International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management: Volume 3 Issue 4

Impact of financial shocks on Islamic banks: Malaysian evidence during 1997 and 2007 financial crises

Salina H. Kassim, M. Shabri Abd. Majid

The purpose of this paper is to provide empirical evidences on the impact of financial shocks on the Islamic banks vis‐a‐vis the conventional banks. Based on the Malaysian…

Global financial crisis: an Islamic finance perspective

Adel Ahmed

The purpose of this paper is to initially contribute the literature linking the global financial crisis and the Islamic finance model which is competent of playing down the…

Risk exposure during the global financial crisis: the case of Islamic banks

Abdelaziz Chazi, Lateef A.M. Syed

The purpose of this paper is to examine the way Islamic financial institutions dealt with the recent financial problems in terms of risk management.

The financial Tower of Babel: roots of crisis

Robin Matthews, Issam Tlemsani

The aim of this paper is to explore and discuss the causative factors of the current financial crisis from an Islamic perspective. This paper also examines Islamic finance as an…

Turkish banking system in the face of the global crisis

M. Sükrü Erdem

The 2008‐2009 crisis had no significant impact on the Turkish banking system (TBS), with the TBS achieving a record level of profitability in 2009. The strong position of Turkish…

The subprime crisis and Islamic stock markets integration

Bakri Abdul Karim, Nor Akila Mohd. Kassim, Mohammad Affendy Arip

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of the current global crisis on the integration and co‐movements of selected Islamic stock markets.

The global financial crisis and its implications for the Islamic financial industry

Edib Smolo, Abbas Mirakhor

The purpose of this paper is to review the evolution of the global financial crisis, draw lessons from it, and analyse its effect(s) on the Islamic financial industry (IFI).

The subprime mortgages crisis and Islamic securitization

Karmila Hanim Kamil, Marliana Abdullah, Shahida Shahimi, Abdul Ghafar Ismail

The purpose of this paper is to provide an insight of Islamic securitization based on sukuk structures.

Challenges facing the Islamic financial services sector

Kadom Shubber