Islamic Finance

1. Introduction
Tina Harrison, Essam Ibrahim

2. Toward a Comprehensive Theoretical Framework for Shariah Governance in Islamic Financial Institutions
Siti Normala Sheikh Obid, Babak Naysary

3. Do Customers Patronize Islamic Banks for Shari’a Compliance?
Shakir Ullah, Kun-ho Lee

4. Bank Image in the UAE: Comparing Islamic and Conventional Banks
Hussein A. Hassan Al-Tamimi, Adel Shehadah Lafi, Md Hamid Uddin

5. Bankers’ Perception towards Bai Salam Method for Agriculture Financing in Pakistan
Ahmad Kaleem, Saima Ahmad

6. Bank-Level Stability Factors and Consumer Confidence — A Comparative Study of Islamic and Conventional Banks’ Product Mix
Kassim Hussein

7. A Comparative Performance of Conventional and Islamic Unit Trusts: Market Timing and Persistence Evidence
Nafis Alam, Kin Boon Tang, Mohammad Shadique Rajjaque

8. Shariah-Compliant Equities: Empirical Evaluation of Performance in the European Market during Credit Crunch
Nafis Alam, Mohammad Shadique Rajjaque

9. Awareness of Islamic Banking Products among Muslims: The Case of Australia
Hussain Gulzar Rammal, Ralf Zurbruegg

10. Challenges and Opportunities for Islamic Retail Banking in the European Context: Lessons to Be Learnt from a British-German Comparison
Stefan Volk, Markus Pudelko

11. Developing the Islamic Financial Services Sector in Italy: An Institutional Theory Perspective
Barbara Petracci, Hussain G. Rammal

Nyckelord: Finance, Financial Services, Investments and Securities, Capital Markets, Corporate Finance, Personal Finance/Wealth Management/Pension Planning