{"id":4177,"date":"2017-05-09T06:47:03","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T06:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/4177-major-halal-food-fest-to-be-held-in-toronto\/"},"modified":"2017-05-09T06:47:03","modified_gmt":"2017-05-09T06:47:03","slug":"major-halal-food-fest-to-be-held-in-toronto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/4177-major-halal-food-fest-to-be-held-in-toronto\/","title":{"rendered":"Major halal food fest to be held in Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The largest Halal food festival in North America \u201cHalal Food Fest\u201d returns to Toronto for the 5th year and expects over 30,000 visitors on July 15 and 16 at the International Centre.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>The largest Halal food festival in North America \u201cHalal Food Fest\u201d returns to Toronto for the 5th year and expects over 30,000 visitors on July 15 and 16 at the International Centre.<\/h4>\n<h4>As it\u2019s grown, the festival has expanded beyond a homogeneously Muslim audience. 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