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Transforming Islamic Home Financing: A Call for Reform in Malaysia
Islamic home finance in Malaysia was introduced in the 1980s with high expectations. It promised to create a system free from riba (usury), gharar (harmful uncertainty), and ẓulm (injustice) for 20.6 million Malaysian Muslims. Four decades on, the original vision of Islamic home finance as an ethical, risk-sharing alternative compliant to Islamic law Sharia is…
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JMU Welcomes VCU for Home Showdown
HARRISONBURG, Va. – James Madison women’s basketball is back in Harrisonburg to host VCU on Sunday, Dec. 7. Action inside the Atlantic Union Bank Center is slated for 2 p.m. and will stream on ESPN+. LAST TIME VS. THE RAMS JMU held VCU to 24.6 percent (15-of-61) from the field in a 55-42 victory inside…
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Home Office Acknowledges Bias in Facial Recognition Technology Against Black and Asian Individuals
Ministers are facing calls for stronger safeguards on the use of facial recognition technology after the Home Office admitted it is more likely to incorrectly identify black and Asian people than their white counterparts on some settings. Following the latest testing conducted by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) of the technology’s application within the police…