WHILE traditional pawnshop owners are complaining about competition from banks and post offices, those who patronise Ar-Rahnu pawn-brokering outlets say they do so for religious reasons.
Ar-Rahnu YaPeim (Malaysian Islamic Economic Development Foundation) assistant operations executive Halimah Mohd Hashim said the majority of customers who pawned their valuables with Ar-Rahnu outlets were Muslims.
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