Demand for Islamic products has spread across the world, and well beyond the Middle East. There are more than 430 million Muslims outside the traditional Middle East (a region that stretches from the Mediterranean to Pakistan), including 190 million in Indonesia, 73 million in Turkey, 150 million in India, 20 million in Europe, 7 million in the US, and 17 million in North Africa, It is reasonable to assume that many of these 430 non- Middle Eastern Muslims could be interested in Shariah-compliant products. In India, for instance, the government has recommended the establishment of a framework for.
