Looted Libyan Artifacts Recovered in Spain, Two Arrested
posted by Christopher Holton Ancient objects looted from areas controlled by the Islamic State group in Libya have been recovered by police in Spain. Two experts in ancient art – both aged 31 – have been arrested in Barcelona. They are suspected of being part of an international ring that bought the artefacts from groups […]
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 […]
Just as the Taliban fund their operations through sales of opium and heroin and Hezbollah is involved in drug trafficking in Latin America, a new report from Spain’s intelligence service has identified drug trafficking as a key financing source. European cells of Islamic State and other jihadist groups are using their ties to the illicit […]
Islamic State Fundraisers Captured By Spanish Authorities in Morroco
H/T Money Jihad Nine jihadists belonging to a cell for the Islamic State terrorist group were arrested on last month in the north of Morocco with the help of Spanish security forces. The arrests took place in Fez, Tétouan and Fnideq (Castillejos), not far from North African Spanish enclave of Ceuta, after extensive investigations involving Spanish security agents. […]
The Gatestone Institute reports that Spanish authorities have broken up a Jihadi ring that was recruiting for and financing overseas Jihad operations: Spanish officials say the cell, based in southern Spain, was one of the largest of its kind in Europe and responsible for recruiting more jihadists than any other network discovered in Spain so […]
European Nations Fund Jihad Through Ransoms
Money Jihad blog has another excellent and important story up about ransom payments by European nations to Jihadists, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in particular. Note especially the explanation with regard to ransom payments and Shariah in the Money Jihad posting. Note also that the amount of money paid by Spain and France […]
Spanish-based Allfunds bank has signed on to the financial jihad with their announcement that it has launched an “Islamic Services Unit.” The bank offers 80 Shariah-compliant funds to investors in Spain, Italy, Chile, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom and 17 other countries. Allfunds’ Islamic Services Unit was created with a fatwa issued by a Shariah advisory […]
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 […]
14 August 2008 Fahad Al-Mukhaizeem: businessmen & bankers discuss future prospects and the development of Islamic banking products Investment and Public Relations delegates from Kuwait Finance HouseKuwait Finance House “KFHKFH” visited the city of Barcelona Spain as a response to an invitation from business men, bankers and economists, explaining the Islamic banking experience, […]
by Steven Emerson IPT News July 15, 2008photo courtesy of Arab News In an ironic twist, an international interfaith conference set to start Wednesday in Madrid was organized by a man accused of working with a senior Al Qaeda financier and who unabashedly supports Palestinian suicide bombings. Abdullah al-Turki is organizing the conference on […]
Apr 26, 2008 http://mavericknewsnetwork.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/04/halal-products.html “Halal” products arrive in Spain “before this summer” The arrival at Spanish market of the Islamic banking way has already been given an arrival day. Before this summer, all the people who would like to hire Halal-guaranteed financial products, that is, those who respect the Sharia law’s legal obligations […]
Financial Times Dubai group makes Colonial offer By Leslie Crawford in Madrid Published: February 28 2008 03:23 | Last updated: February 28 2008 03:23 Investment Corporation of Dubai on Wednesday made a non-binding offer for Inmobiliaria Colonial that valued the troubled Spanish real estate group at just below €3bn ($4.5bn).Less than a year ago, Colonial’s […]
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