Hi Robert, As you have pointed out, once non-Muslims see the advantages they will adopt "Islamic banking" too! However I do not care to demand a law against charging interest. Having an alternative is enough!
Regards, Ian Green > From: Robert B.Z. > Sent: Thursday, 9 October 2003 5:18 PM > To: e-gold Discussion > Subject: [e-gold-list] Re: Debt and interest (was Re: The > impressive progress of the Caliphate) [Referring to Malysia] > The new, Islamic banks went from strength to strength and once people > realized that you don't have to be a devout Muslim, or indeed a Muslim at > all to use the alternative many switched banks, prompting the traditional > institutes to compete. Currently both systems coexist in Malaysia. [Thinking about America] > somesuch. By calling it 'Islamic Banking' it can be masked as > a religious > practice and hence the establishment can't do much against > it. However, > non-Muslims would then shun the new ventures because of the name. --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use e-gold's Secure Randomized Keyboard (SRK) when accessing your e-gold account(s) via the web and shopping cart interfaces to help thwart keystroke loggers and common viruses.
