Table of Contents

Introduction; Principles of Shari'ah Governing Islamic Investment Funds; Why Islam has Prohibited Interest & Islamic Alternatives for Financing; Growth & Diversification in Islamic Finance; Islamic Micro Finance & Socially Responsible Investments; Islam & Hedge Funds; New Horizons for Islamic Securities: Emerging Trends in Sukuk Offerings; Insurance Revisited -- The Shariah View; Current Trends in Shariah Property Investment; Emerging Islamic Capital Markets; Islamic Investments Opportunities in India; Bursa Malaysia -- The Islamic Capital Market; Islamic Capital Market: The UAE Experience; The Dow Jones Islamic Market US Index; Global Islamic Capital Markets: Review of 2006 & Prospects for 2007; Glossary; Index.

About the Author

Arindam Banerjee holds a PGDBA from Icfai Business School. His assignments primarily include developing courseware in an area of economics and corporate finance. He is also actively involved in teaching post-graduate students in areas of microeconomics, corporate finance and strategic financial management. He is Consulting Editor for Portfolio Organizer, a monthly magazine by the Icfai University Press, pertaining to areas of investments, personal finance and global economy. He has edited a few books published by the Icfai University Press. He has a good number of published articles, case studies and research papers in finance related areas in international journals to his credit.