A lack of Sha'ria-compliant finance products in Ireland prevents equal funding access by the country's 50,000-strong Muslim population. By Sandy Hazel.

The lack of access to suitable finance arrangements for Ireland's Muslim community was highlighted at a global summit on entrepreneurship in Dublin on 27 April, at which US President Barack Obama spoke via webcast. President Obama called for more economic engagement with the Muslim community globally, but admitted that sourcing finance is still a “challenge”.

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