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Summary
Summary
A comprehensive look at the innovations, applications, and best practices of Islamic finance
Islamic-compliant finance is transacted in every major world financial center, and the need for information on the topic in light of its global reach has grown exponentially. As an expert in this field, author Karen Hunt-Ahmed understands the intricacies of this area of the capital markets. Now, along with the help of a number of experienced contributors, she skillfully addresses Islamic finance from the perspective of practitioners, examining issues in wealth management, contract law, private equity, asset management, and much more.
Engaging and accessible, Contemporary Islamic Finance skillfully explains the practices and innovations of Islamic finance in everything from banking and real estate to private equity, asset management, and many other areas. It is intended to be the go-to resource for both Muslims as well as non-Muslims with an interest in the subject. Divided into three comprehensive parts, it will put you in a better position to understand, and excel at, this important endeavor.
Introduces you to the history, legal structures, and basic financial contracts in the industry Highlights the various issues facing contemporary Islamic finance practitioners, and details their significance in the contemporary financial and cultural environment Includes case studies of United States-based transactions and related challenges and successesFilled with in-depth insights and expert advice, this detailed analysis of Contemporary Islamic Finance will help you gain a firm understanding of how effective this proven approach can be.
Author Notes
D R . KAREN HUNT-AHMED is a lecturer at DePaul University. She is currently teaching Islamic finance, microfinance, management, and business ethics. Dr. Hunt-Ahmed is also a Faculty Fellow of DePaul's Egan Urban Center as well as the president of the Chicago Islamic Microfinance Project, a not-for-profit economic development organization that provides Shari'ah-compliant microcredit to entrepreneurs in Chicago. Her research interests include culture and identity, financial empowerment, Islamic finance, microfinance, and the socialization of economic behavior. Dr. Hunt-Ahmed has worked in the banking sector in Chicago and in private equity in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She received her BA and MBA from Washington University in St. Louis and her PhD from the University of Chicago. Dr. Hunt-Ahmed lives in Wilmette, Illinois, and enjoys karate. She lived in Dubai for many years and has traveled extensively in the Middle East, Pakistan, Africa, and Europe.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments |
| Chapter 1 Introduction: Islamic Finance in the World EconomyKaren Hunt-Ahmed, PhD |
| Part I The Contemporary Islamic Finance Landscape |
| Chapter 2 Contemporary Islamic Economic ThoughtMohammad Omar Farooq |
| Chapter 3 The Legal Framework of Islamic FinanceCynthia Shawamreh |
| Chapter 4 Globalization and Islamic Finance Flows and ConsciousnessKaren Hunt-Ahmed, PhD |
| Chapter 5 Islamic Science and the Critique of Neoclassical Economic TheoryWaleed El-Ansary |
| Chapter 6 Juristic Disagreement The Collective Fatw? Against Islamic Banking in PakistanShoaib A. Ghias |
| Chapter 7 Managing Liquidity Risk in Islamic FinanceDr. Mohammed Bashir |
| Chapter 8 Elements of Islamic Wealth ManagementPaul Wouters |
| Chapter 9 Suk?k and the Islamic Capital Markets An IntroductionMichael J.T. McMillen* |
| Chapter 10 Shari?a Compliant Mutual FundsMonem Salam |
| Chapter 11 The Evolution of Shariah Compliant Indexes and Why They Outperform Conventional Indexes Over the Long TermBy Tariq Al-Rifai |
| Chapter 12 TakafulFarrukh Siddiqui |
| Chapter 13 Islamic Human Resources PracticesWilliam Martin |
| Chapter 14 An Integrated Islamic Poverty Alleviation ModelAli Ashraf and M. Kabir Hassan |
| Chapter 15 How Does an Islamic Microfinance Model Play the Key Role in Poverty Alleviation? The European PerspectiveSabur Mollah, PhD and MD and Hamid Uddin, PhD |
| Part II Case Studies |
| Chapter 16 Islamic Finance in an Almost Post-Crisis and Post-Revolutionary World As in Politics, all Islamic Finance is LocalMark Smyth |
| Chapter 17 Stepping Forward, Backward, or Just Standing Still? A Case Study in Shifting Islamic Financial Structures OffshoreUmar F. Moghul |
| Chapter 18 Islamic MortgagesBy David Loundy |
| Chapter 19 Sharia Quality RatingNasir Ali Merchant |
| Chapter 20 Islamic Mutual Funds Performance in Saudi ArabiaHesham Merdad and M. Kabir Hassan |
| Chapter 21 Shari?ah-Compliant Investment in the United StatesJohn L. Opar |
| Chapter 22 Risk Management in Islamic Finance A Shariah Analysis of Derivatives InstrumentsDr. Mohammed Bashir |
| Chapter 23 Islamic MicrofinanceBlake Goud |
| About the Editor |
| Index |
