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This book is a record of the results of an International Seminar on Islamic economics held at the University of Sokoto in February 1985. It contains six chapters, all containing papers relevant to the subject of the chapter. The first chapter deals with the foundation and methodology of Islamic economics. The next is concerned with resource allocation and utilization. Chapter three addresses money, banking and financing in

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The establishment of twenty-two “sanadiq” in one of Syria’s poorest neighbors saw extremely positive growth in its first year of existence. The article deals with how these twenty-two organizations were developed and how their programs, many of which were for illiterate women, developed. Future challenges are also delineated, with the conclusion reading that future problems will be rectified through close cooperation between government agencies, donors, and private organizations.

Examines the Bush Administration's approach to combating global financing of terrorism. The author argues that the Administration began this campaign based on faulty premises of the means by which global terrorist networks are financed, and as a result the implemented policies had little impact on effectively ending such financing. Argues for specific reforms in the approach to combating financial systems backing terror.