THE BIGGEST THREAT TO WAQF
Author: Ms. Fathimath Badeeu
Sometimes, you overhear some of the most surprising and fascinating conversations when you are at the bus stop…
Category: Islamic Social Finance
WAQF AWARENESS & PARTICIPATION TRENDS -SURVEY REPORT-
Author: Mohamed Hamza Ghaouri
The world is experiencing one of the harshest economic conditions due to a global pandemic…
ISLAMIC SOCIAL FINANCE AND BLOCKCHAIN: MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN
Author: Mohamed Hamza Ghaouri
Throughout the history of Islam, various Islamic social finance institutions proposed by Islamic law are playing a vital role in sustainable economic development in a Muslim society…
WAQF: A HIDDEN TREASURE FOR NON-MUSLIMS
Author: Mohamed Hamza Ghaouri
Waqf (endowment) is a special type of philanthropic act in perpetuity. It consists of donating a fixed asset that can produce a financial return or provide a benefit…
ISLAMIC FINANCE – IS IT JUST A GIMMICK!!!
Author: Ms. Fathimath Badeeu
In today’s world, we hear a lot of buzzwords such as “Financial Inclusion”, “Finance for All” or “Microfinance”. And when you hear the concept…
CASH WAQF – NEW AVATAR OF WAQF FOR THE 21st CENTURY.
Author: Mohamed Hamza Ghaouri
Waqf played an important role from the time of the Prophet (PBH) until the beginning of the 19th century, particularly in the Ottoman Empire…
THE 8th EDITION OF GWC 2020
The 8th edition of the Global Waqf Conference (GWC2020) recently concluded on the 8th of December 2020. With the theme “Practicing Waqf at every facet of life”, the conference was held virtually for the first time via webinar considering the Covid-19 pandemic…
ISLAMIC CROWDFUNDING AND ITS PROGRESS SO FAR
Author: Herbi Arfah
Crowds is an opportunity; a golden one. It offers limitless opportunities for business owners, especially when they are trying new start-off their compiled commercial models to be backed by those around them…
ISF – AN ECONOMY OF INCLUSION
Author: Dr. Amnah Khalid
One of the most interesting areas to emerge from Islamic finance recently is Islamic Social finance in supporting developement in Muslim countries and in expanding rapidly having an impact on humanity…
WAQF – A SLEEPING GIANT
Author: Herbi Arfah
Waqf (pl. awqaf) simply refers to the Islamic term for endowment of one’s assets dedicated for charitable causes…
