Beurger King Muslim (or BKM) is a fast-food restaurant launched in July 2005 offering burgers, fries, sundaes, cola and doughnuts. The beef and chicken used in their burgers are halal—meaning made with meat slaughtered according to Islamic dietary laws. It is located in the eastern Paris suburb of Clichy-sous-Bois, where many locals are first- or second-generation Muslim immigrants from former French colonies. Halaal (Arabic: حلال , also sometimes spelled halal) is the Islamic term for permissible, similar to the Jewish kosher. ... Islam (Arabic: ; ( (help· info)), peaceful submission (to the will of God)) is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions, the worlds second-largest religion, and the fastest growing religion in the world. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... For other places with the same name, see Clichy. ...

Its name plays on the French slang (Verlan) word beur, meaning a second-generation North African living in France. France's Muslims represent an estimated 8% of the country's overall population. In the French language, verlan is the inversion of syllables in a word which is found in slang and youth language. ... Categories: Africa geography stubs | North Africa ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) (sometimes also spelled Moslem) is an adherent of Islam. ...

See also

• Islam in France
• Burger King

All these statistics must be taken with some caution: since a 1872 law, the French Republic does not tally religion or ethnics in its census information and other official polls. ... Burger King, Seoul, South Korea Burger King, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Whopper Combo with fries and drink Burger King Corporation (BK for short) is a large international chain of fast food restaurants, predominantly selling hamburgers, french fries and soft drinks. ...

External link

• BBC online news article about the restaurant.