Heaven's Bankers
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Heaven's Bankers

Inside the Hidden World of Islamic Finance

  1. 344 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Heaven's Bankers

Inside the Hidden World of Islamic Finance

About this book

A leading Islamic finance banker sheds light on an industry with growing global influence: "A superb introduction to a fascinating subject" ( Financial Times)
A trillion-dollar financial industry has revolutionized the global economy. Governments and corporations across the Islamic world have turned to finance that complies with Shari'a law in order to fund economic growth. Even in the West, Islamic finance became an important alĀ­ternative source of funding when the conventional finance industry was reeling from the effects of the financial crisis.
From its origins in the seventh century, Islamic finance has sought to develop core ethical principles that are based in the foundations of Islam and Shari'a. But with an increasing Western interest, is it able to remain true to the principles of its faith? Can it maintain its ideals of social jusĀ­tice? Or is Islamic finance guilty of the very dangers it seeks to avoid.
In Heaven's Bankers, Harris Irfan, one of the world's leading Islamic finance bankers, gives unparalleled insight into the heart of this secretive industry. From his personal exĀ­perience of working with leading bankers, scholars and lawĀ­yers, he debunks the myths of Islamic banking, analyzes its greatest deals, and looks to the future of a system that has reprioritized the very nature of money itself.

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Information

Publisher
Abrams Press
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9781468313116
eBook ISBN
9781468311839

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Copyright
  3. Dedication
  4. Contents
  5. Prologue
  6. Note on Transliteration
  7. 1. The Quiet Revolutionaries of Masjid Al-Samad
  8. 2. The Nature of Money
  9. 3. The Gentler Face of Londonistan
  10. 4. The Rocket Scientists of Deutsche Bank and the Billion-Dollar Scholar
  11. 5. The Skunk Works Specialists
  12. 6. The Doomsday Fatwa
  13. 7. Standardizing the Industry: Accelerating Chaos or Bringing Order?
  14. 8. The Credit Crisis and Islamic Finance
  15. 9. When Sukuk Go Bad
  16. 10. The Regulator Strikes Back
  17. 11. Arbitraging Islam: The Great Vampire Squid Arrives
  18. 12. The Future of Islamic Finance
  19. Acknowledgements
  20. Glossary
  21. Notes
  22. Index
  23. About the Author