This article examines the historical events related to asylum for Muslim refugees in the formative years of Islam and its impact upon the development of the first Muslim community in Medina. This article is also part of an ongoing historical study to identify socio-political and humanitarian...

A free market economy is characterized by an unequal distribution of income, wealth, and opportunities, to the extent that a considerable part of the population does not enjoy the wellbeing which an affluent society can offer. Recent studies have shown that excessive inequality is bad not only...

Ethics and Sustainability is at the intersection of Business and Society. Ethics creates the 'value torque' that integrates business with society to create value-based competencies, improved governance and enhances competitiveness. Businesses have the onus to portray good governance, societal...