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05.15.2008
The IHI Newsletter Halal News for
May is available. This month's newsletter discusses the possibility of reducing direct Shari'ah
board review of common transactions and relying on disclosure and occasional Shari'ah audits to provide Shari'ah scholars with more time
to focus on new products and larger transactions that require greater Shari'ah review.
04.06.2008
A presentation and an article, both on Islamic microfinance, have been added to the "Articles" page.
04.05.2008
Two recent papers, one by Sheikh Yusuf DeLorenzo and one by Sheikh Taqi Usmani, two prominent Shari'ah scholars, describe the Shari'ah implications
of products developed to replicate conventional products. The two papers are now publicly available, the latter having been translated into English
by Sheikh DeLorenzo, and included on our "Articles" page.
04.03.2008
Dr. Ehsan Feroz, Blake Goud and Mohammad Rahman, the Special Advisor on Microfinance, Executive Director, and
Chairman of the Institute of Halal Investing will present our paper, "The Development and Implementation of a
Shari'ah-based Microfinance Using the Grameen Group Methodology," at a pre-Forum workshop (PDF schedule)
at Harvard University on April 18, 2008, the day before the beginning of the biannual
Forum on Islamic Finance (PDF Schedule).
04.03.2008
The IHI Newsletter Halal News for
March/April is available. This month's newsletter focuses on the use of Islamic financial
screens as risk mitigation strategies for both conventional and Islamic finance, as well as planned sukuk designated for financing renewable
energy projects. 02.08.2008
The IHI Newsletter Halal News for
February is available. This month's newsletter focuses on the need for greater
knowledge about Islamic finance by non-Muslims to facilitate the industry's growth in countries which are not majority Muslim.
01.08.2008
The IHI Newsletter Halal News for January 2008 is available (Issue 1, Volume 12).
This month's newsletter includes a summary of the previous year for the Institute of Halal Investing as well as a preview of our Shari'ah-based microfinance model.
A paper describing the microfinance model will be presented at a pre-forum workshop before the 8th Annual Forum on Islamic Finance (on April 18, 2008) at Harvard University.
More details about the microfinance model are available on our special website, www.halalmicrofinance.org.
01.05.2008
The IHI "Conference listings" page has been updated to include a number of new conferences occuring in 2008. The conferences are
arranged by month. Any conference organizer who would like a conference added to the list should send an email to
info@investhalal.org
12.08.2007
The IHI Newsletter Halal News for
December is available. This month's newsletter focuses on the recent news that AAOIFI will reconsider
the Shari'ah-compliance of sukuk that include repurchase agreements, an upcoming sukuk issue by a U.S. company and the
U.K. Financial Services Authority's recent paper on its treatment of applications by Islamic banks to operate in the country.
11.30.2007
The Institute of Halal Investing received it's determination letter from the U.S. Internal
Revenue Service giving the Institute tax-exempt status as a 501(c)(3) organization. It
also means that contributions made to the Institute are tax deductible in the U.S.
11.26.2007
A new paper has been added to the "Articles" page. The paper,
written by Dr. Mohammed Obaidullah, currently the Secretary General of the International Association
for Islamic Economics (IAIE) is titled "Islam, Poverty and Micro Finance 'Best Practices'".
11.08.2007
The IHI Newsletter Halal News
for November is now
available.
This month's issue focuses on the requirements within Islamic
finance to support futher growth, particularly relating to increasing
understanding and communication. There is also an article about
how Shari'ah boards should be set up (individual financial institutions,
nationally or supranationally).
10.10.2007
The IHI Newsletter Halal News
for October is now available.
This month's issue describes my (Blake Goud) interest in Islamic finance as well
as a look about why there has not been much cooperation between Islamic and socially
responsible investing up to this point.
09.11.2007
The IHI Newsletter Halal News for September is now available.
This month's issue describes lessons from the recent subprime collapse for
sukuk and features an article written by Rev. Craig Moro, the minister
at the Community Unitarian Universalist Church in Richland, Washington.
09.06.2007
The IHI Executive Director, Blake Goud, is profiled in the
Oregon Business Magazine's
Oregon Innovates publication. Copies of Oregon Innovates can be purchased by contacting the Oregon Business Magazine at (503) 223-0304.
Oregon Innovates will be distributed on the Oregon Business Magazine
's 2007 Tour. It will
also be reproduced in the annual Power Book, which will be released in December.
08.06.2007
A new article written by the IHI Executive Director, Blake Goud, has been added in the "Articles" section.
08.06.2007
The IHI Newsletter Halal News for August is now available.
This month's issue focuses on the IHI microfinance project. In particular, two articles discuss the rationale for the IHI microfinance program
being non-denominational as well as the interaction between charity and microfinance.
07.05.2007
The IHI Newsletter Halal News for June is now available.
This month's issue includes a discussion about the lack of fixed income products for middle-income Muslim investors in the U.S. If you are interested
in subscribing to the newsletter, please email
info@investhalal.org.
06.04.2007
The Harvard University Islamic Finance Project (IFP) released its
Call for Papers for next year's 8th Forum on Islamic Finance. The conference will focus on
"Innovation and Authenticity" and will be held from April 19 - 20, 2008.
06.04.2007
The IHI Newsletter Halal News for June is now available.
This month's issue includes an interview with Rushdi Siddiqui, the Global Director of the
Dow Jones Islamic Market Indexes, as a discussion of the result of a new paper on the accuracy of profit reporting by microentrepreneurs and an
overview of Islamic home financing in the United States. If you are interested in subscribing to the newsletter, please email
info@investhalal.org.
05.01.2007
The IHI Newsletter Halal News for May is now available.
This month's issue focuses on the trade off between debt- and equity-based products in the Islamic finance industry. If you are interested
in subscribing to the newsletter, please email
info@investhalal.org.
New Column
The IHI mission to demystify Islamic finance requires the creation of a
dialogue which requires outside voices with diverse opinions on Islamic
finance. In an attempt to support this dialogue, the Institute of Halal
Investing is adding an opinion column. Anyone wishing to comment on
the newsletter or other topics in Islamic finance, banking, investing and
economics should email them to newsletter@investhalal.org.
Submissions may be edited for length or clarity.
04.19.2007
We have added an article written by our Executive Director, Blake Goud, summarizing the recent conference on
Islamic microfinance at Harvard organized by their Islamic Finance Project which is in our
"Articles" section.
News items older than one year can be found in the Archive.
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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