ISLAMIC institutions and religious leaders have slammed a video claiming that Muslims have “captured” the food and beverage industry and are using halaal-certification fees to fund terrorism, at the expense of Christians.
The South African National Halaal Authority (Sanha) dismissed the video, saying “nefarious anti-Islam and Islamophobic elements” were behind it.
The South African Muslim Network (Samnet) said the video was “spurious, bigoted and factually incorrect”.
In the six-minute video clip, which includes pictures of various halaal authorities’ logos, and halaal-certified companies, a male voice-over claimed that while 85% of the South African population was Christian, the 2% which are Muslim have captured the economy.
The video was first shared on social media in 2018 and resurfaced earlier this month.
In the video, the narrator claims that almost all food and beverages
