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Its not a 0% thing mate.
It is typical of a number of things with Islam (and other religions). The Koran is sacred until they find it doesnt suit them. Koran says no interest but they have developed methods that obey the words but not the meaning.
From Wikipedia
However, businessmen are allowed to make a profit. And they are allowed to charge a reasonable amount of profit. Which to everyone outside of Saudi, looks like, smells like, but is not called interest. I bet these debates go on everyday in the Arab world.
These products are more expensive - which perhaps is a good thing considering the amount of debt we've currently got.
McCoy: "Medical men are trained in logic." Spock: "Trained? Judging from you, I would have guessed it was trial and error."
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