Heart-Warming Visit to Pahang Flood Victims A project EthisCrowd fully crowdfunded “In that Pahang community, I felt a certain kind of peace, a quiet, where the people were happy, content and grateful; a beautiful calm, … Read More ›
Understand the real estate market in Indonesia and learn how you can mitigate risk while investing. Umar Munshi explains what are the important aspects. I shuttle monthly between Kuala Lumpur – Jakarta – Singapore, to … Read More ›
Globally, Muslims are known to be highly charitable, and freely donate huge sums of money for social and religious causes. This love for giving, however, has in many instances been let down by poor management … Read More ›
Secara global, umat Islam dikenal sebagai komunitas dermawan, yang giat menyumbangkan sebagian dari rezekinya untuk tujuan sosial dan keagamaan. Akan tetapi kebiasaan baik ini ternyata menimbulkan sedikit kesalah pahaman yang harus dikoreksi, terutama dalam peningkatan … Read More ›
Islamic finance is making waves as a rapidly-growing industry within global finance. This article is an overview of the basics of Islamic finance. Islam is an all-encompassing religion that governs every aspect of life, detailing the conduct … Read More ›
In this article, we will be explaining the concept of Mudharabah and the advantages of using profit-sharing arrangements. What is Mudharabah? Mudharabah is essentially an Islamic term for a profit-sharing arrangement. In a Mudharabah contract, … Read More ›
This article explores the basics of Blockchain technology and its possible applications in the Islamic Finance ecosystem. A new technology in computing is set to revolutionise the world in ways that we never thought possible. … Read More ›
Islamic crowdfunding came into existence in the last couple years to distinguish itself from mainstream crowdfunding. But what is the difference?
This short post is meant to initiate discussion and ideas. I am an enthusiast of Islamic Finance but have little experience in Islamic Banking. My ideas below predicates on observation and assumptions, and some data. My … Read More ›
Airbnb (home/room sharing) is now worth more than Hyatt and Hilton Hotels combined. Uber (car sharing) provided 2 million rides a day and continues its global expansion. Lending Club (peer-to-peer crowdfunding) channelled USD2billion in the … Read More ›
No, this is not some extravagant light display or a solar galactic phenomenon. What you’re looking at is fiber optics technology; the future of the internet. You must have heard about it or came across … Read More ›