This study compares the hazard of failure in Islamic and conventional commercial banks using survival models. The sample consists of 421 banks from 20 Middle and Far Eastern countries observed during the 1995 to 2010 period. The conditioning variables are of both bank-level and country-level type. The analysis suggests that Islamic banks have lower failure risk and are less interconnected which...

In this paper, we conduct an examination on the causality and relationship between information and communication technology (ICT) and economic growth in an Islamic country, namely Malaysia. The study period in this paper is divided into two: from 1960 1982, and from 1983 2004. This is to examine if the contribution of ICT investment varies in different sample periods. The causality result showe...

This paper has examined the phenomenon of convergence of per capita out put levels across the IC countries for the 1960-1998 periods. Three concepts of convergence, i.e., sigma beta and relative beta, have been used. The estimated beta values reveals only a very weak convergence (?=.0014) across IC for 1960-1998 period. But when a more homogeneous group of countries were selected, the results s...

Despite an increasing prevalence of obesity and hypertension in young age, there is limited information on the contribution of body mass index (BMI) to blood pressure (BP) in these populations, especially in developing countries. This study examines the association between BMI and BP in four populations of school age children across southern region of Islamic republic of Iran.

This article aims to provide an overview of Islamic banking, which has shed light on Muslims in avoiding usury with inflation and oppression. The negative impact cartels can be reduced. Suppose traditional banks have only one way work, interest-bearing loans, although many forms. problem inherent banking activities is whether they separated from the influence conventional various carried out, g...

Please cite this paper as: Alavi-Naini R. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Status in Islamic Countries. Int J High Risk Behav Addict. 2012; 1(3): 90-1. DOI: 10.5812/ijhrba.7578 Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome is a social-health problem all over the world, which has a soaring rate of prevalence. This article emphasize on t...

The Islamic finance industry has only been dominated with banking, Takaful, capital, and the money market, although, cooperative (I-Coop), which is a non-financial institution in most cases yet to be fully adopted contemporary Muslim societies. can development reform tool or social economic growth method, it used offer interest-free loans cover specific demands rural urban settings. main purpos...