Springer Enhancing Halal Sustainability: Selected Papers from the 4th International Halal Conference 2019

The global halal industry is likely to grow to between three and four trillion US dollars in the next five years, from the current estimated two trillion, backed by a continued demand from both Muslims and non-Muslims for halal products. Realising the importance of the halal industry to the global community, the Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies (ACIS), the Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia (UiTM) and Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University (UNISSA) Brunei have organised the 4th International Halal Conference (INHAC) 2019 under the theme “Enhancing Halal Sustainability'. This book contains selected papers presented at INHAC 2019. It addresses halal-related issues that are applicable to various industries and explores a variety of contemporary and emerging issues. It covers aspects of halal food safety, related services such as tourism and hospitality, the halal industry - including aspects of business ethics, policies and practices, quality assurance, compliance and Shariah governance Issues, as well as halal research and educational development. Highlighting findings from both scientific and social research studies, it enhances the discussion on the halal industry (both in Malaysia and internationally), and serves as an invitation to engage in more advanced research on the global halal industry. From the Back Cover The global halal industry is likely to grow to between three and four trillion US dollars in the next five years, from the current estimated two trillion, backed by a continued demand from both Muslims and non-Muslims for halal products. Realising the importance of the halal industry to the global community, the Academy of Contemporary Islamic Studies (ACIS), the Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia (UiTM) and Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University (UNISSA) Brunei have organised the 4th International Halal Conference (INHAC) 2019 under the theme “Enhancing Halal Sustainability'. This book contains selected papers presented at INHAC 2019. It addresses halal-related issues that are applicable to various industries and explores a variety of contemporary and emerging issues. It covers aspects of halal food safety, related services such as tourism and hospitality, the halal industry - including aspects of business ethics, policies and practices, quality assurance, compliance and Shariah governance Issues, as well as halal research and educational development. Highlighting findings from both scientific and social research studies, it enhances the discussion on the halal industry (both in Malaysia and internationally), and serves as an invitation to engage in more advanced research on the global halal industry. About the Author Nur Nafhatun Md Shariff obtained her first degree from the Academy of Islamic Studies majoring in Islamic Astronomy. She completed a Masters and then PhD in the Faculty of Science. She tutored in the Department of Fiqh & Usul at the Academy of Islamic Studies, and was a fellow in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at the University of Malaya. She worked at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Shah Alam in 2014. She currently holds several positions as a Research Management Unit (RMU) coordinator, Malaysian Research Assessment (MyRA) liaison officer, and was also recently a liaison officer in the Office of International Affairs (OIA). She is on the editorial board for the Astronomy Education Journal under the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and is a member of the Malaysian Islamic Astronomy Society. She is an associate fellow at the Institute of Science (IOS) and the Islamic Astronomy and Solar Astrophysics (IASA) Research Interest Group (RIG). Recently is also a member of the International Astronomical Union (IAU).  Zeiad Amjad Abdulrazzak Aghwan is a lecturer in the Halalan Thayyiban Research Centre at Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali, Negara Brunei Darussalam. He obtained his first degree in the Department of Animal Science