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About Us:
The American
Journal of Islamic Finance (www.AJIF.org - AJIF) was founded in
1989 as an advisory outreach to Muslims interested in the field
of Islamic finance. In subsequent years, AJIF became a significant
resource to Muslims and non-Muslims alike seeking to under stand
how the Sharia'a governs financial matters as well as to professionals
in the field of Islamic banking and finance.
AJIF's founder and operator is commited to free information. With more than
20 years of experience in banking and securities, Abdulkader is
currently a principal in Strategic Guidance, LLC and Presi-dent
& CEO of SAMAD American Holding Corp. Both are entities working
to expand the reach of Islamic finance in the regulated US and OECD
markets. . At the United Bank of Kuwait,
supervised the first regula-tory approvals of Islamic banking products.
Prior experience included heading the real estate and project finance
group of the Sumitomo Bank, Ltd. - Los Angeles Branch and six years
in Bahrain as a banker.
AJIF has enjoyed a renowned pool of professionals and scholars on
its Editorial Board inculding:
- Dr. Rifaat
Abdel Karim, Secretary General, Accounting & Auditing Standards
Organiza-tions for Islamic Financial Institutions, Bahrain
- Imtiaz Ali,
President, Islamic Housing Cooperative Society, Trinidad &
Tobago
- Dato' Abdul
Halim Ismail, Executive Chairman, BIMB Securities, Kuala Lumpur
- Michael Langton,
Director, Bahrain Institute of Banking & Finance, Bahrain
- Habib Shirazi,
Islamic Bank Training Center, Tehran, Iran
- Sh. Muhamad
Taqi Usmani, Dural Ulam, Karachi, Pakistan
- Sh. Nizam
Yaquby, Bahrain
- Said Zafar,
Toronto, Canada
- Dr. M. Shahid
Ebrahim, National University of Singapore
With the assistance
of Sh. Yusuf DeLorenzo, the Editorial Board is being reshaped.
AJIF provides a growing archive of useful information assisting
the researcher, reader, profes-sional and consumer alike to understand
better how Islam guides us in our financial lives. The first task
of this site is to archive existing AJIF materials. New articles
and book reviews will be added on a periodic basis.
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