The Muslim world’s financial “backwardness” is actually proof that classical Islamic scholars were the most sophisticated macroeconomic thinkers of the pre-modern era and the West accidentally proved it in 2008.
The prohibition of riba was never primarily a moral injunction against greed alone rather It was a systemic design principle to prevent the decoupling of money from productive economic activity. When you ban interest-bearing debt as the engine of capital accumulation, you force wealth to remain tethered to real assets, real partnerships, real risk-sharing.
The entire 2008 financial crisis was a textbook demonstration of what happens when you build an economy on the exact mechanism Islamic jurisprudence spent centuries arguing against: the multiplication of money through money, completely detached from underlying value. CDOs, mortgage-backed securities, credit default swaps: pure riba architecture collapsing under its own abstraction.
Islamic banks largely weathered 2008 better than conventional ones because the structural rules prohibited the specific instruments that caused the collapse.
The insane part: Western economists spent the 20th century mocking Islamic finance as a medieval relic. Then they spent the 21st century slowly reinventing through “stakeholder capitalism,” ESG investing, and calls to link executive pay to long-term performance, the core intuition that capital must carry risk to be legitimate.
Fuqaha in the 9th century called it. No gain without exposure to loss.
They just didn’t have the PowerPoint.
وَمَن احسن من الله حكما لقوم يوقنون؟
USA has always been a rogue state. This is the country that has killed millions of innocent lives all over the globe. This is the biggest terrorist! Occupy America for global peace and stability.
@WhiteHouse@POTUS@CIA
The attacks on Iran by USA & illegitimate Israel in violation of international law pose a danger to global peace and security. It takes courage and leadership to openly denounce state-sponsored terrorism of the West.
#EpsteinFiles#PedophileDonaldTrump
I unreservedly condemn the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. This act places the Middle East on the edge of grave and sustained instability. I extend my condolences to the Islamic Republic of Iran and to the Iranian people at this profoundly difficult moment.
Those who greet his death with approval should recognise the consequences of such actions. Existential threats seldom yield predictable reactions. The deliberate targeting of a head of state sets a dangerous precedent and weakens the norms and principles that underpin the international order.
At the same time, I urge the Iranian authorities to respond with the utmost restraint. Malaysia aligns itself with the statements issued by concerned countries calling on all parties to step back from further escalation.
My foremost concern remains the welfare and safety of Malaysians in Iran, the Gulf States and the wider Middle East. To all Malaysians in the affected region, your Government is taking every possible measure to ensure your protection. Our Missions have been given the full mandate and resources to assist you.
The Government will urgently evaluate the economic repercussions of the conflict, including risks to regional airspace and to freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. Malaysia's trade and energy security are directly implicated, and we will act as necessary to safeguard our national interests.
Malaysia calls for an immediate ceasefire, the protection of civilians and a return to serious dialogue. This crisis cannot be resolved by force. It requires diplomacy, restraint and political will.
ANWAR IBRAHIM
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Strongly condemn the devious attack on Iran by Israel and the USA. They will not rest until a completely reshaped middle east with greater Israel encompassing the whole of the middle East is created.
Its time we stopped pretending that a western led human rights and democratic system retains any credibility. Its completely bankrupt and neither do the west pretend otherwise.
Without a just international order there will be no peace but empire and impunity. A new Champion needs to step forward to bring back honour and trust in Global affairs.
The Global South must take up the mantle of the guardian of a new order advancing a just, people centered framework for Global governance.
Once Iran is decimated the focus will slowly but surely shift to Turkiye and Egypt and beyond.
Censorship of critics that expose US & Western human rights violations, torture, human trafficking, sexual exploitation & state terrorism is not an anomaly. This has been the norm for decades.
I agree, no to US intervention in Iran. But let's support those young protesters on the streets. Reminds me of Maldives' past – when activists protested against President Gayoom, he'd claim they were backed by Christian missionaries 😂. We know the real pain is the torture and beatings they faced. Solidarity with Iran's youth fighting for their rights.
Maldivians stand with Republic of Iran & its people. We are aware that the current protests and burning of Mosques in Iran are orchestrated by CIA-Mossad for regime change in Iran against UN and international law. No Muslim would ever set a mosque on fire.
In the continuation of the 12-day war in June 2025, the Iranian nation witnessed a comprehensive military assault by the Zionist regime against cities, civilians, and urban infrastructure, as well as the targeted assassination of Iranian citizens. As a result, more than one thousand men, women, and children were martyred.
The resistance of the Iranian people in the face of the Zionist regime’s inhumane and morally reprehensible attacks, together with the direct support provided by the United States regime, led to a further escalation aimed at undermining public security by plunging Iran’s streets into chaos.
This time, Iranian children, women, and innocent civilians became victims of urban terrorist acts carried out by elements affiliated with the Mossad.
Mosques were set on fire, hospitals were destroyed, ordinary people in streets and marketplaces were attacked, and metro stations and banks were damaged.
On which side of this situation do you stand?
In the next year ( 2020 ) a total of 91,000,000.00 was paid as compensations. Of those 90,000,000.00 was paid on behalf of GMR as tax to MIRA.
Do note, GMR was ordered to pay this tax during Yameen tenure, MDP came to power paid the tax GMR was supposed to pay with public money.
No one is serving public. Everyone is serving their interests and their friends, Different parties, same story, taking turns looting public funds. I voted for change expecting accountability for these actions. It didn’t happen, instead, the same cycle continues.
#EnoughIsEnough
People💙This is an Old video from the American economist Jeffrey Sachs! He’s describing the U.S. as the most "lawless" country in the world !! With trump’s invasion , that description is true today! The illegal act of aggression against a sovereign nation!
#DemVoice1#DemsUnited
If our fundamentals are different, there is no point in debating the branches. Our fundamentals for deriving and understanding religious matters are the Qur'an and Sunnah, and the understanding of the first three generations of the Ummah. If these roots are contested, then arguing over the branches is futile.
Likewise, if someone doesn't believe in hijab and segregation, then the matters that stem from it should not be debated, because any argument is pointless unless the fundamental principles are agreed upon.
“The BBC should hang its head in shame,” says football legend Gary Lineker after watching ‘Gaza: Doctors Under Attack’, the urgent and vital documentary the BBC refused to air.
@GaryLineker
"I have resisted going as far as you have done in your criticism of the Israeli government. I resist no more... we are in agreement."
@piersmorgan to me, on genocide, on his show today. I cited retired Israeli general Yair Golan saying Israel is now killing babies as a hobby.
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This is very brave. Dr Sue will be remembered as a Pediatrician with conscience who stoop up for violence and genocide of babies and little children.
@@StopAntisemites can try to portray this as AntiSemitic. But anyone without a bias will disagree!
#IsraeliWarCrimes
This is truly commendable by the American Academy of Pediatrics —the first medical society I know to publicly stand for the children of Gaza amidst Israel’s genocide.
RT to show your appreciation for @AmerAcadPeds. May this courageous act spark a wave of compassion and justice, inspiring societies like @American_Heart & @ACCinTouch to find the humanity and courage to do the same.
Silence is complicity. ✊ #GazaGenocide