Tag: Islamic organizations

Jordan Expected to Issue Debut Sukuk

July 14, 2015 / 2789 views

Jordan said last month it was going to issue its first ever sovereign sukuk, or sharia-compliant bonds, soon. The long anticipated issuance is expected to rake in some JD400 million to finance real estate projects, a source familiar with the topic…

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We Aren’t Charlie

February 23, 2015 / 3006 views

If social media is any gauge of attitudes towards the brutal Charlie Hebdo attack, then most Jordanians appear to believe free speech should have its limits. By Osama Al Sharif Last month’s deadly attack by Islamist terrorists on the French…