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BAN ISLAM?

Ham on 02 3, 2008

And if you think I’m done with logos, take a deep breath…

For the uninitiated in our exalted industry, you may not have heard of the raging debate going on about Bank Islam’s logo. First, let’s review the Bank’s rationale for their logo.

The strength of Bank Islam lies in the word “Islam”. In this word rests the bank’s commitment to advocate the banking system based on the Shariah principles. The “K” in the Bank Islam logo is stylised into the shape of a crescent moon which embraces the word “Islam”, signifying the bank’s unwavering commitment to uphold the Islamic banking system throughout the world through Islam’s holistic ways. The “K” is also a symbol of:

• “Khalifah” 
Bank Islam is a leader and pioneer in Islamic banking.
• “Knowledge”
Bank Islam is constantly in the pursuit to gain and share knowledge, apart from functioning as a source of reference in the innovation of products and services in Islamic banking.

When some individuals commented the logo from afar reads like BAN ISLAM, here was the Bank’s response…

Some critics even as far as dissecting an image in Bank Islam’s website and relating it to Israel’s Coat of Arms and the sack of Jerusalem!

An online debate and discussion about this issue can tracked at the following links below. Please post your comments to me…

http://halaqah.net/v10/index.php?topic=3062.msg18785;topicseen#new

http://www.muslimconsumer.org.my/ppim/news.php?item.494.2

http://www.tranungkite.net/v7/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=6003

http://islamhakiki.blogspot.com/2007/10/bank-islam-dah-lupakan-asal-usul.html

http://mstar.com.my/cms/content.jsp?id=com.tms.cms.article.Article_8826f598-c0a85062-162f58e0-f81fec03

http://khayalkhayal.blogspot.com/2007/09/isu-bank-islam.html

http://www.zaharuddin.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=194&Itemid=98

http://www.softhands.com.my/community/viewtopic.php?p=25100#25100

http://newsyoumavemissed.blogspot.com/2008/01/bank-islam-agen-yahudi-kuala-terengganu.html

http://www.harakahdaily.net/bm/index.php/surat-pembaca/logo-baru-bank-islam-menghina-islam.html

http://kuchalana.blogspot.com/2007/09/pelanggan-bukan-islam-tak-suka-tulisan.html

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