Muslim Leader Calls Sharia Loans A `Con Job'

by Tony Wong and Tonda MacCharles
The Toronto Star
January 30, 2008

http://www.islamist-watch.org/823/muslim-leader-calls-sharia-loans-a-con-job

Excerpt:

A controversial study looking at Islamic banking by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. has ignited protest from some sectors of the Muslim community.

But despite opposition from the Muslim Canadian Congress, the federal housing authority said yesterday it is going forward with the study looking at banking that adheres to Islam's guiding body of rules, or sharia.

Tarek Fatah, founder of the Muslim Canadian Congress, which bills itself as a progressive Muslim group, said in an interview he was "shocked" to learn that "a Crown corporation is using taxpayers' money" for faith-based banking.

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