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An Ideal Islamic Financial System: A Critical Look at Practiced Islamic Finance

An Ideal Islamic Financial System: A Critical Look at Practiced Islamic Finance

| November 6, 2011 | 1 Comment

Islamic Finance is a growing industry which is constantly evolving and has been competitive to reach and sustain its growth momentum amid even the Great Recession and beyond. Assets of the global Islamic finance industry are estimated to grow to around $1.6 trillion by 2012 (Source: Reuters). Lately, the Vatican said that banks should look [...]

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‘Cherry-Pick-ism’ Is My Brand of Religion

‘Cherry-Pick-ism’ Is My Brand of Religion

| December 17, 2009 | 3 Comments

Talk about brand of religion! I say rather than calling mullahs extremists* we should call ourselves ‘Cherry-Pick-ists’. This term specifically means to follow what is easy part remaining heedless to the difficult bit. Just like the ripe cherries are plucked and the unripe ones are not, our religious conduct meets a similar fate. This is [...]

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