Deutsche Bank announced today the launch of ?Al Mi?yar?, a first of its kind platform aimed at facilitating the issuance of Shari?a compliant securities.
In the News
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January 11th, 2009
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January 11th, 2009
A radio presenter is taking legal action after he alleged he was sacked for offending Muslims by defending Christianity on air.
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January 11th, 2009
Above Suspicion, written by thriller veteran Lynda La Plante, creator of the Prime Suspect series, has been described as ?among the most graphic? programmes to be shown on a mainstream channel.
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January 10th, 2009
Assisted suicide has been given a green light by the chief prosecutor.
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January 10th, 2009
A few weeks ago, you may remember, Pope Benedict made a famously controversial speech, in which he argued that defending humanity against the growing acceptance of homosexuality was as important as saving the Amazonian rainforest.
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January 10th, 2009
The birth of the first British baby genetically screened before conception to be free of a breast cancer gene was hailed yesterday as a breakthrough by doctors but raised fresh questions about the ethics of creating so-called designer babies.
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January 10th, 2009
The clinic?s founder, Ludwig Minelli, is being investigated by Swiss prosecutors over claims that Dignitas is making a profit from the fees it charges patients?contravening the Swiss law that sanctions assisted suicides and its own status as a charity.
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January 10th, 2009
The Director of Public Prosecutions, the country's top prosecutor, has insisted the law on assisted suicide does not need to change, just weeks after ruling a couple who helped their son die should not be punished.
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January 9th, 2009
An employment tribunal ruled that the national counselling service Relate was entitled to dismiss Gary McFarlane after he said that encouraging gay sex went against his devout religious beliefs.
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January 9th, 2009
British scientists have come up with a way of dramatically enhancing the body's ability to repair itself.