Sharia’s Growing Influence on U.S. Finance
Posted By: ConservativeYankee, 5/27/2026 12:31:12 PM
One of the areas where Sharia law appears to be making inroads into American society is through the U.S. financial system. Under Sharia, or Islamic, law, charging interest (“riba”) on loans or earning interest on deposits is forbidden for even observant Muslims living in America, a strange anachronism in a country where interest- and credit-based finance is a cornerstone of the economy. According to Sharia-compliant fatwas, or rulings, recently issued by the Fiqh Council of North America, Muslims are prohibited even from investing in the stocks of any companies whose interest-based debt exceeds 30% of their market capitalization, or whose interest-based deposits exceed 30% of the market cap of their total equity.
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