While official institutions continue to justify and shield the existing financial system from any legitimate criticism, the Egyptian Dar al-Ifta (the official body for issuing religious edicts) recently issued a statement declaring: "Dealing with banks and receiving interest from them is permissible according to Islamic law, as is spending this interest on permissible expenditures."

So, isn’t China’s restriction of rare earth elements exports to America, selling them U.S. Treasury bonds, modernizing its army, and building the largest military complex in the world southwest of Beijing… isn’t this an indicator of China’s liberation from its political view confined to its region and the expansion of this view to compete with America globally?

The recent visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Washington - marked by extravagant praise for President Donald Trump - once again revealed the painful reality that rulers in the Muslim world are dependent on U.S. protection rather than the support of their own people. Trump’s earlier comments echoed throughout the visit: “We protect Saudi Arabia...