Halal meat is a key element of Islamic dietary laws ... The Islamic method of killing an animal for meat is called zabiha. After reciting the blessing, the slaughterman uses a surgically sharp ...

It was that realization that convinced Faraj that he didn’t need to always drive 300 miles to Michigan to get meat because there were incredible zabiha halal farmers here in Chicagoland.

Zabiha halal meat — meat that has been processed according to Islamic law — can be eaten all over Chicago. This is especially true on famed Devon Avenue and suburbs like Bridgeview ...