I nuovi confini del principio halal wa haram nell’Islam contemporaneo

Halal economy is an economic system based on Islamic ethical-religious principles. The development of this global market is increasingly affected by identity-driven dynamics and market logic: profit expectations generate investments which cater to Muslim consumers’ interests who, in turn, lay trust into a system that proves that a product is permitted by Islam. For its part, this growing global industry, whose regulations vary according to the countries and the areas of the world, does not always properly protect consumer from abuses or fake labels. The need to overcome the fragmentation connected with the halal sector and curb its consequences requires international efforts in the light of a double awareness: the role played by religious ideology in some parts of the Muslim world, which may crystalize a internally diversified situation because of differences between the law of Muslim countries and existing interpretations from legal schools, and the impression that it is economic expectations being supported by identity-based perspectives that use religious arguments what may lead the regulation of the halal sector to the progressive standardization.