{"id":448,"date":"2013-10-25T10:38:47","date_gmt":"2013-10-25T10:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=448"},"modified":"2013-10-25T10:38:47","modified_gmt":"2013-10-25T10:38:47","slug":"british-pm-announces-new-measures-to-help-muslim-students-and-entrepreneurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/british-pm-announces-new-measures-to-help-muslim-students-and-entrepreneurs\/","title":{"rendered":"British PM Announces New Measures To Help Muslim Students And Entrepreneurs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/David-Cameron-hosts-an-Eid-al-Adha-reception-at-Downing-Street..jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-449\" alt=\"David Cameron hosts an Eid al-Adha reception at Downing Street.\" src=\"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/David-Cameron-hosts-an-Eid-al-Adha-reception-at-Downing-Street.-300x192.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" \/><\/a>START-UP and student loans are to be made in line with Islamic financial principles so they can benefit Muslim entrepreneurs and students, the government has announced.<br \/>\nThe Islamic community prohibits the fixed or floating payment or acceptance of specific interest or fees for loans of money, and bans investing in businesses that provide goods or services considered contrary to Islamic principles.<br \/>\nThe extension of the loan schemes, unveiled by Prime Minister David Cameron, will be available for anyone who adopts such principles &#8211; not just Muslims.<br \/>\nCameron said anyone who is using the extended scheme will not be at any advantage or disadvantage, as they will repay the same amount as other borrowers.<br \/>\nCameron said: \u201cI want Britain to be one of the world\u2019s centres of Islamic finance &#8211; from the highest and mightiest financial institutions all the way to start-ups&#8221;.<br \/>\n&#8220;We\u2019ve got tens of thousands of young people starting their own businesses and tonight I can announce that we will make sure that there is a type of Start-Up Loan that is totally consistent with all the principles of Islamic finance\u201d.<br \/>\nPraising the Muslim community for their contribution within the UK, the Prime Minister said: \u201cTonight is about celebrating the contribution that British Muslims make to our country&#8221;.<br \/>\n&#8220;Tonight is also an opportunity to talk about the issues of integration, of how we help Muslims around the world and the importance of faith in our country and in our communities and the Muslim faith is so strong in that\u201d.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n<script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\r\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\r\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\r\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\r\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));<\/script>\r\n <fb:comments href=\"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/british-pm-announces-new-measures-to-help-muslim-students-and-entrepreneurs\/\" font=\"arial\" num_posts=\"\" width=\"\" height=\"\" colorscheme=\"light\"  style=\"background:#FFFFFF;padding-top:0px;\r\npadding-right:0px;\r\npadding-bottom:0px;\r\npadding-left:0px;\r\nmargin-top:0px;\r\nmargin-right:0px;\r\nmargin-bottom:0px;\r\nmargin-left:0px;\r\n\"><\/fb:comments>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>START-UP and student loans are to be made in line with Islamic financial principles so they can benefit Muslim entrepreneurs and students, the government has announced. 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