Opinion: Dubai must ground Islamic economy drive with central Shariah board

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Opinion: Dubai must ground Islamic economy drive with central Shariah board

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Dubai should push on with its plan to create a central Shariah board. Although the emirate has made good progress in striving to become the self-styled “centre for the Islamic economy”, the time is ripe for a breakthrough that would create a lasting legacy.

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