TY  - JOUR
T1  - Revealing the Non-Muslim Kopitiams and the Awarded Halal Signage
AU - Embong, Abdul Mutalib AU - Yaacob, Raja Ahmad Iskandar Raja AU - Sabian, Nur Arfah Abdul AU - Noor, Azelin Bt Mohamed AU - Mohamad, Razita AU - Lahmuddin, Abdul Hanif 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 13
IS  - 1
SP  - 248
EP  - 253
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2018.248.253
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2018.248.253
KW  - Kopitiam
KW  -Halal
KW  -non-Muslim
KW  -opperators
KW  -Muslims
KW  -Kopitiam
AB  - The growth of Kopitiam is mushrooming as it provides simple yet, fast meals in accordance to the
vibrant lifestyle of today’s society. As the financial commitment to operate the Kopitiam is high compared to
ordinary restaurants or other eating outlets, most are dominated by the non-Muslims who venture the Kopitiam
business to cater the needs of the muslim customers. The signage of Halal is then becoming the focus point
among the Muslims. This study is about the understanding and practice of non-Muslim Kopitiam operators
regarding Halal signage in one densely populated town in Terengganu. The study involves stakeholders of the
thence Kopitiams. The study is qualitative in nature, involving six non-Muslim Kopitiam operators in interview
sessions. The findings reveal that the operators have good understanding and practice of running Kopitiams
regarding the Halal signage awarded to them. All non-Muslim operators understand the concept of Halal to be
applied in their Kopitiams. The practice is fully utilised because the respondents run their business within
Muslim-Malay population. Besides, the operators hire Muslim workers and the cooking activity for the
Kopitiam is solely done at the Kopitiam itself.
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