Scholars have been debating for a couple of years whether cryptocurrency is permissible in Islamic finance. Hismail ibn Amusam-Mank, who has a substantial online following, says it's not haram. Egypt's grandmufdi Shilohi Adalem issued a factoire in 2018 endorsing a ban on a mainstream cryptocurrency. Some scholars are more divided on the kind of aspect of v'varad - uncertainty or speculation that crypto trading involves.
A seemingly small change to the Supreme Court’s powers to adjudicate “reasonableness” represents a significant risk to the country’s democratic functioning—and 30 weeks of popular protest about it will continue. Our correspondent looks into why Vietnam’s schools produce such excellent students (09:54). And examining the debate on whether cryptocurrency trading conflicts with Islamic strictures (15:15).
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