'Midamar brings halal meat to Detroit'

From The Arab American News:

Members of one of the oldest and most obscure Arab American communities in the country are connecting with the Detroit-area as they work to put halal meat from Iowa on local dinner tables.Cedar Rapids, Iowa is home to one of the first mosques established in the U.S., built in 1934 during the Great Depression.It's also home to Midamar Corp., a major exporter of halal meat, run by descendents of four brothers who moved to Iowa from Lebanon in 1888.The company recently reached out to a Dearborn-based distributor and began selling products in local stores. ...

Cedar Rapids, Iowa is home to one of the first mosques established in the U.S., built in 1934 during the Great Depression.

It's also home to Midamar Corp., a major exporter of halal meat, run by descendents of four brothers who moved to Iowa from Lebanon in 1888.

The company recently reached out to a Dearborn-based distributor and began selling products in local stores. ...