17.07.2009 - Islamic banking has crossed the line
From Aawsat.com: Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat-In theory, Islamic banking is based upon the concept of making financial profit by taking risks through financial speculation, financial partnerships and other financial transactions that are permissible under Islamic law whilst at the same time avoiding incurring debt that represents a high risk both to the individual and to the market in general. Such debts leads to wealth being amassed by the privileged few who are capable of offering sufficient guarantees of financial solvency whereas the overwhelming majority of middle class professionals and small and medium enterprises cannot afford to incur such debts and are therefore unable to finance their own projects and achieve the desired growth and development.........Full Article: Source
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