Tag: ECONOMICS
Afghanistan’s Economic Improvements Under the Taliban
Maira Khan battles Western reporting by providing a fairer picture of Afghanistan's economic position, two years after two decades of US-led devastation ended.
The perennially exorbitant cost of living in the dunya
Shaykh Ali Hammuda discusses the ongoing cost of living crisis and how it is proof that this world was never meant to be easy.
Turkey’s Economic Problems Will Give Conservative Muslims Another PR Challenge
Ustadh Wahid Azizi offers some thoughts with respect to the depreciation of the Turkish lira.
Infographic: Traditional Financial Advisors vs Robo-Advisors
Robo-Advisors are transforming the way we invest
Islamic FinTech: More Virtual Than Reality?
Will innovation in FinTech break Islamic finance out of the unjust banking framework?
Islamic Finance Benefits Everyone
In this Face to Face episode, Umer Suleman discusses how a truly 'Islamic' finance is for the benefit of all creatures, not just Muslims.
Fasting: a Revolt Against the Modern Condition
In 1960 Tunisia's secularist president Bourguiba asked the esteemed scholar Ibn ʿĀshūr to issue a fatwa to abandon fasting for its impact on the economy. Ibn ʿĀshūr went on public radio and responded…
Guidance on the EU Referendum
It has been almost four months since I first shared some thoughts about the EU referendum and its potential impact on Muslims. I had hoped that since then rational arguments for and against the Brexit would have been put forward for the public to consider and make an informed decision.…
On Sh Haitham’s Student ‘Loans’ Fatwa
The Islamic ruling on the UK Student Finance loan Paying for university fees has always been somewhat problematic for many Muslim families. Things became much more severe with the drastic rise in student fees in the UK. This has meant that many students are not able to afford studying at university. Student…
Should Muslims care about the EU referendum?
This week has seen the launch of several campaigns surrounding the looming European Union referendum. Although impassioned rhetoric surrounding a ‘Brexit’ (UK’s exit from the EU) has been flying around for months, this Tuesday marked exactly four months until the 23rd June 2016 referendum and witnessed a number of voices…