THE SANCTIFIED AND THE NON-SANCTIFIED: WHY INTRINSIC MUSLIM CONSUMERS OFTEN DIGRESS THE HALAL CONSUMPTION ETHICS?

West African researchers have investigated consumption and religious beliefs to explain the weight of religion on individuals’ consumption behavior. However, studies that investigated intrinsic religious beliefs and consumption in the context are not common. The purpose of this research is to explore how intrinsic religious beliefs shape the Muslim consumer behavior in the sector of beverages. The approach is a quantitative one and based on a post-positivist stance. The results show that Muslims intrinsic religiosity has some sensitive effects on consumer behavior in a multi-religious environment tinted by extreme poverty, and a strong cultural heritage of consumption. Thus, the intrinsic religious beliefs effects on consumer behavior are sometimes characterized by some non-tolerant and violent attitude from the part of some consumers. Keywords: Intrinsic Religiosity, Consumer Behavior, Islamic Ethics, Non-Alcoholic Drinks, Marketing.

ANALYSIS OF ISLAMIC CONSUMPTION ETHICS CRITICAL TOWARD CAUSES OF CORONA VIRUS IN WUHAN, CHINA

The last few days, the world was shocked by the appearance of a coronavirus outbreak that attacked China's plains. According to CNN Indonesia in February 2020, 42,500 people reported being infected with the coronavirus worldwide, 947 people died from the virus that triggered this respiratory disorder, and 25,000 were treated. This virus is known to originate from Hubei Province, precisely the city of Wuhan. Therefore, an assumption links the phenomenon of the emergence of the coronavirus with the habits of the Wuhan community that likes to consume wild animals, such as bats. So the purpose of writing this article is to find out how to analyze Islam and scholars' ethical consumption about eating bats. This research is library research with a descriptive approach, namely by describing and critically analyzing the coronavirus's causes according to Islamic consumption ethics and the scholars. Data collection methods use documentation, various articles and books. Then analyzed using content analysis, critical analysis and data analysis methods deductively, inductively and comparatively. The results of this research are there are five ethics of Islamic consumption, namely monotheism, balance, responsibility, free will and the prohibition of being royal (isrāf) and must consume ḥalāl animals and provide benefits not bring danger to human life. The scholars disagree in determining the law of consumption of bats, Shāfi’ī and Ḥambalī declare ḥarām, Mālikī declared makrūh and not until ḥarām, but not something that can be consumed, while Ḥanafī disagreed, some declare ḥalāl and some who argue not ḥalāl

How feminists pick porn: Troubling the link between ‘authenticity’ and production ethics

This article presents findings from an empirical study into the experiences of feminists who use pornography, with a focus on how feminists choose the material with which they engage. It discusses the ways in which participating feminists understood notions of authenticity in relation to porn, as well as the role played by perceptions of ‘authentic representation’ in their porn selection processes and ethical decision-making. The article problematizes the link made by interviewees between more authentic-seeming representations of sex, bodies and pleasure on one hand, and superior production standards and/or more enthusiastic performer consent on the other. It furthermore argues that uncritical demands for authenticity in porn risk undermining broader ‘sex positive’ or ‘anti-anti-porn’ feminist political goals, particularly around stigma reduction and the elimination of exploitative industry practices. In this way the article offers a meaningful contribution to academics, activists and others engaged in the discussion around porn consumption ethics and the ethics of porn consumption, as well as those working on ways to address exploitation within the pornography industries.

Investigating the key determinants of Muslim ethical consumption behaviour amongst affluent Qataris

Purpose The purpose of this research paper was the study of an affluent Islamic market, going through a rapid economic and social transformation, from an ethical consumption perspective. More specifically, impact of environmentalism, consumption ethics, fair trade attitude and materialism was investigated on the ethical consumption behaviour of Muslim consumers. Design/methodology/approach A research framework was put together after consulting relevant literature, Islamic scholars and Islamic marketers. The developed research framework was tested in the Islamic State of Qatar. As an outcome of an online questionnaire-based survey targeting Muslim (Qatari) consumers in a public university, 243 usable questionnaires were collected. After reliability and validity checks, AMOS SPSS 20 was used to conduct structural equation modelling analysis on the collected data. Findings The results showed consumption ethics, environmentalism and fair trade attitude as significant determinants of ethical consumption behaviour. There was an insignificant association between materialism and ethical consumption behaviour. The findings suggested that most Muslim consumers within this affluent market showed an interest in ethical consumption. However, an insignificant association between materialism and ethical consumption behaviour implied that even though Muslim consumers demonstrated ethical consumption behaviour, they were not anti-materialism. The outcome suggests that due to the high levels of affluence among Muslim consumers, it is possible that they may be practising ethical and materialistic consumption simultaneously. Practical implications This research should assist marketers in understanding the ethical consumption behaviour of Muslim consumers who are faced with ethical and materialistic consumption options within an affluent Islamic market. Originality/value The research should add to the body of consumer behaviour knowledge, as it provides an insight into the consumption behaviour of Muslims who are facing social and religious ideology conflicts which makes their ethical consumption behaviours more sophisticated.