Micro Waqf Banks: A New Breed of IF Providers for Indonesian Poor
I deem Indonesia, my new home, as the University of Islamic Microfinance. And I have good reasons for the same. If you exclude the replications…
Category: Zakat
The Sustainable Development Goals from a Shariah Perspective – V
Since the religion of Islam sets the agenda for development in predominantly Muslim societies, it is interesting to examine to what extent the SDGs conform…
The Sustainable Development Goals from a Shariah Perspective
The Sustainable Development Goals framework reflects the consensus among the global community of policy makers on major challenges confronting humanity. It sets the direction in…
Accountability and Governance in Zakat Institutions – II
In Part I of Accountability and Governance in Zakat Institutions, we presented a broad comprehension of the concepts of accountability and governance from the standpoint…
Accountability and Governance in Zakat Institutions – I
Accountability implies the duty of an entity to use (and prevent misuse of) the resources entrusted to it in an efficient and effective manner. This…
Risk Analysis for Zakat Institutions – II
In Part I of this document on risk analysis for Zakat Institutions, we identified certain risk factors within the broad category of reputation risk. Here…
Risk Analysis for Zakat Institutions – I
A zakat institution (ZI) intermediates between an individual or institution liable to pay zakat (muzakki) and an eligible beneficiary of zakat (mustahiq). It ensures that…
Turning to Islamic Finance for Meeting Development Goals – II
The DEEP project was a trailblazer in many ways. The program was initiated at a time and in a region where two-third of population (according…
Turning to Islamic Finance for Meeting Development Goals – I
It was the year 2006. It was my maiden assignment at the Islamic Development Bank to explore and take stock of the nascent Islamic microfinance…
Role of IsDB in Developing Zakat Sector
Keynote speech delivered by Dr Mohammed Obaidullah, Lead Research Economist, IRTI, IsDB at the World Zakat Forum International Conference at Melaka, Malaysia on December 05,…