From halal fried chicken to hot springs hotels with prayer facilities, Taiwan is adapting its traditional tourist draws to woo Muslim visitors as Chinese arrivals dwindle. Mainland tourist numbers have slid dramatically as China relations…
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Hotdogs set for name change in Muslim Malaysia
Food outlets in Muslim-majority Malaysia must rename hotdogs or risk being refused halal certification, a government religious authority said Tuesday. The ruling, which also includes other food items whose name includes the word “dog”, has…
World’s first-ever halal retreat targets urban Muslim travellers
The world’s first-ever halal retreat has been launched combining spirituality with personal development for the fast-growing tourism segment targeting the urban global Muslim traveller. Targeting Muslim entrepreneurs, students and professionals who are looking to take time…
Playboy features first Muslim woman in hijab
Playboy magazine, once famous for bunnies and soft porn, for the first time is featuring a Muslim woman wearing a hijab, in a spread that is drawing both praise and criticism. American journalist Noor Tagouri…
Wambui Mukenyi redefines modesty with new Muslim-wear collection
According to a Thomson Reuters report, researchers predicts that by 2019 Muslims will be spending $484 billion on clothing and footwear. In Kenya, this growing market is no different. Fashion label, Wambui Mukenyi has debuted…
South Africa among world’s most Muslim-friendly countries for tourists
South Africa was named fourth among the non-Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) destinations in the 2015 Global Muslim Travel Index. Among the non-OIC destinations Singapore scored the highest Index score of 65.1 followed by Thailand…
#Travel: Pilgrims scale Mecca’s ‘mountain of light’
Their faces bathed in sweat, cheeks stained with tears, dozens of Muslim pilgrims scale Mecca’s Jabal al-Noor mountain, undertaking the arduous ascent to follow in the footsteps of the Prophet Mohammed. It was in a…
Singapore firm launches mobile app for halal foodies
A Singapore-based company on Wednesday launched a mobile application that enables Muslim foodies and travellers to share halal restaurant discoveries around the world. The free “HalalTrip” app, available for Apple iOS and Android devices, enables…
Hijab design takes centre stage at Tokyo Fashion Week
Among the aspiring Asian designers competing for the limelight at Tokyo Fashion Week, one of the most striking was an Indonesian label’s bid to blend a traditional Muslim headscarf with haute couture. The twice-yearly show,…
Muslim beauty pageant challenges Miss World
The finale of a beauty pageant exclusively for Muslim women will take place in the Indonesian capital Wednesday, in a riposte to the Miss World contest in Bali that has drawn fierce opposition from Islamic…