Islamic Capital Markets: Theory and Practice

Acknowledgments

The author acknowledges great indebtedness to Professor Bruce Herrick, former professor of economics at the University of California, Los Angeles, and to Dr. Abbas Mirakhor, former executive director at the International Monetary Fund. He expresses his gratitude to Datuk Professor Syed Othman Al Habshi for the opportunity to serve at the INCEIF, Malaysia. The author extends special thanks to Aziza Yarlaeva, a graduate of INCEIF, for her participation in the book process. She generously reviewed the manuscript. As a specialist of Islamic finance, she contributed with substantive comments and suggestions that benefited the book.

The author acknowledges the valuable contribution of Gemma Rosey, the editor from John Wiley & Sons who added considerable value to the manuscript. He expresses deep gratitude to Cheryl Ferguson, William Ferguson, and Stefan Skeen, for their hard work in the copy editing of the manuscript and in the production phase of the book. The author expresses a special appreciation to Jules Yap and Nick Wallwork and is thankful for the continuing support of John Wiley & Sons Singapore in promoting the development of Islamic finance literature.