From Jihad Watch:

Egypt: Salafists denounce IMF loans as riba(usury), want to hit up Europe instead

In Eurabia, you see, they expect they can get a Sharia-compliant loan. Where, pray tell, are the wealthy Arab states? The West, of course, will give in to blackmail about the threat of instability without aid, while Egypt's brethren in the region could apparently care less. "IMF loans are usury, says Salafi party," by Hamdi Dabash for Al Masri Al Youm, January 19:

The Salafi Nour Party has criticized the government for plans to borrow from international financial institutions rather than implementing an austerity plan.

“We are against usurious deals,” said party spokesperson Mohamed Nour. “Before borrowing, we should know where we stand financially,” he added, pointing out that there are some LE1 trillion in the private funds of government institutions, in addition to the money that was siphoned abroad by the former regime.

Nour also said that if Egypt borrows the US$3.2 billion loan that it is negotiating with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the interim government of Prime Minister Kamal al-Ganzouri will have to stay on until the budget deficit recovers, which means it would burden the next government with the interest of the loan.

“Why borrow if we have money?” Nour wondered. “And if we don’t have it, where did it go?”

“European banks lend in accordance with the Islamic Sharia,” Nour claimed. “Why don’t we borrow from them?”

Posted by Marisol on January 20, 2012 7:34 AM