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Ishmar Halal Traders Expo has been featured through media coverage, interviews, promotional videos and event highlights. Everything a journalist, partner or exhibitor needs is here.

In the news

Press coverage

Business Daily Africa · 22 Mar 2026
Halal trade expo draws record 300-plus exhibitors to Nairobi
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The Standard · 20 Mar 2026
Kenya positions itself as East Africa's halal trade hub
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Citizen Digital · 9 May 2025
Investors commit $6M in pledges at Halal Investment Summit
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Nation Africa · 3 Apr 2025
Small halal food brands find export buyers at Ishmar expo
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Conversations

Interviews

"We didn't set out to build the biggest halal expo in the region. We set out to fix a trade problem, and the scale followed."
Yusuf Ismail
Yusuf IsmailCEO, in conversation with Business Daily
"Operations is where trade shows are won or lost. Exhibitors remember whether the WiFi worked and the badges scanned, not just the marketing."
Halima Rashid
Halima RashidCOO, on event operations
"African halal certification bodies are more aligned than people assume. The expo is where that gets proven to buyers."
Omar Farah
Omar FarahDirector of Partnerships

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