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

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

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

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