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The Friday Round Up (12 Oct): Malaysian women, lunchboxes, celebrity chefs, Cambodia, the Louvre and social media risks
It’s Friday, and time for Ogilvy Noor’s weekly deep dive into the world of Muslim consumers.
In depth
With the Islamic pilgrimage beginning later next week, we reflect on getting ready for the hajj, and everything you need to know about the world’s most diverse gathering. Taken from our archive we reflect on the rituals and Islamic values of the hajj
In the news
Ogilvy Noor’s Shelina Janmohamed talks to BBC Radio 4′s flagship consumer affairs programme You and Yours about what is Islamic Branding, and why do we need it?
Cheat sheet: sharp insights into Muslim consumer markets
What makes Malaysian women tick?
Indonesia has 55m internet users, 46m using social media, 42.5m using FourSquare, 19.5m on Twitter, 5.3m blogs, and Bahasa Indonesia is the third most popular language on WordPress
The Louvre in Paris opens its Islamic art galleries
The Sharjah Expo Centre is to organise a halal food expo in December ‘to present local, regional, and international outlook for the industry’
‘UK missing out on GBP£1bn halal opportunity‘ for simple failure of adopting the correct guidelines. In the halal industry, Australia and New Zealand are ahead
Turkish cosmetics brand Bebak applies for halal certification of its range of products based on bitter almond extract
‘Call for concerted effort by ASEAN nations to develop the halal industry [...] with unified logo and certificate’
Belarusian companies to make halal products
Famous Malaysian celebrity chef Redzuawan Ismail known as Chef Wan to open 500 seat halal buffet restaurant in Singapore
Guidelines launched in Malaysia for halal pharmaceuticals
UAE may invest in Cambodia’s halal food industry and it is a place which is ‘rich in raw materials for halal and can be a vehicle to create jobs for the local Muslim population
A new halal eatery guide is to be pitched at Muslim tourists. Tourism New Zealand is working to woo the rising number of Muslim travelers particularly from South East Asia
The risks to privacy of social media use are of deep concern to Emiratis
“The Muslim world is opening up for Western investors” says chairman of the World Islamic Economic Forum
Barclays considers Islamic finance products for Egypt’s growing SME sector planning to replicate products already on offer in South Africa
Malaysian coffee shop chain with 200 branches feels it is important to re-assert its halal credentials
“Authentic Malaysian halal lunch boxes thrill New Yorkers”