In “Sextortion, Gender, and Digital Crime: A Socio-Legal Comparison between Positive and Islamic Law” (Jurnal Hukum dan Pranata Sosial 19, no. 1 (2024)) J.M. Muslimin (Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta) and others, using “normative and empirical legal research,” argue that “in Islamic law, sextortion can be categorized as a part of jarīmah (criminal act) with a… CONTINUE READING
In “Keeping while Giving: The Perpetuation of Inequalities through Private Islamic Waqfs” (Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (ERID) Working Paper No. 305, 2024), Fatih Serkant Adiguzel (Sabanci University, Turkey) and Timur Kuran (Duke University), “[u]sing an original data set of Istanbul waqf deeds from 1453 to 1923 . . . show[] that the primary functions of… CONTINUE READING
In “Beyond religion and culture: The economic consequences of the institutionalization of sharia law” (Emerging Markets Review 52 (2022)), Gabriele Lattanzio (Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan) argues that “that the institutionalization of Sharia Law within a Muslim-majority country’s legal system causes material economic costs.” In “Cancel Culture: Islamic Law and Public Policy Challenges in the Digital Age” (Revista de… CONTINUE READING
In “Legal Protection and Justice for Franchise Business Operators from an Islamic Law Perspective” (Journal of Ecohumanism 3, no. 6 (2024)), Agung Satryo Wibowo (Faculty of Law Sunan Giri University, Indonesia) and others, “us[ing] an empirical juridical legal approach to explore the concept of franchising, Islamic legal principles, and the impact of legal protection on… CONTINUE READING
In “Unveiling interest rates and Islamic banking activity: empirical evidence from Saudi banks” (Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, May 31, 2024), Mouldi Djelassi and Jamel Boukhatem (University of Tunis) “explore the impact of interest rate shocks on the deposits and financing of Islamic and conventional banks in Saudi Arabia.”
In “Women and Sharia Law in the UK” (in Religious Minorities in Pluralist Societies, eds. Roberta Medda-Windischer and others (Brill, 2024)), Elham Manea (University of Zurich), “[b]ased on field work conducted by the author . . . present[s] the political and legal context and consequences of the application of Islamic Law in the UK Sharia… CONTINUE READING
In “How are Islamic banking products developed? Evidence from emerging country” (Cogent Economics & Finance 12, no. 1 (2024)), Faizi Faizi (Department of Islamic Economics, Indonesia), relying on semi-structured interviews with experts, finds that “[t]he success of Islamic banks in the competitive banking sector relies on their ability to strategically position themselves by continually innovating… CONTINUE READING
In “Survey dataset of factors affecting Islamic donation intention in Malaysia” (Data in Brief, July 9, 2024), Mohamad Syahmi Mat Daud (Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia) and others, using “[a] self-administrated survey of 400 Muslims with various demographic characteristics,” “identify[] factors that influence Muslims’ Islamic donation intentions, thereby helping scholars and Islamic… CONTINUE READING
In “Antecedents of Islamic credit card adoption in Pakistan: an empirical study based on the decomposed theory of planned behavior” (Journal of Islamic Marketing, June 4, 2024), Syed Tehseen Jawaid (University of Karachi) and others, using “sample data from 499 respondents,” find that “attitude, compatibility, perceived behavioral control and religiosity are positive, while complexity negatively affects… CONTINUE READING
In “Market power and Shariah compliance on Islamic banks: Does public listing matter?” (Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research, July 2, 2024), Hasan Mukhibad (Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang, Indonesia)”investigates 101 fully-fledged Islamic banks (IBs) from 27 countries” and “finds that high profitability causes a decrease in SC [sharī’a compliance].”
