PORTUGUESE HALAL MARKET GROWING TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE AND SIGNIFICANT FUTURE
October 2nd, 2021
The food halal market for Portugal, a largely Christian country that was in the early Middle Ages part of the Muslim world, has been expanding, serving a growing local Muslim community and Muslim tourists keen to taste Portuguese food.
Between 711 and 1249, most of Portugal was under Muslim rule, which influenced its language and culture. In the country’s 2011 census, 20,640 residents declared they were Muslims (in a voluntary question on religious identity). And Portugal Muslim leaders believes there are approximately 60,000 to 70,000 co-religionists in the ...
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