"ALL CAPS IN DEFENSE OF LIBERTY IS NO VICE."

Thursday, January 23, 2014

A SHARIA BANK COULD OPEN IN THE PHILIPPINES

A Muslim group is seeking Filipino government approval for opening a sharia bank on the island country:
The Arab Gulf Program for Development (AGFund) has applied for a license to operate an Islamic bank in the Philippines.

The bank, to be called “Ibdaa Microfinance Bank,” is expected to be operational within the year.

In a primer, AGFund said the bank’s objective is to help reduce poverty in the Philippines mainly by offering business loans to low-income earners.

AGFund is a regional institution based in Saudi Arabia. It pursues a development goal for various countries, particularly those confronted with a significant poverty problem.
Sharia only serves to make poverty situations worse, and if the Filipino government approves this, they'll only make things bad in many ways for the island.

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