Loan Dilemma for Muslim Students in the UK

22.08.2011 In light of changes to the tuition and student loan system in the UK, which lead to higher tuition fees and interest rates on loans, Muslim student groups are calling for a separate student loan system, as paying interest conflicts with some interpretations of Islamic (Sharia) law. This conflict may prevent some Muslims from…

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Guesswork on Abdulmutallab’s potential radicalization in London

From December 25, 2009, there has been ample news coverage in the UK on the attempted terrorist attack on a flight to Detroit, as the alleged bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab had formerly been a student at University College in London. News reports try to uncover whether Abdulmutallab had always held fundamentalist views or whether he…

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    Muslims urged to boycott Barclays and Lloyds TSB in support of Bolton charity

    Two Muslim organisations have called for a boycott of Barclays Bank after it closed the accounts of Bolton-based charity the Ummah Welfare Trust (UWT). The move followed claims that the charity was indirectly helping to fund the Palestinian organisation Hamas. UWT has donated more than £200,000 over the past four years to another UK registered…

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