"Navigating in the Halal economy" - The theme of the 5th International Halal Conference in South Africa

The South African Halal Certification body SANHA (South African National Halaal Authority) is hosting its 5th International Halal Conference entitled, "Navigating in the Halaal economy" on Monday 16th July 2012. It is hosted alongside the African continent's largest trade exhibition, The Africa Big 7 to give the participants the opportunity to maximize their visit.

With this year's month of Ramadhan just about a month away, we have just released the 2nd edition of our eBook "Preparing your Hotel for Ramadhan".

Singapore, May 2012

Being the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Ramadan is a time of spiritual reflection and worship, where Muslims refrain from eating and drinking during daylight hours.

There is more to savour during Ramadan Iftar this year as Marina Mandarin Singapore launches a feast to behold at its International Halal restaurant, AquaMarine! This is the first time AquaMarine is offering the Ramadan Iftar Feast, since becoming the first restaurant in the hotels within the Marina Bay and Suntec area hotels to be Halal-certified in October 2011.

This photo was taken during a lively weekend at ION Orchard, Singapore. The aim is to show the beautiful surroundings within 1km from the Royal Plaza on Scotts Hotel. The futuristc architecture that lit up the night sky is very unique, which makes this photo interesting and captivating. Most importantly, it reflects the vibrancy of the Orchard area. To view the rest of the images submitted, please click here.

Fazal Bahardeen, CEO of Crescentrating, will be speaking at the World Islamic Tourism Mart's (WITM) International conference on Muslim Tourism, Haj & Umrah (InCoMTHU) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on the 31st May, 2012. This will be the 6th edition of the InCoMTHU which will be held in Pacific Grand Ballroom, Seri Pacific Hotel, Kuala Lumpur with the theme "Islamic Tourism: Leading the Way".