With the world’s Muslim population estimated at 1.8 billion, and their spend worth in excess of $2.1 trillion, businesses are starting to wake up to the potential of the Muslim consumer market. Muslim consumers have specific needs and aspirations when …
Welcome to this week’s Friday Round Up. Salam! Peace! and enjoy! In depth The word shariah is important to Muslim consumers, but it’s a word that comes with political baggage and can create nervousness among brands. What should a brand …

"Ignorance of Islamic finance among regulators,ordinary men/woman,financial media, unqualified scholars breathtaking" http://t.co/jGMYeTTC2z

Poland to reintroduce kosher and halal slaughter methods , keeping one eye on export markets http://t.co/dLA5Scl5c9

Do Muslim consumers want shariah, and what does it mean anyway? http://t.co/XEQdl3TXT0

China: Xian Yongxin Halal Food Co ('put credibility first') invests in West Halal Food Base. Strict halal production http://t.co/7vLYF8KPQ5