Middle East

Fatema Mernissi: Beyond the Veil – A Seismic Shift in Islamic Society

An Islamic feminist may seem a contradiction in terms, but Fatema Mernissi is anything but. This Moroccan author and sociologist…

12 years ago

Volume of Investments Boosting the Real Estate Sector Reflected at Largest Ever Edition of Cityscape Egypt

Egypt’s leading international property event to Feature more than 100 Exhibitors. Cairo 24th of March 2014: This April will witness one…

12 years ago

2014 Set to be Turning Point for Saudi Real Estate Sector

2014 Edition of Cityscape Jeddah Set to be Largest Event Ever Held Jeddah, March 2014: The year 2014 is all…

12 years ago

World Bank Support to Promote Transparency, Accountability and Job Creation in Jordan

A US$250 million loan, approved last week, will ease Jordan’s fiscal strains, which have been deepened by the influx of…

12 years ago

IMF on MENAP: Call for Focus on Job Creation

The near-term economic outlook for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (MENAP) region has weakened. Difficult political transitions…

12 years ago

Qatar Tops Per Capita Investment in Dubai Realty (AED 6.71 million), Followed by Oman, UAE, KSA, Germany, India and Britain

Dubai, UAE, 25 February 2014: Qatar has the highest per capita investment in Dubai realty in 2013 (AED 6.71 million),…

12 years ago

CFI.co Meets the CEO of Al-Waseet Financial Business Company: Khalifa Abdullah Al-Ajeel

Khalifa Abdullah Al-Ajeel is vice-chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Al-Waseet Financial Business Company. Mr Al-Ajeel is…

12 years ago

CFI.co Meets the CEO of Sultan Group: Bashir Amini

Bashir Amini was born in 1962 in Herat, Afghanistan. He attended the Economy School in Kabul as well as the…

12 years ago

CFI.co Meets the CEO of RAK Insurance: Andrew Smith

Andrew Smith is an accomplished senior executive with conventional and Islamic insurance experience gained in the UK and across the…

12 years ago

CFI.co Meets the Chairman of Farazad, Investments, Inc.: Korosh Farazad

It is not often one finds the words banking and ethics in the same sentence. However, ethics is a core…

12 years ago