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Jews, Muslims Band Together on Dietary Issue
October 08, 2002Comments (0) | Add | E-mail this to a friendKeeping the pig at bay
By Afsha Bawany, Globe Correspondent, 9/29/2002
Halfway around the world Muslims and Jews are fighting, but at MIT they've banded together - over food.
After a three-year struggle by Muslim students, MIT last week began serving halal meat - meat slaughtered according to Islamic strictures - at its Baker dining hall. Support from Hillel, a Jewish group that runs a kosher kitchen on campus, was helpful in convincing the administration to offer the service, which has allowed some devout Muslim students to eat meat regularly for the first time since entering school.
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