The social construction of Halal food in Singapore

• Main Authors: Nurshabrina Binte Nurshahid, Nur Izzatie Binte Adnan, Siti Nurdalila Binte Mohd Azmi
• Other Authors: Ian McGonigle
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
• Subjects: Social sciences::Sociology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168564
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper explores how Halal food is socially constructed by exploring Singaporean Muslims’ views of what makes food Halal beyond the lens of Durkheim’s binary of the sacred (Halal) and profane (Haram). We argue that it is not just the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore’s (MUIS) certificate and...