Description

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Provides a clear analysis of Islamic finance as a vehicle for social inclusion and improving access to financial inclusion

Tackles challenges such as gender, income and wealth inequality in relation to access to finance
Combines empirical evidence, theory and modelling to demonstrate how Islamic microfinance can be used to improve financial inclusion.

About the Author

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Abdelrahman Elzahi Saaid Ali is a Senior Economist at the Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI) of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB). Before joining IRTI, he was Associate Professor of Economics at Sudan University of Science and Technology. Abdelrahman has written and edited a number of academic publications including Revitalization of Waqf for Socio-Economic Development (Palgrave, 2019). Khalifa Mohamed Ali is a Senior Economist at IRTI. Before this, he was Associate Professor of Economics at the United Arab Emirates University and taught economics at Iowa State University, USA. Khalifa is the Editor of the Arabic edition of Islamic Economic Studies, one of IRTI's flagship publications, and has published extensively in the area of Islamic finance. Muhammad Khaleequzzaman studied Economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign, USA, and Islamic Banking and Finance at the International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan. Muhammad is a certified Islamic banker from the State Bank of Pakistan.