Shariah Finance Watch Has a List of Shariah Compliant Banks

According to Shariah Finance Watch, the following banks are "Shariah Compliant." Is your bank on this list?

There are at least two reasons to boycott such banks: First of all, Sharia compliant banks are required to donate two percent of their profits to Muslim "charities," which are often jihad-related groups, because, of course, jihad is an inextricable part of Islamic doctrine.

Secondly, the widespread existence of such policies at banks ostensibly legitimizes Sharia law — a backward, misogynistic, intolerant, totalitarian form of law that has no place in the modern world.

To see the latest list of Shariah compliant banks, click here. Here is the original list of Shariah compliant banks:

Alpha Natural Resources Asset Acceptance Capital Corporation

Aviva Plc

AXA

Barclays PLC

BNP Paribas Group

Citibank, N.A.

Credit Agricole, S.A.

Deutsche Bank AG

Dow Jones & Company Inc.

Equity Insurance Group Limited

Goldman Sachs Group

HBOS plc

HSBC Holdings plc

INVESCO Perpetual

Julius Baer Group

Maersk Logistics

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

Morgan Stanley

NYSE Euronext

Silicon Graphics, Inc.

Singapore Power

All of the following are also Sharia compliant:

* Bank Negara Malaysia (The central bank of Malaysia)
* CIMB Group (CIMB Bank + CIMB Investment Bank + CIMB Islamic Bank)
Anchor Banks (Major / Commercial banks)
* Affin Bank Berhad
* Alliance Bank Berhad
* AmBank Berhad
* CIMB Bank Berhad
* EON Bank Berhad
* Hong Leong Bank Berhad
* Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank)
* Public Bank Berhad
* RHB Bank Berhad

Foreign-owned banks (commercial only)

* ABN AMRO Bank (M) Berhad
* Bangkok Bank (M) Berhad
* Bank of America (M) Berhad
* Bank of China (M) Berhad
* Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (M) Berhad
* Citibank(M) Berhad
* Deutsche Bank (M) Berhad
* HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad
* Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (M) Berhad (OCBC Bank)
* The Standard Chartered Bank (M) Berhad (StanChart)
* The Bank of Nova Scotia (M) Berhad (Scotiabank)
* JPMorgan Chase & Co.Bank (M) Berhad
* United Overseas Bank Bank (M) Berhad (UOB Bank)

Offshore Banks and Branches in Labuan

* ABN AMNRO NV (Labuan Branch)
* Affin Bank Berhad
* Al-Hidayah Investment Bank (Labuan) Ltd (Labuan Branch)
* Aminternational (Labuan) Ltd (Labuan Branch)
* AmMerchant Bank Berhad
* Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad, (Labuan Offshore Branch)
* Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad, (Labuan Offshore Branch)
* Bank of America National Association Berhad, (Labuan Branch)
* The Bank of East Asia Ltd (BEA) (Labuan Branch)
* The Bank of Nova Scotia (Labuan Branch)
* The Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Limited (Labuan Branch)
* Barclays Bank PLC (Labuan Branch)
* BNP Paribas (Labuan Branch)
* Calyon (Labuan Branch)
* Capital Investment Bank Limited (Labuan)
* Cathay United Bank (Labuan)
* CIMB Bank (L) Limited
* CIMB (L) Limited (Labuan)
* Citibank Malaysia (L) Limited (Labuan)
* City Credit Investment Bank Limited (Labuan)
* Commercial IBT (Labuan Branch)
* Credit Suisse (Labuan Branch)
* DBS Bank Limited (Labuan Branch)
* Deutsche Bank AG (Labuan Branch)
* Dresdner Bank AG (Labuan Branch)
* ECM Libra Investment Bank Limited (Labuan)
* The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Offshore Banking Unit (Labuan)
* ING Bank NV (Labuan Branch)
* The International Commercial Bank of China (Labuan Branch)
* J.P. Morgan Malaysia Ltd (Labuan)
* J.P. Morgan Chase Bank National Association (Labuan Branch)
* KBC Bank NV (Labuan Branch)
* Kuwait Finance House Labuan Berhad (Labuan Branch)
* Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (Labuan Branch)
* Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd (Labuan Branch)
* Macquarie Bank Limited (Labuan Branch)
* Maybank International (L) Ltd (Labuan Branch)
* Morgan Stanley Labuan Investment Bank Limited (Labuan Branch)
* Natexis Banques Populaires (Labuan Branch)
* OSK Investment Bank (Labuan) Limited (Labuan)
* OCBC Limited (Labuan Branch)
* Public Bank (L) Limited (Labuan)
* Rabobank Nederland (Labuan Branch)
* RHB Bank (L) Ltd (Labuan)
* The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (Labuan Branch)
* RUSD Investment Bank Inc (Labuan)
* Schroders Malaysia (L) Berhad (Labuan)
* Societe Generale (Labuan Branch)
* Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (Labuan Branch)
* UBS AG (Labuan Branch)
* United Overseas Bank Limited (Labuan Branch)

Investment banks

* Affin Investment Bank Berhad
* Alliance Investment Bank Berhad
* AmInvestment Bank Berhad
* Asian & Euro-American Merchant Bankers (Malaysia) Berhad (Aseambankers)
* CIMB Investment Bank Berhad
* Ecmlibra investment Bank Berhad
* Hwang-DBS Investment Bank Berhad
* KAF Investment Bank Berhad
* Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad (formally K&N Kenanga Berhad)
* MIDF Investment Bank Berhad
* MIMB Investment Bank Berhad
* OSK Investment Bank Berhad
* Public Investment Bank Berhad
* RHB Investment Bank Berhad
* Southern Investment Bank Berhad

Islamic banks

* Asian Finance Bank (M) Berhad
* Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad
* Bank Muamalat Malaysia Berhad
* Hong Leong Islamic Banking Berhad
* CIMB Islamic Bank Berhad
* RHB Islamic Bank Berhad
* AmIslamic Bank Berhad
* Affin Islamic Bank Berhad
* Al Rajhi Banking & Investment Corporation (Malaysia) Berhad
* EONCAP Islamic Bank Berhad
* Kuwait Finance House (Malaysia) Berhad
* Maybank Islamic Berhad

Development Financial Institutions (Government-owned banks)

* Bank Kerjasama Rakyat Malaysia Berhad (Bank Rakyat)
* Bank Simpanan Nasional Berhad
* Bank Pertanian Malaysia Berhad
* Export-Import Bank of Malaysia Berhad (Exim Bank)
* Bank Perusahaan Kecil & Sederhana Berhad ((Small Medium Enterprise) SME Bank Berhad)
* Sabah Development Bank Berhad (SDB)
* Sabah Credit Corporation Berhad
* Lembaga Tabung Haji
* Credit Guarantee Corporation Malaysia Berhad (CGC)
* Malaysian Industrial Development Finance Berhad (MIDF)
* Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad (BPMB) (The development bank of Malaysia)
* United States

HSBC Amanah
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
452 Fifth Avenue, Tower 25
New York, NY 10018
Tel: (1 212) 525 8142
Fax: (1 212) 525 8143
Email: julie.rotondini@us.hsbc.com
Catharine Furrer-Lech
Chair UBS Islamic Finance Committee
catharine.furrer-lech@ubs.com
Citi Islamic Investment Bank
https://www1.citibank.com/ciib/homepage/contacus/form.htm
EDS CREDIT SERVICES
larry.walker@eds.com
AL BARAKA BANCORP
baraka@batelco.com.bh
AMERICAN ASSETS INC.
sharaway@msn.com
AMEEN HOUSING CO-OPERATIVE OF CALIFORNIA
info@ameenhousing.com
HOMES & LOANS REALTY
hamid_aghili@eee.org
BEAM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
info@beamcap.com
CRESCENT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, INC.
info@crescentcapital.com
MATRIX MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC.
iica1@home.com
SATURNA CAPITAL CORPORATION
webmaster@saturna.com
WAFRA INVESTMENT ADVISORY GROUP
wafra-info@wafra.com
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT
info@wellington.com
ARAB BANKING CORPORATION (USA)
robert.ivosevich@arabbanking.com
GUIDANCE FINANCIAL GROUP
info@guidancefn.com
UNIVERSITY ISLAMIC FINANCIAL
info@universityislamicfinancial.com
FAILAKA ADVISORS LLC
chicago@failaka.com
SHARIAH CAPITAL
bredman@shariahcap.com
ANCHOR FINANCE GROUP LLC
info@anchorfinancegroup.com
CALYX FINANCIAL
information@calyxfinancial.com
ISLAMIC FINANCE PROJECT – HARVARD LAW SCHOOL
ifp@law.harvard.edu
SUNRISE EQUITY
info@sunriseequities.com
ABANA-ARAB BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA
aadeyemo@arabbankers.org

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Photo Essay by El Marco

READ ABOUT the recent protest of the mosque at Ground Zero, led by Pamela Geller and Robert Spencer, and check out lots of great photographs of the event:

Stop the Mosque at Ground Zero Rally

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Something Practical You Can Do

SUBMIT STORY ideas to your local reporters — newspaper, radio, and television. Find their phone numbers or email addresses, and send them stories so often they know who you are.

And not just the local ones. If major network programs started getting a flood of requests for stories on the Islamification of America, for example, they would do more stories of that kind, and that would go a long way to getting this information to the public.

And that is the vital first step in this battle: People need to know what's going on. They need to know about the broader plan by American and European Jihadis — what they're doing, what they plan to do, and how they are doing it.

No national policies can be voted in without significantly more people understanding this issue. It needs to be discussed openly in the public forum. And it needs to happen soon.

Media coverage will raise the profile of those doing something about it, gaining them more supporters, more funding, and more volunteers. It could greatly accelerate the whole movement.

Below is contact information for major networks. Make it a regular practice to share stories with them when you come across good ones. Put their phone numbers on your speed dial and use your commuting time to defeat the third jihad. You won't get a great response every time, but keep doing it anyway. This is the front line of the war. Get your friends to do the same thing. Put pressure on the networks to cover the stories. Let them know there is a public demand for this kind of information.

If you have limited time, concentrate on the media sources you personally use. If you have more time, contact them all with every good story you deem worthy. Here is the contact information:

CBS News 212-975-3691 212-975-1893
http://www.cbsnews.com


NBC News 212-664-4971 212-664-5705
http://www.nbc.com/News_&_Sports


CNN 404-827-1511 404-681-3578
http://www.cnn.com


Fox News 212-301-3300 212-301-8274
http://www.foxnews.com


MSNBC 201-583-5222 201-583-5453
http://www.msnbc.msn.com


PBS 703-998-2150 703-998-4154
http://www.pbs.org


NPR 202-414-2200 202-414-3329
http://www.npr.org


NY Times 212-556-1234 212-556-3690
http://www.nytimes.com


USA Today 703-276-3400 703-247-3100
http://www.usatoday.com


Wall Street Journal 212-416-2000 212-416-2658
http://www.wsj.com


Washington Post 202-334-6000 202-496-3936
http://www.washingtonpost.com


Newsweek 212-445-4000 212-445-4450
http://www.newsweek.com


Time 212-522-1212 212-522-0323
http://www.time.com/time


U.S. News 202-955-2000 202-955-2049
http://www.usnews.com


Associated Press 212-621-1600 212-621-7520
http://www.ap.org

ABC News 212-456-4040 212-456-2795
http://abcnews.go.com

You can submit stories to specific shows on ABC:

· Contact Good Morning America

· Contact World News with Charles Gibson

· Contact Primetime

· Contact 20/20

· Contact Nightline

· Contact This Week

· ABC News Programming Specials

· ABC News Programming Other

Of course, it is always a good idea to inform our representatives as well. Put these numbers on your speed dial too:

Congress 202-224-3121
http://www.house.gov
http://www.senate.gov

White House 202-456-1414 202-456-2461
http://www.whitehouse.gov

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A Concession That Should Not Be Granted

MUSLIMS LIVING IN the West are waging jihad by gaining concessions. And one of the concessions they've been easily attaining in the free world is permission to build mosques by the thousands, usually funded by Saudi oil money, and controlled by Jihadis.

Western countries hardly think twice when Muslims want to build a mosque, because Westerners think of mosques as simply "places of worship." But Jihadis consider mosques on foreign soil to be staging posts for further encroachments into the country with the ultimate goal of establishing the law of Allah in that new land.

In other words, Western countries are allowing Jihadis to build forward bases for their military infiltration. That might sound like fear-mongering, but it's a plain fact that even Jihadis don't try to hide. Jihad is preached in mosques, and it is not the exception, but the rule. Seditious material is for sale and given to mosque-goers all over the free world. (Read more about the kind of messages promoted in mosques in the United States and Britain.)

In short, a mosque is a military outpost in the invasion of a non-Muslim country.

The book, The Mosque Exposed, is written by two ex-Muslims, S. Solomon and E. Alamaqdisi. In it, they write, "...in Islam...the mosque is always the center, the beginning, and the end of all Islamic affairs..." As Fatwa #26159 says:

"For a mosque is symbol of the presence of Islam, the heartbeat of the Muslim community, an educational outlet where the community is taught to combat evil, ignorance and apostasy. It is a university as well as a court, from where the laws of Allah are promoted, it is a symbol of authority within that community and ultimately within the state and beyond, for the Apostle of Allah said Islam rises and nothing rises above it, for it is the uppermost."

A mosque is just a building. But in Islam, the mosque is the center of their religion, and in Islam the religion is totally encompassing in a way non-Muslims can hardly imagine. As Solomon and Alamaqdisi write:

"Islam cannot be defined only as a religion in the Western sense of the word, neither can it be termed as a faith only. It is a whole encompassing system. It is first and foremost a socio-political and socio-religious system, as well as socio-economic, socio-educational, legislative, judiciary, and military system, cloaked and garbed in religious terminology, with regulations that govern every aspect of the lives of its adherents and their relationships among themselves, and with those that are non-Muslims.

"The main institution that plays a central role in the Muslim community directing their lives and almost everything related to that is the mosque."

Muslims are required to emulate Mohammad in all ways, and Mohammad used the mosque as a home-base where jihad was declared, where fatwas were made, where indoctrination took place, where raids and attacks were planned, where the planning and building of the Islamic State took place, where military orders were given, and it was in the mosque where Mohammad gave his death sentences to the enemies of Islam.

It says over seventy times in the Qur'an that a Muslim should follow Mohammad's example.

Given all that, a new policy should be established in democracies around the world: No more mosques can be built. And the ones that already exist should be closely monitored. When a mosque is found to promote sedition, it should be closed. A new mosque is a concession that should not be granted.

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Terror Free Oil

Americans paid $80 billion for oil in 1999 and they paid $900 billion ten years later. This is equivalent to a "33 percent increase in income taxes across the board."

The cause of this increase is OPEC. When they decide on their production levels, it is for the purpose of raising or lowering the world price of oil. They have chosen again and again in the last ten years to raise it.

We're paying a lot more now than we were paying then — for the same product. It doesn't seem like we've been spending that much on gas, but the money we pay for oil doesn't only go into our own car's gas tank. The "income tax" is across the board. Rising oil prices increase the cost of everything shipped somewhere, which means just about everything.

And just like in Muhammad's time, they are using the kafirs' jizya to pay for jihad.

In the article, Achieving Energy Victory, Robert Zubrin writes:

Until the Saudis started racking up billions in inflated oil revenues in the 1970s, the Wahhabi movement was regarded by Muslims the world over as little more than primitive insanity. Without rivers of treasure to feed its roots, this horrific movement could neither grow nor thrive.

It is the Saudis’ unlimited funds — over $200 billion in foreign exchange earnings in 2006 — that have allowed them to buy up the faculties of the Islamic world’s leading intellectual centers; to build or take over thousands of mosques; to establish thousands of radical madrassas, pay their instructors, and provide the free daily meals necessary to entice legions of poor village boys to attend.

Those boys are indoctrinated with the idea that the way to get into paradise is to murder Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Taoists, and Hindus (not to mention moderate Muslims). Graduates of these academies are today killing American soldiers in Iraq.

Meanwhile, Arab oil revenues have underwritten news outlets that propagandize hatefully against the United States and the West, supported training centers for terrorists, paid bounties to the families of suicide bombers, and funded the purchase of weapons and explosives. We have been subsidizing a war against ourselves.

And we have not yet reached the culmination of the process. Iran is now using its petroleum lucre to fund its nuclear program and to insulate itself from economic sanctions imposed on it. Once produced, Iranian nuclear weapons could be used by the Iranian regime itself or be made available to terrorists to attack U.S., European, Russian, or Israeli targets. This is one of the gravest threats to international peace and stability — and, again, we are paying for it ourselves with oil revenue.

Our responses to these provocations have been muted and hapless because any forceful action on our part against nations like Saudi Arabia and Iran could result in the disruption of oil supplies that the world economy is utterly dependent upon.

We cannot stand up to our enemies because we rely upon them for the fuel that is our economic lifeblood. We pay them for their oil and they make war on us.

In light of these realities, U.S. energy policy for the last three decades has been a scandal. The time has come for change. To liberate ourselves from the threat of foreign economic domination, to destroy the economic power of the terrorists’ financiers, and to give ourselves the free hand necessary to deal forcefully with them, we must devalue their resources and increase the value of our own. We can do this by taking the world off the petroleum standard and putting it on an alcohol standard.


There is a bill in the House of Representatives right now that aims to do just that. Please go to OpenFuelStandard.org right now and find out how you can help put America on an alcohol standard.

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