The Potential of Halal Tourism in Ethiopia: Opportunities, Challenges and Prospects

Ahmed, Mohammed Jemal; Akbaba, Atilla

doi:10.30625/ijctr.397499

Cited by 26 publications

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“…Razzaq et al (2016, p. 93) define it as tourism created jointly by the consumer and producer in accordance with Islamic discipline. Ahmed and Akbaba (2018, p. 16) describe halal tourism as any tourism activity that is permitted according to Islamic discipline and Islamic law to attract both Muslims and non-Muslims without any discrimination in Muslim and non-Muslim destinations in the tourism industry.…”

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Evaluation of halal tourism in terms of bibliometric characteristics

Yağmur

Ehtíyar

Aksu

2019

JIMA

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Purpose The growing competition between the developing halal market and the countries in halal market has enhanced the interest of researchers in this field in recent years. In this context, this study aims to examine the studies published in the international literature on halal tourism between 1975 and 2019 in terms of bibliometric characteristics and to reveal tendencies and trends of these publications within the framework of certain parameters. Design/methodology/approach In accordance with this purpose, the topic of “halal tourism” was searched in the database of “Web of Science Core Collection,” and bibliometrics data in regard to the publications were reached. Publications on halal tourism were examined in the context of years, numbers, genres, research fields, fields of study, journals in which they are found, the number of authors and page number of publications, research approaches of publications, themes of publications, country where the research data was collected (examined), names of the authors in the publications and publication numbers of the authors, and the number of citations. Findings In this paper, it was determined that the studies in the field of halal tourism increased in recent years. It was concluded that these studies were mainly carried out after 2011 and showed a large increase in 2016, the majority of the publications were in the form of study-paper and the average number of citations in the field was 3.1, and h-index number was seven. Research limitations/implications This paper is based on bibliometric analysis. Bibliometric analyses were performed on the “Web of Science Core Collection.” Because of database searches were made only on “Web of Science Core Collection,” the publications that were not scanned here could not be analyzed. Originality/value This paper examined the studies on halal tourism between 1975 and 2019 with a bibliometric analysis technique. Thus, it is aimed to learn more about halal tourism and to provide the researchers who work in this field with information about the structure of this field.

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Section: Conceptual Frameworkmentioning

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Evaluation of halal tourism in terms of bibliometric characteristics

Yağmur

Ehtíyar

Aksu

2019

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“…One of the centers of Islamic culture and heritage was the walled city of Harar, which is the 4 th Islamic holy city next to Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem (Preeth, 2020). Since the ninth century, Harar was serving as an Islamic and Arabic education center of the Horn of Africa and was registered by UNESCO in 2006 (Ahmed & Akbaba, 2018).…”

Section: Cultural Heritages As a Tourist Attractionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Evolving Ethio-Gulf Economic and Political Relations: The Challenges and Opportunities

Jenber¹

2021

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Despite historical and religious ties, geographical proximity, and other opportunities for mutual benefit, the overall relations between Ethiopia and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries have remained ambivalent for many years. This study examines Ethiopia's economic and political relations with the Gulf countries since 2000 and the challenges that hindered and opportunities that can further improve their relationship. The study argues that while their economic relations have been developing steadily over the past two decades, especially since the political transition in Ethiopia in 2018, their political relations remained weak. Their relationship is not based on evenly balanced mutual dependence; rather it is asymmetric as the Gulf countries are relatively less dependent in the interdependence relationship. The study also finds out that the perception of the Gulf countries' elites considering Ethiopia as a Christian empire and Ethiopian elites' skepticism of the Arab world due to past hostile political relations; the GCC countries' support of Egypt in the Nile disputes; and mistreatment of Ethiopian migrants in some GCC countries are among the key challenges undermining their relations.

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“…Halal or sharia tourism are those that implement sharia in their operational management aspects and destination. In the application of sharia principles, Muslims' sharia compliance should be ensured, along with good deeds and tolerance for the followers of other religions [10]. The sharia tourism term is also frequently referred to as halal tourism.…”

Section: Tourism In Sharia (Al-qur'an and Hadiths)mentioning

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Sharia compliance as the potential factor for halal tourism destination development

Nahidloh¹,

Qadariyah²

2021

NHJ

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The substantial potential of Indonesian halal tourism expansion has obtained society's immediate attention. It is reflected in Indonesian Muslim majority society's religious enthusiasm, potentially appealing halal tourism destination resources, and the economic potential to enhance social welfare. Recently, society has put tourism as one of their needs, not as their leisure activity. Many tourists in Indonesia have been declared as halal tourism sites. However, many people perceive halal tourism as a mere trend and brand adopted due to the halal substantial, like hotels and restaurants. Therefore, a sharia principle is critically required to be the fundamental or guideline for the halal concept implementation. The halal concept can be successfully implemented if sharia compliance has expanded. Besides, the establishment of halal tourism should also follow the sharia principles to ensure the adoption of sharia values due to the considerable number of tourists. Sharia compliance becomes one of the Muslim identities, as shown from the role of the Muslim clerics on the scientific forum and research that articulate halal tourism establishment carries excellent opportunity to improve society's economy and well-being. Therefore, social compliance is the potent factor to be consistently cultivated through Indonesian halal tourism potential.

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The Potential of Halal Tourism in Ethiopia: Opportunities, Challenges and Prospects

Cited by 26 publications

References 8 publications

Evaluation of halal tourism in terms of bibliometric characteristics

Evaluation of halal tourism in terms of bibliometric characteristics

Evolving Ethio-Gulf Economic and Political Relations: The Challenges and Opportunities

Sharia compliance as the potential factor for halal tourism destination development

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