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This is our final episode for season 2. We will be back next week insha'Allah with the brand new season.
In this episode, we ask our listeners 25 questions from season 2.
We recommend that you pause and try answering each question yourself before listening to the answer.
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In this episode, we talk about some arguments that are usually put forward in order to claim that conventional insurance is halal or permissible. We also highlight how in principle conventional insurance differs from Takaful or Islamic version of 'insurance'.
Topic: insurance, riba, interest,...
In this episode, we talk about the concept of taxation and how it relates to the role of the government, freedoms and active citizenry.
We also talk a little bit about the latest news and gamification of financial markets.
Topics: dogecoin, trading, short selling, government, leadership, tax,...
It this episode we talk about the recent moves in the US Stock market and how a group of Reddit traders led financial warfare against Wall street Hedge funds.
Some have compared this to the epic battle between David and Goliath (Dawood and Jalut) - but we think there is more to the story.
We...
In this episode, we talk about limited liability, home loans and answer some contemporary questions.
Topics: Limited liability, home loans, fees, debt, equity, transactions, charity, riba, interest.
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We take a deeper look at ribawi transactions. In particular, we analyse the "Student loan" to see if it is ribawi or...
Big Tech refers to the major technology companies which have inordinate influence. (PCMag)
In this episode, we talk about recent political events with regards to Big Tech as they relate to censorship, freedom of speech and consolidation of power.
We also reflect on some lessons from the past year...
Do not take this too seriously :) Only fun intended.
We will resume our regular podcast next week insha'Allah.
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In this episode, we talk about freedom to enter into the contract and how Islamic law might deal with the question of a minimum wage.
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In this episode, we talk about the intersection between technology and finance and what opportunities or challenges it creates for the Islamic FinTech industry.
This year we have seen a strong rise in stocks for companies such as Zoom, Tesla and Amazon. With their tech-centric solutions, Amazon...
Is paper money just an IOU and debt? What role central and other commercial banks play in creating it?
How do we understand financial concepts like intrinsic value, quantitative easing and fractional reserve banking with regards to halal and haram aspects of money?
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Is Multi-level marketing (MLM) a legitimate business or a problematic pyramid scheme? In this episode, we learn about the key difference between a legitimate business and a pyramid schemes.
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