Devout Muslims donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to one of Canada’s largest Islamic organizations on the promise that the cash would be used to help the poor. But only one in four dollars donated to a special pool of money at the Islamic Society of North America Canada (ISNA Canada) actually reached the needy. […]
Canadian governments and companies may start issuing Shariah bonds. HSBC Bank Canada may offer $500 million and three government-related borrowers from one Canadian province may issue $1.5 billion of sukuk, Omar Kalair, chief executive officer of Toronto-based UM Financial, said in an Oct. 14 interview. A “handful” of Canadian companies may sell C$1 billion ($990 […]
In the video at the link below, Guy David, partner, Gowling Lafleur Henderson, explains the potential for Shariah finance in Canada, including its application to residential mortgages and the capital markets. David admits that there is essentially no inherent demand for Shariah-compliant products in Canada; the market is not demand-driven, it is supply-driven. Muslims in […]
A Canadian Shariah financial institution, UM Financial, is launching Canada’s first “halal-approved” credit card this month and will also offer it to U.S. Muslims by year end…Of course, non-Muslims may want one, too, Kalair said. http://www.calgaryherald.com/life/Sharia+credit+card+coming+this+month/2904527/story.html
Ottawa Imam issues fatwa against credit cards
Imam Khaled Abdul-Hamid Syed has issued a fatwa against credit cards, even if they are paid off every month. There are two schools of thought about credit cards among Islamic scholars. Some argue they are permissible as long as no interest is accrued, meaning bills must always be paid in full. Others disagree, quoting one […]
Is Shariah Banking Safe for Canada?
As the financial jihadists continue to gain a foothold in the West, more and more articles are appearing which question the wisdom of allowing Shariah to penetrate our systems which are based on liberties that are mutually exclusive of Shariah law. The article below pertaining to the introduction of Shariah Banking in Canada contains an […]
In a new report entitled “Islamic Finance in North America 2009,” a consortium of lawyers, public relations professionals and various participants in the financial services industry is predicting that North America is the next growth market for Shariah-Compliant Finance. Among those who would like to inflict this malady on North America are Yasaar Media, Codexa […]
In what is most assuredly a case of semi-orchestrated “lawfare,” a Muslim couple in Canada has declared it a human rights violation that they were served salami containing pork in a grocery store. The grocery store chain offered to give them cash and make a donation to a charity of their choice to settle the […]
Less than a month after the introduction of a Shariah-Compliant Exchange Traded Fund in the USA, there is now a report that a similar fund will launch in Canada soon… It may be simply an oversight, but the language used to describe the criteria for this new ETF in the article linked below is slightly […]
S&P goes dhimmi in Canada
Standard & Poor’s is launching an index of large Canadian stocks with criteria defined by Islamic law… http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/sp-starts-canadian-stock-index-defined-by-islamic-law/article1155197/
By Tarek Fatah The Calgary Herald In early 2007, as the CBC was promoting Little Mosque on the Prairie with great fanfare, I expressed my misgivings about the project. Writing in a Toronto newspaper, I suggested the CBC sitcom reflected “an Islamist agenda” that was using comedy to lull mainstream Canadians into believing all-is-well in […]
Aqsa Parvez had a choice: wear a hijab to please her devout family or take it off and be like her friends. She paid for her decision with her life. When her father and brother were charged with her murder, it raised the spectre of religious zealotry in the suburbs. Is this the price of […]
On Sun, 10/19/08, Tarek Fatah wrote: From: Tarek Fatah Subject: Saudi school in UK teaches “Jews are monkeys and Christians are pigs” To: “MCC” , “The Muslim Chronicle” <muslimchronicle@ yahoogroups. com> Received: Sunday, October 19, 2008, 12:33 AM Friends, Watch this newcast clip about the curriculum of a Saudi school in UK. http://www.youtube. com/watch? […]
October 10, 2008 Little ‘Misleading’ Mosque on the Prairie Mischa Popoff Here in Canada, we’re accustomed to seeing sitcoms on our nation’s public airways with some underlying message that gets in the way of a good laugh. But a new series called Little Mosque on the Prairie stands as a particularly salient […]
Barbara Kay: We’re losing ground fast to the soft jihad* Posted: October 08, 2008, 10:12 AM by Kelly McParland Barbara Kay, The first great jihad petered out with Islam’s expulsion from Spain in 1492, the second in 1683 with the decisive (and to Islamists, still freshly humiliating) defeat of the Ottoman Empire in Vienna. We’re […]
Barbara Kay, The Islamist elephant in the room no politicians will acknowledge Barbara [email protected] I had the privilege of spending a few hours today, October 2, amongst the bravest people in Canada. One, Marc Lebuis, is a name you won’t recognize, because up to now he’s kept a low profile as the one-man show running […]
IFIC: Islamic funds begin to take hold (Investment Executive) Victim of a Canadian Musllim Honor Murder. Read what SHARIAH COMPLIANT FINANCE is, under our “about” section. This blog will tell you what the banks and finance houses do not want you to know. The Shariah-based investment industry is flourishing and expected to double in assets […]
Thursday, September 25, 2008 20-year-old convicted in Toronto terror plot CBC Newsphoto courtesy of www.sweetness-light.com An Ontario Superior Court judge has convicted a 20-year-old man of conspiring in a group plot to bomb several Canadian targets, including Parliament Hill, RCMP headquarters and nuclear power plants. Judge John Sproat gave his ruling Thursday on […]
Islamabad Marriott Bombing MCC denounces terrorism; Jihadi apologists promoting conspiracy theories http://www.MuslimCa nadianCongress. org TORONTO – The Muslim Canadian Congress (MCC) has strongly condemned the truck bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, labelling it as yet another act of terror aimed at destabilizing the nascent democratic forces in the country. While evidence is […]
September 11, 2008 By Farzana Hassan The Gazette, Montreal -www.wsj.com Seven years after the 9/11 tragedy, Canadians are still unsure about how to tackle the problem of growing extremism in our midst. The debate over who to shun and who to court in this ongoing struggle is compounded by a policy of appeasement that many […]
Quebec schools to celebrate diverse holidays A new course on ethics and religious culture has at least one private school protesting the curriculum By INGRID PERITZ Tuesday, September 2, 2008 Page A11 MONTREAL — Quebec schools won’t be marking the arrival of just Christmas any more – now they will be required to note […]
http://www.allthingsbeautiful.com/all_things_beautiful/images/the_jihad_apocalypse_3.jpg Posted by: “Tarek Fatah” [email protected] Friends, Finally, here is all you wanted to know about Jihad, but were afraid to ask! “Jihad will continue till the Day of Judgement; jihad will never stop. (Jihad jari rahega ta qayamat Jihad hargiz naheen rukega) It has forced oppressor’s head to bow; it will end oppression and […]
www.reformislam.com Dear Jalal, Let us stop talking and start working. Here is my proposal: Are the following American Muslims on this list willing to write an Open Letter to Barack Obama asking him to stop flirting with ISNA and CAIR or they will stop supporting him. Jalal Zuberi Rafi Aamer Hummyun Mirza Aamir Riaz If […]
So-called Sharia Mortgages are a Deception http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/image/s_monopoly-house.jpg In a letter to Karen Kinsley, Chief Executive Officer of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the president of the Muslim Canadian Congress Farzana Hassan said, “Islamic Banking is nothing more than an attempt by Islamists, with backing from Middle Eastern Financial Institutions and their Western partners, […]
Moderate Muslims struggle to make their voices heard Pro Democracy Muslims, Bravo! http://tinyurl.com/665k9x Raheel Raza Special to the Sun Thursday, August 28, 2008 The Taliban recently sent an open letter to “the Canadian people,” threatening to kill more aid workers and target Canadians unless Ottawa pulls out of Afghanistan. Stephen Harper’s government […]
Canada’s largest mosque completes World Architecture News August 14 2008 Baitan Nur mosque – Canada is celebrating the addition of its largest mosque built in Calgary Calgary in Canada is now the home of one of North America’s largest mosques, declared by Prime Minister Stephen Harper as an “architectural treasure”. Baitan Nur mosque features a […]
www.cirquedusoleil.com Dubai firms buy stake in Cirque du Soleil August 6, 2008 Reuters/Yahoo http://tinyurl.com/6ph697 Two government-owned investment firms in Dubai have acquired a 20 percent stake in the colorful Canadian acrobatic troupe Cirque du Soleil, furthering the desert city’s plans to expand its tourism appeal and lengthening its list of foreign investments.
RBC Plans to Enter Islamic Finance Market http://tinyurl.com/5qcmpw The Globe and Mail, Sonia Verma, 7 July 2008When Ford Motor Co. sold the iconic British Aston Martin luxury car maker to a consortium led by British racing entrepreneur David Richards last year, the deal hinged on some unusual conditions.Mr. Richards’ Kuwaiti partners, Investment Dar […]
By Dr. Laurie Roth Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Since 1999, the OIC has been pushing with the U.N the ‘Defamation of Islam’ campaign. The OIC isn’t a small fry committee trying to be heard in the U.N., but is being pushed by the 57, Muslim nation members in it and reflects the Declaration of Human Rights […]
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=638703 A new generation of Islamist terrorists is connecting through the Internet, not al-Qaeda. Their lack of central organization makes them even more terrifying than their forebears Marc Sageman, National Post Published: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 Peter J. Thompson/National PostAn officer stands guard at the entry point where persons charged as suspected terrorists are recieved to […]
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