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| UK to study shariah-compliant gov't bonds |
| 2007-04-23 |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #8 Anybody else see the irony in the quick roll over of the man in charge being named 'Balls?' |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2007-04-23 15:09 |
| #7 I personally have no problem in taking their money. Dhimma is the other way round; taking ours in tribute. Horse hockey! Doing anything that makes it easier for Muslims to do business is simply stupid. The West must make itself Islam unfriendly by banning the niqab and burqa, eliminating pro-jihad websites, halting halal food service in schools and prisons, rolling up Wahabbist mosques and a host of other simple but essential measures. Enacting conducive financial instruments does not fall into this category. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-04-23 13:41 |
| #6 The Islamic Republic of Minnesota (Minneapolis) has embarked on a similar path with their “Alternative-Lending Program”. To comply with laws that forbid religious preference in government contracts the program is offered to everyone. However, the eligibility requirements make it clear who will indeed get preference. “In the event program funds are not sufficient to meet all eligible applications, priority will be given to businesses unable to expand without the Alternative Financing…” Oh and BTW, the same folks that are at the center of Flying Imams, Tee-Toatller Taxi’s etc. were instrumental in pushing this program through. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2007-04-23 11:18 |
| #5 Islamic bonds are where muslims take infidel money and tell them to take a hike. Return the favor. |
| Posted by: ed 2007-04-23 06:46 |
| #4 I personally have no problem in taking their money. Dhimma is the other way round; taking ours in tribute. As for Shariah compliant premium bonds, these are a kind of Government sponsored lottery, where "Premiums" - winnings between £10 & £1m are paid at random on a non expiring, refundable stake. There is about as much chance of these recieving the Sharia Compliance(TM) stamp as BaconBikiniBhuddas.com (SC) |
| Posted by: Admiral Allan Ackbar 2007-04-23 05:50 |
| #3 I dunno, the Saudis and the other big boys don't seem to have a problem with the idea of "interest"... |
| Posted by: mojo 2007-04-23 01:38 |
| #2 Few spectacles are more revolting than voluntary dhimmification. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-04-23 00:48 |
| #1 With all due respect to Bulldog, et al., is your government NUTS? (Rhetorical question, I know.) |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2007-04-23 00:32 |