However, the concerns raised by Usmani over the permissibility of sukuk almost certainly played a role.

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Usmani's Jihadist roots were too much for Dow Jones, but evidently not for HSBC.

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Usmani is not a specially designated national sanctioned by the U.S Qovernment noted Holton.

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