Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press

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

Confusing concepts and terms such as “equality,” “justice,” “freedom,” “masculinity” and “femaleness” – and the consequential roles and functions – are most significant intellectual circles that invoke a series of serious debates in the absence of intellectual and field projects of theorization that might largely ensure proper discussion. Therefore, the main article of this book attempts to develop a frame of reference within which it is possible to read these controversial terms taking into consideration their historical, intellectual and political contexts.

The main article in this book draws the distinction between deliberative engagements with concepts of sex, gender, and sexuality. This distinction functions heuristically to show that the commonplace binaries through which sex, gender, and sexuality are generally debated – whether the binary is East/West, religious/nonreligious,

Gender issues, rights, duties, relations, differences and specificities have several indications in the  Qur’an and the Sunna. They are relevant treatments are also found in the oldest interpretations that accompanied the revelation, as well as in the textbooks of 

The main article in this book provides a schematic description of the general socio-historical and cultural context of the “question of woman”. It is an attempt to outline the general context in which the subject has been developing for at least the past one hundred years. Its primary goal is to set forth a position by suggesting a normative theoretical framework, developed from the normative sources of

The main article of this book addresses the Maqasid (Higher Objectives of Sharia) of Tamweel (finance) in connection with the individual, the community, the state, and the global economy. It attempts to answer critical questions including How to evaluate the progress made by Islamic finance so far (e.g. the Islamic banks, Islamic Development Bank, and the Dow Jones Islamic Market Indices). And to what extent has Islamic finance introduced an alternative paradigm?

This book attempts to address the question: “From an Islamic perspective, what are the main objectives of ‘Islamic Finance’ in relation to the individual, society, state, and global economy?” It begins with a discussion of what it means, from a methodological perspective, to adopt a purposive approach (maqasidi) to understanding Islamic law (Sharia). It then proceeds to discuss the meaning of the purposive approach to finance grounded in the norms of Islamic Sharia.

The main article in this book is an attempt to answer the question “What is Islamic art” and “What makes art Islamic?” This topic has been a field of great interest to the researcher who tackled it in some detailed juristic researches; some of them have already been published and others were presented in some conferences and seminars dealing with the subject of “Rulings of Entertainment.” The article presents a summary of many detailed studies with the hope to add value in discussing this important topic as it has far-reaching effects in our reality.

The main article of this book argues that it is a psychologically established fact now that the image that we have about others and ourselves is developed very early in our childhood and will remain with us for life. It is in these formative years that beliefs about the nature of human beings that are accepted by society are entrenched into the minds and hearts of the new generations as if it were a religion. Therefore, they will establish the belief about human nature that will influence the way adults behave and how they view the world through their biased hue.