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Why Africa’s central banks are warming to Islamic finance

African central banks are stepping up efforts to promote Islamic finance as part of a broader push to boost financial inclusion and diversify funding for productive investments, a new study shows.
The Diplomat

Islam in Central Asia

As the last country in Central Asia to do so, Kazakhstan has outlawed face coverings to increase public safety, a move that might put religious groups under pressure. While likely temporary, the ...
The Diplomat

Islamic State Khorasan’s Expanded Vision in South and Central Asia

In this October 8, 2021 photo, people view the damage inside of a mosque frequented by the Shiite Muslim minority following a deadly bombing claimed by the Islamic State that killed dozens, in Kunduz ...
Eurasianet

Central Asia: Governments, Banks Gradually Open Up To Islamic Banking

The Saudi-based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and the Kyrgyz government have launched a pilot project designed to introduce Islamic financing in Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiev and IDB ...
insider.si.edu

The history and culture of Iran and Central Asia from the pre-Islamic to the Islamic period edited by D.G. Tor, Minoru Inaba

The Enduring Significance of the Iranian World in the First Millennium CE : Transformation and Continuity / D.G. Tor. Part 1. Iranian Central Asia in Late Antiquity. Types of town planning in ancient ...
Long War Journal

Tag Archives: Islamic State Central Africa Province

The Islamic State Central Africa Province (ISCAP), locally known as the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), has killed almost 1,000 civilians this year, with the vast majority of its victims being ...