Opinion

By Fakihah Azahari New Straits Times ISLAMIC banking has been presented as an alternative to conventional banking on the basis that is does not charge interest. Interest is perceived and understood by the public to be akin to riba, having been ...

For the Malaysian Reserve Justin Timberlake once said: “Yesterday is history, and tomorrow is a mystery.” One way to solve a mystery is by 1) deep dive research or “Googling” it; 2) Sherlock Holmes deductions; or 3) suggestions based upon ...

By Frank Kane, The National The Islamic financial system grew out of the great trading and commercial empires established after the rise of Islam in the seventh century, stretching from the Atlantic coast of North Africa to the islands of South ...

A stronger, wider sense of devotion among the faithful has boosted the colorful Muslim fashion industry as well as the controversial push for the right of Muslim policewomen to wear the hijab (headscarf), demands for halal food and cosmetics, a ...

By Clyde Russell, Reuters   CRESSY, Australia – A Muslim refugee from Africa deftly slits the throat of an unconscious sheep, starting the animal on its final journey from Australia’s island state of Tasmania to a dinner plate in Dubai. ...