Police raided two addresses as part of an investigation into elderly victims being conned into funding Jihadists’ trips to war-torn Syria. The arrests – made under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) – form part of an investigation into a “large-scale” fraud, in which unsuspecting vulnerable and elderly victims are cold-called at home by […]
Cage, which is not a charity, has been the subject of intense media attention recently after making comments about the Islamic State terrorist “Jihadi John”, who has been revealed to be a University of Westminster graduate, Mohammed Emwazi. Asim Qureshi, research director of Cage, has said Emwazi was “a beautiful young man” and said that […]
London has set its sights on becoming the world centre for the Islamic finance industry according to the UK’s foreign office minister for Middle East. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/11435465/Britain-to-lead-the-world-in-Islamic-finance.html
Bank of England Shills for Shariah and Bitcoin
On February 27, 2015 · In Bitcoin, Britain, Islamic Banking, Islamic Bonds, Islamic Finance, Shariah Banking, Shariah Bonds, Shariah Finance, SUKUK, United Kingdom
What do Bitcoin and Sharia have in common? The Bank of England. Concerted efforts to embrace new areas of finance such as these are uncommon, and the move regarding digital currencies is seemingly being taken in tandem with other schemes. The UK under-secretary of state for foreign and commonwealth affairs, Tobias Ellwood, said at the […]
Government should address problem of anti-terror laws hindering aid charities, says committee The charity sector has welcomed the call by a cross-party committee of parliamentarians for government to address the difficulties posed by current terrorism legislation on charities delivering overseas aid. http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/government-address-problem-anti-terror-laws-hindering-aid-charities-says-committee/policy-and-politics/article/1335842
The chief executive of the Global Aid Trust, an Islamic charity in the United Kingdom, has stepped down and an investigation launched after the organization was accused of supporting extremism. The Trust, which claims to raise money to educate the underprivileged and alleviate poverty around the world, was launched in 2004 and has an annual income of […]
Six natives of Chechnya, detained in Paris on charges of involvement in recruiting Muslims for the Jihad in Syria, have been arrested in France. They were charged with involvement with terrorist groups and financing terrorism. Investigators believe that the defendants helped to send Jihadi recruits to Syria to fight, as well as fundraising and logistic support. http://eng.kavkaz-uzel.ru/articles/30812/
Hassanal Bolkiah, the 29th and current Sultan of Brunei, is facing backlash at the Beverly Hills Hotel, which he owns, because of his recent approval of Shariah policies in his nation, which is officially titled, Nation of Brunei, Abode of Peace. Bolkiah imposed Shariah Law in Brunei last year. http://www.canyon-news.com/beverly-hills-hotel-boycotted/15672
This is especially significant due to the heavy involvement of British law firms in Shariah finance… An investigation by the Lawyers Secular Society has revealed law firms providing advice on ‘Sharia Law’ risk breaching their insurance and potentially their license to practise. All law firms in Britain must be registered with the Solicitors Regulation Authority […]
Australian Senator Jacqui Lambie is considering introducing a bill to stop what she believes is “halal money” funding the Islamic State terrorist group. Senator Lambie said she was prompted to look into the issue after she received hundreds of emails from concerned Australians on the subject. A study that she commissioned the parliamentary library to conduct exposed some “surprising facts” […]
A Bangladeshi newspaper has reported that an official in Pakistan’s embassy in Bangladesh was involved in funding Jihadist organizations. The language is kind of rough, so we aren’t posting an excerpt, but here is a link… http://daily-sun.com/print/front-page/2015/02/02/485635
The Jihadists who killed 17 people in three days last week in Paris purchased their Kalashnikovs and rocket launchers in Brussels for less than 5,000 euros. They got their weapons from an arms dealer in Brussels, a known figure in Brussels’ underworld who turned himself in to police on Tuesday. According to the local press, the man sold […]
Yesterday we posted that the UK government, which commonly provides grants to charities, had cut off funding to Muslim Charities Forum. Now we have more details on why the UK government cut them off… Eric Pickles, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (pictured), announced last month in a statement update on integration of […]
A leading UK Muslim charity that was given a £250,000 taxpayer-funded contract to run a major faith project has been stripped of state funding. Eric Pickles, the Communities Secretary, decided to take action against the Muslim Charities Forum after the newspaper The Telegraph uncovered links to a group alleged to fund Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood […]
Congressman Andre Carson was recently slated to speak on a panel at a Muslim Brotherhood event in Chicago (WHERE ELSE???) that included a fundraiser for the Taliban. The event was the Muslim American Society/Islamic Circle of North America (MAS/ICNA) convention. Both MAS and ICNA were identified as Muslim Brotherhood organizations in the Holy Land Foundation terrorism […]
More civilization suicide. This is a classic case of an elected government selling out against the interests of its own people. Canada’s Conservative government is supporting Islamic banking conferences in the Persian Gulf, with many Canadians hoping it comes to Canada. Worth $1 trillion in assets, Islamic banking is being lauded by British Prime Minister […]
Just as we predicted, the collapse in the price of oil is making itself felt in the market for Shariah finance’s favorite instrument: sukuk, also known as Islamic bonds or Shariah bonds. This happened before in 2008-2009. The sukuk bubble may be bursting… Tumbling oil prices are battering Bahrain’s Shariah-compliant bonds. The Gulf nation’s dollar-denominated […]
Jihadists Continue to Use Welfare to Fund Terror
On December 13, 2014 · In Britain, fraud, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Terror Funding, United Kingdom
Taxpayers’ money is being claimed fraudulently and used by terrorists in countries such as Iraq and Syria, according to Terri Nicholson, from the UK’s Metropolitan Police’s counter-terrorism command unit… http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/11256882/Jihadists-funded-by-welfare-benefits-senior-police-officer-warns.html
The Islamists know that their financial position stemming from their oil wealth gives them great leverage over the West. Make no mistake, their intention is to apply that leverage whenever possible. This has been illustrated in an example of appeasement involving a Spanish soccer club. The soccer club Real Madrid has been compelled alter its world-famous logo […]
The Pentagon is under fire for making a ransom payment to an Afghan earlier this year as part of a failed bid to win the release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/19/inside-the-ring-ransom-paid-for-bergdahl/
With its financial muscle the Arab nation has become a major player on the global stage. And nowhere has the impact of that power been felt more keenly than in Britain. Qatar might be only the size of Belgium with a population a quarter of London’s but its colossal economic strength has enabled it to […]
The prominent Brazilian newspaper, O Globo reported recently that the Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorist group has links with Brazil’s largest criminal gang, First Capital Command (PCC). According to the O Globo report on November 9, the Brazilian government has tried to minimize the issue of Hezbollah activity in the region. But in the past eight years, […]
Shariah Compliant Hotel Opens in London
On November 17, 2014 · In Britain, Creeping Shariah, Islamization, Sharia Compliant, Shariah Compliant Hyatt Hotels, United Kingdom
London is getting its wish to become the Western world’s Shariah capital. At some point all Londoners will come to regret this, but right now some misguided leaders view these developments as a great thing. This is what is known as civilizational suicide… Staff at one of London’s trendiest destinations say they are in fear […]
As is all too often the case, here we have another former Western elected official shilling for the Saudis. Lest you think this is a phenomenon unique to Great Britain, keep in mind that just about every former US ambassador and CIA station chief in Riyadh ends up on the Saudi payroll at some point. […]
CBC News speaks with financial crimes specialist Christine Duhaime http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/funding-isis-how-to-stop-cash-flow-from-countries-like-canada-1.2780258
Britain Sanctions Qatari Terror Financier
On October 31, 2014 · In Al Qaeda, Britain, Jihad, Jihadist Groups/Individuals, Qatar, Sanctions, Terror Funding
One of the world’s most prolific terrorist financiers Abd al-Rahman bin Umayr al-Nuaymi has been banned from doing business in Britain — 10 months after he was hit with sanctions by the United States. Al-Nuaymi, a Qatari, is accused of sending more than £1 million a month to al-Qaeda jihadists in Iraq. Al-Nuaymi has also been […]
Opium Trade Flourishes in Afghanistan; Taliban Benefit
On October 30, 2014 · In Afghanistan, Drug trafficking, Hawala, Money Laundering, Taliban, Terror Funding
Despite previous efforts by the US to reduce Afghan dependence on the opium trade, opium production and exports are soaring once again in Afghanistan. This is bad news in and of itself, but the worst aspect is that it enriches Taliban Jihadis… “The Taliban’s involvement with the narcotics trade has increased steadily over time,” Colin […]
A defunct landmark power plant in the London area is being redeveloped as upperclass apartments. So far so good. The project is being financed through a Shariah-Compliant arrangement with a Malaysian bank. Not so good. And everyone involved is absolutely giddy that the project will help continue to pave the way for London to be […]
American Life Insurance Company (MetLife Alico) launched Takaful DPS, a new insurance plan on Monday to bring Shariah compliant insurance solutions to its customers in Bangladesh.The plan is the first of its kind for the global insurance powerhouse in Bangladesh and is now available in three different types – Takaful DPS Gold, Takaful DPS Silver, and […]
Speaking at the World Islamic Economic Forum in Dubai, the British Economic Secretary to the Treasury, Andrea Leadsom, set out further steps to cement Britain’s position as the Western hub for Shariah-compliant finance. http://www.zawya.com/story/UK_Economic_Secretary_announces_further_steps_to_cement_Britains_position_as_Western_hub_for_Islamic_finance_OFFICIAL-ZAWYA20141028133741/
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