Subsidized Shariah; Treasury Tested on 'Islamic Finance 101'

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Byline: THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Does Timothy F. Geithner support jihad? Of course not. But the Treasury secretary on Tuesday lost a major round of a court case in which a taxpayer argues that government ownership of the insurance giant American International Group Inc. amounts to an unconstitutional government establishment of Islam. The controversy involves Shariah-compliant financing, part of which requires charitable contributions to those who struggle for Allah jihad ).

The Thomas More Law Center, representing the plaintiffs in this case, has claimed there are a number of links between charities that receive funds as a result of Shariah-compliant financing and …