By: Mohamed Chtatou

How Has Islamic Finance Evolved as a System of Justice and Ethical Prosperity?

How Has Islamic Finance Evolved as a System of Justice and Ethical Prosperity?

Islamic finance during the time of the Prophet Muhammad ď·ş was characterized by real transactions such as sale on credit and renting, rather than thr...

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Dr. Mohamed Chtatou is a senior professor of Middle Eastern Politics at the International University of Rabat (IUR) as well as education science at Mohammed V University in Rabat. He is currently a political analyst with Moroccan, Gulf, French, Italian, American and British media on politics and culture in the Middle East, Islam and Islamism as well as terrorism. He is, also, a specialist on political Islam in the MENA region with interest in the roots of terrorism and religious extremism.



During 2015 he worked as Program Director with the USAID/CHEMONICS educational project entitled: “Reading for Success: a Small Scale Experimentation” in cooperation with the Moroccan Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training (MENFP).



He graduated from Mohammed V University in English studies, with honors in 1976, then went to England where he did a General Diploma in theoretical linguistics at University College London in 1977. In 1980 he got an MPhil from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) of the University of London in Amazigh Studies, and in 1982 a PhD in Amazigh language and anthropology.



From 1983 to 1987, he worked for Peace Corps Morocco as Language and Cross-Culture Coordinator and later on as Project Director....