You’ve no doubt attended a wedding where the invitation read “no boxed gifts” – in fact, you may have even held such a wedding yourself. The...
There is no discourse in our communities about Islamic personal finance. None. When we discuss Islamic finance at conferences, classes, dinner parties, and gatherings with friends, it’s...
Intro | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 V. Cars, Houses, and ….. oh yes… STUDENT LOANS So...
Intro | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 III. Why Muslims are in Debt – Money Myths! The statistics from the previous section are...
(Read the Intro, Part 1, and Part 2 before proceeding) II. Americans in Debt A) Average Debt A quick look at the statistics says 43% of...
(Read Intro and Part 1 before proceeding) Debt Perceptions – Islamic View of Debt Even a brief review of basic literature in Islam regarding debt shows...
I. Debt Perceptions – The Consumer Culture in America To owe someone $8,000, for about $6,500 worth of stuff, and be enslaved to paying a small...
I would like to kick off a series of posts in the upcoming days (or weeks) regarding the issue of Muslims being in debt. I have...