Download or read book The Global Financial Crisis and the Islamic Finance written by Hussein Elasrag and published by Hussein Elasrag. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world economy is still suffering the crisis, considered the most severe since the Great Depression, where economic downturn at historic magnitude and many countries across the globe, irrespective of their development level, are still under strain dealing with this crisis.This book tries to note the main causes and the impacts of the current financial and economic crisis. In addition to discuss the belief that the Islamic Finance and its prospective is a viable alternative to the ailing global financial system