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Manhattan Bank Accommodates Muslim Legal Code

May 3, 2001

Source: The New York Times

On May 3, 2001, The New York Times reported that "HSBC Bank, based in Manhattan, plans to offer services for Muslim clients who observe Shariah, the legal code of Islam...One prohibition of Shariah is the payment of interest."

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