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The prohibition against usury that used to be part of Christian practice hasn't died out everywhere: it's still forbidden in the Islamic world (Riba[1]), which
by Veen 9y ago
The prohibition against usury that used to be part of Christian practice hasn't died out everywhere: it's still forbidden in the Islamic world (Riba[1]), which is why there are Sharia-compliant banks[2].
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riba https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riba
[2]: https://www.citywealthmag.com/news/britain-has-more-islamic-banks-and-lenders-any-other-western-country https://www.citywealthmag.com/news/britain-has-more-islamic-...
- agumonkey 9y agoQuite ironic how old organization schemes were not devoid of useful ideas.