Intro: It all started with a beverage called Mecca Cola. Launched a little over a year ago, Mecca Cola is the Muslim and anti-American alternative to the popular, American soft drink. Since then, the idea of Halal alternatives to perceived American products has grown, Halal being the proscriptive diet of the practicing Muslim. Now there’s Halal fried chicken... a spicy competitor to the United States’ Kentucky Fried Chicken fast-food chain whose chickens are certified as fit for consumption by Muslims. It's not really a surprising success as France has the largest Muslim community in Europe. But Halal and other products with a strong Muslim identity are finding a market among non-Muslims too. As John Laurenson reports from the Place de Clichy (PLASS DE CLEE-CHEE) neighborhood of Paris... "KFC’s Halal Competitor" duurt: 4:58 FW: (fx) An employee… LW: …JL in Paris. Outro: And may I point out there’s a Halal Fried Chicken place around the corner from my house in Amsterdam. I don’t get any political messages on the napkins, but it is tasty. ***************************************************************************** For stations cherry picking stories, or using the documentary as a stand-alone,following is the attribution language you must use: "We hear from Radio Netherlands' reporter [name of reporter] about [subject]" At the close of the piece, or the program: "That report by [reporter name] came to us from [or was provided by] Radio Netherlands" *****************************************************************************

Intro: It all started with a beverage called Mecca Cola. Launched a little over a year ago, Mecca Cola is the Muslim and anti-American alternative to the popular, American soft drink. Since then, the idea of Halal alternatives to perceived American products has grown, Halal being the proscriptive diet of the practicing Muslim. Now there’s Halal fried chicken... a spicy competitor to the United States’ Kentucky Fried Chicken fast-food chain whose chickens are certified as fit for consumption by Muslims. It's not really a surprising success as France has the largest Muslim community in Europe. But Halal and other products with a strong Muslim identity are finding a market among non-Muslims too. As John Laurenson reports from the Place de Clichy (PLASS DE CLEE-CHEE) neighborhood of Paris... "KFC’s Halal Competitor" duurt: 4:58 FW: (fx) An employee… LW: …JL in Paris. Outro: And may I point out there’s a Halal Fried Chicken place around the corner from my house in Amsterdam. I don’t get any political messages on the napkins, but it is tasty. ***************************************************************************** For stations cherry picking stories, or using the documentary as a stand-alone,following is the attribution language you must use: "We hear from Radio Netherlands' reporter [name of reporter] about [subject]" At the close of the piece, or the program: "That report by [reporter name] came to us from [or was provided by] Radio Netherlands" *****************************************************************************