International Financial Stability: The Role of Islamic Finance
This article reviews these crisis and reasons behind them. It also argues that the weaknesses of the prevailing interest-based [...]
20
Jul
2007
11
Jul
2007
The Islamic State in the Contemporary International Scenario
In exploring the nature of the Islamic state in the contemporary international scenario, this paper first addresses the basic [...]
05
Jul
2007
The Geopolitical Dimensions of Indo-US Nuclear Deal
The signing of Indo-US nuclear deal in March this year (2006) has the potential to open up a Pandora’s [...]
02
Jul
2007
Political Islam and the Media
This article analyses some of the issues generated by the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in [...]
01
Jul
2007
The US Greater Middle East Initiative
The US “Greater Middle East Initiative” (GMEI) is a plan to transform the Muslim countries of [...]
19
Apr
2007
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Prospects and Opportunities
Policy Perspectives, Vlm 4, No.1 Introduction The history of mankind is full of examples of both accord and discord. [...]
17
Apr
2007
Pakistan’s Trade Potential in Services
One of the distinct features of the global economy today is the rising importance of services, with their growth [...]
27
Feb
2007
A Common Regional Position on Agriculture in Trade Negotiations
For many reasons, agriculture has become a linchpin for the ongoing WTO-mandated negotiations. In the first place, the developing [...]
14
Jan
2007
The Empire and the War for Muslim Minds
Much of the problem with US policy is encapsulated in the phrase “the war for Muslim minds.” First of [...]
08
Jan
2007
Dissolution of Marriage: Practices, Laws and Islamic Teachings
Although the institution of the family is accorded profound importance in Islam, the right to dissolution of marriage is [...]