Muslims in the Chicago area are finding it tough to be both observant and health-conscious when it comes to meat. They need to find meat that is “halal,” which means it was slaughtered according to Islamic ritual, but they also want it to have been raised naturally. As a growing number of concerned Muslims try to find some options, one entrepreneur has stepped in to fill the void.
It is a wide, and untapped market for Qaid Hassan and his young business, Whole Earth Meats. Early one July morning, Hassan was leaving his southside apartment before dawn to head to a slaughterhouse. He needed to stock up his butcher shop, which sells naturally-raised halal meats online.
All the animals that Hassan kills come from local farmers that he knows personally. That's how he's certain the beef has been grass-fed, the chickens are cage-free, and the animals have not been given hormones. But it's his job to make sure the slaughter is according to Islamic law.
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