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== Criticism ==

== Criticism ==

Halal has come under criticism due to the cruel methods of slaughter involved in preparation of the animal for food consumption,<ref>[http://freethinker.co.uk/2011/05/31/the-horror-of-halal-slaughter/ The horror of halal slaughter]</ref><ref name="Europe Halal">[https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/1799/europe-goes-halal Europe Goes Halal]</ref> and for its supporters trying to impose halal-certified food products on non-Islamic populations who have no desire to use such items due to their being offered in sacrifice to an idol (namely Allah),<ref name="Europe Halal"/> which is forbidden in [[Judaism]], as well as due to certifiers having connections to Islamic terrorist groups such as [[Hamas]] and the [[Muslim Brotherhood]]<ref>[http://pickeringpost.com/story/the-truth-about-halal-certification/4559 The Truth About Halal Certification]</ref><ref>[http://pickeringpost.com/story/the-terror-tax-/4608 The Terror Tax]</ref><ref>[http://www.wnd.com/2012/11/buy-meat-and-contribute-to-terror-supporters/ Buy meat and contribute to terror supporters?] at WND.com</ref> and due to the use of halal as a backdoor means of introducing [[sharia law]].<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/2011/01/255825/ Are you eating food sacrificed to idols?] at WND.com</ref>

Halal has come under criticism due to the cruel methods of slaughter involved in preparation of the animal for food consumption,<ref>[http://freethinker.co.uk/2011/05/31/the-horror-of-halal-slaughter/ The horror of halal slaughter]</ref><ref name="Europe Halal">[https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/1799/europe-goes-halal Europe Goes Halal]</ref> and for its supporters trying to impose halal-certified food products on non-Islamic populations who have no desire to use such items due to their being offered in sacrifice to an idol (namely Allah),<ref name="Europe Halal"/> which is forbidden in [[Judaism]], as well as due to certifiers having connections to Islamic terrorist groups such as [[Hamas]] and the [[Muslim Brotherhood]]<ref>[http://pickeringpost.com/story/the-truth-about-halal-certification/4559 The Truth About Halal Certification]</ref><ref>[http://pickeringpost.com/story/the-terror-tax-/4608 The Terror Tax]</ref><ref>[https://www.wnd.com/2012/11/buy-meat-and-contribute-to-terror-supporters/ Buy meat and contribute to terror supporters?] at WND.com</ref> and due to the use of halal as a backdoor means of introducing [[sharia law]].<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/2011/01/255825/ Are you eating food sacrificed to idols?] at WND.com</ref>

==See also==

==See also==