Category: Challenges
Islamic Education in the US: Its Growth, Demand and Developments
Muslims and America are becoming synchronous in current times, seen through a strong growth of Muslim families in the USA. Accompanying these families is their need to maintain their Muslim identity, despite living in a Muslim-minority country. This is not impossible as the melting pot of the United States celebrates cultural diversity and freedom of [...]
Challenges and Opportunities of the Arab Youth: Recent Surveys
This year’s uprising and imminent changes in the Arab landscape brought to light an important and under-recognized demographic of the Arab world – the Arab youth. Stemmed from frustration against their governments, due in large part to poor human capital policies, the stage was set for the biggest protests seen in recent times, as unemployment [...]
Indian Muslim Higher Education: Challenges and the Way Forward
Situated at the backseat of the education sector, Muslims in India are at a disadvantage due to their low levels of education coupled with an even lower quality of education. Statistics reveal[1] that about 25 % of Muslim children between the ages of six and fourteen have either never attended or have dropped out of [...]
State of Food Insecurity & Opportunities in OIC Countries
SPECIAL REPORT: State of food security across the 57 member OIC countries; Key drivers of food crisis; A unique OIC-wide food and agriculture cluster approach that identifies opportunities for sustainable growth and investments.
Corruption in Muslim Markets – Special Report
In this special report, we look at Corruption in the mostly Muslim majority 57 Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) countries. We focus specifically on the business community, its common corrupt practices or environment, and opportunities of curbing its cancerous effects.
Islamic Microfinance Award Highlights Successes
Al Amal Microfinance Bank of Yemen (AMB) clinched the Islamic Microfinance Award 2010 (held in February 2011), walking away with a grant worth USD104,000 for its idea to launch an Islamic leasing facility, something new in the micro financing sector. Micro financing serves to meet the needs of 2.7 billion people who have no access, [...]
The Mechanics of Corruption: Scenarios from Malaysia
An examination of the mechanics of corruption from Malaysia and sketching an assessment of its impact.
Egypt Revolution – Business Facts & Updates
As the Egypt crisis begins to have a wider economic impact, we are tracking the developments on this Egypt Crisis Page. Will Egypt emerge as a stronger economic player from this? Who are the key players who will shape its economic future? Regular facts & updates organized by various key categories.
Egypt Revolution: Corporate Responsibility?
Editor’s Note: As the Egypt revolution has unfolded, many companies have taken an active role in shaping the protests or supporting or not supporting its cause. Telecom and internet players have come under fire, while other companies have gone out of their way to support the protesters (e.g. AlJazeera, Google and others.) Many domestic companies [...]
Football Industry Hub Sialkot Struggles Forward
A gold colored football statue stands proudly at the Pakistani city Sialkot’s main traffic circle. For a nation dazed over cricket and one that is reeling from social and political distress, this statue illustrates Sialkot’s distinctive strength as a global football manufacturing hub, providing premium hand-stitched footballs commissioned by the best brands of this sport. [...]
