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...England's West Midlands, which recently began to offer Shari'a-compliant mortgages. And there are other obstacles. Because the universe of Shari'a-compliant stocks is limited, funds based on this type of investing tend to under-perform the market - an investor turnoff. Scandal has also taken its toll - in 2000, 17 former managers of the Dubai Islamic Bank were convicted of embezzling millions of dollars of investors' money. "Islamic banking is still a virgin territory," notes Rumman Faruqi, ceo of the London-based Institute of Islamic Banking and Insurance. "We have a lot of catching...
...city, whose roadside casualty toll averages five deaths and 13 serious injuries a day and where the number of vehicles?4 million?is more than Bombay's, Calcutta's and Madras' combined, is still a long way from becoming a Vancouver or a Sydney. But since 1995, pollution levels have dropped 25%, says Dilip Biswas, chairman of the Central Pollution Control Board. No longer does every other Delhi-ite suffer from a respiratory disease. Walkers in the city's many parks now leave their face masks at home. As Biswas says, "Sulfur dioxide in the air is within prescribed limits...
HRDC board member Katherine M. Bencowitz ’03 added that the new limit would take a toll on the technical quality of shows...
...destroying at least four churches; violence spread to Abuja. "The entire Muslim world condemns this misguided, provocative and most dangerous publication," says Malam Zubair Jibril, a Muslim leader in the north. Local Christians retaliated, killing Muslims and setting fire to mosques. The Nigerian Red Cross puts the death toll at more than 120. "Everything I had is gone," said John, a Christian, as he clutched his baby daughter and led his wife away from their burning home. "All this for a beauty show." - By Simon Robinson. With reporting by Phil Akhaine/Kaduna FRANCE In the Picture A judge ordered three photographers...
...nagging injuries and subsequent benchings took a toll on Rose beyond just the playing field...