Adoption of unconventional financial institutions: a European perspective

The \"Adoption of Unconventional Financial Institutions: A European Perspective\" book by Maha Radwan provides the essential knowledge of understanding Islamic finance. The book is written in English language and it explores Islamic finance an overview of its history and evolution arriving to its features and understanding the principles that regulate it. In Islamic finance all operations should fully adhere to the Sharia that is the regulative framework or Islamic law derived from the Quran. The principals include several prohibitions that differentiate it from its conventional financial system counterparts like Riba (prohibition of interest), Maysir (gambling), Gharar (uncertainty), while on the other hand the Islamic system have other obligations like the principles of profit and loss sharing, necessity of underlying tangible assets, the necessity of investing in Halal investments and avoiding Haram business activities, and the obligation of charity. The \"Adoption of Unconventional