Halal KFC campaigner faces racism and backlashKFC said it has no plans to introduce halal options. A Muslim woman campaigning for KFC to offer halal options in New Zealand says she has received hundreds of hate messages after her story went viral. "We knew some people won't like the idea of halal KFC. Murray Wilson/Fairfax NZ President of FIANZ Hazim Arafeh said New Zealand meat suppliers wanted halal certification to export to the halal market overseas. "Halal certification is not about bringing Sharia law in to New Zealand, it [halal certification] exists because New Zealand wants to export to Muslim countries."

Source: Stuff December 06, 2017 03:22 UTC