----- Original Message ----- From: "AMC MEDIA DEPARTMENT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "AMC Email Recipients" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 02, 2001 5:23 AM Subject: AMC-NET: New Halal Bill Introduced in Minnesota State Assembly > With the Name of God, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful > > MEDIA RELEASE > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > February 1, 2000 > > New Halal Bill Introduced in Minnesota State Assembly: > House Committee on Agriculture votes to protect Muslims > seeking to buy Halal food > > > (WASHINGTON D.C., Feb.1)�The Minnesota House Committee on Agriculture passed > a bill yesterday, regulating the serving, selling, and labeling of halal > food. The bill, H.F. 149 echoes New Jersey�s bill (A1919) passed in July > 2000, which sought to protect Muslims from businesses fraudulently claiming > to sell food under the pretext that it has been prepared according to > Islamic law (see AMC Press Release, July 18, 2000). > > H.F. 149, which was introduced on January 16, after Muslims in Minnesota > became similarly concerned with the misrepresentation of halal foods, > clearly prohibits the sale or serving of foods or food products falsely > represented as being halal, and specifically defines the marking, labeling, > or other actions that would deliberately misrepresent non-halal food as > being halal. > After yesterday�s vote, H.F. 149 was referred to the House Committee on > Crime Prevention where it awaits further ratification. > AMC-Minnesota Chapter treasurer, Asad Zaman, was on hand to witness the > passing of the bill as was Odeh Muhaeesh who initially proposed that the > community approach their Representatives and ask them to introduce the bill. > AMC-Minnesota Chapter President Dr. Ghulam Haniff, said, � The passing of > this bill is testament to the successes that can arise through the > dedication and effort of our community. We lobbied our representatives and > with their help and the help of the rest of the community, we hope to pass a > bill that will protect us and reflect our religious beliefs.� > �We commend the efforts of the Minnesota State Legislature, the Muslim > community and especially the AMC chapter in Minnesota, and on their success, > said Aly Abuzaakouk, AMC Executive Director. �We call upon our members, in > all states, to contact their Representatives and set the wheels in motion > for a nationwide campaign to pass similar legislation that will protect the > integrity of halal food labeling and distribution.� > > For the full text of the Minnesota bill, visit: > http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/cgi-bin/bldbill.pl?bill=H0149.0&session=l > s82 > > For the full text of the New Jersey bill, visit: > http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2000/Bills/a2000/1919_i1.htmA > > > > > FOR FURTHER INFORMATION > Contact > Neveen Salem, > Director of Communications and Media > 202-789-2262 x 205 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > **AMC NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT. OUR EFFORTS DEPEND ON YOU. > **MAKE YOUR DONATION TODAY. > **CONTRIBUTE TO AMC EVERY TIME YOU SPEND. > **APPLY FOR YOUR MEF PLATINUM VISA CARD AT www.amconline.org > > > > /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV > THE AMERICAN MUSLIM COUNCIL > 1212 NEW YORK AVENUE, NW, SUITE 400 > WASHINGTON, DC 20005 > PHONE : (202) 789-2262 > FAX : (202) 789-2550 > E-MAIL : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > V*V*V*V*V*V*V*V*V*V*V*V*V*V*V*V*V*V*V*V*V > To subscribe to AMC's Read-Only E-mail network, e-mail > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "subscribe amc" in the body of your message. > To unsubscribe, e-mail > [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe amc" in the body of your message. > > ______________________________________________________________ >From "Benny Ohorella" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> to UNDIP List Milis Archive: http://messages.to/archives or http://messages.to/archives2 DIPONEGORO UNIVERSITY MailingList http://www.undip.ac.id
