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  2. Religious restrictions on the consumption of pork - Wikipedia

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    The pig is considered an unclean animal as food in Judaism and Islam, and parts of Christianity. Pork is a food taboo among several religions, including Jews, Muslims, and some Christian denominations. Swine were prohibited in ancient Syria [1] and Phoenicia, [2] and the pig and its flesh represented a taboo observed, Strabo noted, at Comana in ...

  3. Unclean animal - Wikipedia

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    The pig is considered an unclean animal as food in Judaism and Islam, and parts of Christianity. In some religions , an unclean animal is an animal whose consumption or handling is taboo . According to these religions, persons who handle such animals may need to ritually purify themselves to get rid of their uncleanliness.

  4. Animals in Islam - Wikipedia

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    All creation praises God, even if this praise is not expressed in human language. [1] [2] God has prescribed laws for each species (laws of nature). Since animals follow the laws God has ordained for them, they are to be regarded as "Muslim", just as a human who obeys the laws prescribed for humans (Islamic law) is a Muslim. [34]

  5. Why some cultures think pork is gross and others think it's ...

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    It's interesting to think that deeply held religious beliefs — and deeply loved meals — may go back to the random question of whether one's ancestors, or the people one's ancestors traded with ...

  6. Comparison of Islamic and Jewish dietary laws - Wikipedia

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    Dhabiha requires that God's name be pronounced before each slaughter. [citation needed] There is a genuine difference of opinion regarding the mention of the name of God if slaughtered by a Jew or Christian. [19] (see Islamic concept of God). However, the Muslim will be required to mention the name of God before consuming the dhabiha if not ...

  7. Islamic vegetarianism - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] [3] Many Muslims eat meat as often as they can. [ 4 ] Although the Quran and the hadith strongly encourage Muslims to treat animals humanely and the Islamic prophet Muhammad spoke against recreational hunting , Quran explicitly permits the consumption of ( halal ) meat in the first ayah of the al-Ma'idah sura.

  8. Muslim In America - The Huffington Post

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    I don’t think people usually envision a Muslim woman in that space. I think that the main challenge is having those conversations and getting people to a place where they stop seeing me just as a Muslim, but a fellow American and person of faith. Being Muslim and being American are compatible and go hand in hand.

  9. Islamic dietary laws - Wikipedia

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    Ramadan, the ninth month on the Muslim calendar, is considered the holy month of fasting. Ramadan begins and ends with the appearance of the new moon. During Ramadan God is said to have delivered the Quran to Muhammad as guidance for the people. During Ramadan, Muslims take time for introspection, prayer, and reading of the Quran.