Sharia-conform hedgefonds?

At first I thought it was a joke, but no, Britain`s third largest bank, Barclays, is planning a hedgefonds conform to Sharia law.

And I wonder, what`s next -

Life-stoning on BBC?

“Barclays plant Hedgefonds für Muslime” von Peter Herkenhoff, WELT, 13. September 2007