Is Islamic Banking Really Islamic? An Insider...

Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membershipDonate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Today on The Thinking Muslim, we are joined by Professor Butch Ware for a powerful conversation on some of the most ...  Show more

Help us expand our Muslim media project here: https://www.thinkingmuslim.com/membershipDonate to our charity partner Baitulmaal here: http://btml.us/thinkingmuslim Today on The Thinking Muslim, we are joined by Dr Asim Qureshi. Dr Asim is a human rights advocate and the Research ...  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 ...