The Murcia Islamic Federation will accept 50 Imams and candidates to participate in the 3rd training course, with the goal to develop skills for those in charge of this religious activity. The federation will present teachers, trainers and ulemas from Spain and France, experts in the field of Sharia and also have a significant presence…
Three local banks in the Jutland region of Denmark are agreeing to offer mortgage loans which comply with Islamic, or Sharia law. Sharia laws forbid accepting or paying interest, to which Danish banks have created a leasing agreement of sorts for Muslims in the area; the bank will own property until the terms of the…
IT outsourcing for British Islamic Insurance Holdings: A British Islamic insurance company is outsourcing its IT to Capita in an $87m deal. The eight-year deal will see Capita working with British Islamic Insurance Holdings (BIIH), which provides insurance compatible with the Muslim faith. It reflects a European shift towards Islamic-compliant financial services, which is seeing…
Two men from South Yorkshire were charged with causing a disturbance in a church after a protest during the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Easter Sunday sermon. Police named the men as Kyle Spotswood, 26, of Dagenham Road, and Sidney Cordle, 52, of Knowle Lane, both Sheffield. They were arrested following an incident at Canterbury Cathedral. A…
When the Archbishop of Canterbury announced last month that British authorities should accommodate Sharia, he placed the Anglican church in the middle of a heated controversy. For many Brits, sharia is associated with amputation, whipping and stoning for even small infractions. Though others reject these associations, the prospect of a “plural jurisdiction” in which Muslims…
