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| 'Muslims should withdraw their money from Swiss banks' |
| 2009-12-03 |
| Turkish State Minister and Chief Negotiator for EU talks Egemen Bagis has urged Muslim nations to withdraw their money from Swiss banks. Bagis' comments came in response to a recently approved ban on the construction of new minarets in Switzerland. Following a weekend referendum, the construction of any new minaret was declared illegal in Switzerland, a move which drew sharp criticism from Muslim and European countries, as well as the UN and the Vatican. "This will prompt our Muslim brothers who have deposited their money in Swiss banks to rethink their decision," the Turkish daily Zaman quoted Bagis as saying on Tuesday. He suggested that Muslims could deposit their money in Turkish banks instead of Swiss banks. "In 2008, when banks around the world were falling, no bank was affected in Turkey, and the door of Turkey's banking system is open to them," Bagis added. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 No, no, I'd transfer it to a nice, safe Russian bank. |
| Posted by: mojo 2009-12-03 10:51 |
| #7 Hey, Egemen Bagis still waiting for a response to this press release. You're cool with it ? Oh yeah, also pony up some dosh for restorations. OK. However I won't be holding my breath waiting, you hypocrite. |
| Posted by: tipper 2009-12-03 10:17 |
| #6 Typo of above. 12 Step Plan: 1) take your money out 2) take all your brethren back to your glorious squalor. fill in the blanks for the rest. |
| Posted by: HammerHead 2009-12-03 08:28 |
| #5 12 Arep Plan: 1) take your money out 2) take all your brethren back to your glorious squalor. fill in the blanks for the rest. |
| Posted by: HammerHead 2009-12-03 08:27 |
| #4 Let's how much pious muslims like zero interest. |
| Posted by: ed 2009-12-03 07:06 |
| #3 Take it out of the Swiss Banks Invest it all in Dubai World Preferred. |
| Posted by: lord garth 2009-12-03 06:36 |
| #2 He must be honest (no # swiss accounts) |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-12-03 06:02 |
| #1 Yeah, put your money in Turkish banks. They will be your pals, through thick and thin. /see ya in the funny papers |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2009-12-03 00:33 |