A recent article on Islamic banking from Al-Monitor looks at the relationship between politics and Islamic banking. According to Al-Monitor, "Islamic finance experience can be seen as a humane financial and banking jurisprudence, which can be criticized and reviewed, as well as distanced from politics." … [Read more...] about Islamic banking draws new interest from West
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Allen West: ‘Radical’ Muslims waging ‘jihad’ in U.S. — by voting and obeying election laws
April 17, 2014 Former Republican Congressman Allen West (R-FL), who is currently employed as a Fox News contributor, on Thursday warned that Muslims were organizing to “destroy” the United States by exercising their legal right to vote. Fox News host Steve Doocy began a Fox & Friends segment with West by announcing that “radical Islamists are busy building a … [Read more...] about Allen West: ‘Radical’ Muslims waging ‘jihad’ in U.S. — by voting and obeying election laws
Al Andalus 2.0. La ciber-yihad contra España
This work analyzes the explosive combination of terrorism, new information technologies and historical grievances. The recovery of Islamic rule on the Iberian Peninsula remains an essential objective for Al Qaeda and their allies. The radicals found in the Internet an opportunity to enhance and reinterpret in harsh terms the myth of a paradise taken away by force. From abundant … [Read more...] about Al Andalus 2.0. La ciber-yihad contra España
An Arab in Pisa and Santa Croce: Moataz Nasr between Islam and the West
January 22, 2014 Pisa has been influenced by the Islamic culture, even in its monuments, although normally we do not remember this history. In the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, there was an exchange with Islamic culture and now that that Italian cities are increasingly more populated by people of various backgrounds including Arabs. Pisa and Santa Croce welcome … [Read more...] about An Arab in Pisa and Santa Croce: Moataz Nasr between Islam and the West
Tucker Carlson Confronts Islamic Preacher Who Wants to Implement Sharia Law
December 20, 2013 By Josh Feldman Tucker Carlson filled in for Sean Hannity on his show Friday night, and he brought on Anjem Choudary, a Muslim preacher responsible for an effort to threaten Muslim-owned business to stop selling alcohol lest they receive 40 lashes. Carlson confronted Choudary about this stunt and his desire to implement Sharia law in … [Read more...] about Tucker Carlson Confronts Islamic Preacher Who Wants to Implement Sharia Law