True riba-free Islamic banking
The motivation to provide interest- (riba) free financial services is derived from the desire of Muslim communities living in the modern age. The general perception of most of the critics…
Need for standard Shariah stock screening criteria
The act of narrowing down the universe of all potential stocks to a selected group of equities that meet the requirements of a certain investment strategy is known as stock…
Riphah University Holds Conference On Islamic Business
Riphah International University has organized its 5th International Conference on Islamic Business with the theme "Moving to social, ethical and responsible finance by the Islamic banking and finance institutions (IBFIs)".…
Does the Shariah permit trading shares?
The law is always catching up to the inventiveness of merchants. Islamic jurisprudence and commercial law, is no exception. Two modern inventions-the fiat-money banking system and the business corporation-have posed…
Islamic banking
Pakistan's economy has been experiencing pressure since past few years. The country's current account deficit swelled by 43% to highest-ever level of $18 billion in the fiscal year ended June…
Challenging the IBF model – II
Based on the ground realities as stated yesterday, the author wants to briefly propose some areas where interested Muslim thinkers may need to direct their efforts for making equity modes…
Democratisation of capital – PTI’s Islamic finance policy
"The adoption of Western economic theory and practice will not help us in achieving our goal of creating a happy and contended people. We must work our destiny in our…
