Humanomics: Volume 31 Issue 3

Sustainable poultry production process to mitigate socio-economic challenge

Mohammad Shamsuddoha, Mohammed Quaddus, Desmond Klass

The purpose of this paper is to review the literature and to develop a sustainable model for the poultry industry in an attempt to mitigate existing socio-economic problems…

Realizing knowledge sharing in strategic alliance: case in Islamic microfinance

Imam Wahyudi

The purpose of this paper is to understand the influence of social capital, trust and commitment in fusing the various elements in a strategic alliance through the…

Conventional bank and Islamic banking as institutions: similarities and differences

Wan Hakimah Wan Ibrahim, Abdul Ghafar Ismail

– The aim of this paper is to discuss the similarities and differences of both conventional and Islamic financial institutions from various institutional perspectives.

Accountability through accounting and reporting lenses: Lessons from an awqaf institution in a Southeast Asia country

Hisham Yaacob, Saerah Petra, Azimah Sumardi, Hairul Suhaimi Nahar

The purpose of this paper is to review, understand and document the contemporary waqf-S management, financial accounting and reporting practices and to understand relevant drivers…

The effectiveness of zakat in alleviating poverty and inequalities: A measurement using a newly developed technique

Naziruddin Abdullah, Alias Mat Derus, Husam-Aldin Nizar Al-Malkawi

The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of zakat (the Islamic tax) in alleviating poverty and inequality in Pakistan using a newly developed index, namely, the Basic…

Interest rate in Oman: is it fair?

Saeed Al-Muharrami

– The purpose of this study is to try to answer whether the banking system in Oman is fair for both depositors and entrepreneurs.

Takaful insurance efficiency in the GCC countries

Khalid Al-Amri

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the performance of the Takaful insurance firms in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and do a relative analysis for its different…

Financial inclusion of the poor: from microcredit to Islamic microfinancial services

Abul Hassan

The purpose of this paper is to initiate a direct discourse towards an Islamic microfinance focus agenda for the economic enlistment of the poor minority community and to allow…