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Economy
• The endgame for the euro?
Henrik R Clausen 16 March 2010
The news that some sort of bailout plan for Greece is in the works is bad, for the Europan Union, the euro and not least for European citizens. The decision, if carried through, would mark the end of the euro, and probably of the European Union as we know it. 
Love-hate relationship with Arab tourists
The Jakarta Post 13 March 2010
By Java Brew
"We used to feel awkward when passing Warung Kaleng in Sampay, a hangout for dangdut with their revealing dresses. Now we find it hard to recognize prostitutes because most dress decently like we do,
Interest rates: A coordinating economical principle
Henrik R Clausen 11 March 2010
Changes to the interest rates are usually eagerly followed by home owners, farmers, bankers and others, whose economical situation depends on the interest rate. But their desire to keep interest rates low constitutes a deadly fallacy. Keeping interest rates low will harm, not help, our economies.
Aston Martin may seek Kuwait aid
TopNews 9 March 2010
he Kuwaiti Islamic investment firm, owned by Aston Martin, may prepare itself for the state legal protection aid as it is struggling with its debt to pay off its creditors bills.
Al-Shams CEO eyes promoting Islamic finance in Russia
Arab News 8 March 2010
By MUSHTAK PARKER
Adalet Djabiev is the "comeback kid" of Russian Islamic financial services. He is also part of the new generation of Russian bankers that have mushroomed in the post Soviet Union era and is passionate
Cocaine is the drug fuelling terrorism across the world
The Herald 5 March 2010
Charlie, snow, nose candy, Colombian marching powder … it has many names. Spend enough time in any busy city centre bar or club on a Friday or Saturday night and the chances are you will spot the
Growing number of Muslim men and multiple wives exploiting loophoole for taxpayer handouts
Herald Sun 5 March 2010
By Mark Dunn
A GROWING number of Muslim men and their multiple wives are exploiting a loophole to get taxpayer handouts. Centrelink has confirmed it has investigated up to 20 cases of multiple relationships,
EU Neighbourhood Policy Funds € 5.7 billion
ANSAmed 02 March 2010
EU resources to strengthen cooperation policies and promote economic integration with neighbouring countries, in the south like in the east, are increasing: over the next three years funds allocated for this purpose will reach 5.7 billion euros.
Somali militants 'block UN food aid'
BBC 1 March 2010
Islamist militants in Somalia are stopping convoys of food reaching more than 360,000 displaced people, the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) says. The agency says trucks travelling from the capital
Airport safety has hefty price tag
The Vancouver Sun 27 February 2010
By Meagan Fitzpatrick
The Conservative government plans to hike the security fees paid by airline passengers to fund millions of dollars worth of added security measures at airports. Transport Minister John Baird
The History of Political Correctness
The Free Congress Foundation 2008
The origins of Political Correctness (also known as Cultural Marxism) can be found in the early part of the 20th Century, first in Hungary, then in Germany.
Illegal immigrants given full access to UK benefits
LiarPoliticans 24 February 2010
The European Court has decided that despite an illegal immigrant having no ties with the UK, and not even being a European citizen, and being refused to stay in the UK, that she is to have FULL access to the UK's benefits system, having paid exactly NOTHING into the system.
The Greek crisis is a euro crisis - Updated
By Henrik R Clausen, 16 February 2010
A lot of attention has been paid to the economical crisis in Greece. This is understandable, for Greece has broken important promises and apparently committed fraud towards the other eurozone members. However, the narrow focus on Greece clouds what really matters: This is no mere Greek crisis, this is a crisis for the euro as such.
Wales: Plans for halal industrial park
Islam in Europe 17 February 2010
A venture capital firm is raising funds to launch Europe's first industrial park for Islamic goods, tapping an under-served market worth up to 4 billion pounds ($6.27 billion) a year in Britain, its
Turkey offers to host Iran nuclear exchange
Arab News 15 February 2010
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday his country is willing to serve as the venue for an exchange of Iranian nuclear fuel in any settlement between Tehran and the West. "The
New Irish finance bill to facilitate sukuk transactions
Zawya 8 February 2010
Following the introduction of tax neutrality laws to facilitate the issuance of sukuk by the UK, France and Luxembourg in recent weeks, Ireland is the latest European Union (EU) country to join the
Rome: First halal meat counter
Islam in Europe 5 February 2010
The Italian capital, Rome will open its first supermarket halal meat counter on Saturday, where Muslims will be able to buy meat slaughtered according to Islamic principles as well as other halal
Islamic society donates 17,000 textbooks
New Vision 4 February 2010
By Madinah Tebajjukira
THE World Islamic Call Society has given 17,650 Arabic text books to Muslim-owned schools in Uganda. The books were handed over to head teachers last week at Gadaffi National Mosque in Old
‘Wine Fatwa’ Sparks Religious Spat in Morocco
The Media Line 3 February 2010
By Rachelle Kliger
A Moroccan cleric issues a ban on wine, drawing angry responses from secularists. A Moroccan cleric’s religious edict banning the consumption of wine has drawn angry responses from pro-democracy
France - 57% of Muslims regularly buy halal
Meattradenewsdaily 2 February 2010
The idea that supply drives demand may sound counter-intuitive, but as far as religious matters go, that is certainly true for the Jewish community. Meanwhile, the Swedish Veterinary Association
