When hedge funds meet Islamic finance

By JOANNA SLATER, The Wall Street Journal
HAYMARKET, Va. One recent afternoon, New York money manager James Rickards presented Sheik Yusuf Talal DeLorenzo with a dilemma: Could his hedge fund be Islamic-friendly?
Islam prohibits all kinds of speculative behavior that is embedded in Wall Street’s DNA. But Mr. DeLorenzo, a Massachusetts-born convert to Islam, is on a [...]

Muslims garner 2 of top 3 spots on Hamtramck council ballot

August 8, 2007
By NIRAJ WARIKOO
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
In a display of their emerging political power, Muslims were two of the top three vote-getters in Tuesday’s primary election in Hamtramck for City Council.
Shahab Ahmed, an incumbent, received 574 votes, the most out of 12 candidates on the ballot. Delawar Mohamed Hussain came in third, with 428 [...]