Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states have been engaging in diversification efforts, yet the types of efforts suggest that the primary interest is regime security. Regional foreign policy is complex; hence we propose a multi‐lens approach to analyze overlapping and complementary political, economic, and social forces.
This article studies the political economy of Turkey’s relations with sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) since 2002 while Turkey was under the Justice and Development Party’s (AKP) rule. It argues that Turkey has focused its engagement in Africa mostly on humanitarian assistance and the economy. Contextualizing Turkey’s relations with SSA vis-à-vis other emerging market economies, especially the BRICS (Brazil/Russia/India/China/South Africa), provides ample insights into the nature of Turkey’s engagement in SSA.
Since the 1990s, an increasingly diverse set of
The relation between Muslims and Hindus has a very long history that can be traced back to the very first century of
With the increasing instances of malfeasance and frauds coming to light in the financial services industry, trust has become a key concern for customers. Fortunately, in the case of Islamic Finance, trust is a central tenet, and its importance can be seen through the emphasis of Amanah or trustworthiness that should be present in every financial transaction. However, it has been argued that the principle of trust has not been truly realized in Islamic Finance, or that there are still issues of distrust regarding anything which is obtrusively branded as “Islamic”.
Corruption is a widespread global problem that has far reaching negative consequences on all spheres of life.
The paper addresses the migrant-refugee debate in relation to recent refugee flows from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and other countries gaining unauthorized entry into Europe. This is compared with the accusations (and denials) that the wealthy countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council ( GCC ) states have not accepted any refugees from Syria in particular. It is argued that the definition of migrants and refugees is problematic in that they often converge with respect to livelihood needs and rights.
بحث في مقاصد الشريعة وعلاقتها بالمتغيرات الاجتماعية والتاريخية يسعى الكتاب إلى الإجابة على الكثير من الأسئلة الهامة التي تتعلق بمفهوم الشريعة ومحدداتها، وارتباطها بالممارسات الاجتماعية اليومية، كما يبحث في علاقة الشريعة بالمجتمع السياسي والدولة، لاسيما بعدما أصبح تطبيق الشريعة البرنامج الأساسي لكثير من الحركات السياسية الإسلامية التي تواجه دول ما بعد الاستعمار على امتداد العالم الإسلامي. وينطلق الكاتب في سعيه للإجابة عن تلك الأسئلة من النتائج التي وصل إليها علماء الأصول والفقه المؤثرين، معتمدا على تحليل دلالاتها ومعانيها، ومناقشة ظروفها التاريخية.