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June 5, 2009

Full Text of Obama’s Speech in Cairo.

CAIRO – Text of President Barack Obama’s speech at Cairo University, as provided by CQ Transcriptions. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31102929/page/1/) Good afternoon. I am honored to be in the […]
June 5, 2009

Full Text of Obama's Speech in Cairo.

CAIRO – Text of President Barack Obama’s speech at Cairo University, as provided by CQ Transcriptions. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31102929/page/1/) Good afternoon. I am honored to be in the […]
May 27, 2009

Islamic finance industry has suffered less turmoil than western institutions

Financial Times By Dr Humayon Dar. (Available at http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b96e901a-48c3-11de-8870-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1) Sir, The impressive growth of the Islamic finance industry over the past decade has not gone unnoticed […]
May 15, 2009

Is Islamic Finance the Answer?

By Robin Brant. (Available at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8025410.stm) Experts in Islamic finance believe their way of doing business has shielded them from the global credit crisis. But how […]
May 10, 2009

Thought Leadership Series, Islamic Finance and Corporate Governance: My Interview

Assalamualaikum, Dear Readers, I would like to share my recent thoughts on the issue of Corporate Governance in Islamic financial institutions featured in the newsletter of […]
May 5, 2009

Organized Tawarruq is NOT permissible: OIC Fiqh Academy

Resolution 179 (19/5) in relation to Tawarruq: its meaning and types (classical applications and organized tawarruq) The International Council of Fiqh Academy, which is an initiative […]
May 4, 2009

Credit Crunch: A Chance to develop the Islamic Finance Market in Germany?

By Nicole Guski, Islamic Finance News (IFN) Vol. 6, Issue 10. Available at http://www.nortonrose.com/news/inthepress/news20430.aspx?lang=en-gb Nearly five years have passed since the federal state of Saxony-Anhalt in […]
May 2, 2009

Islamic banks take share of the pain

By Robin Wigglesworth (Available at: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dbe448be-34d8-11de-940a-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1) Islamic prohibitions against fixed interest and most complicated financial instruments have helped Islamic banks avoid the avalanche of derivative debt […]
April 24, 2009

UK Budget 2009 Removes Tax Hurdles for Islamic debt

By Cecilia Valente (Available at: http://uk.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUKTRE53L41A20090422?sp=true) LONDON (Reuters) – The government will change its current tax regime to facilitate Islamic-debt issuance and encourage the growth of […]
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