Look at the news I read from TheStar.
The Star Online
The distributor of an Iranian halal non-alcoholic “beer” said that it had never used the term “beer” on their product.Malaysian Iranian Corporation Sdn Bhd executive director Azizi Ahmad said his company realised that Muslims might be concerned about the term “beer” on the Iranian-made drink called Istak.
“Istak is actually a malt drink, which had received the halal certification from the Iranian government 10 years ago,” he told Utusan Malaysia.
He added that Iran was known to impose strict halal regulations on commercial products.
The paper had published concerns from several Islamic NGOs who disagreed with the usage of the term “beer” on the drink.
Azizi said his company had never issued brochures saying that the Istak drink was a “halal beer,” adding that he would contact the NGOs to clarify the matter.
This is just how you interpret it? You can call it whatever that you want, but then a beer is a beer.
There are many ways you can call a thing.
If you have "stolen" something, if you don't call that "stealing" (but to call it "borrowing" from that someone), will you be spare from punishment?
Taking someone thing without the person's permission is called stealing. But if you insist in calling that "borrowing", you know, borrow first, but ask for permission later. Then, will it be considered that you hadn't done something wrong?
You know, "pork" is not "pig", it's just some kind of meat. It's perfectly fine for everyone to eat because it's just a type of "meat", and it's not "pork". So practically, that will eventually make it a "halal" food, am I right? (just make sure it follows the procedure during the killing, and it'll be considered as halal)
If that's the case, why not rename the word "pork" to something else, then we can all enjoy a delicious pork in Malaysia...
Fucking stupid!
Quoted from http://en.wikipedia.org --> Meaning of Malt Beverages
Malt beverage is an American term for both alcoholic and non-alcoholic fermented beverages, in which the primary ingredient is barley, which has been allowed to sprout ("malt") slightly before it is processed. By far, the most predominant malt beverage is beer, of which there are two main styles: ale and lager. A non-alcoholic beverage brewed in this fashion is technically identical to "non-alcoholic beer." Such a beverage may be prepared by either removing alcohol from the finished product or by using a slightly altered brewing process which yields very little alcohol (technically less than 0.5% by weight).
The term "malt beverage" is often used by trade associations of groups of beer wholesalers (e.g. Tennessee Malt Beverage Association) to avoid any negative connotations associated with beer. Additionally, the term is applied to many other flavored beverages prepared from malted grains to which natural or artificial flavors have been added to make them taste similar to wines, fruits, colas, ciders, or other beverages. This subcategory has been called "malternative," as in Smirnoff Ice (US & French version), or "maltini," as in 3SUM, which also has energy components like caffeine. Marketing of such products in the United States has increased rapidly in recent years.
In most jurisdictions, these products are regulated in a way identical to beer, which allows a retailer with a beer license to sell a seemingly wider product line. This also generally avoids the steeper taxes and stricter regulations associated with distilled spirits.
If it's not a beer, no alcohol contain, why would someone so afraid to drink it?
And so why Muslims in Malaysia drinks RootBeer? Or can they drink it?
Can they be less senstive on words but focus on real issue?
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