Tag Archives: Islamic finance

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

Posted on January 23, 2008 | Comments Off

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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Posted in Articles, Business and Finance, Muslim Brotherhood

Tagged Boston Stock Exchange, Bourse Dubai, CFIUS, Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., Dubai, FINRA, Islamic banking, Islamic exchange, Islamic finance, jihad, NASDAQ, securitization, shari'a banking, Shari'a finance, sovereign immunity, stock exchange

Beware Fool’s Gold — and Shari’a Finance

Posted on January 21, 2008 | Comments Off

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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Posted in Articles, Business and Finance, Muslim Brotherhood, Shari'a finance

Tagged alternative finance, collateralized debt obligations, ethical investing, financial engineering, GAO, Hassan al-Banna, illiquid assets, Islamic banking, Islamic finance, jihad, market dislocation, Muslim Brotherhood, secular, securitization, Shari'a finance, socially responsible investment, spam, special purpose entities, special purpose vehicles, structured finance, subprime mortgages, UAE

Shari’a Finance: Cordless Bungee Jumping

Posted on December 18, 2007 | Comments Off

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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Tagged BCCI, Citigroup, Dubai, Dubai Ports World, Federal Reserve Board, Federation of International Freight Forwarders and Cust, financial jihad, Hamas, Islamic banking, Islamic Development Bank, Islamic exchange, Islamic finance, Islamic Thought, jihad, Muslim Brotherhood, Pakistan Finance Minister, Palestinian Authority, shari'a banking, Shari'a finance, shari'a law, Shaukat Aziz, The Project, unIslamic, United Arab Emirates, Western markets, Yusuf Qaradawi

Shari’a finance

Posted on November 14, 2007 | Comments Off

by Alyssa A. Lappen FrontPage Magazine | Nov. 14, 2007 In October, Abu Dhabi Prince Nahayan Mabarak al-Nahayan advertised his ultra-conservative sheikdom’s openness “in this age of globalization,” and having had world trade “from ancient times” by welcoming 100 world-class … Continue reading →

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Tagged AAIOFI, Abu Dhabi, Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financ, al Qaeda, Al-Baraka Group, al-Ghazzali, al-jihad bi-al mal, Bourse Dubai, da'wa, Federal Reserve Board, financial jihad, Hamas, International Islamic Relief Organization, Islamic banking, Islamic charities, Islamic Development Bank, Islamic finance, Islamic Jihad, jihad, Kuwait Finance House, London Stock Exchange, lying but not telling the truth, Mujahid, Muslim Brotherhood, NASDAQ, OMX, Palestine Children Relief Fund, PLO, Richard Clarke, shari'a banking, Shari'a finance, shari'a law, terror financing, The Project, UAE, zakat

Tithing for Terrorists

Posted on October 12, 2007 | Comments Off

Financing Jihad by Rachel Ehrenfeld and Alyssa A. Lappen National Review Online | Oct. 12, 2007 “Governments have political considerations,” said senior N.Y. Senator Charles Schumer, upon learning in September that Bourse Dubai intends to buy 20 percent of NASDAQ. … Continue reading →

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Tagged AAOIFI, al Qaeda, al-jihad bi-al mal, Bourse Dubai, Faisal Islamic Bank, fatwa, financial jihad, Hamas, holy war, International Commission for Zakat, International Islamic Relief Organization, Islamic banking, Islamic centers, Islamic charities, Islamic Development Bank, Islamic finance, Islamic Financial Services Board, Islamic purity, Islamic rule on earth, jihad, jihad with money, London Stock Exchange, Muslim Brotherhood, Muslim riots, NASDAQ, OFAC, Organization of the Islamic Conference, Palestinian Authority, Saudi infrastructure, SEC, shari'a advisors, shari'a banking, Shari'a finance, suicide bombers, tax, tazkiya, terror-funding, The Project, U.S. markets, United Arab Emirates, universal Islamic banking system, Yousef Qaradawi, zakat