Category: Challenges
Leadership Development Challenges For The Ummah
With the global economy in turmoil and facing a sustained period of uncertainty – and with trust in institutions, regulators and companies under acute pressure – a fresh focus is emerging on governance and leadership. Simultaneously, how individuals respond will become key as uncertainty and volatility look set to become more commonplace. Furthermore, actions will [...]
Global Food Crisis: A Bowl of Opportunities for Muslim World
While developed countries are directing their attention to the turmoil in the financial sector – far less attention is being paid to the global food price crisis— a crisis that is having a more immediate and life threatening impact on the global masses. According to a recent report from Oxfam, a global non-governmental organizations working [...]
Potential of the Palestinian Private Sector in Crisis
Listed Companies of the Palestinian Stock Exchange Mr. Sam Bahour and Mr. Bashar Masri are two symbols of the resilience and potential of the Palestinian economy which continues to exist in perpetual crisis. Bashar Masri runs Massar International – a private sector holding company based in Ramallah, Palestine. It includes an advertising agency, a management [...]
Aljazeera – Website Domain Name Dispute
When the word “Aljazeera” is mentioned what do you think of? That is exactly the dispute that was recently argued and settled before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center, in Jazeera Space Channel TV Station v. AJ Publishing aka Aljazeera Publishing in Case No. D2005-0309. Jazeera Space Channel TV Station (Aljazeera [...]
Islamic Finance – Years Away from its Ideals
Mr. Rafe Haneef, of ABN-Amro lays out the development stages of the industry at a recent Conference Pondering the future is not an easy task. It’s like looking into a crystal ball. Is it hazy or clear, full of light or darkness? By most accounts, Islamic finance is now in its fourth decade of steady [...]
Media Awareness is the Challenge of Our Times
Constructively engaging the media is the only workable strategy The biggest challenge for Muslim entrepreneurs involved with the western markets, specifically the United States, is managing their media image. Post 9/11, the growing negative image is becoming a major inhibitor for doing business in the United States, and the rest of the world. “When a [...]
Image Crisis: Is there hope?
Brand expert suggests strategies for exporters in Muslim countries Mohammad Akram, a furniture trader from Pakistan, was on his last attempt to close a possible deal with an American buyer. The phone call ended with sheer disappointment when the buyer concluded, “To be honest, we love your product, but my boss is concerned with where [...]
