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A Review on Agency Cost of Shariah Governance in Mutual Fund [PDF]
, 2017 Mutual fund has become an increasingly important investment vehicle for retail investors, especially among households. Besides developing the institutional investment as an efficient momentum trader, the long-established separation of ownership and ...
Hassan, Taufiq +2 more
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Shariah Governance: Perspective of Islamic Finance
International Journal of Shari'ah and Corporate Governance Research, 2018 The present short paper is an attempt to anlyze the Shariah Governance of Islamic Finance. Corporate governance issues are especially important in developing economies, since these countries do not have a strong, long-established financial institution infrastructure to deal with corporate governance issues.
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Higher Objectives of Islamic Law (Maqāṣid al‐Sharīʿa) in Substantiating Justice in Land Tax
The Muslim World, EarlyView.Abstract This article discusses the relationship between the systemization of kharāj (land tax) and the higher objective of Islamic law or Maqāṣid al‐Sharīʿa. After the conquest of Sawād region (located in modern‐day southern Iraq), the First Caliph ʿUmar (634 ‐ 644 CE) introduced a new approach to the distribution of ghanīmah (spoils of war), leaving ...
Öznur Özdemir, Mehmet Asutay
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Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The revival of Biafran separatism in contemporary Nigeria is often explained with three leading theoretical frameworks: relative deprivation, political economy and state repression. Whereas relative deprivation and political economy perspectives posit that the resurgent separatism derives from the perception and empirical reality of ...
Promise Frank Ejiofor
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Advisor Choice in Asia-Pacific Property Markets [PDF]
, 2014 This paper examines advisor choice decisions by publicly traded REITs and listed property companies in Asia-Pacific real estate markets. Using a sample of 168 firms, we find robust evidence that firms strategically evaluate and compare the increased ...
Cashman, George D. +2 more
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Conventional vs. Islamic banks in dual-banking systems: business model, outlay stratagems and economic performance [PDF]
, 2017 Islamic banking and finance is a multitrillion-dollar industry, which offers interest-free banking arrangements that entail risk sharing and cater to all sections of society, thereby bringing about stability, equality and prosperity. Although the ethical
Nawaz, T
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Overall quality of life and emotional regulation among inmates: A narrative review
Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, EarlyView.Although there is a plethora of studies related to quality of life (QoL), little is known about QoL in prison settings. Emotions and difficulties in emotional regulation in incarcerated individuals may affect inmates' QoL and also their ability to reintegrate into society.
Kalliopi Megari +2 more
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AFEBI Islamic Finance and Economic Review, 2020 As part of the corporate organization, Islamic banks are encouraged to create good performance. But in the benchmark, there are still Islamic banks that assess the performance of banks using conventional measuring instruments.
Ima Maspupah, Shofia Mauizotun Hasanah
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Disclosure of Shariah compliance by Malaysian takaful companies [PDF]
, 2012 Purpose: This paper seeks to explore the disclosure of Shariah compliance as reported by the Shariah Committee (SC) in the annual reports of takaful companies in Malaysia.
Abu Kasim, Nor Aziah
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Peace &Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines Islamic feminism as a culturally grounded framework for women's empowerment and peacebuilding in post‐conflict Bangsamoro, Philippines. Global empowerment frameworks tend to prioritize individual autonomy and universal gender equality but often overlook the sociocultural and religious contexts shaping women's lived ...
Haironesah Domado
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