Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions - AAOIFI

  

It's an org set up for the continuation of Sharia Law as applied to finance. Sharia Law does not allow for the charging of interest on money. Loans under Sharia Law need to be free. Google Sharia Law for more details re: what it supports. We're just not going there.

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