RBC plans to enter Islamic finance market A new generation of Islamic banks, which adhere to the sharia prohibition on interest, is setting its sights on the West. As the wealth of Gulf countries swells, Western financial players, – including some Canadian banks – are looking to tap these pools of capital SONIA […]
THE CANADIAN ISLAMIC CONGRESS MEDIA COMMUNIQUE June 27, 2008Using democracy to destroy it. ISLAMIC CONGRESS RESPONDS TO CANADIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION’S DECISION ON HUMAN RIGHTS COMPLAINT FILED AGAINST MACLEAN’S Toronto – Legal Counsel to the Canadian Islamic Congress (CIC), Faisal Joseph, responded today to the Canadian Human Rights Commission’s decision not to hear a […]
The beginning of a victory for speech and freedom, lets keep this going! Bravo to Mark Steyn for the long battle and his belief in the system of freedom posted at 12:45 pm on June 27, 2008 by Allahpundit He’s not off the hook yet. Remember, there were two complaints pending against him for […]
Move over London and N.Y., there’s a market shift going on
CARL MORTISHED [email protected] http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080626.IBEUROPE26/TPStory/Business June 26, 2008 LONDON — The great struggle for supremacy in financial markets has moved to an eastern battlefield. In the latest skirmish, New York has beaten back London in a tussle in the Gulf . NYSE Euronext has won a contract to build a cash and derivatives market in […]
Friends, Ken Rockburn of CPAC recenty interviewed me to discuss “Chasing a Mirage”. Here is the chat from the show, Talk Politics. Paste entire link into your browser. http://www.cpac.ca/forms/index.asp?dsp=template&act=view3&pagetype=vod&lang=e&clipID=1596 Cheers, Tarek Fatah Chasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State
John Turley-Ewart: Sharia by stealth — Ontario turns a blind eye to polygamy Posted: May 29, 2008, 4:07 PM by John Turley-Ewart John Turley-Ewart It’s an issue the Liberal government of Ontario, led by Premier Dalton McGuinty, doesn’t want to deal with — polygamy in the Muslim community. Last week the Toronto Star told the […]
http://www.nationalpost.com/news/world/story.html?id=551018 Economic financing of terrorism Peter Goodspeed, National Post Published: Friday, May 30, 2008 Canadian businesses can battle Islamic radicals by helping to eliminate the financial infrastructure that fuels international terrorism, says the counter-terrorism director in the Israeli prime minister’s office. Ehud Levi, a former colonel in Israeli military intelligence, told a meeting of […]
Wednesday » May 7 » 2008 Censorship, China and shariah law Celebrated author covers wide range of topics http://tinyurl.com/3jgqtj Paul Gessell The Ottawa Citizen Wednesday, May 07, 2008 The Tulip Festival showcased the western world’s most famous victim of censorship yesterday, a day after the annual springtime event was itself accused of censorship. Salman Rushdie, author of The […]
http://canadianislamiccongress.com/ Dear Brothers and Sisters: Asalamalykoom. Regarding: “The Canadian Islamic Congress is appealing for your Zakah money in support of our many projects Fe-Sabell-Allah (for Allah’s cause). This appeal has been endorsed by several leading Canadian Imams, as follows: “I know of the many important projects of the Canadian Islamic Congress which are […]
Canadian Law pandering to “Interest Free” Mortgages
Shariah mortgage comes without explicit interest http://www.lawtimesnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2195&Itemid=82 A mortgage without interest may sound like a pea without a pod. But for many of the Muslim faith, it’s the only way to buy a home with a clear conscience. Talal Chehab says there’s a waiting list of almost 5,000 families who are interested in using Sharia-compliant mortgages. […]
hat tip-Margo I. Montrealers rally for Canadian facing execution http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2008/04/16/qc-kohailsupport0416.html warning, graphic photo of beheading at bottom of article! Teachers at Mohamed Kohail’s former school say his plight is lesson on freedom Wednesday, April 16, 2008 | 6:11 PM ET CBC News Local advocates for a young Canadian man sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia […]
“The MCC unequivocally rejects man-made medieval sharia law as an alternative to the 1948 Declaration of Universal Human Rights. Laws that justify slavery, polygamy, the second-class status of women and that sanction the death penalty for apostates and gays, should best be reserved as part of our history, not our future. Until capital punishment is […]
EGYPT: A battle over female circumcision http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2008/03/egypt-a-battle.html (WARNING-GRAPHIC PHOTO OF WHAT THE RESULTS OF THIS PROCEDURE IN PHOTO AT BOTTOM OF ARTICLE-DO NOT VIEW IF YOU ARE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH A VIEW OF A VICTIM OF THIS PROCEDURE) Islamists and conservative clerics are fighting proposed legislation in the Egyptian parliament that would criminalize female […]
March 15, 2008 Let the dismantling begin http://www.torontosun.com/News/Columnists/Mansur_Salim/2008/03/15/5012726-sun.php By SALIM MANSUR – for the Toronto Sun In writing about the need to dismantle multiculturalism, the advice of Sophocles from the fifth century B.C. comes to mind. The Athenian playwright and author of the tragedy Oedipus the King counselled, “One must wait until the evening […]
Canada: U.K. Paper On Regulation And Challenges Of Islamic Finance Has Relevance For Canada http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=55858 14 January 2008 Article by Stuart Carruthers and Alex Colangelo Social and economic reasons for growth of Islamic finance considered, as well as challenges ahead in burgeoning sector of financial services.Late last year, the Financial Services […]
Friday, February 29, 2008 Canada silent on ‘death to heretics’ Steven Edwards, National Post Published: Friday, February 29, 2008 UNITED NATIONS -Canada has shown international leadership by working within the UN to focus world attention on Iran’s appalling human rights record.Which makes it all the more regrettable Ottawa bureaucrats dropped the ball this week by letting […]
www Religion Islam: Canadian activist slams faith-based courts www.adnkronos.com Rome, 15 Feb. (AKI) – Islamic courts must be be ruled out in Britain and other Western countries if the democratic rights of all their citizens are to be safeguarded, Iranian born activist Homa Arjomand, told Adnkronos International (AKI). Homa Arjomand spearheaded a successful campaign to […]
Islamic Banking:Is it Really Kosher? by Aaron MacLean
February 6, 2008 Islamic Banking: Is It Really Kosher? March/April 2007 Muslim scholars say the Qur’an prohibits collecting interest on loans. But many banks, both global and local, have found clever ways to meet religious strictures. It’s a system that may be hypocritical, but also profitable. By Aaron MacLean The American The coverage can be […]
body { background: #FFF; } Print | Close this window U.S., Canadian firms eye Malaysian bond market Mon Feb 4, 2008 8:28am EST By John Irish DUBAI (Reuters) – North American corporates are set to sell Islamic bonds in Malaysia this year as they seek to tap excess liquidity in emerging markets, while sales […]
From Wednesday’s Globe and Mail January 30, 2008 at 4:25 AM EST Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. has launched a review of sharia mortgage lending practices, after receiving 10 proposals to deliver the housing loans in Canada. The mortgages, which are designed to avoid interest payments to comply with Islamic law, have attracted controversy over […]
Friday, February 01, 2008 `Islamic banking deceptive and not interest-free’ * MCC president says Islamic banking an attempt to deprive Canadian Muslims of benefits WASHINGTON: Another controversy involving what is being billed as an “Islamic” practice has sprung up in Canada with the progressive Muslim Canadian Congress opposing the so-called shari’a-ordained banking that the Canadian […]
Halt Islamic banking, group says ReportonBusiness.com – 12 hours ago Islamic banking in Canada: MCC asks CMHC to halt funding of study Canada NewsWire (press release) – 13 hours ago Full coverage » Muslim Canadian Congress asks CMHC to drop Islamic banking study 4 hours ago TORONTO – The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. is […]
Canadian Concerns about Islamic Banking in an op ed today
EDITORIAL – The ‘pizza-fication’ of Canada’s justice system Wed, May 19 2004 You are likely to be one of the many rolling their eyes and wondering what’s next after reading our front page report. But before you head for the computer to bash out a fiery response, keep in mind that the fundamental issue here […]
Banks are helping sharia make a back-door entrance Globe and Mail – Canada Recently, the Toronto Star’s business section reported that an unnamed bank may offer sharia loans as early as this summer; Le Journal de Montreal disclosed … Great article by Tarak Fatah about the implications of sharia laws being inroduced into Canada via […]
The Impact of International Informal Banking on Canada: A Case Study of Tamil Transnational Money Transfer Networks (Undiyal), Canada/Sri Lanka A Working Paper, Spring 2005 R. Cheran and Sharryn Aiken1 http://www.apgml. org/frameworks/ docs/8/Canada_ Sri%20Lanka% 20%20ARS% 20study%2 0June%202005. pdf Introduction In the immediate aftermath of the Tsunami that devastated the coastal regions of Sumatra, Sri Lanka, […]
List of Major Banks dealing with Shariah Finance-tools for research
Here is a list of banks that are expanding the Islamic Shariah industry worldwide. Also, a link to the major periodicals that discuss Shariah Finance. In order to combat this rising influence on our banking industry, you must learn and understand what it is. This type of banking is a screen to infiltrate into a […]
Canada is now entering the realm of Shariah Banking, so welcome Jihad! We are Muslims, and we are extremely proud of it. View profile (2 users) More options Jan 6, 7:09 am Newsgroups: alt.religion.islam, alt.religion.islam.arabic, aus.religion.islam, uk.religion.islam From: “\”We are Muslims, and we are extremely proud of it.\”” <born_to_be_mus…@hotmail.com> Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2008 07:09:36 […]
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