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| | Halal: halal meat, halal restaurant, halal product (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) |
 | | In Arabic-speaking countries, the term is used to describe anything permissible under Islamic law, in contrast to haraam, that which is forbidden. |
 | | In non-Arabic-speaking countries, the term is most commonly used in the narrower context of just Muslim dietary laws, especially where meat and poultry are concerned, though it can be used for the more general meaning as well. |
 | | There have been some recently passed laws in the United States to make the selling, distribution, and/or production of food that has been labeled "Halal", although it doesn't meet Islamic dietary standards, to be illegal, similar to laws that protect Kosher foods. |
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