February 28, 2016 Sonia Mariji constantly repeats the phrase, stating it was the “greed crisis” of 2008 that pushed her to become involved in Islamic finance. At age 44, Sonia Mariji refuses any communitarian association with her business. In 2012, she created Internet Noorassur, her insurance brokerage company based on the principles of Islamic finance….
February 24, 2016 There are estimated to be between 3,000 and 5,000 Islamic State militants in Libya. According to military sources France has launched covert operations against them. While the United States announced the death of Tunisian Noureddine Chouchane and five others by US Air Force raids on a training camp, France was nearby. The…
February 28, 2016 Three sets of medieval-era remains found France may turn out to be some of the earliest evidence of Muslim presence outside of the Iberian Peninsula, scientists say. The Early Middle Ages was a period of expansion and conquest for the Arab-Islamic world, culminating in the expansion of Islamic caliphates into what was…
February 28, 2016 On the heels of his endorsements from a trio of American governors, Donald Trump now has the backing of a leader overseas. Jean-Marie Le Pen said Saturday on Twitter that he would support Trump if he were an American. The tweet closed with Le Pen offering God’s blessing to Trump. The endorsement…
February 20, 2016 Six universities or schools will acquire, in the upcoming academic year, new curricula and instructors, to strengthen research on Islam, as requested by the Ministry of Education. Education Minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem announced the plans with Secretary for Higher Education Thierry Mandon. “The Ministry announces the creation of posts for instructor-researchers which will…
