Books

Specificity of the Islamic prohibition of usury

Chiara Scattone, “L'usura nel verbo religioso. l'Islam e la prassi bancaria moderna”, Datanews, Roma, 2010

The research focuses on the evolution of the prohibition of usury in the Abrahamic religions and examines their common elements and the Islamic peculiarity

Christmas gift from the Muslim World

Peter Sanders, "In the Shade of the Tree", Inspiral Books, 2009

This ravishing portfolio of a vibrant but seemingly vanishing world of saints and mystics across the Muslim world, counterpointed by haunting landscapes and architectural wonders, is infused with a profound and reflective serenity

Arab SWFs and Islamic finance

Antonio Dell'Atti e Federica MIglietta, "Fondi sovrani arabi e finanza islamica", Egea, novembre 2009

Analysis on the relationship between Arab SWFs and the origin and development of Islamic finance and analysis of the concerns expressed by governments and supervisory authorities regarding a possible political purpose of their investment

Contribution of British Muslims to national life

Peter Sanders, "The Art of Integration. Islam in our Green and Pleasant Land", Awakening Publications, 2008

A graceful and visually poetic reminder by one of Britain's top photographers that Muslims have been a part of British life for over a century and have made and continue to make an important contribution to the UK's rich cultural diversity

Principles and appications of Islamic finance

Marco Mauri - Rony Hamaui, "Economia e finanza islamica. Quando i mercati incontrano il mondo del Profeta", Il Mulino, 2009.

Seminal study in Italian on a different way of understanding economics and finance with contracts and financial transactions that conform to Sharia

Microfinance and women

AAVV, "Donne e microfinanza. Uno sguardo ai paesi del Mediterraneo", Aracne editrice, 2009

Chiara Segrado, "La microfinanza nei Paesi arabi" with an excursus on Islamic microfinance

I fondi sovrani e il nuovo ordine economico monetario

Giulio Prigioni - Luca Zanni, "I fondi sovrani e il nuovo ordine economico monetario", Rubbettino, novembre 2008

Analysis of the role that Sovereign Funds can play in the new international financial scenarios

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