This article is based on a lecture given at the Press Club in Kolkata (Calcutta), India on September 24, 2009. The lecture was sponsored by the American Center in Calcutta, India. First Published by AltMuslim. October 23, 2009 This year due to a coincidence of the lunar calendar, Eid-ul-Fitr and Durga Puja, two major religious festivals of India, were celebrated...

The Financial Express, October 7, 2009 A recent Bangladesh Bank (BB) policy paper asserts that moving into the future, Bangladesh will have to rely heavily on capital markets to raise the necessary money to fund capital expansion projects. Capital expansion projects need a lot of money and relying solely on banks to raise that money is inefficient. In Bangladesh,...

Huffington Post, Sep 11, 2009Also on AltMuslim The latest survey from the Pew Research Center for People and the Press shows an unmistakable trend of Americans slowly but surely beginning to appreciate the challenges and aspirations of its fellow Muslim citizenry. Perhaps this trend is a result of nearly half of Americans saying that they personally know someone who...

Islam Online. Aug 5, 2009 Easy credit and risky derivatives are the apparent factors that triggered this once-in-a-generation global financial crisis. However, the fact is that responsible and reputable institutions, that are otherwise risk-averse, engaged in extremely risky trades without adequate protective measures, which points to something more fundamental...

FLORIDA TIMES UNION, June 29, 2009 UNF teacher will study Bangladesh culture for “common problems.”By Josh Salman Parvez Ahmed understands the importance of culture. The assistant (associate) finance professor at University of North Florida has worked hard to bridge the gap between the general population and Muslim community in Northeast Florida. He...