International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management

2008 - 2025

Current editor(s): Dr Syed Aun Raza Rizvi

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Volume 18, issue 4, 2025

Patronizing Islamic finance services by Cameroonian small and medium-sized entrepreneurs: examining the level and the role of Islamic finance awareness pp. 747-764

Armand Mboutchouang Kountchou, Ali Haruna and Paul Tadzong Mouafo

Revisiting the impact of Islamic finance on economic growth: a decomposition analysis using Indonesia as a testing ground pp. 765-786

Mochamad Rofik, Zakaria Boulanouar, Sri Budi Cantika Yuli and Dyah Titis Kusuma Wardani

Mapping an Islamic venture capital setup using foresight-based social construction approach pp. 787-812

Khurram Sharif and Mohd. Nishat Faisal

Multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) techniques for ranking the drivers and executive solutions of social and environmental accounting pp. 813-834

Mahdi Askari Shahamabad, Kazem Shamsadini, Hassan Yazdifar and Fateme Askari Shahamabad

Are Muslim CEOs pursuing intangible value creation over profitability? International evidence pp. 835-856

Chai-Aun Ooi and Chee-Wooi Hooy

Cash waqf engagement among Malaysian millennials: the digitization of generosity pp. 857-875

Soliha Sanusi, Rozana Saedon, Aliyu Dahiru Muhammad, Hafizah Omar Zaki and Aziatul Waznah Ghazali

Does economic uncertainty hinder or help business profit? Evidence from Indonesia’s commercial banking industry pp. 876-903

Imron Mawardi, Mohammad Haidar Risyad and Muhammad Ubaidillah Al Mustofa

Noninterest equality or noninterest finance? Evidence from time-varying networks pp. 904-931

Taner Akan

What roles do stakeholders play in waqf innovation: a case study at Muhammadiyah organization, Indonesia pp. 932-952

Fahmi Medias, Reni Rosari, Akhmad Akbar Susamto and Asmak Ab Rahman

Does time orientation improve Islamic cultural finance pp. 953-974

Nafith Fayez Al-Hersh

Capitalism in modern ignorance (jahilliyah): exploring Islamic alternatives to reshape human behaviour and provide solutions for the 21st century pp. 975-991

Md. Abu Hasnat, Hissan Khandakar, Md. Azizur Rahman, Nahidul Islam Sm and Khandakar Kamrul Hasan

Volume 18, issue 3, 2025

A proposed zakat model for digital assets from the Shariah perspective pp. 489-511

Muhammad Ikhlas Rosele, Abdul Muneem, Abdul Karim Ali, Azizi Che Seman, Luqman Haji Abdullah, Noor Naemah Abdul Rahman and Mohd Edil Abd Sukor

Re-examining money, debt and Islamic banking in the USA pp. 512-534

Adam Abdullah

Unveiling WCM and firm performance relationship: evidence from Shariah compliance United Kingdom firms pp. 535-556

Umar Kayani, Fakhrul Hasan, Tonmoy Choudhury and Farrukh Nawaz

Effectiveness of board of directors and risk-taking: the mediating role of Shari’ah supervisory board of Bangladesh Islamic financial institutions pp. 557-576

Md. Mohidul Islam, Md. Aminul Islam, Md. Sharif Hassan and Rula AlHalaseh

The integration of Maqasid Shariah in evaluating stablecoins and traditional cryptocurrencies for Islamic portfolios diversification pp. 577-597

Ahmad Al Izham Izadin, Rosylin Mohd. Yusof and Ahmad Rizal Mazlan

An analysis of extreme risk spillover effects and their determinants between AI-related assets and Islamic banking indices pp. 598-627

Mabruk Billah

Development of a comprehensive sustainability performance index for takaful operators: integrating Maqasid Al-Shariah and stakeholder perspectives pp. 628-648

Fahru Azwa Mohd Zain, Wan Amalina Wan Abdullah, Muhamad Nasyat Muhamad Nasir and Mohd. Faharizan Hassan

The role of Islamic FinTech in digital financial inclusion and sustainable development post covid-19: cross-country analysis pp. 649-671

Hanan Amin Mohamed and Toshitsugu Otake

Nexus between competition, concentration and bank risk-taking in Indonesian Islamic banking pp. 672-690

Agus Widarjono, Md. Mahmudul Alam, Abdur Rafik, Akhsyim Afandi and Sahabudin Sidiq

Servant leadership and employee creativity in Islamic context: role of employee empowerment and knowledge sharing pp. 691-716

Saad Alasmari, Anees Janee Ali, Jamshed Khalid, Mi Chuanmin and Muhammad Shahid Rasheed

Exploring the safe haven properties of sukuk: a machine learning and K-cluster perspective pp. 717-741

Atta ul Mustafa

Volume 18, issue 2, 2024

Do economic uncertainty and political risk steer CDS dynamics? An analysis of the Türkiye CDS pp. 249-270

Bilgehan Tekin

How do crowd investors prioritize evaluation criteria for equity crowdfunding? A decision support model pp. 271-293

Norah Almubarak and Tarifa Almulhim

The drivers of liquidity risk in the GCC dual banking sector: the impact of the bank’s business model pp. 294-310

Mohammad Alsharif

Contingent convertible Ijara pricing model pp. 311-332

Ons Triki and Fathi Abid

The behavioral intention of micro enterprises to use the integrated Qardhul Hasan and equity-based microenterprise development (IQEMD) model as a source of financing pp. 333-359

Naqibullah Haqbin and Mohamed Asmy Bin Mohd Thas Thaker

Corporate responses to boycott movements: impact on accounting and financial performance in the Middle East pp. 360-380

Ahmad Alqatan

Fiscal support and the impacts of tumbling oil prices from COVID-19 on MENA’s economy, energy consumption and environment pp. 381-401

Zahra Khalilnezhad and Karim Eslamloueyan

Social influence or religiosity? New factors determining the adoption of Paytech services in Islamic countries pp. 402-421

Gema Albort-Morant, Ana Irimia-Diéguez, Mahmoud Yasin and Francisco Liebana-Cabanillas

US sanctions, workforce dynamics, and corporate entrepreneurship: evidence from Iran pp. 422-440

Reza Hesarzadeh

ESG activities and bank performance with the moderating influence of competition and regulatory quality: a study in the organization of Islamic countries pp. 441-466

Muhammad Umar Islam, Baharom Abdul Hamid and Muhammad Naeem Shahid

Rethinking financial deepening in Islamic countries: political system and economic growth pp. 467-485

Akmal Ihsan, Ibrahim Fatwa Wijaya, Bambang Setiaji and Syafiq Mahmadah Hanafi

Volume 18, issue 1, 2024

Economic growth and sustainable development: evidence from OIC countries pp. 1-22

Inzamam Ul Haq, Chunhui Huo and Irum Saba

The impact of Sharia compliance on attracting investments: empirical evidence from GCC pp. 23-48

Omar Ikbal Tawfik, Hamada Elsaid Elmaasrawy and Khaled Hussainey

An analysis of Islamic financing access in Nigeria: perspectives of MSME owners pp. 49-67

Mahmoud Ahmad Mahmoud, Umar Habibu Umar, Muhammad Rabiu Danlami and Muhammad Bilyaminu Ado

Empowering the elderly: a cash waqf Takaful model for enhanced provision and protection in Malaysia pp. 68-90

Aishath Muneeza, Sherin Kunhibava, Ismail Mohamed and Zakariya Mustapha

An empirical analysis of stock market participation: from an Islamic perspective pp. 91-120

S.M. Riha Parvin, Niyaz Panakaje, Niha Sheikh, Mahammad Thauseef P., Shakira Irfana, Abhinandan Kulal, Musla V., Mahammad Shahid, Abdul Basith N.M. and Mohammad Nihal

Performance of shariah-compliant and non-shariah-compliant ETFs: a comparative study pp. 121-141

Ali Hachim Prati, Muhammad Ashfaq, Shakir Ullah and Rashedul Hasan

Harmonizing Maqasid al-Shari’ah with sustainable waste management practices: a conceptual framework for principles and implementation pp. 142-165

Zohora Azmin Shompa, Mohamed Aslam Akbar and Hazwani Mohd Mohadis

Corporate risk-taking, financial constraints and cash holdings: evidence from Saudi Arabia pp. 166-183

Fatima Saleh Abd Almajeed Al-Hamshary, Akmalia Mohamad Ariff, Khairul Anuar Kamarudin and Norakma Abd Majid

Beyond Sharpe ratio: comparison of risk-adjusted performance of Shariah-compliant and conventional indices pp. 184-200

Muhammad Wajid Raza and Jiang Ye

Islamic banking finance and private sector investment in dual banking systems: the impact of institutional quality pp. 201-223

Mohamed Ben Mimoun, Daghbagi Hamrouni and Asma Raies

Do Islamic fintech lending promote microenterprises performance in Indonesia? Evidence of difference-in-difference model pp. 224-246

Himmatul Kholidah, Bayu Arie Fianto, Sri Herianingrum, Shafinar Ismail and Putri Aliah Mohd Hidzir

Volume 17, issue 6, 2024

Sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) Sukuk: lessons from Khazanah’s Sukuk Ihsan pp. 1065-1081

Ziyaad Mahomed and Azmy Mahbot

Heterogeneous stock market impact of Russia–Ukraine War for oil and gas companies pp. 1082-1099

António Miguel Martins, Pedro Correia and Ricardo Gouveia

The effect of corporate governance on financial fragility in non-financial companies: a Minskyian approach pp. 1100-1119

Ibrahim N. Khatatbeh, Hamdi W. Samman, Wasfi A. Al Salamat and Rasmi Meqbel

The possibility of establishing an endowment (Waqf) from the Islamic financial institutions’ provisioned funds in the United Arab Emirates pp. 1120-1135

Sofien Bessais, Habeebullah Zakariyah and Azman Mohd Noor

Application of tàawun (mutual assistance) in cross-subsidisation of surplus among different takaful operators: an exploratory study in Malaysia pp. 1136-1154

Md. Habibur Rahman, Md. Faruk Abdullah, Noor Mohammad Osmani and Nur Suhailah Zakiyyah Binti Aziz

An insight into the signaling role of Sharia status: a case from an emerging IPO market pp. 1155-1174

Ali Albada

Investigating the role of Fintech innovations and green finance toward sustainable economic development: a bibliometric analysis pp. 1175-1195

Bakir Illahi Dar, Nemer Badwan and Jatinder Kumar

The new legalities of Islamic contractual interpretation: institutional frameworks and the displacement of intention pp. 1196-1212

Jonathan G. Ercanbrack and Ali Ali

Exploring the stock market development and sustainable development nexus: insights from emerging market economies pp. 1213-1231

Yilmaz Bayar, Valentin Toader, Marius Dan Gavriletea and Oguzhan Yelkesen

A proposed model for Zakah on financial instruments: accounting approach pp. 1232-1243

Muhannad Ahmad Atmeh, Bassam Mohammad Maali and Usama Fendi

Does diversity in top management and boards affect ESG performance? Evidence from Islamic and conventional banks in the MENA region pp. 1244-1266

Mustafa Raza Rabbani, Madiha Kiran, Abul Bashar Bhuiyan and Ahmad Al-Hiyari

Economical rights versus God’s rights: criticising of the implementation Shariah economic in Indonesia pp. 1267-1290

Muhammad Syauqi Bin-Armia, Muhammad Siddiq Armia and Muhammad Fazlurrahman Syarif

Co-movements and spillovers in GCC financial and commodity markets during turbulent periods: a quantile VAR connectedness approach pp. 1291-1319

Hind Alnafisah, Sahar Loukil, Azza Bejaoui and Ahmed Jeribi

Factors affecting SMEs’ choice of banks in Oman: an emphasis on Islamic banks pp. 1320-1341

Mohammad Dulal Miah, Norizan Mohd. Kassim, Mohammad Zain and Mohammad Usman

Volume 17, issue 5, 2024

Explaining the role of integrated monetary banking system on transparency of interest-free institutions transactions: a case study at interest-free institutions of Iran pp. 849-870

Mehrdad Leylabi, Sara Malekan and Mehdi Majidpour

Constructing Sukuk-linked Awqaf (endowment) model pp. 871-882

Rifki Ismal

Interconnectedness between Islamic and conventional banks: a multilayer network view pp. 883-914

Federica Miglietta, Matteo Foglia and Gang-Jin Wang

The impact of Basel III regulations on solvency and credit risk-taking behavior of Islamic banks pp. 915-935

Khadija Ichrak Addou, Zakaria Boulanouar, Zaheer Anwer, Afaf Bensghir and Shamsher Mohamad Ramadilli Mohammad

Sand or grease effect? The impact of Islamic banking on the social mission of microfinance institutions pp. 936-954

Md Imran Hossain, Adamu Jibir, Md Aslam Mia, Musa Abdu and Swati Chauhan

The impact of the CEO’s Islamic religiosity on tax aggressive behavior in family firms pp. 955-973

Luai Abu-Rajab, Tensie Steijvers, Maarten Corten, Nadine Lybaert and Malek Alsharairi

Whistleblowing likelihood scale in the lights of Kohlberg and Maqasid Shariah pp. 974-990

Hamdy Abdullah, Fahru Azwa Mohd Zain, Sheikh Ahmad Faiz Sheikh Ahmad Tajuddin, Nurul Aisyah Awanis A Rahim, Hazrin Izwan Che Haron and Muhammad Takiyuddin Abdul Ghani

Oil market volatility and foreign ownership: the case of Saudi Arabia pp. 991-1013

Abdulrahman Alhassan, Lakshmi Kalyanaraman and Hanan Mohammed Alhussayen

Stock market effects of military conflicts on defence industry pp. 1014-1026

António Miguel Martins

Are Islamic banks really resilient to crises: new evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic pp. 1027-1043

Abdelaziz Chazi, Ali Mirzaei and Zaher Zantout

Factors affecting financial engineering and product development in Islamic Financial Institutions pp. 1044-1063

Surayyo Shaamirova and Mehmet Saraç

Volume 17, issue 4, 2024

Examining preference shares from the Shari’ah perspective: a systematic literature review pp. 621-635

Wafa Mohammed Ali Nasr and Aznan Hasan

Impact of banking subsystem liquidity creation on real economic output pp. 636-661

Mohammed Mahmoud Mantai, Izlin Ismail and Obiyathulla Bacha

Volatility spillover and dynamic correlation between Islamic, conventional, cryptocurrency and precious metal markets during the immediate outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic pp. 662-692

Muhammad Mahmudul Karim, Abu Hanifa Md. Noman, M. Kabir Hassan, Asif Khan and Najmul Haque Kawsar

Creating a religious identity and impression management by Islamic banks pp. 693-710

Bassam Mohammad Maali, M. Kabir Hassan and Mamunur Rashid

Exploring IFRS in Islamic finance: a bibliometric and coding analysis of emerging topics and perspectives pp. 711-729

Davide Calandra, Federico Lanzalonga and Paolo Pietro Biancone

Security tokens, ecosystems and financial inclusion: Islamic perspectives pp. 730-745

Habib Ahmed

How do stock markets react to dividend announcements during the COVID-19 pandemic? Evidence from the GCC markets pp. 746-769

Jamal Al-Khasawneh, Heba Ali and Ahmed Hassanein

Islamic microfinance services: a catalyst for poverty reduction in eastern Ethiopia pp. 770-788

Anwar Adem Shikur and Erhan Akkas

Work ethic, cultural impact and perceived performance – innovative insights from three countries pp. 789-810

Marija Runić-Ristić, Tijana Savić Tot, Nikolina Ljepava and Vilmoš Tot

Pricing risk contribution of general Takaful by spatial generalized linear mixed models at the level of tariff cells pp. 811-830

Reza Hajipour Farsangi, Ghadir Mahdavi, Majid Jafari Khaledi, Murat Büyükyazıcı and Mitra Ghanbarzadeh

Capital structure and earnings management: evidence from Saudi Arabia pp. 831-848

Abdullah Alsaadi

Volume 17, issue 3, 2024

Impact of capital inflows on bank profitability: a comparative analysis of dual banking systems pp. 401-422

Osamah AlKhazali, Iness Aguir, Mohamad Husam Helmi and Ali Mirzaei

Exploring the greenium in the green Sukuk universe: evidence from the primary market pp. 423-440

Burak Pirgaip and Ozgur Arslan-Ayaydin

Islamic finance principles and performance of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Makindye Division Kampala District Central Uganda pp. 441-460

Hakimu Buyondo

Integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) principles with Maqasid al-Shariah: a blueprint for sustainable takaful operations pp. 461-484

Fahru Azwa Mohd Zain, Siti Fariha Muhamad, Hamdy Abdullah, Sheikh Ahmad Faiz Sheikh Ahmad Tajuddin and Wan Amalina Wan Abdullah

Predicting financial distress in non-financial sector of Pakistan using PCA and logit pp. 485-508

Ehsanul Hassan, Muhammad Awais-E-Yazdan, Ramona Birau, Peter Wanke and Yong Aaron Tan

Interplay of financial market performance, macroeconomic indicators and business sentiment: a comprehensive study of the Turkish economy pp. 509-531

Bilgehan Tekin and Nemer Badwan

Do you want my loyalty? Then understand what drives my trust – a conventional and Islamic banking perspective pp. 532-551

Mornay Roberts-Lombard and Daniël Johannes Petzer

Governance of Islamic social finance: learnings from existing literature pp. 552-571

Rodame Monitorir Napitupulu, Raditya Sukmana and Aam Rusydiana

Shari’ah governance and transparency: evidence from stock price synchronicity of Islamic banks pp. 572-598

Majdi Anwar Quttainah and Yosra BenSaid

Designing waqf-based financing model for livestock project: empirical evidence from Indonesia pp. 599-617

Raditya Sukmana, Ririn Tri Ratnasari, Rifaldi Majid and Muhammad Hakimi Mohd Shafiai

Volume 17, issue 2, 2024

ESG practices and bank efficiency: new evidence from an oil-driven economy pp. 233-251

Ali Shaddady and Faisal Alnori

Ethical banking behavior among millennials and Gen-Z in Malaysia pp. 252-273

Siti Aisyah Zahari, Shahida Shahimi, Suhaili Alma'amun and Mohd Mursyid Arshad

Theorizing Islamic entrepreneurship from an Islamic governance perspective pp. 274-291

Iznan Tarip

Ownership structure, board characteristics, and performance of Indonesian Islamic rural banks pp. 292-309

Muhamad Umar Mai, Ruhadi Nansuri and Setiawan Setiawan

Exploring the moderating role of religious orientation on Islamic Fintech adoption pp. 310-327

Ayman Abdalmajeed Alsmadi

Small firm auditing using the analytical procedures (APs) in a politically challenging context pp. 328-344

Muiz Abu Alia, Islam Abdeljawad, Mamunur Rashid and Renad Anwar Frehat

Creditworthiness pattern prediction and detection for GCC Islamic banks using machine learning techniques pp. 345-365

Samar Shilbayeh and Rihab Grassa

Real estate and business fixed assets in the early Islamic economy from a Zakah perspective pp. 366-378

Zaid Al-Aifari, Mehmet Bulut and Monzer Kahf

The impact of inflation on bank stability: evidence from the MENA banks pp. 379-399

Ali Awdeh, Chawki El Moussawi and Hassan Hamadi

Volume 17, issue 1, 2024

Predicting the intention to use Paytech services by Islamic banking users pp. 1-15

Ana Irimia-Diéguez, Gema Albort-Morant, Maria Dolores Oliver-Alfonso and Shakir Ullah

Bank-specific factors, market conditions and the riskiness of Islamic and conventional banks: evidence from recent quantile approaches pp. 16-44

Resul Aydemir, Huzeyfe Zahit Atan and Bulent Guloglu

An analysis of spatial effects of terrorism on stock market returns in the Middle East countries pp. 45-62

Ali Rezazadeh, Vahid Nikpey Pesyan and Azhdar Karami

Antecedents of Islamic welfare: productivity, education, and the financial aspect pp. 63-85

Meri Indri Hapsari, Amin Hanif Mahmud, Sri Herianingrum, R. Moh Qudsi Fauzy, Siti Ngayesah Ab. Hamid, Arka Prabaswara and Lina Mawaddatul Masfiyah

The sustainability and performance ofBank Wakaf Mikro: waqf-based microfinance in Indonesia pp. 86-101

Inka Yusgiantoro, Putra Pamungkas and Irwan Trinugroho

Prospects of Islamic capital market in Uzbekistan: issues and challenges pp. 102-123

Alam Asadov, Ikhtiyorjon Turaboev and Ramazan Yildirim

Assessing the impact of external determinants on the social performance of Islamic banks pp. 124-145

Admir Meskovic, Alija Avdukic and Emira Kozarevic

The national-level potential of Zakat and its integration into the fiscal framework: sector-specific insights from the economy of Bangladesh pp. 146-169

M. Kabir Hassan, M. Zakir Hossain Khan, Mohammad Ayub Miah and Md. Karimul Islam

An empirical analysis of the dynamic impact of DeFi on GCC foreign exchange forward markets: portfolio implication pp. 170-194

Ho Thuy Tien, Nguyen Mau Ba Dang and Ngo Thai Hung

Push – pull – mooring determinants of non-Muslims’ withdrawal from Islamic banking: evidence from Malaysia pp. 195-212

Hassanudin Mohd Thas Thaker, Bawani Lelchumanan, Abdollah Ah Mand and Ahmad Khaliq

Examining the demand side factors of green banking adoption – a study exploring the case of Oman pp. 213-231

Ubais Parayil Iqbal, Sobhith Mathew Jose and Muhammad Tahir