Is Islamic Banking Really Islamic? An Insider...

This Ramadan, help us expand our Muslim media project here:Become a Monthly Member: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membershipDonate via LaunchGood: https://www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/grow_the_thinking_muslim_podcastIn this short segment, Sami Hamdi emphasises that the month i ...  Show more

Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/member...Donate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim This week on The Thinking Muslim, we have a candid interview with Nurul Izzah Anwar, president of a leading party in ...  Show more

In this episode, Saifdean talks to Safdar Alam, CEO of investment firm Maydan Capital, about Islamic finance. Safdar starts by describing the basic principles of Islamic finance and the ethical justification for Islam’s prohibition on lending with interest. He and Saifedean th ...

In today’s episode Saifedean talks to former investment banker and author of Heaven’s Bankers, Harris Irfan. They discuss Harris’ decades of experiences in Islamic finance and what sparked his interest in bitcoin as a Muslim. Harris explains why bitcoin might be the most shari ...

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Dogecoin, and more. Cryptocurrency has continuously made headlines in recent years, but despite the popularity of the subject, it seems like there is still no consensus about how Muslims should engage with it. ⁠ ⁠ What should Muslims know about investing in cry ...  Show more

Where do we get trends from? How important is it to have a luxury lifestyle? Due to the ongoing cost of living crisis, people require financial assistance. As Muslims, what is the most appropriate way to utilise our wealth? While charity is encouraged in Islam, the ultimate so ...