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‘Fully embrace the certainties of life as our faith teaches us’: Halal travel pioneer CrescentRating CEO on navigating COVID-19

Halal Trip, which is run by CrescentRating, changed its tagline from "Get inspired | Go | Inspire Others" to "Stay inspired | Stay home | Stay connected", addressing our current global pandemic.

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Open up opportunities in cyber security to more women: Q&A with Abeer Khedr, Head of Information & Security, National Bank of Egypt

02 Apr 2020

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Diversity in the Islamic economy: ‘I’m a white non-Muslim woman specialising in halal travel analysis’

10 Mar 2020

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Seeking differentiation, halal online travel agents move away from traditional model

10 Mar 2020

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Modest fashion ‘needs to be more empowering, supportive, inclusive’ : Q&A with Franka Soeria

09 Mar 2020

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Commentary: Truth, trust and transparency: The bitter pill in fighting COVID-19

04 Mar 2020

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Commentary: Destinations should turn to Muslim tourists to plug the gap in Chinese arrivals

24 Feb 2020

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Islamic Lifestyle

‘Fully embrace the certainties of life as our faith teaches us’: Halal travel pioneer CrescentRating CEO on navigating COVID-19

Halal Trip, which is run by CrescentRating, changed its tagline from "Get inspired | Go | Inspire Others" to "Stay inspired | Stay home | Stay connected", addressing our current global pandemic.

06 Apr 2020

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Open up opportunities in cyber security to more women: Q&A with Abeer Khedr, Head of Information & Security, National Bank of Egypt

Abeer Khedr is Head of Information and Security, at Egypt's biggest bank by assets, the National Bank of Egypt.

02 Apr 2020

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Diversity in the Islamic economy: ‘I’m a white non-Muslim woman specialising in halal travel analysis’

The expectations of Muslim travellers are diverse, writes Hannah Pearson, and these deserve to have diverse viewpoints analysing the sector, too.

10 Mar 2020

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Seeking differentiation, halal online travel agents move away from traditional model

Outside of Indonesia, the number of Muslim-friendly travel sites targeting the global market that offer reviews, destination guides and new ways to access hotel and package deals has continued to grow.

10 Mar 2020

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Modest fashion ‘needs to be more empowering, supportive, inclusive’ : Q&A with Franka Soeria

"I was expecting better practices as the word is "modest" but then I realized that business is business in the end," writes consultant Franka Soeria.

09 Mar 2020

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Commentary: Truth, trust and transparency: The bitter pill in fighting COVID-19

Truth, trust, and transparency are essential amid the global outbreak of COVID-19, and must work in tandem with one another, writes Sofiah Jamil.

04 Mar 2020

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Commentary: Destinations should turn to Muslim tourists to plug the gap in Chinese arrivals

The world has come to rely on Chinese tourism, writes Hannah Pearson. Putting all your eggs in one basket can be dangerous.

24 Feb 2020

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Halal online travel platforms bullish on growth as big names continue to underserve the segment

HalalBooking, Tripfez and Rihaala say gap in the market is ripe to be plugged.

15 Jan 2020

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Modanisa: The transformative power of modest fashion

In 2019, the profile of trendy-looking Muslim women has never been higher, underlining the paradigm shift among these conscious females who not only demand representation, but also ownership of the narrative about themselves.

28 Nov 2019

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Reports

Islamic Fintech Report 2018: Current Landscape and Path Forward

White paper on ESCA-DIEDC Roundtable on Retail and AED Sukuk

Global Islamic Fintech Report 2019

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Announcements

Solidarity campaign launched by Muslim charities to cushion the blows of coronavirus lockdown

28 Mar 2020

Islamic Relief UK extends coronavirus appeal to support Middle East’s most vulnerable communities on anniversary of the Yemen crisis

26 Mar 2020

Islamic Relief UK launches emergency coronavirus appeal and gives £500,000 to support the country’s most vulnerable people

20 Mar 2020

FT 1000 ranks HalalBooking at 237 in Europe’s fastest-growing companies

09 Mar 2020

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Islamic Finance

24% of Islamic fintechs expect to seek regulated status in the future - survey

11 Dec 2019

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Events & Courses

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Alimentaria Barcelona 2020

20 Apr 2020

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Asia Foodtech 2020

04 Jun 2020

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ICSD Secretariat: Gihan Diab, Vladimiro Pelliciardi, Cesare Anselmi, Diamantina Allushaj

09 Sep 2020

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Special Coverage

Global Islamic Fintech Report 2019

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Report: State of the Global Islamic Economy 2019/20

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