A special print edition of Islamic Finance Today (IFT) magazine was released at the World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) held in Bahrain early this month. The publisher Pioneer Publications was a media partner at the event and was represented by its editor-in-chief Asiff Hussein. IFT plans to have quarterly print issues, incorporating the main articles and interviews published in its …

By Mass L. Usuf Remember the revulsion and disgust with which our society reacted to the gruesome murder of that angel ‘Seya’ last September. Suggestions for the punishment of the accused at that time ranged from decapitation, to killing by torture, to stoning to death like in the Middle East. The rage was all over their faces and the revengeful …

160 years ago, during the Great Famine in Ireland, the Ottoman Empire sent £1,000 sterling (about $1,052,000 today) and 3 shiploads of food to Drogheda, Ireland. Ireland was ridden with famine and disease between 1845 and 1849. Also known as the Great Hunger, this famine had lasting effects: at least one million people died due to famine-related diseases and more …

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'I always try not to be prejudiced myself but apparently I already am.' By Rachel Dicker With new evidence surfacing that the San Bernardino shooters may have been connected to the Islamic State group, the distinction between radical terrorist ideology and peaceful religion is more important to draw than ever before. Dutch YouTubers Dit is Normaal sought to draw attention …

In the aftermath of the collapse of  the former Soviet Union in 1979, and the emergence of the United States as the most powerful military power in known human history, people worldwide dreamt that democracy would flourish and the world would be a war-free and peaceful place. However, their hopes were dashed as forces such as powerful and ruthless lobbies …