Purpose – To address the much heated debate now raging in the international scene, namely between Islam and the West as two great civilization forces of mankind. Design/methodology/approach – The objective is achieved by studying it in the light of rigorous analysis involving the...

This paper while being a study of its own subject matter is also a response to Professor Ali Khan's discussion paper entitled, “Globalization of Financial Markets and Islamic Financial Institutions” that appeared in Islamic Economic Studies, Vol.8, No.1 (2000:19-67). The topic of financial...