In the contemporary world, the principles, premises, and institutions of Islamic economics are increasingly becoming relevant for the formulation of policies and management of economies and businesses. Islamic finance is one of the fastest growing areas of international finance. New products are continuously emerging, and those wishing to participate in this exciting and dynamic field have to be knowledgeable about both the principles of Islamic economics and finance and contemporary developments in the international financial industry. A particularly high concentration of Islamic financial institutions in the Middle East calls for localized research that offers the industry concrete analysis, new ideas, and contextual maps of past, present, and future events.
Legal, regulatory, and market environments are rapidly changing, and under such dynamic conditions, the Center for Islamic Economics and Finance (CIEF) was established in 2010 to provide students, faculty, and visiting scholars a resource rich environment to help put them on the cutting edge of contributions in their field. In 2014, Dr. S. Nazim Ali, former director of Harvard’s Islamic Finance Project, took over as the Center’s director. Today, he is guiding CIEF towards its vision of contributing to an ethically grounded global economy.
The 7th CEOs and Islamic Finance Leaders Roundtable will assist in gathering firsthand information from decision-makers and leaders of Islamic finance and provide a platform to discuss Qatari banking and financial institution roles and opportunities in the Qatar Islamic Sukuk Hub, the Qatar Fintech Strategy, and the Qatar National Climate Action Plan.
Following the four successful editions of the International Conference on Islamic Finance (ICIF), the Center for Islamic Economics and Finance (CIEF) at the College of Islamic Studies (CIS), at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), with the support of the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Authority, is organizing the fifth ICIF, scheduled to be held on October 09 - 11, 2022 in Doha, Qatar.
Just as we were editing this book, Malaysia introduced new subsidiary legislation to regulate cryptocurrencies in the country. The news hit global headlines, particularly among the tech communities. The law, Capital Markets and Services (Prescriptions of Securities) (Digital Currency and Digital Token) Order 2019, which regulates all initial coin offerings (ICOs) and cryptocurrencies, came into force on 15 January 2019.
This study sheds light on the novel intersections between Islamic Social Finance (ISF) and UN Sustainable Development Goal Education (SDGED). It offers a localized maqāṣid al-Sharīʿa [higher purposes of Sharī’a]-based approach to the secular and universalized UN Sustainable Development Goal Education (SDGED) Framework. The article contends that approaches which utilize Islamic pedagogical principles and values are better suited for meeting SDGED’s goals in