Local Halal Meat Market Gets Eid Al-Adha Shout Out

Local halal meat market Koha & Brothers at 319 Church Avenue was mentioned in this beautiful Buzzfeed piece about Eid al-Adha, also known as the Feast of Sacrifice, and one of the most important holidays of the Muslim calendar.

Many in the community are celebrating Eid al-Adha this week and the butchers at Koha have been serving up halal meat for the holidays for over 25 years.

Writer Zainab Shah describes the scene at the shop:

When I arrived at the butcher shop, everyone was staring up at a tiny TV. A Premier League game was on: Swansea City was unexpectedly beating Manchester United and not much time was left. I waited for the game to be over, and then caught the attention of a guy behind the counter. Yep, he was the one I had spoken to on the phone. He was much warmer in person. He brought out half a lamb from the freezer; the legs still had to be separated.

“Could I take a photo?” I asked.

“Yes,” he said. “Take it with my son in it.”

The butcher’s son abandoned the meal he was eating and posed in front of the half-lamb, smiling broadly. When the butcher rang me up he pointed to the guy sitting behind the till. “Take a photo of him.”

“We’re the oldest halal butcher in Flatbush. Been here for 26 years,” the guy said, beaming proudly.

For those who are celebrating this week, what are you doing to mark the holiday?