Some contemporary Islamic banking and finance practices have raised legal controversies that arguably eliminate any substantial differences between them and their conventional counterparts. These practices seek their legitimacy from adherence to merely contractual requirements in terms of form...

At present in line with shariah principles several Islamic financial institutions are engaged in product development activities globally to cater the needs of a wide range of parties. However, considering the essentiality for these institutions to innovate and operate within the ambits of...

At present in line with shariah principles several Islamic financial institutions are engaged in product development activities globally to cater the needs of a wide range of parties. However, considering the essentiality for these institutions to innovate and operate within the ambits of...

The paper investigates formation of a charity bank based on the notion of Wagf (physical and financial assets endowment). The basic idea here is to manage and invest these endowments, and use its net earnings for zero interest loans and for food and shelter donation to the destitutes in the...

Sukuk is an Islamic financial product that is meant to carry the same privileges of Bonds yet in a Shariah compliant manner. Sukuk enable their issuers to raise the desired financing and their holders to invest their money, with ease in liquidating their investments at any time by selling the...

The results of return equation exhibit the existence of a positive relationship between return and risk, which indicates the high risk and explains the dynamics of shareholders behavior, especially on Saturday and Tuesday, where utmost important information is excreted. The findings highlight...

This study aims to highlight the impact of policy lending by international banks in Europe on equity prices in emerging stock markets (Argentina, Mexico, Tel Aviv, Malaysia, Hong Kong) during the period 1999-2010, using linear regression models and the concept of Granger causality tests in 1988,...

The results of return equation exhibit the existence of a positive relationship between return and risk, which indicates the high risk and explains the dynamics of shareholders behavior, especially on Saturday and Tuesday, where utmost important information is excreted. The findings highlight...

Arabic Abstract: تستعرض الورقة الدور المرتقب للأوراق المالية الهجينة في الأسواق المالية الإسلامية. وكمدخل للموضوع تعرّف الورقة في البداية بمفهوم الأوراق المالية...