[lit-ideas] Re: Sharia Law in England
- From: Judith Evans <judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 08:22:48 +0100 (BST)
> Actually, it's loans with "no interest."
> Islam prohibits charging interest.
> So now guess how the bank makes money.
Google Sharia compliant mortgage, Veronica, and you'll find out. The major
banks here jumped on that bandwagon, but mine stopped doing it; it's expensive
and they didn't make the level of profits they expected.
"Islamic Banks", as opposed to banks that happen to offer "Islamic" mortgages,
also can't invest in pornography (e.g.), Google tells me
Judy Evans, Cardiff
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