Special By Tariq Ramadan, Gulf News Muslims are very often in contradiction with the ethical values Islam in celebrating. While we are celebrating the most important Islamic festival, we need to ponder over our understanding of Islam and our collective behaviour. ...
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Opinion: Its About Time Animal Feed is Taken Seriously
BSE highlights the importance of animal feed yet again. Muslims in North America in recent years have seen a steep rise in the number of Islamic-oriented food stores, which have doubled in numbers. If you go down Dundas Street in ...
Read More »Malaysia: Star Cruise opens Halal restaurant for Muslims
Courtesy of: BorneoPost GEORGETOWN: Holidays aboard a cruise ship are hardly new in the tourism industry, but somehow, it has yet to attract much attention from Muslim tourists, particularly from Malaysia. Many factors are taken into account during the planning ...
Read More »Opinion: Connecting Islamic liquidity with Halal opportunity
Courtesy of Singapore Management University The Halal industry needs capital and the Islamic finance industry has surplus liquidity and limited investment opportunities; so why aren’t the two working together, asks Rushdi Siddiqui Azka Capital Co-Founder and Managing Director Rushdi Siddiqui ...
Read More »QATAR: Turkey to host the 9th International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance
Under the patronage of the President of Turkey, His Excellency President Abdullah Gül, the 9th International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance (9ICIEF) was held in Istanbul, Turkey in September, under the theme ‘Growth, Equity and Stability: An Islamic Perspective.’. ...
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