Tag Archives: UAE

America for Sale

Posted on April 1, 2008 | 1 Comment

Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld and Alyssa A. Lappen Human Events | April 1, 2008 As the U.S. and Western markets plummet and the U.S. dollar continues its free fall, sovereign wealth funds (SWF) gobble up prime financial institutions, industries and real … Continue reading →

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

Tagged financial jihad, International Monetary Fund, Islamic banking, Saudi Arabia, Shari'a finance, sovereign wealth funds, U.S. Treasury, UAE

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

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