International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management: Volume 11 Issue 2

Guest editorial

Mamunur Rashid, Andrea Paltrinieri

The contagion effect between the oil market, and the Islamic and conventional stock markets of the GCC country: Behavioral explanation

Taicir Mezghani, Mouna Boujelbène

This study aims to investigate the transmission of shock between the oil market and the Islamic and conventional stock markets of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries…

Herding behavior in Islamic GCC stock market: a daily analysis

Mustapha Chaffai, Imed Medhioub

This paper aims to examine the presence of herd behaviour in the Islamic Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) stock markets following the methodology given by Chiang and Zheng (2010)…

Islamic occasions and investor sentiment

Marwa Jaziri, Mouna Abdelhedi

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the Islamic religious occasions can, through their impact on investor sentiment, affect returns in six Arab financial markets.

Attitude of Muslim minority in Spain towards Islamic finance

Abdulkader Kaakeh, M. Kabir Hassan, Stefan F. van Hemmen Almazor

This paper aims to use a theoretical model based on the theory of reasoned actions to investigate the effects of attitude, religious motivation, awareness and service and pricing…

Modeling crowdfunders’ behavioral intention to adopt the crowdfunding-waqf model (CWM) in Malaysia: The theory of the technology acceptance model

Mohamed Asmy Mohd Thas Thaker, Hassanudin Mohd Thas Thaker, Anwar Allah Pitchay

Waqf institutions in many Muslim countries including in Malaysia are facing liquidity constraints in developing waqf land. This paper aims to offer a sustainable model of source…

Empirical investigation of SMEs’ perceptions towards PLS financing in Morocco

Fairouz Badaj, Bouchra Radi

The main purpose of the study is to examine the willingness of Moroccan small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to adopt profit and loss sharing (PLS) method of finance and the…

Shariah Supervisory Board Report (SSBR) in Islamic banks: An experimental study of investors’ perception and behavior

Abdul Rafay, Saqib Farid

The primary purpose of this study is to determine the impact of information ordering in Shariah Supervisory Board Report (SSBR) on investors’ behavior and perception about the…

Principal-agent relationship issues in Islamic banks: a view of Islamic ethical system

Mohd Haniff Zainuldin, Tze Kiat Lui, Kwang Jing Yii

This paper aims to discuss and explore the unique agency issues in Islamic banks which give rise to different agency conflicts exist in Islamic banks as compared to conventional…

The effects of board attributes on Sukuk rating

Mohamed Abulgasem Elhaj, Nurul Aini Muhamed, Nathasa Mazna Ramli

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of board attributes on Sukuk rating in firms listed in Bursa Malaysia (Malaysian Stock Exchange) during the period of 2008…