The underdevelopment of many of the Muslim economies along the Silk Road is often ascribed to the negative effects of Islam. Yet historically, the Muslim cities along the Road were thriving centers of commerce, and since the collapse of the Soviet Union, there appears to be a revival of business as central Asia is opened...Read More

One of the Maqasid al-Shari’ah is Hifzh al-Maal (the protection of one’s property). Since one’s property and assets are very important, Islam has highlighted the importance and the guidelines of business; the profession most synonymous with the property. Click here to read more.Read More

The research strategy of the present paper is within a relatively new tradition in labor market research, initiated by the recent article by Besamusca, Tijdens, Keune and Steinmetz (2015), which does not exclude anymore the “religious factor” and what these authors call “gender ideology”. Our analysis of the “gender ideology” of Islamism and gender values...Read More

Islamic Banking has also taken a very good start and currently almost all major conventional banks have opened their stand-alone Islamic Banking Branches (IBBs) in addition to six full fledged Islamic banks operating in the country. There has always been a great demand from agricultural customers to have Islamic financing products for agriculture sector. The...Read More