Tag Archives: ECONOMICS

Robo-Advisors are transforming the way we invest

Will innovation in FinTech break Islamic finance out of the unjust banking framework?

In this Face to Face episode, Umer Suleman discusses how a truly 'Islamic' finance is for the benefit of all creatures, not just Muslims.

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…

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Post Election Analysis: now the real work starts England lost, Scotland won Upon seeing the blued England on the election result maps, many have been covering a sense of woe with jokes about moving to Scotland. On first impression it ...

  “For a Muslim, for every transactions there are two ways to profit from it…” Islam21c’s Financial Editor, Umer Suleman, recently gave a talk at the EU Islamic Finance and Banking Summit. He talks about how the benefit and wisdoms of ...

All praise belongs to Allāh, may His blessings and salutations be upon His final Messenger, Muhammad (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam). Introduction Last week an article in the Telegraph entitled “Worried about Muslims in Britain? Here’s the answer…” caused quite an ...