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18:52Now PlayingWahed Invest, a Sharia-compliant investment firm backed by Saudi Aramco and French footballer Paul Pogba, caused outrage in the UK with a provocative ad campaign featuring Euros and US dollars in flames and the tagline “Join the Money Revolution.” While Wahed defended the campaign as a critique of inflation and a call for a “fairer system” without interest, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) banned it, citing its offensive nature and potential to alienate international travelers. Beneath the surface, this isn’t just about marketing—it’s a glimpse into the growing influence of Sharia finance in the West. Sharia-compliant banking, which avoids charging interest and adheres to Islamic law, may appear benign but is deeply tied to a broader Islamist agenda. These systems funnel money through an ecosystem controlled by Sharia scholars, reinforcing Islamist power structures and embedding Islamic principles into Western economies. Wahed’s ties to controversial British Islamist figures and its promotion of Sharia financing as a “solution” to global wealth inequality, raise red flags about its real motives. As the ad campaign declared, “Charging people to borrow money was once called exploitation,” but the reality is that Sharia financing is less about fairness and more about advancing a worldview fundamentally at odds with secular values.
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