Islamic Finance and Economic Development: Risk, Regulation, and Corporate Governance

Acknowledgments

This book has benefited from numerous inputs from friends and colleagues. The common thread of humanism and tolerance in all of them has been an inspiration and encouragement for which we are most grateful.

We would like to thank Dr. Zamir Iqbal for his unique input in introducing one of us to Islamic finance and guiding his initial steps into the field. Special thanks are also due to Professor Rifaat Abdel Karim, Dr. Mohamed Nedal Al Chaar, and Mr. Ijlal Ahmed Alvi, who so kindly shared with us insights and offered multiple leads that allowed us to better grasp the extent and depth of Islamic finance and its international reach. They provided many opportunities to interact with market and academic leaders in the field. These opportunities have helped us better appreciate the tremendous progress achieved by Islamic finance, as well as the challenges it faces. We would like also to thank Dr. Ahmed El-Gebali and Dr. Dahlia El-Hawary, who kindly shared their insights on numerous occasions and have been a great support at different times. We are most grateful to Dr. Abbas Mirakhor, Dr. Ali Abdel Aziz Soliman, Mr. Adnan A. Yousif, Dr. Khalid Al Saad, and Dr. Khaled Hussein, whose humanism and support have been an inspiring and encouraging light in pursuing the effort of putting together this book. Their review and comments on the draft manuscript and previous writings on the topic are most appreciated.

The book has greatly benefited from inputs from Dr. Hussain Madzlan ...