Irfan, Harris, 1972-
Heaven's bankers : [inside the hidden world of Islamic finance] / Harris Irfan. - New York, NY : The Overlook Press 2016 - xx, 347 pages ; 24 cm
Originally published: London : Constable, 2014. Subtitle from dust jacket.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-337) and index.
The quiet revolutionaries of Masjid al-Samad -- The nature of money -- The gentler face of Londonistan -- The rocket scientists of Deutsche Bank and the billion-dollar scholar -- The skunk works specialists -- The doomsday fatwa -- Standardizing the industry : accelerating chaos or bringing order? -- The credit crisis and Islamic finance -- When Sukuk go bad -- The regulator strikes back -- Arbitraging Islam : the great vampire squid arrives -- The future of Islamic finance.
"Islamic finance today is a trillion-dollar industry. It is fast becoming the main way in which large projects get funded globally - such as buildings, aircraft, shipping - and many financial analysts expect Islamic banking assets worldwide to double within five years. In Heaven's Bankers, Harris Irfan provides an authoritative yet entertaining account of how a system of finance invented in the seventh-century Middle East is fast taking over the world of modern banking. The book draws on his first-hand relationships with some of the world's leading bankers, scholars and lawyers, many of whom attend a single mosque in Dubai - the Masjid Al-Samad - the epicentre of today's Islamic finance revolution. It provides a warts-and-all description of the industry; debunks some myths about Islamic finance - such as its perceived relationship with the financing of terrorist activity or its incompatibility with Western values; and asks whether today's Islamic finance industry is true to the fundamental principles of a faith committed to social justice"--Publisher's description.
146831047X 9781468310474 1472105109 9781472105103 1472119606 9781472119605 9781468313116 1468313118
99962360306
Penguin Group USA, Attn: Order Processing 405 Murray Hill Pkwy, East Rutherford, NJ, USA, 07073-2136 SAN 201-3975
Banks and banking--Islamic countries.
Finance--Islamic countries.
Banks and banking--Religious aspects--Islam.
Finance.
Banks and banking.
Banks and banking--Religious aspects--Islam.
Islamic countries.
Islamic countries.
HG3368.A6 / .I74 2016
332.10917/67 332.10917 / IRF
Heaven's bankers : [inside the hidden world of Islamic finance] / Harris Irfan. - New York, NY : The Overlook Press 2016 - xx, 347 pages ; 24 cm
Originally published: London : Constable, 2014. Subtitle from dust jacket.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-337) and index.
The quiet revolutionaries of Masjid al-Samad -- The nature of money -- The gentler face of Londonistan -- The rocket scientists of Deutsche Bank and the billion-dollar scholar -- The skunk works specialists -- The doomsday fatwa -- Standardizing the industry : accelerating chaos or bringing order? -- The credit crisis and Islamic finance -- When Sukuk go bad -- The regulator strikes back -- Arbitraging Islam : the great vampire squid arrives -- The future of Islamic finance.
"Islamic finance today is a trillion-dollar industry. It is fast becoming the main way in which large projects get funded globally - such as buildings, aircraft, shipping - and many financial analysts expect Islamic banking assets worldwide to double within five years. In Heaven's Bankers, Harris Irfan provides an authoritative yet entertaining account of how a system of finance invented in the seventh-century Middle East is fast taking over the world of modern banking. The book draws on his first-hand relationships with some of the world's leading bankers, scholars and lawyers, many of whom attend a single mosque in Dubai - the Masjid Al-Samad - the epicentre of today's Islamic finance revolution. It provides a warts-and-all description of the industry; debunks some myths about Islamic finance - such as its perceived relationship with the financing of terrorist activity or its incompatibility with Western values; and asks whether today's Islamic finance industry is true to the fundamental principles of a faith committed to social justice"--Publisher's description.
146831047X 9781468310474 1472105109 9781472105103 1472119606 9781472119605 9781468313116 1468313118
99962360306
Penguin Group USA, Attn: Order Processing 405 Murray Hill Pkwy, East Rutherford, NJ, USA, 07073-2136 SAN 201-3975
Banks and banking--Islamic countries.
Finance--Islamic countries.
Banks and banking--Religious aspects--Islam.
Finance.
Banks and banking.
Banks and banking--Religious aspects--Islam.
Islamic countries.
Islamic countries.
HG3368.A6 / .I74 2016
332.10917/67 332.10917 / IRF