Differing opinions in politics, religion, etc.

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Re: Differing opinions in politics, religion, etc.

@khattichic

well, my parents first came to the US in 1972. I am first generation born and raised here, back in the “old” days, there wasn’t the onslaught of muslim halal grocery stores that there is now. i remember my dad found some out of the way farm that we used to go to once every few months, so that he could do his own qurbani, and then we’d bring the meat back home and pack it up in the deep freezer. all food cooked at home was only from zabiha slaughtered, but my parents still let us eat out at fast food joints/restaraunts. there really was never a distinction.

i have noticed that those indo/pak families who migrated to the US in the late sixties/early seventies tended not to adhere to the strict zabiha restrictions, maybe because it was due to the fact that sources was limited. however, people who have came here from the late 80’s/early 90’s (like my husband) tend to be very strict in this regard.

I have always been more partial to seafood anyway, so like I said, it was not that hard to adapt too. I also am a pretty good cook, so when I feel like having something “american” i’ll just make it at home myself! My husband and I will go to the local Jewish/Kosher butcher when we want steak or other cuts of meat that the desi halal shops don’t carry/know how to cut. also, mashallah, our city now even has a string of KFC’s that uses zabiha chicken, so my kids don’t really miss out on anything. there are so many restaraunts here that do chicken wings, burgers etc with zabiha meat, it’s not an issue anymore.

Well I can understand in the 70’s it would have been difficult to obtain halal meat. I guess it doesn’t matter much now. lol