SEATTLE MAYOR WANTS TO HELP MUSLIMS FOLLOW SHARIA LAW BY OFFERING PLAN TO HELP BUY HOMESNo word yet about the Mayor developing a plan to help Christians who refuse to bake wedding cakes for gays based on their religious beliefs For some Muslims, it can be hard to buy a house, and Mayor Ed Murray plans to do something about it.On Monday, Murray s housing committee released its recommendations for ways the city can increase housing in the city. Most ideas were what you d expect, including increasing the city s housing levy and implementing new rules and regulations to foster development of market-rate and lower-income housing.One suggestion would help followers of Sharia law buy houses. That s virtually impossible now because Sharia law prohibits payment of interest on loans. The 28-member committee recommended the city convene lenders and community leaders to explore options for increasing access to Sharia-compliant loan products.Based on what he called  rough anecdotal evidence,  Bukhari estimated a couple hundred people aren t borrowing money for houses due to their religion. He said this includes even high-wage earners, such as the more than 1,000 Muslims who work for Microsoft (Nasdaq: MFST) and more than 500 Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) employees.They could easily qualify for home loans but opt not to apply  simply because they don t want to pay interest,  Bukhari said.Murray will send legislation based on the committee s ideas to the City Council for consideration. During a press conference, he said he wants to help Muslims. We will work to develop new tools for Muslims who are prevented from using conventional mortgage products due to their religious beliefs,  Murray said.More and more lenders are offering Sharia-compliant financing, according to a USA Today report. The sector has grown to more than $1.6 trillion in assets worldwide over the past three decades, and analysts see potential for continued growth as the number of Muslims in the United States and Europe grows.It s unclear how many Muslims in Seattle would benefit from Murray s plan. The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) estimates more than 30,000 Muslims live in the greater Seattle area, and Chapter Executive Director Arsalan Bukhari on Tuesday said it s  fairly common  for some not to seek loans. Via: Biz JournalsGovernment News
seattle mayor wants to help muslims follow sharia law by offering plan to help buy homes word yet mayor developing plan help christians refuse bake wedding cakes gays based religious beliefs for muslims hard buy house mayor ed murray plans something monday murray housing committee released recommendations ways city increase housing city most ideas expect including increasing city housing levy implementing new rules regulations foster development suggestion would help followers sharia law buy houses that virtually impossible sharia law prohibits payment interest loans the committee recommended city convene lenders community leaders explore options increasing access loan called rough anecdotal evidence bukhari estimated couple hundred people borrowing money houses due religion he said includes even earners muslims work microsoft nasdaq most nasdaq amon could easily qualify home loans opt apply simply want pay interest bukhari send legislation based committee ideas city council consideration during press conference said wants help muslims we work develop new tools muslims prevented using conventional mortgage products due religious beliefs murray lenders offering financing according usa today report the sector grown trillion assets worldwide past three decades analysts see potential continued growth number muslims united states europe unclear many muslims seattle would benefit murray plan the washington state chapter council relations air estimates muslims live greater seattle area chapter executive director arsalan bukhari tuesday said fairly common seek loans via biz journalsgovernment news
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: SEATTLE MAYOR WANTS TO HELP MUSLIMS FOLLOW SHARIA LAW BY OFFERING PLAN TO HELP BUY HOMESNo word yet about the Mayor developing a plan to help Christians who refuse to bake wedding cakes for gays based on their religious beliefs For some Muslims, it can be hard to buy a house, and Mayor Ed Murray plans to do something about it.On Monday, Murray s housing committee released its recommendations for ways the city can increase housing in the city. Most ideas were what you d expect, including increasing the city s housing levy and implementing new rules and regulations to foster development of market-rate and lower-income housing.One suggestion would help followers of Sharia law buy houses. That s virtually impossible now because Sharia law prohibits payment of interest on loans. The 28-member committee recommended the city convene lenders and community leaders to explore options for increasing access to Sharia-compliant loan products.Based on what he called  rough anecdotal evidence,  Bukhari estimated a couple hundred people aren t borrowing money for houses due to their religion. He said this includes even high-wage earners, such as the more than 1,000 Muslims who work for Microsoft (Nasdaq: MFST) and more than 500 Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) employees.They could easily qualify for home loans but opt not to apply  simply because they don t want to pay interest,  Bukhari said.Murray will send legislation based on the committee s ideas to the City Council for consideration. During a press conference, he said he wants to help Muslims. We will work to develop new tools for Muslims who are prevented from using conventional mortgage products due to their religious beliefs,  Murray said.More and more lenders are offering Sharia-compliant financing, according to a USA Today report. The sector has grown to more than $1.6 trillion in assets worldwide over the past three decades, and analysts see potential for continued growth as the number of Muslims in the United States and Europe grows.It s unclear how many Muslims in Seattle would benefit from Murray s plan. The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) estimates more than 30,000 Muslims live in the greater Seattle area, and Chapter Executive Director Arsalan Bukhari on Tuesday said it s  fairly common  for some not to seek loans. Via: Biz JournalsGovernment News
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: seattle mayor wants to help muslims follow sharia law by offering plan to help buy homes word yet mayor developing plan help christians refuse bake wedding cakes gays based religious beliefs for muslims hard buy house mayor ed murray plans something monday murray housing committee released recommendations ways city increase housing city most ideas expect including increasing city housing levy implementing new rules regulations foster development suggestion would help followers sharia law buy houses that virtually impossible sharia law prohibits payment interest loans the committee recommended city convene lenders community leaders explore options increasing access loan called rough anecdotal evidence bukhari estimated couple hundred people borrowing money houses due religion he said includes even earners muslims work microsoft nasdaq most nasdaq amon could easily qualify home loans opt apply simply want pay interest bukhari send legislation based committee ideas city council consideration during press conference said wants help muslims we work develop new tools muslims prevented using conventional mortgage products due religious beliefs murray lenders offering financing according usa today report the sector grown trillion assets worldwide past three decades analysts see potential continued growth number muslims united states europe unclear many muslims seattle would benefit murray plan the washington state chapter council relations air estimates muslims live greater seattle area chapter executive director arsalan bukhari tuesday said fairly common seek loans via biz journalsgovernment news