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Peach logos guide Muslims to Halal services in Okayama Japan By DAISUKE HATANO

The Peach Mark II logo (Provided by city government of Okayama) OKAYAMA–If Muslims here look for the Peach Mark logo, they can find facilities that cater for their special needs. The logo enables Muslim tourists to identify eateries that provide food that doesn't contain pork and menus in English, as well as accommodation that has prayer mats stashed and ready …

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The Canadian who spent C$1.5m to rescue more than 200 Syrian refugees

Appliance firm CEO Jim Estill is behind an ambitious scheme to resettle 58 families in Guelph, Ontario, and galvanised hundreds of residents to help On a recent snowy Saturday, Jim Estill went knocking on his neighbours’ doors, offering to shovel snow from walkways and driveways for cash. Behind him stood a handful of Syrian refugees, newly arrived to the Canadian …

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