Posted on 02/09/2009 8:35:56 AM PST by Nachum
The study says that the UK has by far the largest number of banks for Muslims – whose products prohibit interest payments and investment in alcohol or gambling firms – of any western country. There are now five "fully Sharia-compliant" banks in the UK while another 17 leading institutions including Barclays, RBS and Lloyds Banking Group have set up special branches or subsidiary firms for Muslim clients. The $18billion (£12bn) in assets of Britain's Islamic banks dwarf those of some states where Islam is the main religion, including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Turkey and Egypt.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
England sucks now. So much for the stiff upper lip... now it’s the squishy bended knee.
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