Almost three decades have passed since the founding of the first modern Islamic bank in the small Egyptian delta town of Mit Ghamr. Islamic banking has developed so remarkably in the last quarter century, that it is hard to believe that the movement is so young.The main expansion occurred in the...

It is important to acknowledge earlier shortcomings in any branch of academic enquiry with hindsight, even though for many, self-criticism of one's own earlier work is often difficult. In this context it is refreshing to read Nejatullah Siddiqi, a leading pioneer of Islamic economic thought over...

GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748618378);Can the contemporary Islamic finance movement be shown to meet the requirements of modern commerce? In the wake of the terrorist attacks on America the UN Security Council passed a resolution targeting transnational sources of terrorist funds....