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Resources on Islamic Banking, Finance, Investment and Insurance (list of Islamic Banks / Islamische Banken)

• Definition:
  
  • Englisch: Islamic Banking is a banking system that is based on the principles of Islamic law (also known as Sharia, or Shariah) and guided by Islamic economics
    
  • Deutsch: Islamic Banking beschreibt den Versuch, Bankgeschäfte in Übereinstimmung mit den religiösen Regeln des Islam und der Schari'a zu gestalten. (Wikipedia)
    
• Die wichtigsten Begriffe im Islamic Banking sind:
  
  • fiqh: islamische Rechtswissenschaft; die menschliche Erkenntnis des göttlichen Rechts (Scharia).
  • idschara: verwendet für Leasing.
  • mudaraba: Beteiligungsfinanzierung ähnlich einer stillen Gesellschaft (»Mezzanine«).
  • murabaha: Handelsfinanzierung (»mark-up sale«).
  • musharaka: Beteiligungsfinanzierung durch Beteiligung auf Zeit (»Venture Capital«).
  • riba: »Wucher« oder »Zins«, je nach Interpretation, das wichtigste Verbot im Islamic Banking.
  • Scharia: das islamische Recht.
  • Scharia Board: religiöser Beirat der Bank, der über die Einhaltung der islamischen Vorschriften wacht und die Produkte zertifiziert.
  • Takaful: islamische (genossenschaftliche) Versicherung.
• Documents (English):
  • Analysis: Why Islamic Banking is Successful (pdf) by Prof. Rodney Wilson in English (islamonline.net - Feb 2009)
  • Islam, Land and Property - Research Series: Islamic Credit and Microfinance UN-Habitat 2005
  • Islamic Banking and Finance: Fundamentals and Contemporary Issues by Salman Syed Ali & Ausaf Ahmad - Brunei 2004
  • Islamic Equity Funds: the Mode of Resource Mobilization and Placement by Osman Babikir Ahmed - Jeddah 2001
• Internet Links:
  • Islamic Development Bank - Jeddah, Kuala Lumpur, Rabat, Almaty (Republic of Kazakhstan), Dakar Sénégal
  • Islamic Research & Training Institute: (Member of the Islamic Development Bank Group)
  • Harvard Law School, Islamic Legal Studies Program - Islamic Finance Project (IFP) - Cambridge (USA)
  • Institute of Islamic Banking and Insurance- Information about The Islamic Financial System - London
  • Al Rajhi Bank (Al Rajhi Banking and Investment Corporation): is the world's largest Islamic bank - Riyadh, (Saudi Arabia) and Malaysia
  • Islamic Financial Services Board - Kuala Lumpur(Malaysia)
  • International Islamic Financial Market - Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
  • AAOIFI - Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions - Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
  • Liquidity Management Centre (LMC)- Kingdom of Bahrain
• Islamic Banks / Islamische Banken:
  • The Islamic Bank of Asia - Singapore
  • Kuwait Finance House: the first bank operating in accordance with the Islamic Shari'a (Kuwait)
  • The International Leasing & Investment Company - Kuwait
  • Islamic Bank of Britain - Birmingham, UK
  • Bosna Bank International d.d. (BBI) - Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Al Bilad Bank: Islamic Saudi bank
  • Bank Al Jazira Saudi Arabia
  • Alinma Bank Saudi Arabia
  • Dar al-Maal al-Islami (DMI Trust) - The House of Islamic Money (Geneva - Switzerland)
  • Jordan Islamic Bank Jordan (Ajloun, Irbid, Mafraq, Balqa, Zarqa, Amman, Aqaba, Maan, Tafilah, Karak, Madaba, Jarash)
  • Lebanese Islamic Bank - Lebanon (English, Arabic)
  • Al-Baraka Bank - Lebanon (English, Arabic)
  • Dubai Islamic Bank - Dubai - UAE (Englisch, Arabisch)
  • Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank - Abu Dhabi - UAE (Englisch, Arabisch)
  • Sharjah Islamic Bank- Sharjah (UAE)
  • Al Hilal Bank - Abu Dhabi (UAE)
  • Cham Bank Syria (Damascus, Aleppo, Hama and Daraa)
  • Al-Amanah Islamic Investment Bank of the Philippines - Philippines (Zamboanga City, Manila)
  • Islamic Bank of Britain- Birmingham - GB(Englisch)
  • CAPIVEST Islamic Investment Bank - Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
  • Koperasi Bank Persatuan Malaysia Berhad - Butterworth, Penang (Malaysia)
  • Bank Muamalat Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Al Shamal Islamic Bank - Khartoum, Sudan
  • Muslim Community Co-operative (Australia) Ltd. -islamic finance in Australia
  • Kauthar Bank - Islamic Banking - Azerbaijan
  • KANTOR PUSAT - P.T. Bank Syariah Mandiri (Jakarta, Indonesia)
  • Bank Muamalat Syariah- Indonesia
  • Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam- Brunei
  • Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt- Egypt
  • Egyptian Saudi Finance Bank ( E.S.F.B.)- Egypt
  • Qatar Islamic Bank- Doha
  • Islamic Bank Of Yemen for Finance and Investment(Y.S.C) - Sana'a, Republic of Yemen
  • Faysal Islamic Bank - Pakistan, Bahrain
  • Arabic Islamic Bank- Palestine: Gaza, Al-Bireh, Ramallah, Jenin, Toulkarem, Hebron (Al-Khalil), Nablus, Khan Younis
  • Meezan Bank Limited (The Premier Islamic Bank)- Karachi, Pakistan
  • Banque Al Wava Mauritanienne Islamique (BAMIS)- Mauritania
  • The Islamic Bank of Thailand
  • Kurdistan International Bank(KIB) for Investment & Development Iraq
  • Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited (IBBL) - Dhaka
  • Shahjalal Islami Bank Limited (SJIBL)- Dhaka (Bangladesh)
  • Social Islami Bank Limited (SIBL) - Dhaka
  • Citi Islamic Investment Bank- Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
  • Shamil Bank of Bahrain B.S.C- Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
  • Gulf Finance House (GFH) Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain and London
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