Hijab Wars

السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكاتُهُ‎,

Halal food options often unavailable to Muslim students in France, Canadian man sentenced to 16 months in jail for attacking Muslim girl, Erdogan proposes vote on the right to wear hijab, Repatriation plans begin in Lebanon.

What is Islamic Finance?

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Headline Roundup:

• Volunteer Saudi ophthalmologists provide free services in rural Bangladesh (AN)

• Replica of the Prophet PBUH's sandals displayed at Saudi exhibition (TII)

• Halal food options often unavailable to Muslim students in France (TII)

• Majority across Arab World believe 'women should not play equal role to men' (5P)

• Canada: Police search for suspect after hate graffiti painted on Toronto mosque (TMN)

• Canadian man sentenced to 16 months in jail for attacking Muslim girl (TMN)

• Turkey: Erdogan proposes vote on the right to wear hijab (MEY)

• Israeli forces fatally shoot two Palestinians in West Bank, Jerusalem (MEY)

• Kingdom of Saudi tries to position itself as mediator of the Russia and Ukraine conflict (ALJ)

• Doctor who asked Muslim woman to remove veil, suspended for nine months (5P)

• Gunmen kill at least 15 in attack on shrine in Iran (AN)

• Clashes as thousands gather to attend Mahsa Amini's memorial in Iran (ALJ)

• Saudi Arabia commits 25x the amount it pledged to Palestinian refugees (AN)

• Lebanon buses refugees back to Syria as repatriation plan starts (MEY)

• Bahrain: Torture victims file legal complaint against Formula One (MEY)

• Saudi Arabia funds medical care for amputees in Yemen (AN)

Question of the Week:

What is Islamic Finance?

Islamic Finance refers to the provision of financial services in accordance with Shari'ah Islamic law. The Shari'ah prohibits receipt and payment of "riba" (interest), "gharar" (excessive uncertainty), "maysir" (gambling), short sales or financing activities that it considers harmful to society. Over the past decade, Islamic Finance has driven financial developments around the world including in non-Muslim countries. Major financial markets are realizing that Islamic Finance has already been mainstreamed within the global financial system and that it has the potential to help address the plights of poverty and increase shared prosperity. According to the World Bank, Islamic Finance is equity-based, asset-backed, ethical, sustainable, environmentally and socially responsible finance.

Next week: What is Islamic Banking?

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