The impact of foreign banks entry on the banking sector has been well documented in the literature. However, these studies have been confined to the conventional banking sector. On the other hand, virtually nothing has been published in respect to the impact of foreign banks entry on the Islamic banking sector. The purpose of the present paper is to provide new empirical evidence on the impact ...

Energy has an important role in the economic growth of a country, more energy country has, better country's economy. This study tries to map development research published field economics. The was conducted using VOSViewer software. data analyzed were form scientific related economics Islamic countries as many 45 articles last 10 years. results showed that number publications on continued incre...

Accurate and comprehensive data on the extent of the problem of childhood obesity is lacking in countries of the Middle East. This review, based on a Medline search, summarizes the prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents in the region during 1990-2007. The highest rates of obesity and overweight were reported from Bahrain and the lowest from the Islamic Republic of Iran. Studies fr...

Abstract—The belief of a heavenly God is enshrined to all Abrahamic religions which form the three major religions of the world today. Muslims believe in Allah who is above the seven heavens. The youth in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) study Islamic courses as part of their high school curriculum and are required to take at least one Islamic course at the university level to gain credit hours t...

Concerns about traditional chemical pesticides has led to increasing research into novel mosquito control methods. This study compared the effectiveness of 2 different types of polystyrene beads for control of mosquito larvae in south-east Islamic Republic of Iran. Simulated field trials were done in artificial pools and field trials were carried out in 2 villages in an indigenous malaria area ...

In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in currency :union:s internationally. The formation of currency :union: in Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has drawn much attention of Islamic countries. This paper aims to investigate the effect of currency :union: formation for trade among 49 Islamic countries over the period 1990-2012 by OCA and Augmented Gravity Model (AGM). T...

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