Originally presented as the editor's Thesis (master's)--University of Salford, 1991. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 577-633) and indexes.

<p> Several sources date the first use of the term <i>islamophobie</i>, the original French version of 'Islamophobia' back to the early 20^th century, when scholars &Eacute;tienne Dinet and Sliman Ben Ibrahim used it in their book <i>The Orient Seen From the Occident</i>. </p><p> Born in 1861, &Eacute;tienne Nasreddine Dinet was a French painter who spent many years in Algeria and later converted to Islam. Dinet believed that, amity between Europe and Islam would guarantee peace in the world and committed great efforts to this cause. Shortly before his death in 1929, Dinet completed the ?ajj, the Muslim pilgrimage, and counted his observations on the Muslim faith and Europe&rsquo;s hostility towards the religion in a travelogue, <i> The Pilgrimage to the Sacred House of Allah</i>. Dinet's book presented one of the first detailed depictions of the phenomenon of Islamophobia in history. </p><p> Dinet's definition of Islamophobia is often dismissed from contemporary academic literature on the subject. This research project, however, argues that the painter's representation of Islamophobia presents many common themes with modern uses of the word. </p><p> This thesis first positions Dinet's ?ajj travelogue in relation with other European travelogues of the era. Then, Dinet's definition of Islamophobia and his depiction of European hostility towards Islam in his work <i> The Pilgrimage to the Sacred House of Allah</i> are examined. Finally, Dinet's representation of Islamophobia is compared with modern uses of the term and contemporary understandings of the phenomenon.</p><p>

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This master thesis examines key differences between Islamic and conventional banks. We use a data on 2374 banks from 47 countries for the 2010-2016 period. We apply comparative statistical analysis, Ordinary Least Squares regression and System Generalized Method of Moments to estimate the effects of both bank types on their profitability and stability. The contribution of the thesis is threefold. First, we find a significantly higher profitability of Islamic banks compared to conventional ones. Second, we did not find any evidence that Islamic banks are less stable. Finally, we conclude that the women participation in financial activities is correlated with the development of conventional, not Islamic, banks JEL Classification G21, C33, F33, F34, J11 Keywords Islamic banking, bank profitability, bank stability, gender participation Author's e-mail Sabina.mammadli@hotmail.com Supervisor's e-mail Petr.teply@fsv.cuni.cz Master's Thesis Proposal Institute of Economic Studies Faculty of Social Sciences Charles University in Prague Author: Bc. Sabina Mammadli Supervisor: Doc. PhDr. Petr Teplý, PhD. E-mail: Sabina.mammadli@hotmail.c om E-mail: Petr.teply@fsv.cuni.cz Phone: 608 550 236 Phone: 222 112 326 Specializatio n: CSF Defense Planned: June 2017 Proposed Topic: An Application of Islamic Banking Principles in...

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