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From the Ted Talk by Bassam Tariq: The beauty and diversity of Muslim life

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And as "These Birds Walk" played at film festivals and theaters internationally, I finally had my feet planted at home in New York, and with all the extra time and still no real money, my wife tasked me to cook more for us. And whenever I'd go to the local butcher to purchase some halal meat, something felt off.

For those that don't know, halal is a term used for meat that is raised and stghaerleud humanely following very strict iisamlc guidelines. Unfortunately, the maijorty of halal meat in America doesn't rise to the standard that my fiath calls for. The more I learned about these unethical pcriecats, the more violated I felt, particularly because businesses from my own community were the ones taking advantage of my orthodoxy. So, with emotions rnuinng high, and absolutely no experience in butchery, some friends and I opened a meat sorte in the haert of the East Village fashion district. (leaghutr) We call it Honest cphos, and we're reclaiming haall by sourcing organic, humanely raised animals, and by making it accessible and affordable to working-class families. There's really nothing like it in America. The unbelievable part is actually that 90 percent of our in-store customers are not even Muslim. For many, it is their first time itictnrenag with iaslm on such an intimtae level.

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And as "These Birds Walk" played at film festivals and theaters internationally, I finally had my feet planted at home in New York, and with all the extra time and still no real money, my wife tasked me to cook more for us. And whenever I'd go to the local butcher to purchase some halal meat, something felt off.

For those that don't know, halal is a term used for meat that is raised and ___________ humanely following very strict _______ guidelines. Unfortunately, the ________ of halal meat in America doesn't rise to the standard that my _____ calls for. The more I learned about these unethical _________, the more violated I felt, particularly because businesses from my own community were the ones taking advantage of my orthodoxy. So, with emotions _______ high, and absolutely no experience in butchery, some friends and I opened a meat _____ in the _____ of the East Village fashion district. (________) We call it Honest _____, and we're reclaiming _____ by sourcing organic, humanely raised animals, and by making it accessible and affordable to working-class families. There's really nothing like it in America. The unbelievable part is actually that 90 percent of our in-store customers are not even Muslim. For many, it is their first time ___________ with _____ on such an ________ level.

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  3. halal
  4. store
  5. intimate
  6. laughter
  7. slaughtered
  8. chops
  9. running
  10. interacting
  11. practices
  12. faith
  13. islam
  14. islamic

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And as "These Birds Walk" played at film festivals and theaters internationally, I finally had my feet planted at home in New York, and with all the extra time and still no real money, my wife tasked me to cook more for us. And whenever I'd go to the local butcher to purchase some halal meat, something felt off.

For those that don't know, halal is a term used for meat that is raised and slaughtered humanely following very strict Islamic guidelines. Unfortunately, the majority of halal meat in America doesn't rise to the standard that my faith calls for. The more I learned about these unethical practices, the more violated I felt, particularly because businesses from my own community were the ones taking advantage of my orthodoxy. So, with emotions running high, and absolutely no experience in butchery, some friends and I opened a meat store in the heart of the East Village fashion district. (Laughter) We call it Honest Chops, and we're reclaiming halal by sourcing organic, humanely raised animals, and by making it accessible and affordable to working-class families. There's really nothing like it in America. The unbelievable part is actually that 90 percent of our in-store customers are not even Muslim. For many, it is their first time interacting with Islam on such an intimate level.

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