What is missing in islamic banking reform is not Shariah intent, but the design thinking needed to translate that intent into a lived experience ...

“There are no two ways about it. To understand the significance of this title requires some self-disclosure. Since the Islamic intellectual discourse has such a poor historical record of women’s ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation Derivatives are few and far between in countries where the compatibility of financial transactions with Islamic law ...

WEALTH is often seen as a sign of success, but in Islam, it carries a deeper meaning, both as a blessing and a test. How one ...

Abstract: What challenges does Islamism pose domestically to the core principles of Western plural societies, particularly the United States? Although Islamist rhetoric is sharp and polarizing, many ...

The motto of the United Nations is “peace, dignity and equality on a healthy planet”. Clearly the present state of the planet is in direct contrast to the UN's motto. The saddest and most disturbing ...

After growing to a $1 trillion asset class in Muslim countries, Islamic finance is poised for an era of globalization. Global Islamic financial assets have soared from less than $600 billion in 2007 ...