Insight - Let’s keep religion and politics out of business

Halal issue: File photo of a halal food festival in Penang. Halal is a recognition of the status of a product or service, and should not be further differentiated into the type of ownership of the company or producer

A campaign in support of Muslim-made products came under the media spotlight last September, with certain quarters calling for a boycott of halal products made by non-Muslims.

It began as a call for Muslims to be more vigilant about halal, or syariah-compliant, products and services.Lately, another online movement has emerged.