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Sales of Shariah Bonds Slumping in Gulf Region 27 Aug 2013 | 05:24 pm
Shariah-compliant bond (known properly as sukuk) sales in the Arabian/Persian Gulf region are on course for the worst third quarter since 2010 as borrowers delay issuing sukuk amid rising costs. This...
A Cause Worth Supporting: 9/11 Families United for Justice Against Terrorism Pushes for New Terror Finance Legislation 27 Aug 2013 | 05:16 pm
Over at Newsmax, Steve Emerson recently wrote a column detailing the efforts by a group of 9/11 Family members to expand and improve the way the US goes after financial support for terrorism. The mai...
An Idea from Pat Condell: Boycott Halal 25 Aug 2013 | 07:50 am
Internet sensation Pat Condell is well known for his videos critical of Islam and Shariah. His latest effort calls for a boycott of halal food and he also uses Shariah finance as an example of what ca...
US Sanctions Islamic School in Pakistan for Supporting Lashkar e Taiba 23 Aug 2013 | 08:56 am
The US Treasury has sanctioned a top Al Qaeda official and a madrassa in Peshawar, Pakistan for serving as a terrorist training center supporting Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Pakistan based terrorist group be...
Report: Obama’s Brother Tied to Muslim Brotherhood Investments 23 Aug 2013 | 08:42 am
The internet is rampant with reports of involvement by President Obama’s brother in the Muslim Brotherhood. Creeping Shariah blog has lots of details and further links on the topic. But of particular ...
Hezbollah wired funds to 2012 Bulgaria bombing suspects 31 Jul 2013 | 07:25 am
Hezbollah’s armed wing wired almost $100,000 (75,000 euros) to two men wanted over a bomb attack that killed five Israeli tourists in Bulgaria last year, according to a newspaper report… http://www.f...
United Technologies Subsidiary Did Work for Iran’s Bank Melli, Despite Sanctions 31 Jul 2013 | 07:21 am
A foreign subsidiary of United Technologies did work for the Paris branch of Iran’s Bank Melli (one of the largest Shariah-compliant banks in the world), despite US sanctions… http://www.courant.com/...
Report: Bank of China Implicated in Terror Financing Cover up 31 Jul 2013 | 07:15 am
There is evidence the government of China tried to cover up a 2005 meeting it had with top-Israeli officials about terror financing passing through the Bank of China… http://www.jpost.com/Internation...
Isle of Man Amends Terrorist Asset-Freezing Act to Target Hezbollah in the Wake of EU Sanctions Decision 31 Jul 2013 | 06:56 am
The Isle of Man, a popular offshore money haven, has amended its Terrorist Asset-Freezing Act in the wake of the European Union’s decision to sanction Hezbollah’s military wing. http://www.isleofman....
Yemen: Pay Zakat to the Government to Keep it Out of Terrorists’ Hands 30 Jul 2013 | 09:29 am
If ever there was an admission that zakat has been used to fund violent jihad, this is it… Abdou Mohammed, director of the Zakat Duties Office in Yemen’s Dhammar province, urged citizens on Saturday ...
