A Comparative Study of Banking in the West and in Islam
by Cheikh Soumare
Written in an easy to understand jargon-free style, The Handbook of Islamic Finance introduces finance professionals and students of finance, banking and business to the key concepts and terminology needed to understand Islamic Finance as an alternative banking system. This accessible handbook provides an overview and history of Islamic Finance and banking, explores how the system has developed and why, before going on to offer clear explanations of the principles of Islamic Finance, what they...
This book aims to explore how Islamist parties mobilize debates, discourses, and environments in electoral authoritarian systems. Interrelating three theoretical schools, Electoral Authoritarianism Theory, Protest Voting Theory, and Political Process Theory, it adopts and expands on a demand-and-supply framework to approach the subject in a novel way, and adapts them to address North Africa, a region in which such theoretical scholarship has until now not been conducted. In-depth case studies fo...
Business Ethics in the Middle East fills a crucial gap in the Middle East educational landscape. Written in an easy and accessible format, this book covers the foundations of business ethics by drawing from both Eastern and Western traditions. The chapters include many examples, case studies, activities, and illustrations that are customized to the Middle Eastern market, yet relevant to readers outside of the Middle East who want thorough insights about business behaviour in the region. A specia...
Do I believe in myself enough to do this? How do I find my first 100 customers? How do I make my first GBP100k? Can I run an ethical business and still make money? For Nafisa Bakkar (CEO and Forbes Under 30), the secret to building a business from scratch is all about asking - and answering - the right questions. When she started out, Nafisa had an idea, some passion and GBP50 to spend on her venture. But over the next twelve months, she hustled to find the ans...
Islamization in Modern South Asia (Religion and Society, #56)
by David Emmanuel Singh
The religious identity of indegenous Gujjars in the Himilayan region remains largely unexplored. This book argues that their choice to associate with Deobandi Islam occurs in the wider context of conservation debates, local government-led efforts to relocate them from the Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand, India, and the failure of NGOs to represent their interests. Based on documents and interviews, this detailed work explores both the continuing expansion of Deobandi reform and the responses...
Islamic Waqf as a Tool for Upgrading Informal Settlements in Egypt
by Hussein Elasrag
Methods and techniques adopted in teaching, training, learning, research, professional development, or capacity building are generally standardized across most traditional disciplines, particularly within developing countries. This is not the case, however, when it comes to the Islamic disciplines, and, in particular, in relation to the study of Islamic economics and finance, which is influenced by conventional standards and techniques. This is primarily due to the lack of availability of the re...
Islamic Economic Institutions and the Elimination of Poverty
by Munawar Iqbal
This book highlights the Islamic approach towards poverty elimination. Articles included in the volume point out that Islamic institutions such as zakah (obligatory wealth tax), elimination of riba (interest), awqaf (endowments), takaful (insurance), and irfaq (charity) play an important role in reducing poverty levels and income distribution. It features articles by many prominent scholars, including Mohammad Hashim Kamali (an authority on Islamic finance), Mohammad Daud Bakar (a member of...
Retirement Financial Planning (Retirement Planning, #1)
by Mark Atwood
Islamic Finance in the Financial Markets of Europe, Asia and America (Islamic Business and Finance)
by Faiza Ismail
Among international financial centres (IFCs), London is known as the 'Western hub of Islamic Finance', on account of its well-developed legal infrastructure. However, Brexit has threatened London's status and consequently, the financial services industry is moving to Dublin to continue operating in the Euro region. Similarly, Islamic finance (IF) service providers in the UK are also looking to Dublin for expansion of this niche area in euro member states. This is the first book to be written a...
Risk-sharing investment is currently the buzz word in Islamic finance. However, there is an incongruence in applying multilayered and opaque Tijarah contracts for investment purposes. This has contributed to the divergence between Shariah and Common Law and caused tremendous problems and systemic legal risks to Islamic finance. The authors of Shariah Investment Agreement introduce a legal tool in the form of a Shariah Investment Agreement carefully drafted to ensure that it is Shariah-co...
Impact of Fintech Firms on the Performance of Traditional Banks
by Sujiao Zha
Contemporary workplaces are subject to numerous challenges due to the absolute technological takeover of real-time working platforms. Though significant developments to the modern workforce have changed the face of industry significantly, there is a thirst for workplaces where people may achieve material objectives while attaining spiritual satisfaction through their daily activities both at the office and home. Principles of Islamic Ethics for Contemporary Workplaces is an essential reference s...
Qur'anic Guidance for Good Governance
This book is a study of religious principles of good governance in our contemporary societies. Historically, religion has provided guidance for organizing societies. In modern times, however, religious ideas have been marginalized in social science literature. Contributors to this work explore what values and practices the Qur'an can contribute to governing our economic, political, and social life today.
Islamic Capital Markets (Islamic Business and Finance) ()
This book offers a unique, in-depth, and up-to-date overview of Islamic banking and finance, capital markets and sukuks at the grass-roots level. It deals with one of the most potent and increasingly popular financial instruments. It defines and explores the differences between conventional and sukuk bonds and also examines the integration of sukuk in various country contexts and both Muslim and Non-Muslim economies. The book consists of five core topics. Firstly, it describes the evolution of...
Waqf as a Tools for Corporate Social Responsibility
by Hussein Elasrag