posted by Christopher W. Holton Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, one of the leading theologians of the Muslim world and one of the pioneers of Shariah finance, who is also considered the spiritual guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, has called for the murder of Christians. Ahmed Adnan, a Saudi journalist, writer and political advisor based in Lebanon […]
By Christopher W. Holton The Islamic State is back at their “fundraising” efforts, which always seem to involve some form of monstrously illegal activity. Whether it’s black market oil sold through our “allies” in Turkey or black market antiquities sold to unscrupulous art dealers in the West…or simple ransom…the Islamic State has a great need […]
Shariah Finance Watch hears from Mr. Oliver Agha, a Shariah Compliant Lawyer
Recently, Shariah Finance Watch received the letter below in response to a posting we published on 31 January. (https://shariahfinancewatch.org/2012/01/31/is-shariah-compliant-finance-a-failure-a-self-serving-answer-from-the-financial-jihadis/) To Whom It May Concern: I write to clarify certain facts and set the record straight in relation to an article published on-line and displayed on the website “Shariah Finance Watch” on January 31, 2012 […]
From the New York Times via Jihad Watch: Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo should not investigate the financing of the proposed Islamic community center near ground zero, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said on Tuesday, reiterating his support for the project. “I think it’s a terrible precedent,” he said. “You don’t want them investigating donations to […]
The Economist Lashes Out on the Ground Zero Mosque
The Economist has run what amounts to a poorly researched hit piece criticizing opponents of the Ground Zero mosque. This isn’t strictly a financial matter and we usually try to limit our scope to issues surrounding finance here on SFW, however, because The Economist has been such a shameful shill for Shariah Compliant Finance in […]
What Islam could not achieve in centuries through military aggression, terrorism and political hardball, will now be accomplished by the global banking community that is stampeding to dominate Islamic banking ruled by totalitarian and brutal Shari’a law. Indeed, this brand of Islamic banking is the mother of all Trojan horses. Every citizen of every non-Islamic […]
Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, the Sunni Islam world’s most prominent Shariah scholar, who has been banned from traveling to the USA and Great Britain due to his ties to terrorist organizations, sits on the Shariah advisory boards of several state-owned Shariah-compliant financial institutions in the Gulf region. (Regular readers of SFW need no introduction to Qaradawi.) […]
Egyptian Muslim leaders are caught in a storm of controversy after a human rights group confronted them about a fatwa (Islamic edict) that stated the building of a church is “a sin against God.” Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa, the highest official of religious law in Egypt, and the justice minister have issued an investigation of […]
The Global Threat of Shariah
Ever so often it’s useful to remind ourselves of the fact that Shariah isn’t just some abstract, remote system isolated to a few Middle Eastern nations. It’s a global threat. We’ve recently seen numerous reports of Shariah courts operating in Britain. We’ve recently witnessed a Jihadi organization hold a conference in Chicago to support the […]
Malaysian police have arrested nine Christians, accusing them of attempting to convert Muslim university students. Police detained the nine Christians in a room attached to a Kuala Lumpur university. According to police, a Muslim student filed a police complaint accusing the Christians of trying to convert Muslims. Converting Muslims to other religions is a serious […]
At a meeting of 400 “leaders” of the Shariah-Compliant Finance industry, in his opening address, Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) secretary general Dr Mohammed Nedal Alchaar said that there exists the need to remove “irrational fear from the market investors and counterparties through enhancing disclosure of financial information.” Increased disclosure and transparency […]
What’s Next? Shariah-Compliant Hotels (complete with zakat payments to Islamic charities and EEOC violations)
The hospitality industry has generally been haram under Shariah-Compliant Finance, but that is changing. Now we’re seeing a movement to expand Shariah-Compliant hotels into the West. A close examination of the mechanisms and practices surrounding Shariah-Compliant hotels illustrates just exactly why the the barbaric Shariah code is almost completely incompatible with Western values and laws. […]
Patrick Goodenough of CNS News has produced an exceptionally well researched and written piece on the issue of apostasy from Islam under Shariah law. It should be required reading and it gives good insight into the hardened attitudes of Islamic clerics… http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=47401
Periodically, SFW shines the light on the non-financial aspects of shariah, since the purpose of shariah-compliant finance in the first place is to promote shariah. Today we have two stories about human rights abuses under shariah authorities. The first comes to us from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, where a couple was sentenced to death for eloping… http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7997749.stm […]
Andrew McCarthy is an American hero. He was going after Jihadists and putting them in prisons for years before most of us were even paying attention to the Jihadist threat. Now, he explains that the threat is much more comprehensive than just terrorism and he explains why that is so dangerous…via the good folks at […]
Open, tolerant, and generous Western nations are being taking advantage of, warns a former Muslim from the Middle East who now lives in America. Muslims in Arab countries as well as some born and bred in the West are aggressively pushing to impose Sharia law, or Islamic law, in countries such as Britain and the […]
Christopher Logan over at Islam in Action blog has posted a follow up to his interview of the president of University Bank in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Like part 1, it makes for interesting reading…we very much look forward to part 3… http://islaminaction08.blogspot.com/2009/03/exclusive-q-with-president-of-michigan_07.html
Someone in the Catholic church needs a serious education when it comes to Shariah. For the Vatican to publish an article that encourages banks to look to Islamic principles is an irresponsible betrayal of those of us who are Roman Catholic. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601092&sid=aOsOLE8uiNOg&refer=italy
HSBC’s Shariah Man
Two days ago we linked to an article about financial giant HSBC’s continued and growing embrace of Shariah-Compliant Finance: https://shariahfinancewatch.org/2009/02/25/hsbc-expands-its-embrace-of-barbarism/ Today we would like to elaborate on HSBC’s connections in this area by focusing on the firm’s close ties to a creepy Mufti who has no business being associated with any respected Western financial institution. […]
Islamist politicians in Indonesia are attempting to impose Shariah on the entire country, including non-Muslims, with legislation which would basically entrench Shariah standards for food products. Critics of the bill correctly point out that it will directly impact non-Muslims. No doubt, this is exactly why the Islamists have introduced the legislation. It should also be […]
Iran’s Religious Persecution
Not enough attention is paid to the fact that Iran is ruled by Shariah and, as a result, women’s rights there are dismal, human rights overall are medieval and religious minorities are persecuted. The persecution of religious minorities is a requirement of Shariah. There can simply be no separation of the fact that Iran has […]
About a year ago, the Archbishop of Canterbury remarked that Shariah law could and should be applied to family law and other aspects of law for Muslims in the United Kingdom. He based this assertion at least partially on the fact that Shariah-Compliant Finance had already been widely accepted in Britain. And thus, one […]
Not surprisingly, 2 of the top 3 nations for persecution of Christians practice Shariah. Most worrisome is the fact that Shariah actually seems to be spreading. In places like Somalia, it is now establishing a firm foothold as Jihadists consolidate their power… http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.printable&pageId=87894
The Third Jihad
“The Third Jihad” is an excellent and compelling sequel to “Obsession” that will be released in May. But you can view large portions of the documentary in four parts on YouTube:
The true nature of Shariah
Though this blog is dedicated to Shariah-Compliant Finance, no discussion of Shariah-Compliant Finance can be complete without constant reminders of the brutal, primitive doctrine which underlies Shariah-Compliant Finance. Shariah is an all-encompassing code of life that covers and applies to all aspects of Islamic individuals, culture, society, finance and law. The nations that apply Shariah […]
Tokyo Correspondent Islamic radicals support stoning women, terrorism, and killing converts to Christianity. Islamic radicals in Somalia desire to create an Islamic state based on Sharia Islamic law and the brutality of their thinking can be seen by recent events in Somalia. This most notably applies to stoning a young lady to death and beheading […]
www.buzzle.com Saudi Arabia – Conversion by a Muslim to another religion is punishable by death. Bibles are illegal. Churches are illegal. Easter celebrations are illegal. It is punishable by death for a non-mulsim to enter the “holy” muslim cities of Medina and Mecca. Yemen – Bans proselytizing by non-Muslims and forbids conversions. The Government does […]
Hanged for being a Christian in Iranwww.thesun.uk.com Eighteen years ago, Rashin Soodmand’s father was hanged in Iran for converting to Christianity. Now her brother is in a Mashad jail, and expects to be executed under new religious laws brought in this summer. Alasdair Palmer reports. Last Updated: 8:55PM BST 11 Oct 2008 A month […]
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Iran makes it a capital offence to change faith Saturday, 20th September 2008. 4:28pmBy: George Conger www.64bitheadlines.wordpress.com The Iranian parliament has passed the first reading of a bill that imposes the death penalty on Muslims who convert to another faith. By a vote of 196 to seven, with two abstentions, the Majlis passed the “Islamic […]
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