{"id":69382,"date":"2019-09-15T11:39:09","date_gmt":"2019-09-15T10:39:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=69382"},"modified":"2019-09-15T11:39:12","modified_gmt":"2019-09-15T10:39:12","slug":"mcdonalds-is-facing-a-boycott-in-india-for-serving-halal-meat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=69382","title":{"rendered":"McDonalds is facing a boycott in India for serving halal meat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Indians are outraged at a Twitter comment from McDonalds which said that all of its meat was halal-certified. McDonalds was simply replying to a query from a customer as to whether their food was halal, however, the public response quickly stirred up controversy. Many residents began complaining that there was no place for Muslim rituals in the predominantly Hindu country.<\/p>\n<h3>Twitter users, namely right-wing Hindu extremists, have expressed distaste online<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Did <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/McDonalds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#McDonalds<\/a> issue a statement on why they don&#8217;t purchase meat other than halal?<br \/>\nOr are they hoping we simply forget?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/boycottmcdonalds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#boycottmcdonalds<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IncomeTax?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#IncomeTax<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UrbanNaxals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#UrbanNaxals<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Long Tongued Indian (@ImIndiasMe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ImIndiasMe\/status\/1172720358731829248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 14, 2019<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Why Hindus\/sikhs have to eat halal food when it is prohibited for them?<\/p>\n<p>MacDonald must provide a way to order non halal food as well. Until then &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/boycottmcdonalds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#boycottmcdonalds<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottMcDonaldsHALAL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#BoycottMcDonaldsHALAL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Manish Sonwal (@sonwal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sonwal\/status\/1164896435151654912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 23, 2019<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Wow I didn\u2019t knew that you are an Islamic Foodchain franchise.?<br \/>\nI will never eat from this restaurant which serves food gone through Islamic practices.<br \/>\nYou won\u2019t survive a day in India by catering only to 15% Muslims.?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/boycottmcdonalds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#boycottmcdonalds<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottMcDonaldsHALAL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#BoycottMcDonaldsHALAL<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>\u2014 ASHUTOSH K MISHRA (@imakmishra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/imakmishra\/status\/1164877511366328321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 23, 2019<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thanks for confirming<\/p>\n<p>Food have a religion&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>I will ensure NO ONE I know comes to your Islamic food Joint.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottMcDonaldsHALAL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#BoycottMcDonaldsHALAL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottMcDonalds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#BoycottMcDonalds<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u091f\u0940\u0915\u0947 \u091a\u094c\u0927\u0930\u0940 (@tkchoudhary) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tkchoudhary\/status\/1164892077760471040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 23, 2019<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mcdonaldsindia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@mcdonaldsindia<\/a><br \/>\nWhy are you forcing Halal meat on us Hindus and Sikhs ?<br \/>\nWe can&#8217;t eat any Halal certified meat, its against our religion and practises.<br \/>\nYou can&#8217;t satisfy one particular religion standing on the beliefs of other Religions.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BoycottMcDonaldsHALAL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#BoycottMcDonaldsHALAL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/boycottmcdonalds?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#boycottmcdonalds<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Pinki ?? (@PinkiBl0) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PinkiBl0\/status\/1164965907333992448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 23, 2019<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The term &#8220;halal&#8221; refers to the Islamic form of slaughtering animals, which does not involve stunning. Stunning is prohibited in the Islamic faith, according to the Halal Food Authority (HFA), a non-profit organisation that monitors adherence to halal principles. 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McDonalds was simply replying to a query from a customer as to whether their food was halal, however, the public response quickly stirred up controversy. 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