Tag: Saudi Arabia
Productivity in Ramadan: 2011 Survey Based Report
A fact-based study on the state of productivity during Ramadan across the Muslim World. The study offers recommendations for improving productivity during Ramadan for individuals, businesses and government institutions.
Al Ebtikarat: Linking Students to the Real World
(Special Guest Contribution) A hadith of the Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) stated that: ‘Seeking knowledge is obligatory upon every Muslim.’* Even though what is meant by knowledge here is knowledge of Shariah (Islamic knowledge,) the importance of knowledge and education in Islam has always been the path of the true believers. At Ebtikarat Education, our goal is [...]
MILE – Madinah Institute Of Leadership And Entrepreneurship
Striving to build and redefine leadership and entrepreneurial brilliance in the Arab and Muslim World, MILE – the Madinah Institute of Leadership and Entrepreneurship – started off as a corporate social responsibility program in 2009 with the help of McKinsey & Co., a global management consulting firm. With growing support, this non-profit organization has prospered [...]
Select Videos from Leading Business Schools of the OIC
Select Videos from Leading Business Universities from the OIC member countries.
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals – College of Industrial Management (CIM)
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) College of Industrial Management (CIM) Phone: +966 3 860 1143 Email: emba@kfupm.edu.sa Website: http://www.kfupm.edu.sa/cim Address: KFUPM, Dharhan, 31261, SAUDI ARABIA Type: Public Year Founded: 1975 Accreditation: AACSB Recognition: Ranked #255 in the QS World University Rankings 2010/2011 Description “Established in 1975, the College of Industrial Management (CIM) [...]
Bateel: Building a World-class Gourmet Date Experience
Bateel is Arabic for the young branch of a date palm — one that can be used to grow a new tree. The word Bateel, therefore, is very much associated with the date, an important fruit in Islamic history and culture. Thus the word Bateel is very much associated with the date, an important fruit in [...]
Top 100 Companies of the Muslim World: 2010 DS100 Ranking
See the full DS100™ list. The 2010 DS100 ranking, which is based on companies’ fiscal year ended on or before June 2010, fully captures the impact of the 2008/2009 global financial crisis.
2010 DS100 Summary: Companies Absorb Financial Crisis Shock
The 7th Annual DS100 continues to benchmark the corporate environment of the 57 OIC (Organization of Islamic Conference) member countries.
Meet the Chief Yahoo! of the Arab World
Samih Toukan’s life motto, “It’s better to try and fail than to fail to try,” has made him the globe’s largest Arab entrepreneur success story. When the world’s major Internet portal, Yahoo! signed a multi-million dollar deal with the biggest Arab online community in the world called Maktoob.com on August 25, CEO Samih Toukan was [...]
Islamic Development Bank (IDB) – a Financial Institution with Meaningful Impact
The experience of walking the halls of the impressive 21-story Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and its surrounding IDB Group buildings is unlike any in the world. Finance professionals hailing from seemingly every corner of the Muslim markets – from Malaysia, Indonesia to Kazakhstan and Turkey; from Pakistan, Bangladesh to Algeria, [...]
