By Hammad Siddiqi The writer is a research fellow at the Risk and Sustainable Management Institute at the University of Queensland and an associate professor of economics at LUMS. Something quite extraordinary has been happening lately. A French economist is receiving rock star treatment in the US. Some are calling it a silent revolution in […]
Read more →By PETER BUFFETT I HAD spent much of my life writing music for commercials, film and television and knew little about the world of philanthropy as practiced by the very wealthy until what I call the big bang happened in 2006. That year, my father, Warren Buffett, made good on his commitment to give nearly […]
Read more →Muslim Grassroots Leaders and Popular Preachers in South Asia Table of Contents Foreword Peter Mandaville Media-Based Preachers and the Creation of New Muslim Publics in Pakistan Mumtaz Ahmad Muslim Grassroots Leaders in India: National Issues and Local Leadership Dietrich Reetz Religious Figures, Insurgency, and Jihad in Southern Afghanistan Thomas H. Johnson
Read more →Mumtaz Ahmad, Ph.D. Professor of Political Science Vice President (Academic Affairs) International Islamic University, Islamabad The topic of my presentation is to reflect on The Role of Religious Leaders in the Modern World. Before I share with this learned audience my submissions, it seems relevant to define and narrow down the scope of at least […]
Read more →Developing a “Just and Balanced Society Index (JABSI)” on the Basis of Maqasid Al-Sharia By Zahid Bukhari, Ph.D. Click here to view the presentation.
Read more →Testimony Before a Joint Hearing of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the House International Relations Subcommittee on International Terrorism and Non proliferation May 4, 2005, 2:00 PM, 2128 Rayburn House Building Hearing entitled: “Significance of Zakah in Islam and Charitable traditions of Muslims in America” Dr. Zahid H. Bukhari Director, […]
Read more →The United States Census Bureau produces quality data about almost all aspects of the nation’s people and the economy. One can find in its annual reports personal data on class, race, ethnicity, gender, age, education, profession, occupation, income level, marital status, place of birth and origin of immigrant country. Besides the details of households’ facilities, […]
Read more →The twentieth century has seen the immensely important impact of four institutions on making social change and development in various societies of the world. They are: 1) Nation States; 2) International Organizations; 3) Multi-national Corporations and 4) the NGOs. The role and scope of the NGOs have expanded tremendously during the recent decades, especially in […]
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