usury
Sharia does not forbid use of visa cards in purchases: Former Grand Mufti
Egypt
August 1, 2022
Sharia does not forbid use of visa cards in purchases: Former Grand Mufti
The former Grand Mufti and a member of the Al-Azhar Council of Senior Scholars in Al-Azhar, Ali Gomaa, denied a…
Shura Council approves Saudi loan, despite Salafi anger
Egypt
March 25, 2013
Shura Council approves Saudi loan, despite Salafi anger
Heated debate erupted again among the Shura Council's Islamist lawmakers on Monday over a loan from Saudi Arabia. Salafi legislators…
Salafis oppose Saudi infrastructure loan, claiming ‘usury’
Egypt
February 11, 2013
Salafis oppose Saudi infrastructure loan, claiming ‘usury’
Salafi lawmakers have again cast doubts over the religious legitimacy of a loan, this time from Saudi Arabia, saying that…
Salafi MPs consider EU loan as usury
Egypt
February 10, 2013
Salafi MPs consider EU loan as usury
Salafi MPs on Sunday accused the Muslim Brotherhood of accepting usury after the Shura Council approved an agreement with the…
MP files lawsuit demanding liquor stores, nightclubs be shuttered
Egypt
January 2, 2013
MP files lawsuit demanding liquor stores, nightclubs be shuttered
Former MP Hamdy al-Fakhrany has filed a lawsuit against the president, the prime minister and the local government minister, demanding…
Brotherhood asks Al-Azhar to issue fatwa on IMF loan
Egypt
August 29, 2012
Brotherhood asks Al-Azhar to issue fatwa on IMF loan
Abdel Khaleq al-Sherif, head of the Muslim Brotherhood’s advocacy and guidance department, has asked Al-Azhar, the Ministry of Endowments and…
Salafi leader attacked for not declaring IMF loan usury
Egypt
August 28, 2012
Salafi leader attacked for not declaring IMF loan usury
Salafi groups attacked Salafi Dawah vice president Yasser Borhamy Tuesday for his public comments that a loan Egypt is set…
Salafi Dawah vice president says IMF loan permissible in Islam
Egypt
August 27, 2012
Salafi Dawah vice president says IMF loan permissible in Islam
The vice president of the Salafi Dawah group, Yasser Borhamy, said Sunday the interest on the loan Egypt is set…
Nour Party divided on IMF loan
Business
August 25, 2012
Nour Party divided on IMF loan
Spokesperson for the Salafi Nour Party Yousry Hammad said Saturday that the interest on the planned IMF loan to Egypt…
Update: IMF loan violates Sharia, says Nour Party
Egypt
August 22, 2012
Update: IMF loan violates Sharia, says Nour Party
The government should not borrow from the International Monetary Fund to boost the country’s cash reserve, the Salafi Nour Party…