Islamic Finance

أثيرت على المؤسسات المالية الإسلامية اعتراضات فحواها تقصير هذه المؤسسات بالاضطلاع بدورها الاجتماعي المرتقب منها من حيث هي مؤسسات إسلامية عليها أن تتأبط الخير الاجتماعي في المجتمعات التي تنشط فيها، فتسهم في النهوض بتلك المجتمعات، وتدعم الفئات الاجتماعية الدنيا تقليصا للفارق المادي بين طبقات المجتمع. يفصل البحث في مدى صحة تحميل المؤسسات المالية لهذه المؤسسات الاجتماعية، وفي الأدوات والمحاور المختلفة التي يمكن من خلالها لهذه المؤسسات أن تقدم النفع الاجتماعي المنشود، وفي الضوابط الشرعية للقيام بهذا الدور.

This white paper outlines the result of research where we investigated a series of pressing question as ESG integration becomes considered by Islamic asset managers. It also identified how Shari’ah screens based on faith-based criteria combining negative and positive screening techniques about business activities and companies’ use of debt could be valuable for other asset managers and asset owners as they integrate ESG considerations.

This paper aims to study the main trends of scientific research in Islamic finance's social aspects to clarify place, role and functions, especially in the context of increasing social problems. To achieve this goal, this paper focuses on the social component of Islamic finance, analyzes publications on social Islamic finance in the web of Science database, covering the period from 1979 to 2020, specify the geographical localization of research networks, determines the most cited authors and their scientific position.

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Selected papers presented to the 10th International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance held in March 2015.

The chapter traces the essential functions and role awqaf played in the past, that it still provides socio-economic services for society, and organizations’ experiences, which play a significant role in this direction. It makes some recommendations for improving the sector in the present circumstances.

This chapter proposes an Islamic blended finance structure for water and sanitation in Nigeria. The rising shortage of water, sanitation, and basic hygiene facilities pose a threat to the development of Nigeria and its people. A large segment of the Nigerian population in both the urban and rural communities lacks access to improved water and sanitation facilities. Open defecation is widespread in many parts of the country.

Since the adoption of the SDGs in 2015, it has been a 5-year journey of trial-and-error experimentations all over the world to come up with innovative solutions beyond business-as-usual and get the job done. In this paper, we assess blockchain-backed solutions beyond the hype.

Currently, our consumption-driven society contributes to the production of a large quantity of waste every day in urban environments. Low recycling rates pressurize city authorities to handle waste more sustainably. Despite this pressure, waste management systems have paid little attention to the urban planning processes, compared to other sectors like energy or water.