If the Norks don’t get them, this will. “South Korea to Learn From Malaysia on Islamic Finance,” by Manirajan Ramasamy and Frances Yoon for Bloomberg, December 10: Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) — South Korea wants to learn about Islamic finance from Malaysia, President Lee Myung Bak said today following a local newspaper report that parliament had […]
“Nigeria will be the Islamic hub by 2020”
The hub, that is, for Sharia finance — and with Sharia finance comes Sharia, which bodes ill for the country’s non-Muslims. “Nigeria Plans Sukuk Debut Targeting Role as Shariah Hub: Islamic Finance,” by Dana El Baltaji for Bloomberg, September 28: Nigeria, Africa’s second-largest economy and home to 75 million Muslims, plans to sell its first […]
Obama appoints Sharia finance specialist as White House fellow
And the stealth jihad advances apace. “White House welcomes Shariah finance specialist: Obama selects Muslim expert in Islamic transactions as fellow,” by Chelsea Schilling for WorldNetDaily, June 25 (thanks to all who sent this in): The Obama administration has announced its appointment of 13 White House fellows – and the first person featured on its […]
Marine sues feds for giving billions in taxpayer money to Sharia-compliant AIG
“Murray argues that he is being forced as a taxpayer to contribute to the propagation of Islamic beliefs and practices predicated upon Shariah law.” “U.S. Marine fires back over Shariah loans,” by Chelsea Schilling for WorldNetDaily, June 8: A U.S. Marine who served in Iraq is suing the federal government for distributing billions of dollars […]
Singapore’s venture into Islamic banking failing, but they’re going to keep trying
We have previously thought that Islamic banking — that is, the accommodation of Western banking practices to Islamic legal requirements — was being pursued by non-Muslim financial institutions out of a desire for economic gain. But in this story, DBS Group is still determined to make a go of Islamic banking, despite losses. Of course, […]
Minneapolis adopts Sharia-friendly loan program
What could go wrong? Well, for one thing, Sharia is a program for every aspect of life. So once one sets the precedent that it is good to accommodate Sharia, there is always more Sharia to accommodate — including provisions institutionalizing discrimination against women and non-Muslims. “Loan caters to Minneapolis Muslim business owners: The Alternative […]
UN quietly drops Muslim Brotherhood moneyman from “Terrorist Finance” list
Why quietly? Best not to call too much attention to your dhimmitude. Then some folks who still have an attachment to the human rights that are trampled by Sharia might object. “U.N. Drops Muslim Brotherhood Figure From ‘Terrorist Finance’ List,” by Mark “Must Be Loving This” Hosenball for Newsweek, March 17 (thanks to all who […]
Ottawa imam issues fatwa against credit cards
This is the kind of thing that leads financial institutions to make special accommodations for Sharia finance. “Ottawa Imam issues fatwa against credit cards,” by Jennifer Green for Canwest News Service, February 18 (thanks to Twostellas): In an economy awash in easy credit, Ottawa’s leading imam is definitely swimming against the tide. Imam Khaled Abdul-Hamid […]
VOA promotes Sharia Finance with your taxpayer dollars
“This is the type of article one might expect to see on the Muslim Brotherhood’s web site. Yet, it was paid for by US taxpayers and it was distributed by Uncle Sam…” So says Shariah Finance Watch, and they’re right. Be sure to read all their excellent observations on this. “Focus on the Little Guy […]
Sharia finance: “The goal was that of establishing Shariah not merely as the supreme law of the land, but as the supreme law of the world”
David Yerushalmi charts one aspect of “the baneful work of…Western imams and their infidel advisers in business suits.” “Shariah finance: The deadly Jihadist weapon with a dollar sign,” by David Yerushalmi in the Washington Examiner, December 30: News of the recent financial meltdown of Dubai World — a quasi-sovereign global concern that owns 77 percent […]