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Chapter 1 Introduction, Background and Rationale of this Study |
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1.2 Literature Review and Identification of Research Gap |
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1.4 Research Qyestions/Objective of the Study |
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1.5 Significance of Research |
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Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Islamic Economics, Banking, and Finance: A Basic Guide |
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2.2 Understanding of Islam and Shari'ah |
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2.2.1 Purpose of Shari'ah |
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2.2.2 Sources of Shari'ah/Islamic Law |
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2.3 Definition of Islamic Economics |
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2.3.1 Origin of Islamic Banking, Finance, and Economics |
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2.4.1 Importance of Islamic Banking for Muslims |
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2.5 Characteristics and Features of Islamic Economic System |
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2.5.1 The Prohibition of Riba (Interest or Usury) |
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2.5.2 The Prohibition of Gharar |
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2.5.3 The Prohibition of Maysir |
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2.5.4 Profit and Loss Sharing |
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2.5.5 Asset Backed Financing |
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2.5.6 Prohibition of Investment in Haram Products and Industries |
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2.5.7 Ethical Values and Rules |
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2.6 Islamic Financial Instruments, Contracts, and Tools |
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2.6.1 Musharakah (Equity Partnership, Joint Venture) |
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2.6.2 Mudarabah (Investment Partnership) |
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2.6.3 Murabahah (Cost-plus Sale/Mark-up Financing) |
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2.6.4 Bay' Salam (Forward Sale) |
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2.6.6 Istisnah (Construction Financing) |
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2.6.7 Tawarruq (Cash Financing/Monetization) |
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2.7 Difference between Islamic Banking System and Conventional Banking System |
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Chapter 3 Risk Management and Islamic Wealth Creation and Wealth Management |
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3.2 Risk Management in Islamic Finance |
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3.3 Importance of Derivatives in Islamic Finance |
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3.3.1 Slow Growth of Derivatives in Muslim Countries |
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3.3.2 Reasons for the Underdeveloped Derivative Market in Islamic Finance |
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3.3.3 Proposed Features of Shari'ah-Compliant Derivatives Markets |
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3.4 Examples of Shari'ah-Compliant Derivatives in Islamic Finance |
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3.4.1 Bay' Salam as an Alternative to Conventional Forward Contract |
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3.4.2 Use of Options as Derivative Instruments in Islamic Finance |
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3.4.3 Bay' Urban (Down-Payment, Deposit, or Earnest Money) |
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3.4.4 Khiyarat (Option by Stipulation) |
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3.4.5 Mubadalatul Arbaah (Islamic Profit Rate Swap) |
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3.4.6 Way Forward for Islamic Derivatives |
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3.5 Managing Liquidity Risk in Islamic Financial Institutions |
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3.5.1 Importance of Effective Liquidity Management for Islamic Banks |
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3.5.2 Causes of Liquidity Risk |
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3.5.3 Liquidity Management in Practice for Islamic Financial Institutions |
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3.6 Role of Supporting Institutions in Overcoming Liquidity Management Challenges |
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3.6.1 The International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation |
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3.6.2 The Islamic Financial Services Board |
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3.6.3 Liquidity Management Center in Bahrain |
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3.6.4 International Islamic Financial Markets |
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3.7 Liquidity Management Tools and Instruments |
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3.7.1 Commodity Murabahah |
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3.7.2 Interbank Deposits on Wakalah Basis |
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3.7.3 Short-term Ijarah Sukuk as a Money Market Instrument |
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3.7.5 Way Forward for Liquidity Management |
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3.8 Implications of Basel III for Islamic Banking |
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3.8.1 Challenges Posed by Basel III to Islamic Banks |
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3.8.2 Opportunities for Islamic Banks |
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3.8.3 Response of Supporting Islamic Institutions and Corporate Governance |
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3.8.4 Basel III and Islamic Finance Industry: Way Forward |
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3.9 Wealth Creation and Management in Islam |
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3.9.1 Size of Global Islamic Wealth Management Industry |
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Chapter 4 Global Emergence of Islamic Finance in Western Europe: a Case Study of the United Kingdom |
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4.2 Brief Overview of Global Islamic Banking and Finance Industry |
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4.2.1 Market Size of Global Islamic Finance Industry |
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4.3 Evolution of Islamic Finance in Europe |
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4.4 Islamic Banking and Finance and the United Kingdom |
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4.5 Size of Islamic Finance Market in the UK |
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4.6 Driving Factors behind the Development and Growth of Islamic Finance in the UK |
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4.7 Comparative Analysis of the UK and German Regulatory and Supervisory Model |
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4.7.1 Regulatory Phases in the UK |
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4.7.2 Islamic Finance Taxation Changes in the UK |
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4.7.3 Regulatory and Supervisory Developments in the UK |
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4.7.4 Regulatory and Supervisory Developments in Germany |
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4.8 Islamic Banking Problems and Challenges in the UK Market |
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Chapter 5 Overview of the German Financial System and Islamic Banking in Germany |
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5.2 Muslim Population in Germany |
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5.3 Government Initiatives |
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5.4 Evolution of Islamic Finance in Germany |
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5.5 The Role of BaFin Regarding Islamic Finance in Germany |
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5.6 Overview of the German Financial Environment and Banking Supervision Mechanism |
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5.6.1 Foreign Banks from Muslim Countries Operating in Germany |
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5.6.2 German Banking System |
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5.6.3 Licensing of Islamic Financial Institutes According to the German and European Banking Law |
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5.7 Market Players in Islamic Banking in Germany |
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5.7.1 KT Bank AG (Kuveyt Turk) |
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5.7.2 Landesbank Berlin AG |
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5.7.5 Targo Bank AG & Co. KGaA |
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5.8 Other Islamic Banking and Finance Initiatives in Germany |
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5.9 Why Low Demand of Islamic Banking and Finance Products? |
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Chapter 6 Review of Existing Literature |
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6.2 Studies about Immigrants and their Banking Behavior |
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6.3 Studies about Islamic Finance in Germany |
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6.3.1 Muslim Consumers Behavior toward Islamic Banking and Finance Products |
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6.3.2 Quantification of the Potential of Islamic Banking and Finance |
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6.3.3 Muslim Consumers Behavior toward Islamic Insurance Products |
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6.4 Discussion about Existing Studies and our Proposed Study |
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Chapter 7 Theoretical Framework and Research Methodology |
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7.3 Methods Used in this Research |
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7.3.1 Quantitative Approach |
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7.3.2 Qualitative Approach |
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7.4 Theoretical Framework: Theory of Planned Behavior |
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7.5 Proposed Conceptual Framework for this Study |
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7.6 Methods of Data Collection |
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7.6.1 Population and Sampling |
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7.6.2 Sample Size for Retail Banking Survey |
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7.6.4 Sample Size for Muslim Umbrella Organizations Survey |
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7.6.5 Sample Size for Semi-Structured Interviews |
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7.7.1 Translation of the Questionnaires |
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7.7.2 Validity and Reliability of the Instrument |
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7.7.3 Advantages and Disadvantages of Questionnaire Method |
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7.7.4 Advantages and Disadvantages of Semi-Structured Interviews |
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7.8 Practical Steps of Conducting the Field Survey |
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7.9 Data Analysis Methodology |
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7.9.1 Analysis of Quantitative Data |
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7.9.2 Analysis of Semi-Structured Interviews |
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Chapter 8 Empirical Analysis of the Qualitative Data |
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8.2 Profiling of the Interviewees |
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8.3 Key Reasons of Islamic Banking Success in the United Kingdom |
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8.4 Important Drivers for the Development of Islamic Banking in Europe |
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8.5 Role and Influence of Religion and Countries of Origin on Islamic Banking |
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8.6 Retail and Wholesale Islamic Banking Potential in Germany |
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8.7 Appropriate Islamic Banking Models for the German Market |
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8.8 The UK as a Role Model of Islamic Finance for other European Countries |
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8.9 Challenges for Islamic Banking in Europe |
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8.10 Legal and Product Development Challenges |
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8.11 European Regulatory Frameworks and Space for Islamic Law |
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8.12 Regulators Approach toward Islamic Banking in Germany |
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8.13 Legal and Regulatory Requirements |
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8.14 Political Support to Islamic Banking in Germany |
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8.15 BaFin Policy regarding Issuing Banking License in Germany |
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8.16 BaFin Policy toward Islamic Banking in Germany |
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8.17 Islamic Banking via European Union Passport in Germany |
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8.18 Future of Islamic Banking in Europe |
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8.19 Success Prospects of KT Bank AG in Germany |
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Chapter 9 Empirical Analysis of the Quantitative Data |
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9.2 Section 1: Analysis of the Retail Banking Survey |
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9.2.1 Part 1: The Main Characteristics of the Respondents |
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9.2.2 Part 2: General Banking and Finance Information |
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9.2.3 Part 3: Perceptions of Consumers About Islamic Banking |
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9.2.4 Knowledge About Islamic Banking and Finance |
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9.2.5 Religious Characteristics of the Muslims |
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9.2.6 Awareness Level About Islamic Banking and Finance |
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9.2.7 Awareness and Prohibition of Riba |
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9.2.8 Availability of Islamic Banks in Neighborhood |
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9.2.9 Investment in Shari'ah-compliant Products |
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9.2.10 Mortgage from non-Islamic Western Banks |
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9.2.11 Willingness to Use Products and Services of Islamic Banks Despite Higher Costs |
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9.3 Part 4: Consumer Willingness to Switch to Islamic Banking |
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9.3.1 Willingness to Switch Toward Islamic Banking |
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9.3.2 Motivations to Do Islamic Banking |
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9.3.3 Reasons for Not Doing Islamic Banking |
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9.4 Part 5: Relevance of Islamic Products |
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9.5 Part 6: Inferential Statistical Analysis of the Retail Banking Survey |
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9.5.1 Determination of Correlation Among Different Variables |
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9.5.2 Willingness to do Islamic Banking and Religious Characteristics of the Respondents |
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9.5.3 Gender and Level of Awareness of the Respondents |
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9.5.4 Gender and Perceptions of Making Investments in Shari'ah- compliant Products |
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9.5.5 Gender and Perceptions of Avoiding Mortgage Loans from Non-Islamic Banks |
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9.5.6 Gender and Perceptions of the Respondents to Pay Higher Prices to Obtain Services of Islamic banks |
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9.5.7 Awareness of Islamic Banking and Educational Backgrounds |
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9.5.8 Nationality and Level of Awareness of Islamic Banking |
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9.5.9 Nationality of Respondents and Demand for Islamic Products and Services |
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9.6 Section 2: Descriptive Statistical Analysis of the Survey of Muslim Umbrella Organizations |
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9.6.1 Awareness About the Existence of the Islamic Financial System |
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9.6.2 Usage and Recommendation of Interest-free Products to the Members |
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9.6.3 Desired Products and Services by the Muslim Organizations |
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9.6.4 Reasons for Not Doing Islamic Banking |
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9.6.5 Demand of Islamic Banking Products Among Muslims |
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9.6.6 Benefits of Islamic Banking Products for the Muslim Community |
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9.6.7 Religious Characteristics of Members of Muslim Organizations |
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9.7 Section Three: Hypothesis Testing |
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Chapter 10 Discussion and Conclusion |
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10.2 Summary of Main Findings |
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10.3 Potential Impact of Muslim Refugees and Asylum Seekers on Islamic Banking |
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192 | (1) |
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10.4 Study Recommendations |
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10.5 Research Contributions |
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194 | (1) |
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10.6 Research Limitations |
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195 | (1) |
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10.7 Areas for Further Research |
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References |
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Appendix |
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