Putting Islamic Finance in a Western Perspective With Professor Yousef Khalifa Al-Yousef March 4, 2010

Interest in the world of Islamic finance, which is founded on compliance with the principles and precepts of Islamic law, is steadily growing. But, what is Islamic finance and why, in this fragile global economy, are more and more institutions interested in it? Find out for yourself when UM Visiting Scholar Yousef K. Al-Yousef presents examples of the many Islamic investment instruments that are used in trade, agriculture and industry.

Professor Yousef K. Al-Yousef, of United Arab Emirates University, is currently a visiting scholar in the Department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Michigan.

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