Islamic finance searches its soul By Robin Wigglesworth Available at: http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20101209050732/Searching%20Its%20Soul On the face of it, the Islamic finance industry has enjoyed a decent crisis. While […]
Islamic banking: Shariah advisers to attend meeting Available at: http://tribune.com.pk/story/87237/islamic-banking-shariah-advisers-to-attend-meeting/ KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has advised all Islamic banking institutions (IBIs) to invite […]
De-linking from conventional benchmarks By Rushdi Siddiqui, Available at: http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/isfin3/Article/index_html UNTIL Islamic finance can have its own set of syariah-compliant benchmarks for investing and financing, the […]
Malaysia pushing for Islamic finance legal framework By MUSHTAK PARKER Available at: http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZAWYA20101206032219/Malaysia%20pushing%20for%20Islamic%20finance%20legal%20framework In a timely rejoinder to the world of Islamic finance, Malaysia is pushing […]
Julian Assange: Why the world needs WikiLeaks (Note: Please take note on the graphic footage of a recent US airstrike in Baghdad in the interview) About […]
Assalamualaykum, Dear my weblog readers, With the statement made by the World Bank President, Robert Zoellick in last November about the predicaments and problems with the […]
Fatah ‘tipped off’ about Gaza war Available at: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/11/201011301553933160.html Leaked US diplomatic cable says Israel raised the possibility with Fatah and Egypt about taking control of […]
Top Islamic finance scholars oppose reform effort By Reuters Available at: http://www.arabianbusiness.com/top-islamic-finance-scholars-oppose-reform-effort-365230.html Top scholars Yaqubi, Al Qari reject efforts to limit the number of board seats […]