tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post8315925269990117629..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: More on Sharia "Investments"Gus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-90485250019011895282007-11-14T23:45:00.000-06:002007-11-14T23:45:00.000-06:00From the Glick article:"Given the religious rather...From the Glick article:<BR/><BR/>"Given the religious rather than financial aim of Shari'a-compliant investing, it isn't surprising that Shari'a-compliant investments are little more than a word game. Paying lip service to the Koranic prohibition on interest-based transactions and risky investments, Mawdudi and Qutb invented various means to cover the fact that Shari'a-compliant investments involve both interest payments and risk."<BR/><BR/>In short: hypocrisy.Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-82149425766712311462007-11-14T23:08:00.000-06:002007-11-14T23:08:00.000-06:00I've often wondered how Sharia disallows banks tha...I've often wondered how Sharia disallows banks that charge interest, and yet one of the biggest shareholders in Citigroup is Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal.SNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03953992447839442060noreply@blogger.com