Communication is the core element to humanity which cannot survive without a healthy communication channels. Islam is a communication based religion, then like any religion, is facing many challenges to evolve and adjust to modernity and in particular to the economic and cultural power of a dominant West. On the other hand, there is a...Read More

Reflecting upon the Islamic doctrines that are indicative towards and offer a variety of implications for communication and accounting, this paper explores the notion of communication in accounting and in doing so elucidates the wider connotation of accounting frontiers offered in the Islamic philosophy. Click here to read more.Read More

I have been teaching Islamic architecture at MIT for the past twenty-one years. My classes have by and large attracted two types of students. There are those who see Islamic architecture as their heritage: Muslim students from abroad, MuslimAmerican students, and Arab-American non-Muslims. Then there are the students who imagine Islamic architecture as exotic, mysterious,...Read More

At present “Islamic Architecture” is a controversial topic of debate within architectural forums, very much talked about but lacking a clear definition. Saudi Arabia, birth place of Islam, modern pin-up board for many an example of “islamic architecture”, has cause to be intimately linked with the area concerned and has initiated a programme for its...Read More