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CULTURal OASIS: Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman with Culture and Information Minister Abdul Aziz Khoja at the opening of a conference of OIC culture ministers in the city. (SPA) Madinah Gov. Prince Faisal bin Salman on Tuesday announced 13 initiatives aimed at making Madinah the eternal capital of Islamic …
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Can Islamic finance provide salvation for the banking sector? by Jikon Lai
Islamic finance has grown and expanded rapidly in recent years. It was recently announced that, following in the footsteps of some of its European neighbours, Germany will soon have its first Islamic bank — which is ironic if you think about the history of the country. Ireland, a country of arguably staunch Catholics, is alsomaking a bid to be a global hub for Islamic …
Read More »The Land of the Pure and True (Muslims in China) By Ethar El-Katatney
I got into a rickshaw in Beijing and my 65–year-old wrinkled driver immediately whizzed me through the hutongs — old, narrow alleyways. He looked at me and talked in Chinese. I turned to my guide. "He's asking where you are from." "Aygee," I replied in my broken Chinese — meaning "Egypt." He pointed at my headscarf. "Are you Hindu?" "No! …
Read More »Terrorism is not a Muslim monopoly By Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar,TNN
"All Muslims may not be terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslims." This comment , frequently heard after the Mumbai bomb blasts implies that terrorism is a Muslim specialty, if not a monopoly. The facts are very different. First, there is nothing new about terrorism. In 1881, anarchists killed the Russian Tsar Alexander II and 21 bystanders. In 1901, anarchists killed …
Read More »Sharon An obituary in blood By Ameen Izzadeen
Yet another Israeli leader dies and escapes from being tried for war crimes. Ariel Sharon could escape war crimes charges but in the world court of public opinion, he will remain a war criminal. Sharon is not alone, almost all Israeli leaders since that country’s creation in 1948 are war crimes suspects. Arab and Palestinian blood is on their hands. …
Read More »Islamic Finance growing worldwide- Leading Islamic Banker
Islamic finance is growing at a phenomenal rate worldwide, not only in the Muslim world, but even in the West which has a thriving Islamic Finance industry. So said Muhammed Ikram Thowfeek, Founder and Managing Director of First Global Academy (FGA). He was speaking on the occasion of the Academy’s 2013 Awards Presentation under the theme ‘Translating intention to action’. …
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