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Is bitcoin permissible in Islam? Muslims disregard clerics’ warnings and invest

By Umar Farooq — March 8, 2018
ISTANBUL (RNS) — Religious rulings call bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies haram, or prohibited in Islam. But some people worry religious scholars do not have all the facts about how the currencies work, which might be closer to the Quranic conception of money than they realize.

Turkey removes 492 state religious personnel after failed coup

By RNS staff — July 19, 2016
ANKARA (Reuters) Turkey has removed 492 staff from duty at its top Islamic authority for suspected involvement in the failed July 15 military coup.
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