DEMYSTIFYING THE MYTH OF SHORTAGE OF SHARI’AH SCHOLARS Zulkifli Hasan The release of “Shari’ah Scholars-A Network Analytic Perspective” issued by the Funds-at-Work provides the extent of […]
“Rock star” scholars a risk for Islamic finance * Goldman sukuk underlines weaknesses of scholar system * Capacity constraints, possible conflicts of interest * Industry body […]
Does Islamic Finance Prevent The Future Global Financial Crisis? Dr. Zulkifli Hasan The collapse of long established industry players that assume to be immune or “too […]
Turkey to overcome secular qualms with Islamic bond By Seda Sezer and Nevzat Devranoglu Available at: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/22/turkey-sukuk-idUSL5E8DD5Z520120222 ISTANBUL, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Turkey’s government plans its […]
GCC urged to follow unified Islamic finance regulations By Santhosh V Perumal Available at: http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=488098&version=1&template_id=48&parent_id=28 The Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) should have a unified rule under […]
Mega Islamic bank plans are cancelled By Arthur Macdonald , Available at: http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/NewsDetails.aspx?storyid=323879 MANAMA: Plans to create a mega Bahrain Islamic bank have been cancelled after […]
Egypt Turns to Sukuk to Save Economy Available at: http://www.onislam.net/english/news/africa/455802-egypt-turns-to-sukuk-to-save-economy.html Egypt is preparing to raise about $2 billion sukuk in an effort to save its crumbling […]
Religious leaders scrutinize Goldman’s sukuk By ARAB NEWS Available at: http://arabnews.com/economy/article572991.ece RIYADH: As an emerging industry, Islamic finance has attracted much attention over the last few […]