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12 Nov 09

Iran, biggest Shariah-compliant market: The Banker

"Iran is the largest market for Shariah-compliant assets, accounting for 35.6 percent of the global aggregate, The Banker magazine's "Top 500 Islamic Financial Institutions" ranking shows, reported ISNA news agency. Islamic banking assets continued with double-digit growth this year, even as conventional bank growth stagnated, The Banker''s survey said."
Islamic banking is not a solution to the ills of capitalism, but it does prevent some of the worst excesses of capitalism, such as the predatory lending practices that ultimately contributed to the global financial meltdown.

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Pedestrian » Blog Archive » Internet Users in Iran

The following is a table of internet access in Iran in 2005. Note that by “access” we are talking about dial-up and by “user” we are referring to “at least one hour every month”. (So much for Iran's "Twitter revolution" ...)

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10 Nov 09

A gay Iraqi, a Jewish Iranian and a Saudi feminist tell their stories | October 2009 | New Internationalist

I don't like Roya Hakakian (the last article), but the first two are interesting; Wajeha al-Huwaider and Ali Hili are just as critical of Western imperialism as they are of domestic despotism and patriarchy.

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07 Nov 09

The Iranian: Arabs in Persian literature

Some notes from a doctoral dissertation/book on the representation of Arabs and Islam in Persian literature.

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