France/Islam: Halal slaughter becomes political issue in France
連餐飲業Halal肉在法國都能成為政治問題,不簡單。 PARIS, 29 Rabi al-Awwal/21 Feb.(IINA)-A TV documentary’s revelation that slaughterhouses around Paris have switched meat production entirely to halal methods has stirred a political storm in France, where attitudes to Europe’s largest Muslim minority are a subtext in a presidential election campaign. The France 2 documentary last week said all of the abattoirs in the greater Paris region were producing only halal-style meat, selling some without labeling it as such to avoid the cost of running separate lines for halal and non-halal customers. Far-right candidate Marine Le Pen – who is hoping to win voters away from center-right President Nicolas Sarkozy ahead of the two-round election in April and May – has seized on the issue.