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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract There is much interest in the potential for an alternative funding system for higher education students in England to support the spiritual and worldly needs of British Muslim students. At the heart of this issue lies a tension over whether the student financing system in English HE is haram, or forbidden under Islamic (Shari'ah) law, because ...
Richard Hall +2 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract This study examines the under‐theorized political role and identity of Chinese international students, who emerge as significant actors caught between U.S. soft power ambitions and rising geopolitical suspicion. Amid escalating U.S.‐China tensions, these students are forced to confront environments shaped by competing geopolitical discourses ...
Jing Yu
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From Board Governance to SDGs Integration: ESG Performance and Controversies in the MENA Region
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines how board characteristics influence firms' integration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), focusing on the mediating role of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance and the moderating effect of ESG controversies.
Waleed M. Alahdal +2 more
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New EU Directive on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering and terrorist financing [PDF]
Bankarstvo, 2018 The new Fifth Directive on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering and terrorist financing is the European Union's response to the 2016 terrorist attacks in Europe and the Panama Papers scandal.
Tomić Sanja
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Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Although firms that integrate a sustainability orientation (SO) may experience a significant improvement in their resource efficiency, many, particularly small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs), still struggle with the complexities of incorporating sustainability into their business models.
Michael Adu Kwarteng +3 more
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Terrorism Financing Methods: An Overview
Perspectives on Terrorism, 2013 How do terrorists move money? This article examines six of the most widely used methods: cash couriers, informal transfer systems (e.g. hawala), money service businesses, formal banking, false trade invoicing, and high value commodities. When
Michael Freeman, Moyara Ruehsen
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The Feasibility of Addressing the Financing of Terrorist Crimes in the Realm of Cryptocurrencies: The Experiences of Iran and Other Countries [PDF]
Iranian Journal of International and Comparative LawCryptocurrencies, despite their ambiguous nature, represent one of the most significant new phenomena in the global economy. Since the introduction of the first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, in 2009, terrorist groups have increasingly utilized these ...
Peyman Namamian
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Chapter 1: Understanding Terrorist Financing Risk
, 2023 IMF member countries face significant challenges when it comes to improving the effectiveness of their fight against terrorism financing. This book is intended to assist anti-money laundering and combating terrorism financing (AML/CFT) policymakers and ...
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Internationalization and ESG Controversies: Do Foreign Directors on Corporate Boards Matter?
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between internationalization and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) controversies, focusing on whether foreign directors on corporate boards influence this relationship. Drawing on resource dependence theory, we argue that internationalization increases ESG controversies due to the complexity of ...
Mohamed Elsayed +4 more
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Hezbollah’s Organized Criminal Enterprises in Europe
Perspectives on Terrorism, 2013 Hezbollah plots in Europe over the past year exposed a return to violent operations being conducted by the Iranian supported Lebanese Shi’ite group.
Matthew Levitt
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