Interest Free Banking Islamic-finance.net is one of the best places on the net for questions on Islamic banking. There are certification programs offered by Netversity.org for those interested in pursing this growing field.

Readers may also wish to refer to the following:

www.islamicbankingnetwork.com
www.hifip.harvard.edu www.siddiqi.com/mns/
www.halalco.com/economics.html
www.islampub.com/books/econom.html

Not only are muslim-owned entities key players in this arena, but also conventional fogerign banks such as HSBC, Barclays, Citibank, Chase Manhattan, UBS United Bank of Switzerland - nearly all of which have established subsidiaries that offer Islamic products. For such global operations to want to explore such a niche market definitely means there is something viable and sustainable there.

As an aside: the fact that a relevant topic like Islamic Banking has received fewer replies than an article on homosexualty is indicative of Chowk`s current downward trend.