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The Dalai Lama Tuesday hailed Islam as one of the great religions of the world, saying true jihad was about fighting “negative emotions” within oneself. Speaking after receiving an honorary Doctor of Letters (D. Litt) degree from Delhis Jamia Millia Islamia university, the Tibetan spiritual leader said that some mischievous elements were bringing a bad…
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The Vatican says Islamic finance system may help Western banks in crisis as alternative to capitalistm. Friday, 06 March 2009 15:10World Bulletin / News Desk The Vatican offered Islamic finance principles to Western banks as a solution for worldwide economic crisis. Daily Vatican newspaper, ‘L’Osservatore Romano, reported that Islamic banking system may help to overcome…
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The Hindu : Opinion / News Analysis : The banking woes of an “excluded” community The banking woes of an “excluded” community Vidya Subrahmaniam Banks have designated red zones where the vast majority of Muslim clusters fall. This fact is confirmed by the rash of banking-related complaints received by the National Commission for Minorities. A…
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Is Islamic Finance the new challenge to Wall Street? Sunday, November 7, 2010By Andrew Sheng I was in Kuala Lumpur in October attending the Global Islamic Finance Forum, organized by Bank Negara Malaysia and the Malaysian International Islamic Finance Centre. The whole glitterati of the Islamic world was here, and coincidentally, the HSBC Asia Board…
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Indian corporates foray into Islamic finance – Arab News Indian corporates foray into Islamic finance By MUSHTAK PARKER | ARAB NEWS Published: Nov 14, 2010 22:55 Updated: Nov 14, 2010 22:55 THE launch by India’s Tata Group of its debut Islamic equity fund two weeks ago sees the entry of another major Indian asset management…
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