Archive for the 'Harvard Islamic Finance Project' Category

“Harvard Goes Halal” and Sharia finance has found a home

comment by Jerry Gordon
Investors Business Daily has more on the Sharia Fund adviser, Mohammed Taqi Usmani that we posted about the Harvard Islamic Finance confab this weekend ,particularly his membership on other Shariah finance advisory panels including the Dow Jones Islamic Fund and one at giant international reinsurer, Swiss Re.
But IBD fingers some other […]

April 19th, 2008 at 4:23 • IBD editorial • Shariah finance • Harvard Islamic Finance Project • Sheik Yusuf al-Qaradawi • Sheik Muhammad Usmani • 0 Comments •

Sharia Finance Protest at Harvard Law School: “The Killings must go on” says HSBC Sharia adviser Usmani

By Jerry Gordon
Yesterday, a press conference was held at Harvard Law School (HLS) to protest the Eighth Annual Harvard Islamic Finance Project (HIFP) program this weekend, April 19th and 20th in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The press conference was sponsored by Harvard Students for Israel. The ‘Stop Sharia Now.org ‘ associated with Frank Gaffney’s […]

April 18th, 2008 at 7:26 • opinion • news • Sharia finance • Rachel Ehrenfeld • Harvard Islamic Finance Project • Harvard Islamic Law Studies Program • Stop Sharia Now.org • Center for secyrity policy • Hillel Stavis • Noah Feldman • Mohammed Taqi Usmani • HSBC Ahmanah • KIA • ADIA • 0 Comments •