Love is love, I really do think that a lot of times, but I'm a bit more of a realist/pessimist on that regards.
I know we had a friend who was a Muslim man married to a Catholic woman. They DID end up splitting because it became that much of an issue. It wasn't that they were bad people, but they were both faithful and they had a lot of issues clash in that regards. The way the man had been raised, he had some different expectations of women and it was hard for that woman to reconcile.
Heck, my husband's first wife was Pentacostal Holiness and he was Catholic. You would think being both Christian it would have not been an issue, but it was an issue. On their wedding, they gave him crap because he refused to bow to the preacher/minister.
Now, my husband and I are interfaithed. He is Catholic like I mentioned and I'm not really anything. It's important to him that our children are baptized. I go to church with him here and there, but I do not plan on converting just for him. He eventually wants a nice Catholic remarrying ceremony. While I don't technically have a faith and sometimes we don't always agree, I am fine with the children being raised Catholic but with major stipulations.
NOTE: that is false about the Muslim butcher, the Kosher would be ok. The Muslim kosher is called "hilal." When dh was deployed he told me a lot about it, that's a common misconception a lot of people have.
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Islam prohibits all intoxicating alcohols, liquors, wines and drugs. kashrut regards all wines kosher. Hence food items and drinks showing the kosher symbol containing alcohol are not halal.
Gelatin is considered Kosher by many Jews regardless of its source of origin. If the gelatin is prepared from non-zabiha, Muslims consider it haram (prohibited). Hence foods items such as marshmallows, yogurt, etc., showing kosher symbols are not always halal.
Enzymes (irrespective of their sources even from non-kosher animals) in cheese making are considered mere secretion(pirsah b'almah) according to some kashrut organizations, hence all cheeses are considered kosher. Muslims look for the source of the enzyme in cheese making. If it is coming from the swine, it is considered haram(forbidden). Hence cheeses showing kosher symbols may not be halal.
Jews do not pronounce the name of God on each animal while slaughtering. They feel that uttering the name of God, out of context, is wasteful. Muslims on the other hand pronounce the name of Allah on all animals while slaughtering.
The salient differences between kosher and halal have been illustrated so that Muslim consumers can distinguish halal from kosher.
Muslims in non-Muslim countries should strive to follow the Islamic injunctions in their diet (as well as in every walk of life) and establish their own businesses and institutions to cater to the needs of the Muslim Ummah. By doing so, not only the identity of the Muslims will be preserved, but they will be recognized and respected for their beliefs and practices.
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