بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
MUSLIM STUDENTS ASSOCIATION
American University of the Caribbean
School of Medicine
St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles
دانے دانے پر لکھا ھے کھانے والے کا نام
Halal Shopping
Is there zabiha on St. Maarten?
نعم (Arabic: Yes)
Where can I purchase zabiha on St. Maarten?
Sheik halal meat has a counter that sells fresh lamb, beef, goat, and chicken.
The farms are on nearby St. Eustatius and fresh shipments arrive every Tuesday.
The cost of beef is $11.10 per kilo, which translates to $5.04 per pound.
Where else can I purchase zabiha on St. Maarten?
Go to Le Grand Marche, a supermarket located very close to the masjid.
Chicken
Frozen chickens from Brazil.
Boneless, skinless, chicken breasts from Brazil, with markings in Portuguese, English, Spanish, French, Russian, Chinese, and Arabic, maintaining the product is “halal” and “slaughtered by hand according to the Islamic rites.” Also available are 2.5 kilo blocks of boneless thighs and boneless legs.
Pay no attention to the price in yellow. That is the price in guilders, the de jure currency of the Netherlands Antilles. The de facto currency on St. Maarten is the US dollar, which is accepted by all establishments on the Dutch side and most establishments on the French side.
A 2.5 kilo block of boneless, skinless, chicken costs $9.97.
This translates to a chicken cost of $1.81 per pound.
Yes, the supermarket also carries bone-in halal chicken legs and wings.
Lamb
Frozen lamb on St. Maarten is imported from Australia, New Zealand, and Uruguay.
Some of the lamb from Australia and New Zealand carry halal stamps.
Lamb from Uruguay does not carry halal stamps.
Does Le Grand Marche carry any heat-and-eat products?
Evet (Turkish: Yes)
The supermarket has recently added the product line of Anur Halal Food Ltd, a Turkish firm based in the Netherlands that is a major supplier of halal products in Europe.
The supermarket carries the following Al-Safa products.
Le Grande Marche carries halal Asian dishes from Singapore. Just heat and eat.
What international products do they have?
Do they have the spices I like?
Everything you need is in the international aisle.
Is there anything Le Grande Marche doesn't have?
There are no prepackaged fried onions, Hanif's or otherwise.
Fry your own onions. Your food will taste better.
Do they have the bread I like?
Do they have the tea I like?
Why do you like Le Grand Marche?
Because they have everything and they have a 5% discount for AUC students.
How do I get the discount?
Show your AUC student card to the cashier at the checkout counter.
You must have an AUC student card, which you will get on orientation day. Your AUC acceptance letter is not sufficient.
Where else can I do grocery shopping?
Food Express in Maho is the closest grocery store to the AUC campus.
Maho is one mile from AUC.
Cost U Less is close to Le Grande Marche and the masjid. They sell items in bulk.
Where can I get pots and pans?
Ace Home Center is close to Cost U Less and Le Grande Marche.
دانے دانے پر لکھا ھے کھانے والے کا نام (Urdu: Written upon every grain is the name of the person who will eat it.)