A delegation from the United Arab Emirates has traveled to Australia and met with Treasury officials to increase opportunities for Shariah-Compliant Finance Down Under. The UAE delegation is seeking changes in Australia’s tax laws to accommodate the introduction of Shariah Finance… http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093259357
Promoters of Shariah-Compliant Finance love to proclaim that it is a form of ethical investing. But in Australia, one of the Shariah ruling councils has engaged in some decidedly unethical business practices… A court has heard a Victorian Islamic body tried to put a company out of business so it could monopolise the certification of […]
Jihad Forest Fire based on Shariah?
About 15 months ago, a call for starting forest fires in “crusader” nations appeared on a Jihadist web site. One of the “crusader: nations mentioned was Australia. This is obviously interesting in view of the recent news out of Australia of the worst wildfires in that nation’s history, with scores of people killed. Now observers […]
Iran, Terrorism, Proliferation and Shariah-Compliant Finance
In April of 2008, I attended Harvard Law School’s celebration of “Islamic Finance.” This event has been labeled by others as “shilling for shariah” at Harvard and, I must say, that is exactly what it was. During the two days of presentations, there was absolutely no critical thought expressed on the wider issue of Shariah. […]
Dear Friends and Colleagues: I wanted to take this opportunity to call your attention to two important articles out of Australia that may have gotten lost in the holiday shuffle over the past 10 days or so. The Australian media has done a far better job of covering and analyzing Jihad and the threat of […]
Illustration: Dyson Muslim clerics need to work harder to understand the needs and rights of Muslim women in Australian society. TAXI drivers around the world are known as a source of comment and (sometimes) wisdom. So when I found myself in a taxi driven by a Lebanese Muslim, I decided to seek his opinion […]
Islam group urges forest fire jihad http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/00494/Forest%20Fires/images/Forest%20Fire%202.jpg Josh Gordon September 7, 2008 AUSTRALIA has been singled out as a target for “forest jihad” by a group of Islamic extremists urging Muslims to deliberately light bushfires as a weapon of terror. US intelligence channels earlier this year identified a website calling on Muslims in Australia, the […]
Islamic banking course dubbed ‘exciting’ Wednesday September 3 2008 Melbourne- The first ever masters degree in Islamic commerce to be offered at an Australian university has some overseas Indian students excited about prospects in this segment of global finance.”I am very excited that La Trobe University will be offering a course in Islamic banking and […]
Aussie breeder takes on Dubai sheikh Tony Koch | August 02, 2008 A KNOCKABOUT Tenterfield horse breeder with centuries-old connections to the thoroughbred industry has accused one of the world’s richest men of galloping away with his family’s legendary name. Kev Darley, an archetypal Aussie battler, has accused Dubai sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum […]
http://tinyurl.com/5bleh6 Reuters Published: July 26, 2008, 23:24 Dubai: Dubai Ports World said yesterday it signed a 40-year lease deal with the Port of Brisbane and is looking to invest A$250 million ($239.5 million) in the port in response to market demand. Under the deal, DP World will lease a container-only terminal for an initial 20-year […]
Australia’s largest department store chain, Myer, expects its Middle East expansion to provide growth and opportunities back home as it seeks to sell a Melbourne icon to the world. Myer’s announcement today that it will open five stores in Dubai and Abu Dhabi over the next five years reflects a very different business to […]
* Merkel in Germany: Only Christians from Iraq, please Hat tip…… http://sheikyermami.com/2008/07/19/australian-immigration-scandal-pro-muslim-bias-created-by-corrupt-local-case-officers/ Department told ‘bring more Christians’ * The clear subtext here is that Christians will assimilate better than Muslims. Australia should extend its welcoming hand to people who have suffered religious persecution in Islamic countries. In particular, that means the Christians. The Australian FORMER immigration […]
Kuwait’s KFH expands to Australia, Singapore-CNBC “This expansion is through (our) Malaysian (unit) … It set up a representative office in Australia and Singapore for wealth management,” Mohammad al-Omar told CNBC Arabiya. The bank, which is expanding in the Gulf, Middle East and Asia, expects profits from its overseas operations to contribute continuously […]
Hat tip- Darrin Hodges, thanks! Halal, or not to Halal? Jihad finance coming to Australia. An examination of the discriminatory practices of the National Australia Bank Introduction A report on ABC’s Lateline program recently has brought to the fore something which I have been talking about recently: Islamic finance coming to Australia. According to Ali […]
A book on radical Pacifism Bernard Lane | July 09, 2008 UNIVERSITY departments dominated by so-called critical terror studies are consigning themselves to ever greater irrelevance, according to security analyst Carl Ungerer. Dr Ungerer, who left the University of Queensland in January to join the Canberra-based Australian Strategic Policy Institute, said security agencies were open […]
Islamic school on fraud charges Hat tip-Winds Of Jihad Alana Buckley-Carr | June 28, 2008 A teacher at the Australian Islamic College ONE of Australia’s best-known Islamic schools has been accused of defrauding the commonwealth and West Australian governments of more than $3million by claiming it had hundreds more students on its books than it […]
Cultural worries covered Learning to swim in their Burkhinis are Renmark girls, Marziya Mohammadi, 16, Bazkhanum Safdari,18, and Halimah Safdari, 17. PICTURE: DEAN MARTIN hat tip-WInds of Jihad MEANWHILE, the “burkhini” is making a splash with Muslim students in the Riverland. The wetsuit-style lycra costume, which covers the arms, legs and hair, has given […]
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23923781-2702,00.html Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jakarta correspondent | June 26, 2008 ISMAIL Yusanto, the Indonesian head of radical Muslim group Hizb ut-Tahrir, believes Australia should legalise polygamy immediately, particularly as prostitution is legal. The Jakarta-based cleric, who has two wives, said: “Do you allow prostitution (in Australia)? Why? Even though it enables women to become chattels, […]
Muslim mosques get the ‘Idol’ treatment By Europe correspondent Rafael Epsteinhttp://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/30/2106028.htm Posted Fri Nov 30, 2007 11:34am AEDT Updated Fri Nov 30, 2007 12:02pm AEDT Representatives answer questions about their mosque. (http://www.islamchannel.tv) A British television channel has come up with a reality knockout show, Model Mosque, which asks viewers to vote on the […]
Peace of cake Muslim Converts in Austria hat tip-Ronit Fraid [email protected] http://tinyurl.com/42ehjg May 15, 2008 Salam Cafe screens Wednesdays at 10pm on SBS. Photo: Supplied Other related coverage Salam Cafe Salam Cafe aims to bust misconceptions about Muslims, writes Sacha Molitorisz. THE format is hardly ground-breaking. As a blend of The Chaser and The […]
MENAFN – Bahrain Tribune) Executives from Westpac Banking Corporation, one of Australia’s top ten listed companies, are looking at establishing a presence in the GCC financial markets. The group will be in Bahrain next week to discuss a broad range of offerings with major banks and private investors. The Australian Business Group Bahrain will […]
Sharia is fair and just legal system, conference told http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/08/03/25/10200150.html 03/25/2008 12:34 AM | By Marten Youssef, Staff ReporterAbu Dhabi: In an unprecedented conference, a Muslim delegation made up of academics and judges, presented to 32 nations including the US, Australia and France why Islamic Sharia law is a just and fair legal system […]
Chicken king sells Australia’s biggest racing empire to Dubai sheikh Woodlands Stud: $460 million sale. http://www.theage.com.au/news/horse-racing/chicken-king-sells-australias-biggest-racing-empire-to-dubai-sheikh/2008/03/24/1206207012661.html Patrick Bartley March 25, 2008 AUSTRALIAN racing’s most lavish supporter, Bob Ingham, has sold his vast Woodlands Stud operation to the ruler of Dubai for more than $460 million. The deal will result in global thoroughbred giant Sheikh […]
MUSLIM university students want lectures to be rescheduled to fit in with prayer timetables and separate male and female eating and recreational areas established on Australian campuses.International Muslim students, predominantly from Saudi Arabia, have asked universities in Melbourne to change class times so they can attend congregational prayers. They also want a female-only area for […]
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