This paper aims at capturing the latest developments and growth of Islamic finance (IF) in the UK. The study also aims at shedding light on the driving factors that have been attributed to the rise of this phenomenon in this country. To meet these objectives, the paper utilizes historical and...

One pride of Islamic boarding schools in Indonesia is related to their curriculum. Although Indonesian government through the Ministry of Religious Affairs has organized the curriculum for educational institutions, kitab kuning still exist as a part of curriculum used at Islamic Boarding...

This paper empirically investigates the difference of the performance between shari'ah-based and non shari'ah-based IPO firms. The sample made IPOs in the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX) between July 2001 and December 2005. The sample consists of 8 shari'ah-based and 37 non shari'ah-based IPO...