Afkham Azeez

I am a committer & Project Management Committee (PMC) member of the Apache Web Services project. I work as a software architect at WSO2 and am the Product Manager of WSO2 Web Services Application Server (WSAS). I also lead the WSO2 Carbon framework project. My areas of interest include distributed computing, SOA, Highly Available & Highly Scalable applications & J2EE technologies. My current research area is cloud computing and am currently trying to make Web services autoscale on Amazon EC2. I am the author of the clustering implementation for Apache Axis2. I hold a B.Sc. first class honors degree in Computer Science & Engineering from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, and am currently reading for a Masters Degree in Computer Science specializing in Software Architecture.

Islamic Finance

Sukuks – The emerging trend in Islamic Finance Suresh R. I. Perera, LLB, Attorney – at – Law Director Tax & Regulatory, KPMG Ford Rhodes Thornton & Co.

March 9, 2009

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Introduction Are you a finance or capital markets specialist ? Then you must be familiar with the latest trend in…

Islamic Finance

SUKUK – Some Basic Facts

March 9, 2009

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Sukuk is a form of Shari’ah-compliant securitization which is gaining wide acceptance not only in Muslim states, but also in…

ECONOMIC SYSTEM

Going against the Grain Capitalism in the wake of a New Order By Roshan Madawela –

March 9, 2009

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Harsh words against the development of Shari’ah compliant financing has not faded despite the deeply ingrained flaws in the world’s…

ECONOMIC SYSTEM

The Nature of Paper Money – Some history and observations, by A.L.M. Abdul Gafoor – Appropriate Technology Foundation Groningen, The Netherlands

March 9, 2009

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Gold and money From time immemorial gold was money. Valuable goods were priced in terms of gold: this product is…

ECONOMIC SYSTEM

THE GREENBACK – AS GOOD AS GOLD ?, by Roshan Madawela Editor – Research Intelligence Unit.

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The world’s monopoly currency is still on the slide as the US’s trade partners watch and attempt to navigate a…

FINANCIAL RULES

The Subtle Nature of Riba, – by MOHAMMED ROBBANI – INSIF The Institute of Islamic Finance London

March 9, 2009

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It is a common practice to equate the English word ‘Interest’ with the ancient Arabic word ‘Riba’. However, this simple…

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Afkham Azeez

Sukuks – The emerging trend in Islamic Finance Suresh R. I. Perera, LLB, Attorney – at – Law Director Tax & Regulatory, KPMG Ford Rhodes Thornton & Co.

SUKUK – Some Basic Facts

Going against the Grain Capitalism in the wake of a New Order By Roshan Madawela –

The Nature of Paper Money – Some history and observations, by A.L.M. Abdul Gafoor – Appropriate Technology Foundation Groningen, The Netherlands

THE GREENBACK – AS GOOD AS GOLD ?, by Roshan Madawela Editor – Research Intelligence Unit.

The Subtle Nature of Riba, – by MOHAMMED ROBBANI – INSIF The Institute of Islamic Finance London

Red Mosque in Sri Lanka, Mosque With 49 Minarets

A Ceylon Moor Pictorial: With a Glimpse into the Moorish Life of Old By Asiff Hussein

The Senior Prefects’ Investiture Ceremony at Zahira College Colombo

Special measles vaccination programme from next week

Halloween in Islam: Should Muslims Celebrate?

Inheritance According To Islamic Sharia Law – by Fazli Sameer

The Ceylon Muslim Scholarship Fund – RAMAZAN APPEAL 2011 (1432 AH)

Jinnah Scholarship from deserving Sri Lankan students 2012

Rizvi Muthi’s call for compromise on Dambula Mosque, Rewarding hooliganism and sell out of the community By Latheef Farook

YMMA SCHOLARSHIPS 2012/2013 – Sri Lanka

Intermixing of men and women, By Ibn Baz Fatwas