This is an interdisciplinary transnational research project with other high profile, prominent institutions: Harvard University in America (letter of support attached), the University of Melbourne and Deakin University in Australia. This research project aims to carefully examine the nexus of
The intent of this project is to collect and get the permissions from various Patriarchates, Libraries and Museums to create a portal at the Qatar Digital Library to display their manuscripts on the covenants of the Prophet and extracts from primary sources which are relevant to understanding the covenants. Translations of the various covenants will also be available in English along with the relevant passages of the primary sources.
This study will attempt to study and analyze the Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) of Islamic Banking in Qatar. To date, there is no study that has analysed the demand side of the Islamic Banking industry i.e. the public in general and the clients of Islamic Banks. The majority of the studies have focused on the supply side of the Islamic Banking industry i.e. the Islamic Financial Institutions and their products and services.
Recent corporate finance theories posit that corporate governance is increasingly based on exit strategies rather than on voice. These theories conjecture that, even in the absence of intervention power, dispersed blockholders can govern firms (Edmans 2009; Admati and Pfleiderer 2009). While such a dispersed structure appears to be a barrier for direct intervention, it strengthens the role of a second governance mechanism: disciplining through trading.
The research proposes to study Qatar's foreign agricultural investments and its impact on food security in the light of blockade faced by Qatar and the Covid-19 pandemic and its subsequent policy announcing National Food Security Strategy 2023. The study will;
The research proposes to focus on the rise of financial technologies and their impact on Islamic finance and the economy and its institutions. The study aims to focus on the following three aspects;
The research aims to study the historical role played by
The late 19th & early 20th century witnessed discussion on the covenants of the Prophet Muhammad especially in the Arab world, most notably, Egypt, Lebanon, Ottoman Empire among others. The study will focus on the writings of intellectuals / scholars of the time (Ahmed Zaki Pasha, Louis Cheiko and Na'um Shuqayr) who had contradictory opinions on the covenants of the prophet.
Science, Faith and Innovation for Human Dignity is a program hosted by CIS, HBKU. The program aims to provide a platform to respond to global challenges that undermine social cohesion and human dignity through bringing together science, faith and innovation. The main objectives of the program are;