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Saturday, September 13, 2014

UK GOVERNMENT OFFERS SHARIA LOANS TO MUSLIM STUDENTS

And back to Britain, we find the UK government dishing out sharia finance loans to Muslim students:
Muslim students are to be offered Sharia-compliant interest free loans by the government in an attempt to get more Islamic pupils to go to university.

Since tuition fees were increased in September 2012, many Muslim students have been put off continuing their education as it was expected the loans, which are paid back above the rate of inflation, would be used to cover the rising costs - contrary to their beliefs.

Following a four-month consultation, a new Sharia-friendly model which involves Muslim students paying a donation into a pool system instead of paying interest has been produced by the Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS).

The alternative scheme is expected to be introduced within the next three years, but BIS has denied it will pave the way for compliance with Sharia in a wider sense, saying: 'Sharia has no jurisdiction in England and Wales and the Government has no intention to change this position.'
Why bother to deny the obvious? It's already pretty clear sharia does have jurisdiction, because the UK government's enabled it. And getting more Muslims to attend universities will only ensure they become hotbeds for yet more radicalism. This is the public's tax pounds at work.

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