Our Mission is to provide Muslims world wide with useful and practical information about Islamic investment, Islamic banking, Islamic finance, and Islamic insurance consistent with their beliefs and values.
Our vision is to help Muslims help themselves, help each other and help others by growing their wealth, and serving their financial needs in an Islamically Correct® way.
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Courses for Islamic finance aim to be an international benchmark in this area.
Launched in October 2006, the course aims to be an international benchmark in the area of Islamic finance
Gargi Banerjee & Saumya Roy
Pakistan's Bank Islami's CEO Hassan Bilgirami said his bank is questing for reduction of riba (usury) from Pakistani society.
Gulf Weekly has a good article about Islamic banking.
Islamic banking began as a theological dream, but today it has become a practical reality across the Middle East.
The big question now is how far will Sharia boards and Western regulators let it spread?
Via Arabian Business:
Kuwaiti Islamic investment firm Stehwaz Holding Co. is considering selling shares in London or Dubai, the company's chief executive said on Tuesday.
"We want to turn Stehwaz into a global company so we may list in Dubai or London before we list on the local stock market," CEO Dherar al-Rabahhe told reporters.
He did not elaborate on the listing plans.
Arab News has an article about Sukuk (Islamic trust certificates), and its viability being discussed in an upcoming summit in London.
As one of the most important financial centers in the world, London is set to host Sukuk (Islamic trust certificates) summit on June 20 to 21 at the Royal Horse Guards Hotel, Whitehall.
The Financial Times has a series on Islamic Finance 2007.
This includes the following articles and reports :
A report (in PDF) by Patton Boggs on Funding corporate strategies through Islamic Finance.
Law.com has an article on how Islamic finance is booming.
Does your sukuk comply with shariah? Muslims try to reconcile modern commerce with the teachings of the Prophet
For those with a passing knowledge of the strictures of Islamic law, in particular its prohibition on the charging of interest, the term "Islamic financing" might seem to contain an inherent contradiction.
In the Middle East, there is a lot of demand for lawyers for the growing Islamic finance sector.
An example is where DLA Piper moved to boost its Islamic finance team.
IFR Conferences presents the only industry event to focus 100% on the interface between issuers and institutional investors In Islamic capital markets:
IFR's Islamic Capital Markets Conference
Coming Of Age
27th & 28th June 2007, Jumeirah Carlton Tower, London, UK
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How you can benefit from this booming market
