[Lunatic Fringe]

Muslim banking is interesting. They believe charging interest is wrong. Instead, they share the risk of the entrepreneur by providing a loan and instead of interest, they take profit sharing in the business they help fund.

[msnimje]

No Piggy Bank for You!!

[mmercier]

Let the pigs sell their wives asses to the muslims.

[2banana]

For Muslims, either earning or paying interest is "considered one of the greatest sins," Mr. Loundy said.

Unresolved under Internal Revenue Service rules is whether Muslim taxpayers can claim an interest deduction on their homes or businesses when they are not paying interest.

Huh? Just how do get one but not the other?

• In Ann Arbor, Mich., a bank that has offered special services for Muslims for two years recently formed a subsidiary specifically for them.

And just how does a bank get to do this? Does an infidel have the same access? Can banks now have "special services" only for Christians?

[funkywbr]

Funny I thought Muslims did not allow interest.

[Sonny M]

After reading the article in full, its pretty clear they are playing semantics.

I.E. its still interest, just using a different name and playing games.

Any serious muslim cleric would see this for what it is.

Just because you call something by another name, and spin it like a wheel, does not make it so.

[Reaganesque]

Hmmmm. I wonder if 72 virgins are an appreciable asset and can you ammortize their cost?

[Cyclopean Squid]

Headline should have been "Banks cater to expanding exploding Muslim population."

[joesnuffy]

The growing U.S. Islamic population can no longer be ignored

No truer words were ever spoken...

[OB1kNOb]

The Banker’s Pledge of Allegiance

We pledge allegiance, to the money
Of the worldwide global economy
And to its riches, for which we scam
One financial system, under IMF
With interest and collateral from all.

[gaijin]

Free "det cord" if you open a checking account, a crate of 7.62 if you buy a CD.