Habib Ahmed

Prof. Habib Ahmed, Sharjah Chair in Islamic Law & Finance, Durham University Business School.

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Social Security and Protection Against Risks

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Social Security and Protection Against Risks

Social Security and Protection Against Risks

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Islamic social finance institutions can be developed to protect against the impact of negative shocks on poorer households. In the case of negative shocks, zakat can be…
Mitigating Risk and Vulnerabilities

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Mitigating Risk and Vulnerabilities

Mitigating Risk and Vulnerabilities

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Low-income people are vulnerable to risks as poverty and vulnerability reinforce each other whereby risk events can move households into poverty traps. Since negative…
The Role of Financial Sector in Achieving the…

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The Role of Financial Sector in Achieving the…

The Role of Financial Sector in Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

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The financial sector can contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals in five key activities that can be discussed under two broad categories. First, proactively…
Financing Infrastructure

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Financing Infrastructure

Financing Infrastructure

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The Islamic financial sector financing infrastructure projects would comply with its ideological standing as these projects are real assets and benefit the community at…
Social and Environmental Impact

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Social and Environmental Impact

Social and Environmental Impact

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The contribution of Islamic financial institutions to environmental and social goals would partly depend on how the broader goals of Islamic law are conceptualized and…
The Objectives of Islamic Law (Maqasid al-Shariah)

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The Objectives of Islamic Law (Maqasid al-Shariah)

The Objectives of Islamic Law (Maqasid al-Shariah)

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Islamic values and principles related to economics and finance can be broadly classified as ethics and legal rules. Ethical values concern moral teachings covering…
Financial Inclusion

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Financial Inclusion

Financial Inclusion

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Financial exclusion can exist due to involuntary or voluntary reasons. Involuntary financial exclusion arises due to economic or social reasons as financial institutions…
The Guiding Principles of Islamic Finance

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The Guiding Principles of Islamic Finance

The Guiding Principles of Islamic Finance

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Islamic teachings provide guidance in using resources and economic transactions within Islamic finance such as balance in use, avoiding waste and using the property…
Stability of the Financial System

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Stability of the Financial System

Stability of the Financial System

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The evidence shows that Islamic banking withstood the shocks of the global financial crisis much better than its conventional counterpart. For the financial system…
The Link Between the Principles of Islamic…

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The Link Between the Principles of Islamic…

The Link Between the Principles of Islamic Finance and Sustainable Development

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Justice forms one of the hallmarks of Islamic teachings and guides economic and financial transactions. Further, the overall aim of Shariah is to promote welfare or…

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