19 Jan 09 Student Loans…What’s a Muslim to do?
Many among us have experienced the headaches of student loans. For the fortunate few, they received scholarships or parents’ savings to pay for education. This post is not meant to answer any questions in regards to Ribah (usury). A complex topic that will have to be addressed at a different time. Rather, I’d like to explore a few of the alternative models out there and leave it to discuss. You maybe surprised with the alternatives. (more…)
Tags: iana financial, islam, Islamic Finance, ribah, student loans
10 Jan 09 Karen Armstrong TED Talk Prize Winner
Wonderful talk by Karen Armstrong. For anyone who hasn’t read any of her books or listened to her lectures, take a look.
Tags: islam, karen armstrong, lecture, ted
09 Jan 09 The Future of Ethical Finance
Interesting interview with Anas Eltikriti at Islam Expo in Britain. Some of the concerns that we have as Muslims is reverberating across many social circles around this notion of ethical finance. Many people believe that our current financial crisis would not have occurred had people and institutions been acting ethically. I’m not so sure. (more…)
Tags: britain, ethical finance, islam, muslim expo
07 Jan 09 HSBC and Their Islamic Banking Products
This is not an endorsement!
A bit of HSBC marketing describing their activity. I’m going to be taking a deeper dive analyzing their products and how their products are ‘Islamic’. Interesting stuff.
Tags: Banking, financial products, hsbc, islam
06 Jan 09 The Scarcity of my Blogroll
Welcome to my new blog. I’m still doing quite a bit of house keeping. But insh’Allah in the coming weeks this blog will become more active. (more…)
