Topic: Sharia-conform Financial Products

rss-iconSubscribe to feed
Seattle from Kerry Park (photo: bala)

Islamic banking

Seattle's initiative has Muslims hopeful

Seattle’s city council is launching a programme of Sharia-compliant loans with the aim of improving the long-term prospects of the local Muslim community. Those forced to live in high-cost rental property are now in a position to consider the alternatives. By Joseph MaytonMore

Islamic banking: Investing as pleases GodIslamic banks: Bankers of GodIslamic holdings: Fraud, in the name of God
A branch of the Bank Asya in Istanbul (photo: picture alliance/Tone Koene)

Turkey

Growing Popularity of Islamic Banks

Can religious faith, God and money ever be brought into a harmonious co-existence? Yes, they can, say the acolytes of Islamic banking. Islamic banks are becoming ever more popular in Turkey, even if not everyone is particularly enthusiastic about the development.More

Vanessa Steinmayer: "Islamic Financial System Is Not a Serious Alternative"Islamic Banking: Growing Confidence in the Islamic Banking SystemIslamic Banking: Investing as Pleases God

In brief

More

Facebook

Most Recent Photo Essay

A driver opens the door to the carved wooden cab of his decorated truck

Keep on trucking: Art on the move in Pakistan

They pollute the roads and chug along at a snail's pace, but to their Pakistani owners the rickety trucks are moving pieces of art. And indeed, the trucks with their many garish portraits of flowers, Islamic art and snow-capped Himalayan peaks are now attracting global attention. By Caren Firouz and Jibran Ahmad