London has become one of the biggest centres for Islamic finance in the world, with five Islamic banks, and many others in the high street offering Islamic financial products, or 'windows' as they are known.
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September 23rd, 2009
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September 23rd, 2009
The Archbishop of Canterbury has released a message for the Muslim festival Eid.
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September 23rd, 2009
Coventry's failed crusade to drive down the number of teenage mums has cost ?2.6 million in the past decade.
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September 23rd, 2009
The average British adult has indirectly had sexual intercourse with more than 2.8 million people, it has been claimed.
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September 23rd, 2009
A Polish court has awarded $11,000 (7,400 euros) in damages to a woman likened to a child killer by a Catholic magazine for wanting an abortion.
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September 23rd, 2009
The majority of Americans oppose the inclusion of abortion in a health care reform plan, and support the protection of conscience rights, says a spokesperson for the U.S. bishops' conference.
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September 23rd, 2009
Overpopulation is often singled out as the planet's root problem. If only it were that simple. Leading thinkers on population can't agree on what the answers ? or even the questions ? are. In this special feature, New Scientist brings you the 'best' of expert opinion.
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September 23rd, 2009
Health chiefs need to do more to lower the rate of teenage pregnancies after latest figures revealed targets are being missed.
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September 23rd, 2009
A church poster implying that 'blessed oil' cured a child's life-threatening heart condition has been banned by the advertising watchdog.
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September 22nd, 2009
Politicians have a duty to intervene to reduce teenage pregnancies, Scotland's public health minister insisted yesterday.