Month: March 2010

Islamic Finance Moves Toward Common Standards – Forbes.com InternationalIslamic Finance Moves Toward Common StandardsOxford Analytica, 03.09.10, 06:00 AM ESTRegulation should help provide a basis for the industry’s expansion. Islamic finance is one of the fastest growing segments of international financial markets. Currently, total sharia-compliant assets amount to an estimated $1.125 trillion to 1.275 trillion, with…
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Saudi awards Turkey’s Erdogan for ‘service to Islam’ (AFP) – 21 hours ago Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to reporters RIYADH — Saudi King Abdullah presented Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan with one of the country’s most prestigious prizes on Tuesday for his ‘service to Islam’. Erdogan earned the King Faisal International Prize…
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Saudi awards Turkey’s Erdogan for ‘service to Islam’ (AFP) – 21 hours ago Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to reporters RIYADH — Saudi King Abdullah presented Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan with one of the country’s most prestigious prizes on Tuesday for his ‘service to Islam’. Erdogan earned the King Faisal International Prize…
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Fatwa as significant blow to terrorist recruiting By Kiran Khalid, CNNcnnAuthor = “By Kiran Khalid, CNN”; if(location.hostname.indexOf( ‘edition.’ ) > -1) {document.write(‘March 3, 2010 — Updated 2239 GMT (0639 HKT)’);} else {document.write(‘March 3, 2010 5:39 p.m. EST’);}March 3, 2010 5:39 p.m. EST var clickExpire = “-1”; Tahir ul-Qadri, founder of the Minhaj-ul-Quran International, announces his…
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Fatwa as significant blow to terrorist recruiting By Kiran Khalid, CNNcnnAuthor = “By Kiran Khalid, CNN”; if(location.hostname.indexOf( ‘edition.’ ) > -1) {document.write(‘March 3, 2010 — Updated 2239 GMT (0639 HKT)’);} else {document.write(‘March 3, 2010 5:39 p.m. EST’);}March 3, 2010 5:39 p.m. EST var clickExpire = “-1”; Tahir ul-Qadri, founder of the Minhaj-ul-Quran International, announces his…
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Egypt to pay for restoration of all synagogues By HADEEL AL-SHALCHI (AP) – 23 hours ago CAIRO — Egypt will shoulder the costs of restoring the country’s Jewish houses of worship said the culture minister Tuesday, two days after a historic synagogue in Cairo’s ancient Jewish quarter was rededicated in a private ceremony. Farouk Hosny said…
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