Uluslararası İslam Ekonomisi ve Finansı Araştırmaları Dergisi

Mehmet Asutay is a Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic Political Economy & Finance at the Durham University Business School and the Director of the Durham Centre in Islamic Economics and Finance.
Mehmet’s teaching, research, publication, and supervision of research is all in Islamic moral economy/Islamic economics, Islamic political economy, Islamic finance and banking, Islamic governance and management, Islamic social welfare institutions, and the Middle Eastern political economies.
His articles on his research interests have appeared in various international academic journals and professional magazines. He has also published manuscripts and edited books on aspects of Islamic moral economy and Islamic finance.
Mehmet has acted as a consultant to COMCEC (part of OIC), CIBAFI and UNDP-IICPSD on various projects and was also a member of the Board of Directors of Albaraka Turk Participation Bank from 2018-2020.
Mehmet has recently been engaged in a project (The Invisible Ceiling: Muslim Immigrant Entrepreneurs Navigate Norway’s Financial Environment – funded by the Norwegian Research Council) - aiming to develop entrepreneurship culture among Muslim refugees and immigrants through various instruments of Islamic finance. The project proposes blended financing involving Islamic commercial finance as well as Islamic social finance in empowering Muslim refugees and immigrants. Mehmet has been involved in a UNDP project to develop Islamic microfinance instruments in Afghanistan. He completed projects for CIBAFI in developing the Sustainable Development Guide for Islamic Financial Institutions and for UNDP in developing an MOOC training programme in Islamic Finance for SDGs.
Mehmet is the editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Islam and Society, the International Journal of Islamic Economics and Finance Studies, and the Review of Islamic Economics. Mehmet is also a Board Member of the International Association for Islamic Economics.
Mehmet is the 2024 Laureate of IsDB (Islamic Development Bank) Prize for Impactful Achievement in Islamic Economics for recognition of his novel work on Islamic moral economy and the articulation of Islamic finance to be supportive of sustainable development and the welfare of human beings.
Durham University Profile: https://www.durham.ac.uk/business/our-people/mehmet-asutay/
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=e6ZHO-cAAAAJ&hl=en

Erhan Akkas is an associate professor of International Economics at Sakarya University, where he also serves as the Vice Director of the Research Center for Islamic Economics and Finance. He holds a Ph.D. in Islamic Economics and Finance from Durham University, an M.A. in Global Political Economy from the University of Sussex, and a B.A. in Economics from Istanbul University. Akkas has been a visiting researcher at prominent institutions, including Qatar University’s Gulf Studies Center and Durham University’s Center for Islamic Economics and Finance. His research interests include political economy, economic development, Islamic economics and finance, and the economies of Islamic countries.

25 Mayıs 1983 yılında Yunanistan’ın Dimetoka şehrinde doğdu. 2006 yılında Marmara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi’nden mezun oldu. Marmara Üniversitesi’nde devam ettiği lisansüstü eğitimini 2014 yılında tamamladı ve İslam hukuku alanında doktora derecesini aldı. Halen Sakarya Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi’nde Doçent olarak görev yapmaktadır. İlgi alanları içerisinde vakıf hukuku ve tarihi, klasik-modern fıkıh düşüncesi, son dönem Osmanlı hukuk düşüncesi ve islam iktisadı gibi konular vardır. Vakıfta Amaç: Hanefi Vakıf Hukuku Çerçevesinde Bir Araştırma, 40 Soruda Vakıf ve Türkiye’de İslam Hukuku Çalışmaları Literatürü (1928-2012) gibi kitapları yanında yayınlanmış makaleleri ve kitap tercümeleri vardır.

Mervan Selçuk graduated from the Business Department of Istanbul University in 2014. He received his MA and Ph.D. degrees from Islamic Economics and Finance Department at Sakarya University in 2016 and 2021, respectively. His doctoral dissertation is about the feasibility of a monetary union in Islamic countries. He was a visiting researcher at Kuwait University between November 2018 - May 2019. Since 2015, Assoc. Prof. Selçuk has been a research assistant at the Research Centre of Islamic Economics and Finance, Sakarya University. His research areas include Islamic economics, monetary unions, and cryptocurrencies.

İstanbul Medeniyet Üniversitesi

Alija Avdukic is currently a Professor in Islamic Economics and Finance at Al- Maktoum College of Higher Education and is the deputy director of Ph.D. & MSc Islamic Finance programs at Business School of the University of Dundee. Alija holds a Ph.D. in Islamic Economics and Finance (2016) from Durham University; and has MA in Islamic Banking, Finance and Management (2010) from Gloucestershire University. Alija completed his BA (2003) and PGDip (2007) from Al-Azhar University, Cairo, and Damascus University, Damascus.
Alija’s research interest in Islamic economics and its various articulations, Islamic moral and political economy, and Islamic finance and banking. Alija teaches and supervises research on Islamic political and moral economy, Islamic banking, finance, and the political economy of development in the Muslim world. Alija’s recent research includes the construction of Islamic moral economy and Islamic political economy, both of which is considered as an incomplete project since the early 1970s. Secondly, Alija develops the discourse around the ‘social and developmental failure’ of Islamic banking and finance in relation to the expressed ideals of Islamic moral economy by essentializing sharing and collaborative economy nature of Islamic finance. Alija is also involved in empirical research in various aspects and dynamism of Islamic banking and finance.

Amirul Haqeem bin Abd. Ghani IFP, CQIF, joined Durham University as a doctoral student in October 2014 at Doctoral Training Centre in Islamic Finance, he was awarded Islamic Financial Planner (IFP) and gained his doctorate in May 2019. Prior to his academic career as a Senior Lecturer in Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). Mr. Haqeem, graduate of Dundee University and worked at Kuwait Finance House Malaysia as a professional banker. He is the Old Putra (OP) of Royal Military College (RMC). He awarded Certified Qualification in Islamic Finance (CQIF-Wealth Management) by IBFIM in 2021. He is a trainer for Islamic Financial Planner by IBFIM-UUM collaboration since 2018. Mr. Haqeem teaches and trained IFP candidate especially in Cash Flow, Networth statement, Risk management, Islamic Investment for Hajj and Education and Estate planning. Mr. Haqeem exploring the social disclosure, environmental, green sustainability and social impact of Islamic banks for his research interest. He currently served as assistant principal for Student Residential Hall Malaysia Airlines, UUM for five terms.

Mohammad Rahim Shahzad is a driven researcher currently immersed in the pursuit of his PhD in Islamic Economics and Finance at Sakarya Üniversitesi, Turkey. His academic journey is characterized by a fervent dedication to unraveling the intricacies of Corporate Finance, Carbon Energy, and Islamic Markets.

As a prolific contributor to scholarly discourse, Mohammad's publications stand as a testament to his commitment to advancing knowledge in his field. His research endeavors have yielded impactful insights, as evidenced by his publications in esteemed journals such as the Global Finance Journal and the International Journal of Emerging Markets. These publications delve into topics ranging from tail risk transmission in technology-driven markets to the interconnectedness of global uncertainties in emerging markets.

Furthermore, Mohammad's forthcoming research papers promise to further enrich the academic landscape, addressing pressing issues such as climate change risk, CO2 emissions determinants, and the linkages between extreme downside risk and financial markets.

In addition to his scholarly contributions, Mohammad actively engages with the academic community through conference presentations, where he shares his expertise on topics like cash Waqf-based finance and barriers to innovation in SMEs.

Supported by research grants and recognized with awards such as the NICM annual business plan award and the Best Lecturer award from Kandahar University, Mohammad's dedication to research excellence is evident.

His multidisciplinary approach, coupled with proficiency in tools such as R, Python, and statistical software like EVIEWS and STATA, equips him to tackle complex research questions and generate innovative solutions.

For those interested in collaborative research endeavors or seeking insights into the forefront of finance and economics, Mohammad Rahim Shahzad is a valuable resource. Connect with him via email at shahzad.rh1@gmail.com or explore his profile on platforms like Google Scholar and ResearchGate to delve deeper into his scholarly contributions and research interests.

Sakarya Üniversitesi