Books

Innovating South South Cooperation: Policies, Modalities and Challenges

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This book presents novel approaches to further South­South Cooperation (SSC) on a global scale. The evolving aid architecture and mounting development challenges demand an urgent and critical review of existing aid modalities, policy-making and forums for international cooperation. With the rise of emerging powers, we face an important question: ls the changing global order transforming the nature of development cooperation?

Global Governance and Muslim Organizations

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There are 1.6 billion Muslims in the world, represented on the world stage by 57 states, as well as a host of international organizations and associations. This book critically examines the engagement of these states in systems of global governance and with a variety of policy regimes, including climate change, energy, migration, humanitarian aid, international financial institutions, research and education.

Impact of Financial Technology (FinTech) on Islamic Finance and Financial Stability

Submitted by siteadmin on Thu, 03/26/2020 - 11:13

With advancing technologies like distributed ledgers, smart contracts, and digital payment platforms, financial services must be innovative in order to remain relevant in the modern era. The adoption of financial technology affects the whole Islamic financial industry as well as the economic stability of a globalized world. There is a need for research that seeks to understand financial technology and the regulatory technology necessary to ensure financial security and stability.

Handbook of Research on Theory and Practice of Global Islamic Finance

Submitted by siteadmin on Thu, 03/26/2020 - 10:22

As an emerging global phenomenon, Islamic economics and the financial system has expanded exponentially in recent decades. Many components of the industry are still unknown, but hopefully, the lack of awareness will soon be stilled. This book provides emerging research on the latest global Islamic economic practices. The content within this publication examines risk management, economic justice, and stock market analysis.

The Edinburgh Companion to Shari‘ah Governance in Islamic Finance

Submitted by siteadmin on Wed, 03/25/2020 - 14:53

The book encompasses a comprehensive overview of the historical evolution of Shari’ah governance in Islamic Finance, the current practices, and the prospects of Shari’ah governance in the future. The chapters of the books are contributed by Shari’ah scholars, Islamic economists, regulators, practitioners, policymakers, and academicians from different parts of the world.

Formulating a Frame of Reference for Terminology Issues in Relation to Woman and Family Matters

Submitted by mubarak23 on Wed, 11/13/2019 - 19:59

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.

Philosophical Foundations of Gender Issues from a Contemporary Feminist Perspective.

Submitted by mubarak23 on Wed, 11/13/2019 - 19:55

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,

Issues of Gender Rights and Duties: Islamic Feminism vs Principles of Islamic Legislation

Submitted by mubarak23 on Wed, 11/13/2019 - 19:51

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