Prague: International conference on Islamic banking

Prague: International conference on Islamic banking

Via Radio Praha:

Islamic banking is today the fastest growing segment of the financial system, and is also considered a more honest and fairer alternative to conventional banking. Cihad Erginay is the Turkish ambassador to Prague, and head of the local group of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation which organized the event.

“There was great interest on the subject from our Czech colleagues, Czech bankers and journalists who kept asking us about it and expressed their interest because they saw that Islamic banks were not as affected by the economic crisis that we see today. That led us to think that it could be interesting to organize such a conference. And as you can see from the participation, there is great interest in the subject.”  

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CR: Charges filed in first terrorism trial

CR: Charges filed in first terrorism trial

Via Czech Position:

Charges of supporting terrorism have been filed in a Czech court for the first time in recent history against three suspects from the Russian republic of Dagestan and one from Moldava, according to a court spokesman.

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The suspects were part of a bigger group detained in Prague and Berlin last year which is believed to have links with Jamaat Shariat — an organization that seeks to establish an Islamic state under Sharia Law in Russia’s North Caucasus region.

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Prague: Syrian community protests against Assad's regime

Prague: Syrian community protests against Assad's regime

About 30 people gathered in Prague's centre Friday to protest against the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad and present an improvised exhibition of photos of victims of the people's revolution in Syria.

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