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04/05/2008
Two articles on Shari'ah-compliance by prominent Shari'ah scholars are now available under "Publications".
The first article, by Sheikh Yusuf DeLorenzo, is titled "The Total Returns Swap and the 'Shariah Convergence Technology' Stratagem" and the second
article, by Sheikh Taqi Usmani, is called "Sukuk and their Contemporary Applications".
11/26/2007
We have added an article written by Dr. Mohammed Obaidullah, the Secretary General
of the International Association for Islamic
Economics (IAIE) titled "Islam, Poverty and Micro Finance 'Best Practices'" to
"Publications".
08/06/07
An article about Islamic microfinance written by the IHI Executive Director is now available from the "Publications"
page.
06/15/2007
Two articles on the Institute of Halal Investing were added to the "Publications" page. One article is from
UUWorld, the magazine of the Unitarian Universalist Association while the other article is from
Oregonian newspaper.
04/19/2007
We have added an article written by our Executive Director summarizing the recent conference on Islamic microfinance at Harvard organized by
their Islamic Finance Project which is in our "Articles" section.
03/14/2007
We have rearranged the papers on the "Publications" page by either Subject or Author and also added the text of
one article and links to two more about halal microfinance, one of the Institute's priority areas.
11/27/2006
We have added a new paper by Professor Obiyathulla Ismath Bacha at the International Islamic
University Malaysia titled "Value preservation through risk management: A Shari'ah-compliant proposal for equity
risk management". It is available under "Articles".
11/21/2006
Professor Mahmoud El-Gamal, Chair of Islamic Economics, Finance, and
Management, Professor of Economics, and Professor of Statistics at Rice
University has kindly allowed us to make his papers available under
"Articles".
10/9/2006
The Washington Post had an article earlier
this year on classes offered at a local college
on Islamic business practice. Also, the
University Islamic Financial Corp has made
several articles available on their website.
"Other Materials"
9/28/2006
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago released
an overview of the Islamic finance industry
in the United States in February 2006, now
available in "Publications"
9/27/2006
Two interpretive letters on murabaha (cost-plus)
Shari'ah-compliant mortgage products in the
United States from the Office of the Comptroller
of the Currency (OCC) added to "Government Documents"
section.
9/15/2006
A publication in Fortune Magazine from June 10, 2002 by Jerry Useem:
"Banking
on Allah: Devout Muslims don't pay or receive interest. So
how can their financial system work?"
9/18/2005
A set of three articles on:
- Halal Stock Designation And Impact On
Price and Trading Volume;
- Derivative Instruments And Islamic Finance;
- Adapting Mudarabah Financing to Contemporary Realities
are available for download in the "Articles"
section of the web-site.
8/22/2005
A book on: Islamic Finance by
Maulana Justice Taqi Usmani is available for download
in our "Books"
section.
Note: The Institute of Halal Investing (IHI) provides general information about
Shari'ah-compliant finance (finance permitted by Islamic law) for educational
purposes. This information is not a recommendation for or against the purchase
of any specific investment or financial product nor do web links reflect an
endorsement of the organization to which the link points.
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