Islamicity Foundation

07/09/2020

The Islamicity Foundation is happy to report the 2019 Annual Report on the Islamicity Indices Program

Annual Report 2019 The Islamicity Foundation’s Third Annual Report on the Islamicity Indices Program July 2019 1. Executive Summary The 2019 Islamicity indices again show New Zealand to be the country that best reflects Islamic teachings, values and institutions in the world. Much as in 2018, Swed...

04/30/2020

Today, we are happy to upload the 2019 Islamicity Indices (http://islamicity-index.org/wp/latest-indices-2019/). As in the past the performance of Muslim countries is sub-par. These results do not reflect the impact of COVID-19 and most developments from early 2019 on. Please share these Indices.

Latest Indices: 2019 “I went to the West and saw Islam, but no Muslims;I got back to the East and saw Muslims, but no Islam.”(Mohammad Abduh) The Latest Islamicity Rankings – 2019 Country Overall Index Economy Legal and Governance Human and Political Rights International Relations Rank Score R...

10/07/2019

We are excited to announce the updated country report for Bangladesh! Please see it below:

Country Reports 2018 Afghanistan – To see the PDF file click HERE Bangladesh – To see the PDF file click HERE Indonesia – To see the PDF file click HERE Italy – To see the PDF file click HERE Malaysia – To see the PDF file click HERE Nigeria – To see the PDF file click HERE Senegal – T...

09/21/2019

We have posted the 2108 country reports for Afghanistan, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Nigeria, Senegal and Singapore on our website: http://islamicity-index.org/wp/country-reports-2018/

We hope to follow up with others in the very near future!

Country Reports 2018 Afghanistan – To see the PDF file click HERE Indonesia – To see the PDF file click HERE Italy – To see the PDF file click HERE Malaysia – To see the PDF file click HERE Nigeria – To see the PDF file click HERE Senegal – To see the PDF file click HERE Singapore – To...

08/19/2019

The Islamicity Foundation is happy to announce the Annual Report for 2018 on our website. The report contains a succinct discussion of the 2018 indices that were posted in May:

http://islamicity-index.org/wp/annual-report-2018/

Please share this link with all family, friends, and others who may be interested!

Annual Report 2018 The Islamicity Foundation’s 2018 Annual Report Islamicity Indices for Building Effective Institutions for Political, Economic and Social Reform and Progress 1. Executive Summary The 2018 Islamicity indices, published on May 15, show New Zealand to be the country that best reflec...

08/01/2019

We have the honor to introduce our new partner in France, Dr. Elias Erragragui! Learn more about him below:

Education: Qualification to the function of “Maître de Conférences” by the Conseil National des Universités (CNU) - section 6, Management Sciences.

Phd in Economics with honors – University of Toulon/Kedge Business School-France :
• Dissertation: “Ethics in Finance: the case of Socially Responsible Investment

Chartered in Islamic Finance Professional (CIFP) – INCEIF, International Center for Education in Islamic Finance - Kuala Lumpur, Central Bank of Malaysia

Master in Management Science (M. Sc), IAE Management School University of Montpellier II- (France) & Newcastle Business School (UK) Major: International Trade & Finance, Innovative pro-environmental project Financing​

Bachelor degree in Mathematics and Computer Science engineering, University of Montpellier II, France.

Current positions: Assistant professor -Maître de Conférences, University of Toulon/Kedge Business School-France and Academic Director - MSc in Islamic Finance
Also teaching at the Université Catholique de Lille /EMLV Management School on Ethical Finance

Also Academic Director of the Master in Islamic Finance (KEDGE/BEM Dakar-Sénégal)
Also Member of the Office de Coopération Economique pour la Méditerranée et l’Orient (OCEMO)

Reason for joining the Islamicity Indices Project: In line with my research works on Socially Responsible Islamic investment and my academic position as Academic Director of the Master in Islamic Finance - KEDGE Business School/BEM Dakar

Favorite Islamic Thinker: The Prophet Muhammad

Favorite Islamic Quote: Surah Al Imran, verse 7: "It is He who has sent down to you, [O Muhammad], the Book; in it are verses [that are] precise - they are the foundation of the Book - and others unspecific. As for those in whose hearts is deviation [from truth], they will follow that of it which is unspecific, seeking discord and seeking an interpretation [suitable to them]. And no one knows its [true] interpretation except Allah . But those firm in knowledge say, "We believe in it. All [of it] is from our Lord." And no one will be reminded except those of understanding."
― Jalal Ad-Din Rumi

07/05/2019

We have the honor to introduce our new partner in Italy, Mr. Karim Benvenuto! Learn more about him below:

Education: Bachelor in International Law

Current positions: Founder and publisher of Daily Muslim (www.dailymuslim.it), the first Islamic newspaper in Italy. President of Associazione Nazionale Italia Pakistan, President Halal Italy Development (Halal certifying body), Ceo Omar Business Development (consulting company for the Islamic markets), Founder Italy Muslim Friendly -The chain (Islamic tourism industry) in Italy.

Reason for joining the Islamicity Indices Project: Providing information from an important
institution such as Italy and supplying contributions to the Islamic system

Favorite Islamic Thinker: M***i Musa Menk

Favorite Islamic Quote: “Knock, And He& #39;ll open the door Vanish, And He'll make you shine like the
sun fall, And He'll raise you to the heavens Become nothing, And He'll turn you into everything.”
― Jalal Ad-Din Rumi

06/13/2019

If you have not already, make sure to check out this article posted earlier today by Ozy's Erin Cook! The article discusses in depth about the analysis and results provided by the latest Islamicity Index!

A Muslim economist is attempting to measure how well the world's countries live by Quranic values.

05/17/2019

You may be interested in an interview Hossein Askari did on Islamicity Indices on a British Radio Program!

His Interview starts at 1 hour and 24 minutes (1:24) into the podcast. Here is the link:

7:00-7:30 Introduction 7:30-8:00 Segment 1 - Australians accepting of migrants but negative towards Islam, poll finds Expert: Shakira Hussein Expertise: From the National Centre of Excellence fo

05/15/2019

We are pleased to announce the release of the 2018 Islamicitiy Index!

You can find the fully updated index by clicking the link below, also attached is our official press release!

http://islamicity-index.org/wp/latest-indices-2018/

03/18/2019

We are delighted to introduce our partner in Burkina Faso, Dr. Han-Madou Ilboudo! Learn more about him below:

Education: PhD in Islamic Finance

Current Position: Founder and Manager of African Islamic Finance and Management Institute (IAFIG), Teacher and Researcher at Ouagadougou' University, Lecturer at London School of Modern Studies (UK)

Past Positions: Manager of Management Training Institute at Ouagadougou, Manager of Accounting Office

Reason for joining the Islamicity Indices Project: To contribute to advancing the Islamic System

Favorite Islamic Thinker: Cheikh Albani

Favorite Islamic Quote: "The best of you is the one that is most useful to your community"

12/18/2018

We are excited to share an interview featuring Founder of the Islamicity Indices program and President of the Islamicity Foundation, Hossein Askari. Follow the link to access the interview: https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/430806/Reforming-Muslim-countries-and-Islamicity-indices … …

TEHRAN – Professor Hossein Askari, an expert on Saudi Arabia who also teaches international business at the George Washington University, believes that Islamicity Indices are based on Qur’anic teachings.