Chapter in Book

Impact of COVID-19 on Islamic social fnance

Hassan, M. Kabir; Muneeza, Aishath; Sarea, Adel M. (2021)

COVID-19 is considered by some as a 'black swan event', which is a pandemic that is unpredictable, unprepared for, and totally spontaneous (Gubler, 2020). This pandemic is different from four other recent pandemics the world has witnessed within the last 25 years (Gubler, 2020) as its impact has created...

Newsletter & Bulletin

The importance of state managing zakat through digitalization

Ismail Abdel Mohsin, Magda (2021)

The recent statistical data of the World Bank shows that the majority of people who live in poverty are found in Muslim countries. Moreover, almost all Muslim countries have huge unsettled external debts which result from compound interest, besides the corruption which prevails in almost all Muslim countries....

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Funding the refugee crisis in Turkey: a case for social impact sukuk

Mahomed, Ziyaad; Unal, Ibrahim Musa; Ramadili Mohd, Shamsher Mohamad. (2021)

The 20th century has generated a gradually intensifying refugee crisis that has amplified into an ongoing social crisis, especially since the Cold War in 1989. Civil wars, the internal conflict of countries, mass famine, and many faltering economic, political, and social institutions (US Mission to UN,...

Journal Article

Shariah-compliant equities and Shariah screening: need for convergence of ethical screening of stocks with Shariah screening

Tanin, Tauhidul Islam; Ahmad, Abu Umar Faruq; Muneeza, Aishath (2021)

This study explores the practical application of the Shariah screening process and how it could be enhanced by converging the same with the ethical screening of stocks. This study adopts a qualitative research methodology by combining the qualitative descriptive approach and content analysis. The findings...