Univ. of Toronto Offers Halal Food; Muslims Students Still Boycott Because Alcohol is Served...
Give them a inch and they want a yard. Here's a better solution, tell them to deal with it or get the fuck out....
Muslim student leaders are appealing for understanding in the wake of a controversy surrounding the halal menu at a U of T Scarborough campus restaurant.
"It's being blown out of proportion," said Emad Alarashi, president of the campus's Muslim Students Association.
The controversy began last May when the student-subsidized Bluff's Restaurant, owned by the student union and located in the student centre, began offering halal-certified meat options to cater to Muslim customers.
Halal ("lawful") foods are those that adhere to Islamic conventions on diet and meat and dairy preparations.
However because Bluff's serves alcohol, the 500-student Muslim association has refused to endorse the restaurant for its membership.
As well, some Muslim students feared the Bluff's menu addition would undermine ongoing efforts to persuade the Scarborough Campus Students Union to find space for an all-halal eatery on campus.
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