in the United States Jordan Wooten The University of Northwestern State in Shreveport Abstract The Muslim American culture varies slightly from the rest of the Muslim population around the world. Muslim Americans view religion as less important than other Muslim groups‚ along with becoming more independent of the family as a whole. The majority of the Muslim American culture can be defined in several categories such as Bio-cultural variations and cultural aspects of the incidence of disease‚
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INTRODUCTION Culture can be defined as a system of values and norms that are shared among a group of people and that when together taken constitute a design for living or doing things for that matter. From this definition we can see that every group of people has a way of going about their daily life. Business is one of those activities that people are involved in on a daily basis. Starting with an individual to larger groups of people bound together by geographical boundaries will approach business
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www.sciencerecord.com Science Series Data Report Vol. 4‚ No. 1; Jan 2012 AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF RELATIVE EFFICIENCY USING FRONTIER ANALYSIS APPROACH – A CASE OF ISLAMIC BANKS Khizer Ali (Corresponding author) Hailey College of Commerce‚ University of the Punjab‚ Lahore‚ Pakistan Tel: +923458800015 Email: vjkhizer@yahoo.com Muhammad Farhan Akhtar Hailey College of Commerce‚ University of the Punjab‚ Lahore‚ Pakistan Tel: +923464666786Email: vjfarhan@yahoo.com Shama Sadaqat Hailey
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Difference between Islamic Banks and Conventional Banks The conventional financial system focuses primarily on the economic and financial aspects of transactions‚ the Islamic system places equal emphasis on the ethical‚ moral‚ social‚ and religious dimensions‚ to enhance equality and fairness for the good of society as a whole. The system can be fully appreciated only in the context of Islam’s teachings on the work ethic‚ wealth distribution‚ social and economic justice‚ and the role
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of Somalia. The Somali literature‚ history‚ culture and traditional rules were passed down through generations by oral tradition. Traditionally‚ Somalis is a kind and generous people – Hawala money transfers is a lifeline for many people in Somalia - Somalia receives more cash from the Diaspora than from the humanitarian aid to Somalia. Somalis give a warmly welcome to the guests and all
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Arabian Sea with borders of Iran in West to RannOf Kutch in the East. Since the creation of Pakistan a number of different societies with different cultures and norms have migrated to Pakistan‚ integrating to form a diverse and rich culture. So basically‚ the culture of Pakistan is a fusion between many different heritages and many different cultures and therefore the people of this region have many things in common‚ in fact‚ the national language Urdu ‚ is a mixture of many languages
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it positively leads to change in economic development‚ but culture diversity is shrinking in the situation and highly political areas. By comparing the parallel of peculiarity and contemporary deconstruction in the Han culture and the Mongolian culture this study will elucidate cultural diversity contributes to the design atmosphere‚ adding a unique appreciation of diversity. To demonstrating how the Han culture and the Mongolian culture occupy a unique place and how both are shrinking in the past
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find out which banking system‚(Islamic or conventional) performed better overall.11 different ratios were used and they were grouped into 4 different categories which are Profitability‚Liquidity‚Risk and solvency‚and Efficiency. 5 banks from Islamic will be compared with another 5 banks from conventional banking for a period of 5 years that is from years 2006 to 2010. To see whether there is a difference in the performance of the two banking systems which are Islamic and conventional banks in Malaysia
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Running head: Research Paper Islamic Values vs. Popular Media in America Cecilia Brown English 122 Nathaniel Millard Ashford University August 29‚ 2011 Values are those things that matter most to an individual. They are the ideas and beliefs that shape an individual’s actions‚ character‚ and how they perceive the world. Popular media can have a great impact on a person’s values. Media
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to the whole global financial system‚ Islamic finance is growing and is already playing a significant role in the global financial system. It has established itself as an emerging alternative to conventional interest-based banking. There is every reason to believe that this growth will continue at a rapid pace as there is increasing demand for these products‚ and a closely associated desire on the part of banks‚ including non-Islamic banks‚ to provide Islamic financial services. At the same time‚
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