Category Archives: Business and Finance

America’s First Amendment Lifeline

Posted on January 25, 2008 | Comments Off on America’s First Amendment Lifeline

by Alyssa A. Lappen Human Events | Jan. 25, 2008 World War II began long before the outbreak of military hostilities, with the Nazi campaign to silence its critics. Yet 63 years after the end of World War II, the … Continue reading →

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Shari’a finance invading the West

Posted on January 23, 2008 | Comments Off on Shari’a finance invading the West

Michael Savage Interviews Alyssa A. Lappen Radio appearance | Jan. 23, 2008 Did Citigroup understand Shari’a law when it jumped into Islamic banking in the 1950s? Alyssa A. Lappen explains the enormous downside risks of importing medieval Islamic religious laws, … Continue reading →

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The Securities Bazaar: Destabilizing the U.S. Markets?

Posted on January 23, 2008 | Comments Off on The Securities Bazaar: Destabilizing the U.S. Markets?

by Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld and Alyssa A. Lappen Human Events | Jan. 23, 2008 All presidential candidates promise to fix our economy, but no one discusses the need to better safeguard our financial markets. The Committee on Foreign Investment in … Continue reading →

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Beware Fool’s Gold — and Shari’a Finance

Posted on January 21, 2008 | Comments Off on Beware Fool’s Gold — and Shari’a Finance

By Alyssa A. Lappen FrontPageMagazine | Jan 21, 2008 The very expectations of glittering shari’a finance (Islamic banking) profits hypnotize financial institutions, securities exchanges, and banks–and there are few regulatory or monitoring protections against abuses. So why did United Arab … Continue reading →

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Terror’s financiers

Posted on January 17, 2008 | Comments Off on Terror’s financiers

U.S. oversight needs to improve By Rachel Ehrenfeld and Alyssa A. Lappen Washington Times | Jan. 17, 2008 The antiquated Securities and Exchange Commission’s computer system prevents investigators from safeguarding U.S. market integrity. “It’s like working with one hand tied … Continue reading →

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Shari’a Finance: Cordless Bungee Jumping

Posted on December 18, 2007 | Comments Off on Shari’a Finance: Cordless Bungee Jumping

by Alyssa A. Lappen Pajamas Media | Dec. 18, 2007 Despite flashy headlines extolling Shari’a finance (Islamic banking) and Wall Street bankers jumping into the market, don’t follow. It’s like bungee jumping without a cord—or following lemmings over a cliff. … Continue reading →

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