Dubai to get online halal restaurant finder

What’s the best halal restaurant in Dubai? The London-based entrepreneur Zohra Khaku is banking on the fact that most people don’t know.

Khaku has spent the last two years developing Halal Gems, a restaurant finder that helps people locate the best halal cuisine across the United Kingdom. In a few weeks, she’ll be launching the same technology in Dubai. She has also just released the first issue of her quarterly digital magazine Halal Gems, which focuses on halal restaurants in London and Dubai.

Khaku’s mission? To give halal dining its due.

“I want to celebrate halal dining,” says Khaku, who was in Dubai last week to launch the magazine. “I want halal food to be the highest quality food in the next 10 to 15 years. It’s something to be proud of. I want this magazine to be something people are proud of.”

Khaku plans to expand her restaurant finder beyond the UK and Dubai to include as many cities around the world as possible. “People need a place to find good halal restaurants,” says Khaku. “It’s really hard to find them on your own. I have visited 600 restaurants this year. In the last 12 months, I’ve done the United States, London, Malaysia and two trips to Dubai. I’m planning Australia for next year.” She’s also eaten her way through several cities in Europe.

In every city, she compiles a list of the best in halal dining. Once she feels she has the city “completely covered”, it gets added to her directory.

Original article by Stacie Overton Johnson

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