Research Area: Islam (Ethics and Business)

Introduction to Islam (5 ECTS).

1. Islam
2. Prophet Muhammad. The Holy Quran
3. Sunnis and Shiites
4. Five pillars of Islam
5. Human Rights in Islam (Cairo Declaration)
   1. Tawakkol Karman - Nobel Peace Prize (Yemen)
   2. Haifa Al-Mansour - Film Director (Saudi Arabia)
6. Sharia and business
7. Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence)
8. The role of Islamic Banking
9. Principles of Islamic Economics
10. Zakat
11. How to negotiate with the Muslim Countries
12. The Ummah (Muslim Community) in Africa, Asia (India, ASEAN) and Europe

Download the syllabus: “Islam” (PDF).

Islamic Economic Organizations. Islamic Integration (5 ECTS).

1. Organization of Islamic Cooperation
   1. Trade Preferential System among (TPS-OIC)
   2. Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation
   3. Islamic Chamber of Commerce
   4. Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT)
   5. Statistical, Economic and Social Research Centre (SESRIC)
2. Islamic Development Bank
3. Arab League
4. United Nations ESCWA
5. Afro-Arab Cooperation
6. Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA)
7. Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States
8. Summit of South American-Arab Countries
9. Asia-Middle East Dialogue

Regional Economic Organizations:

1. Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
2. Arab Maghreb Union
3. Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD)
4. Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO)
5. Arab Mediterranean Agreement

Download the syllabus “Islamic Institutions” (PDF).

Arab Development Funds (1 ECTS).

1. Saudi Fund for Development
2. Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
3. Arab Trade Financing Programme
4. Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development
5. OPEC Fund for International Development
6. Abu Dhabi Fund for Development
7. Arab Gulf Programme
8. Arab Monetary Fund

Download the syllabus - Arab Dev. Funds (PDF).

4- Islamic Economic Area (8 ECTS).

1. Islam: the common factor of Islamic Civilization
2. Islamic Economic Areas:
   1. Arab Economic Area (PDF)
   2. Central Eurasian Economic Area (PDF)
   3. Malay Economic Area
   4. African Economic Area (*)
      1. Maghrebian (PDF)
      2. West African (PDF)
      3. East African (PDF)
3. Economic Integration of Islamic Civilization
4. Interactions of Islamic Civilization

(*) In the African Economic Area, Islam and Christianity are the two largest religions, in addition to African Traditional Religions.

The objectives are:

1. To understand the pillars of Islam and its influence on International Business
2. To analyze the main branches of Islam: Sunni and Shi'a
3. To understand the ethical principles of Islam
4. To understand the principles of Islamic Economics
5. To identify the largest Islamic economic institutions
6. To learn to plan an intercultural negotiation in Muslim Markets
7. To analyze the figures of the main Muslim Businessman
8. To learn about fundamental role of Islam on Islamic Civilization
9. To analyze the Islamic Economic Areas and their relationships with other civilizations
10. To understand the role of Muslim Countries on Global Economy

The wealthiest and most influential Arabs.

1. His Royal Highness Prince Bin Talal
2. Sulaiman Al-Rajhi
3. Jawad Ahmed Bukhamseen
4. Abdul Aziz Ghurair
5. Mohamed Al Jaber
6. Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo
7. Nasser Al Kharafi
8. Majid Al Futtaim
9. Mohammed Al-Barwani

Arab Women and business.

1. Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi
2. Lubna Olayan
3. Minoush Abdel-Meguid
4. Shaikha Al Maskari
5. Reem Ebrahim Al-Hashimi
6. Maha Al-Ghunaim
7. Amina Al Rustamani
8. Hayat Sindi
9. Shaikha Al Bahar
10. Hanan Al Kuwari
11. Randa Ayoubi
12. Ayah Bdeir

African Muslim Businesspeople and Philanthropists.

1. Reginald Mengi
2. Alhaji Aliko Dangote
3. Mohamed Ibrahim
4. Mohammed Al-Amoudi
5. Tarek Talaat Moustafa
6. Osama Abdul Latif
7. Mohamed Mansour
8. Mohamed Ali Harrath
9. Ali Haddad
10. PhD Alhaji Indimi
11. Othman Benjelloun
12. Miloud Chaabi
13. Adewale Tinubu
14. Anas Sefrioui
15. Hassan Abdalla
16. Naushad Merali
17. Mohamed Hassan Bensalah
18. Aziz Akhannouch
19. Said Salim Bakhresa
20. Ahmed Mekky
21. Abdulsamad Rabiu
22. Olufemi Otedola
23. Mohammed Dewji
24. Tunde Folawiyo
25. Hajia Bola Shagaya
26. Iman
27. Dra. Amina Odidi

Asian Muslim Businessman and Philanthropists.

1. Muhammad Yunus
2. Muhammad Abdul Mannan
3. Yusuf Hamied
4. Mian Muhammad Mansha
5. Dewan Farooqui
6. Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno
7. Salman Rahman
8. Tan Sri Mokhtar
9. Azim Premj
10. Islamic Revolutionary Guard
11. Bonyads

Why study “Islam and Business”?.