اليابان: الجامعات اليابانية تلبي متطلبات الطلاب المسلمين

- خبر من مصادر إنجليزية.

قامت العديد من الجامعات اليابانية بتضمين قوائم الأطعمة لديها الأطعمة الحلال، وذلك لتلبية رغبات الطلاب المسلمين الذين تتزايد أعدادهم بها.

وتتضمن القوائم عناصر موسومة بلفظ "حلال"؛ حيث قدمت جامعة "ياماناشي" نحو 10 وجبات حلال بنهاية عام 2013.

وتضم الجامعة 50 طالبًا مسلمًا من "إندونيسيا" و"ماليزيا" و"بنجلاديش"، وتعتبر واحدة من بين 19 جامعة تقدم الأطعمة الحلال للطلاب المسلمين بـ"اليابان"؛ حيث يأتي ذلك ضمن خطة الحكومة لمضاعفة أعداد الطلاب الأجانب بحلول عام 2020.

ويشكل الطلاب المسلمون نحو 5100 طالب، وتعداد المسلمين بلغ 120 ألفًا من 127 مليون ياباني، بعد أن كانوا ألف مسلم فقط عام 1930؛ المصدر: شبكة الألوكة.

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Japan’s Universities Cater to Muslim Needs

A growing number of Japanese universities are offering halal meals in their menus to cater to the needs of the growing number of Muslim students.

"I'd been making my own meals until now, so this is helpful," a 21-year-old student from Malaysia, who was eating a halal curry dish, told The Mainichi on Sunday, January 26.

The Muslim student was eating at the student cafeteria at the University of Yamanashi, where new items labeled with Halal stickers were added to the menu.

The cafeteria has offered a total of 10 types of halal meals since December 2013.

He is one of approximately 180 foreign students at the school, some 50 are Muslims from countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Bangladesh.

Serving Japanese universities, the Tokyo Business Association of University Cooperatives purchases chicken and beef approved as halal by the Malaysian government for the Kanto region.

Catering to Muslim students’ needs, the cafeteria prepared Muslims’ food in the same area of non-Muslims, though using different pots and plates to serve the halal meals.

"Countries and sects vary on what food they consider appropriate," the cafeteria manager, Tetsuya Tanahashi, said, "and so we held numerous discussions with foreign students."

The Yamanashi University was one of at least 19 universities who have incorporated halal options into their menus, according the National Federation of University Co-operative Associations (NFUCA).

The meals are prepared and served in accordance with Islamic law, which stipulates the correct method of draining animal meat of blood and prohibits the consumption of pork products and alcohol.

The University of Tokyo was the first to incorporate halal meat into its meal options in 2010 using meat ordered through the association, and four universities in the region have followed suit.

Japan today is home to a thriving Muslim community of about 120,000, among nearly 127 million in the world's tenth most populated country.