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Halal certification in Australia began in 1974. The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC) was initially recommended by a 1974 delegation from Saudi Arabia, as the "sole authority in Australia to certify that meat had been killed in accordance with Islamic rites" for Muslims in Australia. [19]
The AFIC is one of Australia's top four halal accreditation certifiers with AFIC having strict rules with regards to Islamic slaughter for animals and for chickens. [21] In February 2017 it was reported that a group of former AFIC members had staged a coup, opened a new bank account and were collecting and spending halal certification fees ...
In Australia, halal food certification has been criticized by groups who claim that certifying foods as halal leads to consumers subsidizing a particular religious belief. [51] Australian Federation of Islamic Councils spokesman Keysar Trad told a journalist in July 2014 that this was an attempt to exploit anti-Muslim sentiments in Australia. [52]
Islam in Australia. The Islamic Council of Queensland ( ICQ ), established in 1969, an Australian Muslim organisation acting as the central representative body for the Muslim community and local Islamic organisations in Queensland, Australia. [ 1][ 2] The Council provides a number of social and religious services for Muslims in the area.
Islam is the second-largest religion in Australia. According to the 2021 Census in Australia, the combined number of people who self-identified as Australian Muslims, from all forms of Islam, constituted 813,392 people, or 3.2% of the total Australian population. [1][2] That total Muslim population makes Islam, in all its denominations and ...
Opposition. v. t. e. Halal certificate stamp on a German salami package. Halal conspiracy theories revolve around a series of Islamophobic conspiracy theories and hoaxes regarding halal certification in products such as food, beverages and cosmetics. [ 1][ 2] The claims usually made include that the sale of halal-certified goods in stores is a ...
The Q Society of Australia Inc. was a far-right, anti-Islam and homophobic organisation that opposed Muslim immigration and the presence of Muslims in Australian society. [1][2] Q Society described itself as "Australia's leading Islam-critical organisation" [3] and stated that its purpose was to fight against the "Islamisation of Australia". [4 ...
Halal certification is mostly used for meats, with halal certification reported to cost meat processors up to $27,000 a month. Halal certification generates up to $1 million a year revenue for the AFIC. Mohamed El-Mouelhy, chairman of Halal Certification Authority Australia, has said that halal certification has, "made me a millionaire".