Author: Samuel Haye
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publisher
Keywords: islamic, arab, laws, vol, series, risk, law, finance, religion, return
Number of Pages: 350
Published: 1998-01-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 9041105476
ISBN-13: 9789041105479
Mirroring the expansion of wealth in the Middle East and Asia and a surge in Islamic self-identity, Islamic banking practices have either become the law of the land or coexist and compete with Western practices in at least six countries. A growing number of institutions and mutual funds (akin to Western ’’socially responsible’’ funds) have established Islamic investment and other practices to cater to this burgeoning market. Because of its prevalence, practitioners in every banking-related area must familiarize themselves with current Islamic finance practices in order
Authors:Ashmolean Museum, Tony Goodwin,
Publisher: Ashmolean Museum
Keywords: islamic, sylloge, ashmolean, coins, volume, period, pre, reform, coinage
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2003-06
List price: $71.50
ISBN-10: 1854441736
ISBN-13: 9781854441737
This will be the third volume to appear in a proposed ten-volume series, which aims to present the coins and their descriptions in as simple a manner as possible and in a format which is intended to facilitate ease of use. The coins are grouped in regional or dynastic sub-sections and then arranged chronologically under mint headings.
Author: Robert Spencer
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Keywords: islamic, non, muslims, treats, law, tolerance, myth
Number of Pages: 594
Published: 2005-01-31
List price: $26.98
ISBN-10: 1591022495
ISBN-13: 9781591022497
"Robert Spencer has here assembled a collection of documents devastating to PC myth and multiculturalist wishful thinking. Anyone concerned about the dangers of politically motivated distortions of Islamic theology and history should not miss this explosive and enlightening volume." JEFFREY RUBIN, Editor, Conservative Book Club "A necessary corrective to the prevailing opinion fostered among academics by Karen Armstrong, Abou El Fadl, et al. that Islam is a religion of peace, justice, and tolerance. The work brings to light the total suppression of human rights in Islamic society, the true
Authors:Fawri Zayyadine, etc.,
Publisher: Trans-Atlantic Publications, Inc.
Keywords: islamic, art, mediterranean, rise, umayyads, jordan
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2002-04
List price: $29.50
ISBN-10: 187404435X
ISBN-13: 9781874044352
Author: Wael B. Hallaq
Publisher: Cambridge University Pre
Keywords: law, islamic, themes, evolution, origins
Number of Pages: 246
Published: 2005-02-21
List price: $29.99
ISBN-10: 0521005809
ISBN-13: 9780521005807
Covering more than three centuries of legal history, this study presents an important account of how Islam developed its own law from ancient Near Eastern legal cultures, Arabian customary law and Quranic reform. The book explores the interplay between law and politics, demonstrating how the jurists and ruling elite led a symbiotic existence that paradoxically allowed Islamic law to become uniquely independent of the "state."Book DescriptionCovering more than three centuries of legal history,The Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law presents an important account of how Islam developed its own l
Author: Chibli Mallet
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: islamic, laws, arab, law, family
Number of Pages: 350
Published: 1991-01-04
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1853333018
ISBN-13: 9781853333019
Author: Ali Rahnema
Publisher: Zed Book
Keywords: islamic, society, studies, revival, pioneers
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 1994-10-15
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 1856492540
ISBN-13: 9781856492546
This accessible history of contemporary Islam examines the political environment, life and works of those nineteenth and twentieth century thinkers who believed in Islam’s capacity to solve the problems of the modern world and to restore the self-respect and influence of Middle Eastern societies. It provides a balanced account of their contribution to contemporary revolutionary Islam and to political developments in countries from Morocco to Indonesia. The book explains the roots of diverse movements in Islamic society, illustrates the breadth and heterogeneity of Islamic thought, dispel
