … Continue Reading →
The new royals (nouveaux royale) are the clergymen. They are vying for pole position and trying to elbow the royals out of the top of the pecking chain. Why did … Continue Reading →