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Gatehouse Bank secures student property in Texas

Gatehouse Bank plc (Gatehouse), a wholesale Shariah compliant investment bank based in the City of London, has completed the acquisition of its first US based student accommodation property in College Station, Texas.

Islamic finance, Halal industry and the media

Islamic finance, Halal industry and the media

“MASS media is the medium that carries the message to the masses and is responsible for controlling our conclusions.” I’d like to dissect the above quote and see how the “transmission of message” is being coded and decoded by the Western media with respect to the halal industry and Islamic finance. Neither the halal industry [...]

Innovation and Islamic finance

Innovation and the ensuing needed authenticity are the pre-requisites to move Islamic finance to US$2 trillion by 2015. But, how best to describe innovation in Islamic finance? Famous quotes often capture succinctly the essence of the issue, and, for innovation in Islamic finance, the below quotes are a good beginning. “Sometimes when you innovate, you [...]