http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/f...s-8204411.html

Interesting situation.

Sharia Law v Newcastle Utd.

Several Ncl muslim players have been warned not to wear the new club shirt sponsored by Wonga because they will be breaking Sharia law.

Quite a few ppl in the city are rightly disgusted with the deal as well, regardless of Sharia law.

The fans will be expected to shell out 50quid a time for replica shirts bearing the WONGA Logo.
Personally I wouldn't be seen dead in one, .....however in view of the fact that several of the players are practicing Muslims, I await the outcome with interest.

No comment.

suppose i could ask....
whats a wonga ?

but then someone would do a Gibbs on me

Lazy reporting, its not just under Sharia Law, its under Islamic law, no Muslim is allowed to profit from lending money to another. Gotta be said, Islmaphobia aside its also pretty insensitive to do it in an area with the greatest amount of personal insolvencies! Have you seen the interest rates they "offer"? Its funny they don't receive the same vitriol the banks do eh? We live in "interesting times" for sure.

One wonders what specifically the problem is with Wonga when the current sponsor is Virgin Money and the Premiership is sponsored by Barclays.

Incidentally I believe I am right in saying that Muslims are allowed to profit from lending but not through interest.

*sigh*

Agree, Sharia banking has to make a profit from somewhere, it can't run as a bank dishing out money for nothing. Somewhere there has to be a payback, even Sharia banks aren't charities.

and organisations like HSBC who have sharia mortgages must be making a profit.

Let's hope so, as they make plenty out of non sharia mortgages.

Wonga!! FFS have you seen their interest rates. Thieving gits

comes back to the same old thing..... this is our part of the world.... we do things our way... don't like it, bugger off back to where your laws apply and stop ramming them down our necks. If you were born here, live with our laws,or use a passport and go where your laws work. simple.

We were here 1st. We have duty to guard our way of life,

especially the one I had with them, but all paid off now so they don't get a penny from me.

funny thing is many went to the UK because they werent wanted "back home" and it takes us over £4million and 8 years to get rid of them.
and their wife is entitled to buy their council house with a massive discount