CNN Please click here to watch how an American Muslim pilot, placed on a terrorist watch list, may now be unable to provide for his family and himself because he will not be able to fly planes. He is a war veteran who has placed his life on the line for our country.
August 1, 2008
No Suspicion Required Under DHS Policies By Ellen Nakashima Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, August 1, 2008; A01 Federal agents may take a traveler’s laptop computer or other electronic device to an off-site location for an unspecified period of time without any suspicion of wrongdoing, as part of border search policies the Department of Homeland… [Read more…]
July 26, 2008
Note from Rafik Beekun: This is an excellent video clip from the Data Doctor on CNN about how to keep your personal data more secure on your smartphone or Blackberry. Please click here to watch the video clip. Blackberry Mobile Anti Theft Recovery Software – Roblock Other articles of interest: 1. FBI taps cell phone… [Read more…]
July 25, 2008
ICR chairman Datuk Johan Raslan introduces four panelists, Khazanah Nasional Bhd managing director Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar, IJM Corporation managing director Datuk Krishnan Tan, Astro chief executive officer Rohana Rozhan and HSBC chief executive officer Irene Dorner at the StarBiz-ICRM forum on corporate responsibility. Part 1 Part 2 The panelists elaborate on the roles of… [Read more…]
July 17, 2008
By Faiza Saleh Ambah Washington Post Foreign Service Thursday, July 17, 2008; A01 MEDINA, Saudi Arabia — Clouds of yellow dust swirled in the air as tractors moved back and forth, leveling a huge, barren piece of land dotted with billboards announcing the city that will rise from the sand here. Over the next few… [Read more…]
May 23, 2008
By Magdi Abdelhadi BBC News, Cairo A decision by the Saudi owner of the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Cairo to ban the sale of alcohol and destroy millions of dollars worth of beverages has sparked a debate in Egypt. The international company which runs the hotel has urged Sheikh Abdulaziz al-Brahim – a relative of… [Read more…]
May 19, 2008
Javid Hassan, Arab News Saudi investments have been flowing into China on three levels — industrial ventures, refinery joint ventures and investment in the capital market. The low cost in China of both production and skilled manpower, together with mounting energy needs, have always acted as a magnet for institutional investors from the Kingdom. Even… [Read more…]
May 12, 2008
By Rosemary Haefner, careerbuilder.com Hiring managers don’t want to hear a lot of things during an interview — confessions of a violent past, a cell phone ring, a toilet flush. Yet job seekers have committed these interview gaffes and worse, according to CareerBuilder.com’s annual survey of the worst interview mistakes. Hiring managers say don’t offer… [Read more…]
May 7, 2008
By Queen Rania It’s not every day that success stories echo out of Iraq into the halls of power, but Madeeha Hasan Odhaib defies the norm. Armed with her sewing machine, unflinching stoicism and determination, Madeeha, 37, is mending the fabric of Iraq. Four years ago, this mother of two and seamstress turned district council… [Read more…]
May 3, 2008
Emirates Islamic Bank, one of the leading financial institutions in the region announced the first quarter results which were even more impressive when compared to an already impeccable record of results and customer experience. The Bank recorded a net profit of Dhs148.6m, recording a phenomenal increase of 253 % on the results for the same… [Read more…]
May 3, 2008
By JACK WONG, the star, Malaysia, KUCHING: China, which has more than 18 million Muslims, is looking to Malaysian companies for collaboration to develop its halal food and consumer goods industries. Vice-Consul (Economic and Commercial) of the China Consulate in Kuching Ma Yu said the Chinese Government had provided preferential policies and financial support to… [Read more…]
March 24, 2008
Arab News JEDDAH, 23 March 2008 — Prices of essential commodities and house rents have increased by 30 to 50 percent, prompting Saudis and expatriates to call for government intervention to curb the unprecedented phenomenon and for increasing their salaries to cope with the situation. “The government should stop the monopoly of big companies that… [Read more…]
March 24, 2008
Since 2002, ABC Islamic Bank E.C, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arab Banking Corporation, has issued the first Islamic credit card. The card, considered the first Islamic credit card that conforms to Sharia principles, is expected to be well accepted by all customers who prefer to utilise a credit card based on Glorious Sharia principles. Prior… [Read more…]
February 5, 2008
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008 By CARLA POWER, TIME When Famile Arslan showed up for her first day of work, the receptionist pointed her toward the broom closet. “‘The cleaning supplies are over there,’” Arslan recalls being told. “I had to say, ‘No, I’m not the cleaner. I’m the lawyer.’” In fairness to the receptionist, Arslan… [Read more…]
December 27, 2007
By Lawrence Carrel TheStreet.com Senior Writer 12/24/2007 6:13 AM EST Islamic law prohibits the collection and payment of interest. That means mutual funds aimed at Muslim investors must avoid financial services stocks. This proved to be a winning formula in 2007, when Wall Street finally paid the price for several years’ worth of predatory lending… [Read more…]
December 12, 2007
by Carole Landry Fri Dec 7, 11:39 AM ET MOSCOW (AFP) – With Koranic scriptures adorning its walls, Russia‘s first Muslim clinic opened in Moscow this week, hailed by religious leaders as a sign of greater respect for Islam. After cutting the red ribbon at the entrance of the gleaming modern facility in Moscow’s industrial… [Read more…]
November 24, 2007
Source: Malaysian ICM, Quarterly Bulletin of Malysian Islamic Capital Market, March 2007, 2: 1 Author: Securities Commission In Islamic financial transactions, price is determined on a willing buyer, willing seller basis. In most instances, the seller will sell to the highest bidder. From a Shariah perspective, a transaction that involves bidding is known as bay`… [Read more…]
October 11, 2007
Note from Rafik Beekun: By the Grace of Allah, I just posted an article that Dr. Iqbal Unus and I wrote some years ago on this topic. Please click on the Muslim Manager tab at the top of this blog, and view the last article posted as you go down the page.
September 29, 2007
Imam Ibn Rajab Al-Hanbali The first type of craving for wealth is that a person has extreme love for wealth and also relentlessly exerts efforts to attain it – via means which are lawful – being excessive in that, striving hard and making painstaking efforts and toiling in order to attain it. It has been… [Read more…]
September 27, 2007
Claudia Eller, Times Staff Writer SECTION: BUSINESS; Business Desk; Part C; Pg. 1 Time Warner Inc.’s Warner Bros. studio struck a multibillion-dollar joint venture deal Wednesday with two Abu Dhabi companies that would bring such American icons as Bugs Bunny, Roadrunner and Scooby-Doo to the Persian Gulf region. The partners have agreed to build a… [Read more…]
September 21, 2007
The Wall Street Journal By Aaron Lucchetti in New York and Alistair MacDonald and Jason Singer in London September 20, 2007 A stock exchange owned by the government of Dubai emerged as the leading contender to win Nasdaq Stock Market Inc.’s stake of about 30% in the London Stock Exchange Group PLC and a minority… [Read more…]
September 21, 2007
Wall Street Journal, September 21, 2007 As oil prices soar, Middle Eastern governments are demonstrating their clout in global financial markets — but doing so with a new political savvy Yesterday saw a burst of deal activity involving Mideast governments, including a battle among two Persian Gulf emirates over the London Stock Exchange and a… [Read more…]
November 21, 2006
Source: Religious Diversity and the Workplace by Grove Harris (2004) Note: This is an excerpt with respect to Muslims only from Grove Harris’s report. For the full article, please visit The Pluralism Project at Harvard University.… [Read more…] According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in Washington, D.C., there has been a substantial rise… [Read more…]
August 25, 2008
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