Intro -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- About the Editors -- Introduction -- 1. Introduction -- 2. This Issue -- 3. Future Directions -- References -- Chapter 1: Investigating International Portfolio Diversification Opportunities for the Asian Islamic Stock Market Investors -- 1....

"Islamic Social Finance provides an introduction to the Waqf system, which has played a significant socio-economic role throughout the history of Islamic civilization. In a contemporary framework, Waqf creates new networks between micro-entrepreneurs, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs),...

There has been large-scale growth in Islamic finance and banking in Muslim countries and around the world during the last twenty years. This growth is influenced by factors including the introduction of broad macroeconomic and structural reforms in financial systems, the liberalization of...