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Aloraibi, M., Karam, A. ., & AlSorani , A. . (2022). Would the Professional Training Sector Take the Advantage of the Virtual Environment that Was Presented Forcefully by COVID-19?. The Journal of Quality in Education, 12(20), 52-68
Askar Z., Raghavan S. & Suresh C. (2022). Green Crimes and Sustainable Trade Finance. ACAMS TODAY.

Nadia AlQassab

Dr. Vijayalaxmi Moovala

Bank Marketing-A Long Way to Go
Grievance Handling
Practising the Axioms of Man Management
Corporate Motivators
‘Award winning leadership- A case study of Saudi Chamber of Commerce’ In Warrick, D.D. and Mueller, Jens (Eds), Lessons in leadership: Learning from real world cases. Chicago: Rossi – Smith, 2012
‘Leading in changing times – A case study of Al-Salam Bank Bahrain’In Warrick, D.D. and Mueller, Jens (Eds), Lessons in leading change: Learning from real world cases. Chicago: Rossi – Smith, 2012.
‘HRM in the Kingdom of Bahrain’ in the conference paper – HRM in the GCC – A New World HR for the New World Economy: In collaboration with Oxford Strategic Consulting – UK, 2013
Talent management in Islamic retail banks: Kingdom of Bahrain’ – The Journal of Indian Institute of Banking and Finance – Bank Quest – Vol. 85, No. 3, July-September 2014
Human resources practices in banks incorporated in Kingdom of Bahrain’ – Journal of Management Policies and Practices, American Institute for Policy Development, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 97-112, September 2014
“Career orientation of employees in Islamic banks: Kingdom of Bahrain – Journal of European Scientific Journal, June/July 2016”
The Digital Leadership Competency Framework – globally copyrighted
Case Study 1: A Salutation That Won Hearts’ – IIUM Journal of Case Studies in Management, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 1-9, 2010
Challenges and Benefits of ‘Work from Home’ for Employees in the Kingdom of Bahrain’ – Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal, Vol. 7, No. 10, pp. 269-279, October 2020

Dr. Chithra Suresh

Chithra Suresh (2013), “Bank Management – Efficiency of Commercial Banks”, LEADER, The International Journal of Business Management, Volume 1 Issue 1.
Chithra Suresh (2014), “Analysis of Efficiency of commercial banks”, LEADER, the International Journal of Business Management, Volume 1 Issue 2.
Chithra Suresh (2014), “Comparative Performance Evaluation of Selected Commercial Banks in Kingdom of Bahrain using CAMELS method” SSRN
Chithra Suresh (2014), “Trade Finance – Challenges and Opportunities” The Bahrain Banker, spring.
Chithra Suresh and Dr.V.Anbumani (2014), Financial performance of SBI and its associates – A CAMEL Approach , LEADER, the International Journal of Business Management, Volume 1 Issue 2.
Chithra Suresh, K Semmalai (2014), Measurement of Efficiency: Data Envelopment Analysis, LEADER, the International Journal of Business Management, Volume 2 Issue 2.
Chithra Suresh, Savitha Raghavan (2015), Trade finance vulnerable to Money Laundering, Bahrain Banker, Summer edition.
Said Mohammed V.H and Dr Chithra Suresh “Financial Soundness of Selected Private Commercial Banks in India: A CAMEL Analysis (2007-13)” International Journal of Business Management – ISSN 2348-2753, Volume-3, Issue-1, April-June 2015
Chithra Suresh, Savitha Raghavan (2016), Beware of Money Laundering risks in Trade finance, Bahrain Banker, Winter edition
Chithra Suresh, Savitha Raghavan (2016), Trade Financing Vulnerability to Money Laundering – Part 1 & 2, 2016 Annual Review of International Banking Law & Practice Inc & The George Mason Journal of International Commercial Law
Dr Chithra Suresh, Mr. Mohamed Bardastani (2016), Financial Performance Of Selected Conventional And Islamic Banks In Kingdom Of Bahrain – A CAMEL Ranking Based Approach, European Journal of Contemporary Economics and Management, May 2016 Edition Vol.3 No.1 ISSN: 2411-443X
SURESH, C., AL BASTAKI, F., MAKI, N., & AHMED, Z. (2019). The impact of asset size on Financial and Technical efficiency – An analysis of selected Gulf Cooperation Council* (GCC) banks. IJO- International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research, 2(06), 01-30.
Future of Trade Finance Operations – A Road Map for Trade Financing Operations Post COVID-19, Dr. Chithra Suresh, CITF; CDCS.

Dr. Ahmad Asad

- The Theory of Loan in the Jurisprudence perspective and its contemporary applications. Dar Annafaes, Jordan, Amman 2006.
- Measuring the Economic Performance of Islamic Banks in Palestine, Journal of Islam in Asia, 2008, International Islamic university, Malaysia.
- The role of Islamic Banking in Palestine Economy: Businessmen Perspective, 2012. The Journal of Islamic Finance and Business Research, Australia.
- Hoarding versus Circulation of Wealth from the Perspective of Maqasid Al-Shari’ah, 2014, International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, UK.
- Certificates of ownership (Sukuk) Of usufructs and, Services, 2014, European Journal of Scientific Research.
- Bitcoin and Shariah compliance, 2018.Islamic Finance news. IFN
- Blockcahin and Shariah compliance 2019, Islamic Finance news. IFN
- Presentation and Appraisal of Capital Market Products Based on the Principles of Necessity (Ḍarūrah), Need (Ḥājah) and Benefit (Maṣlaḥah) – Case study of RAITS in GCC. INTERNATIONAL SHARI’AH RESEARCH ACADEMY FOR ISLAMIC FINANCE (ISRA) 2020.
- The fear of missing out from an Islamic perspective – IFN, Volume 22, Issue 29, 23^rd July 2025.
- The Smart Agent in Shariah and Law: Bridging Classical Principles and Digital Innovation

Hala Naseeb

Dr. Abdelmoneim Metwally

Mohamed Metwally, A., Wickramasinghe, D., and Kominis, G. (2014) “Constructing a Controllable Controller: The Case of an Egyptian Firm Meeting Risk Management Technologies”, Critical Perspective on Accounting Conference (CPA), Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto, Canada, 7th-9th July 2014
Mohamed Metwally, A., Wickramasinghe, D., and Kominis, G. (2015) “Geopolitics of Risk-Based Management Control: An Institutional Logics Perspective”, Management Accounting Research Group Conference, Aston Business School, UK, 19th -20th November, 2015
Mohamed Metwally, A. (2016) “Making sense of a story: illustrations from a case study of Enterprise Risk Management. NSBM Journal of Management, Vol.2 issue 2, pp.1-22
Mohamed Metwally, A., Wickramasinghe, D., Gallhofer,S., and Kominis, G. (2016) “Risk Based Management Controls Encounters Geopolitics: Extending Institutional Logics”, 8th Asia-Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting Conference (APIRA), RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, 13th – 15th July 2016
Mohamed Metwally, A., Wickramasinghe, D., Gallhofer,S., and Kominis, G. (2016) “Risk Based Management Controls Meets Geopolitics: Extending Institutional Logics”, 39th Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association (EAA), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands, 11th-13th May, 2016
Mohamed Metwally, A., Wickramasinghe, D., Gallhofer,S, and Kominis, G. (2017) “Risk Based Management Controls Encounters Geopolitics: Extending Institutional Logics”, Critical Perspective on Accounting Conference (CPA), The Faculty of Business Administration of Laval University (FSA ULaval), Québec City, Canada, 3rd -5th July 2017
Moustafa Abdelmotaleb, Abdelmoneim Bahy Eldin Mohamed Metwally, Sudhir K. Saha, (2018) “Exploring the impact of being perceived as a socially responsible organization on employee creativity”, Management Decision, Vol. 56 Issue: 11, pp.2325-2340
Wickramasinghe, D., Mohamed Metwally, A., (2018) “Logics of clash of civilization: An Egyptian case of risk-based management controls”, 8th African Accounting and Finance Association (AAFA) Conference, Novotel, Dakar, Senegal, 4 -7 September 2018
Diab, A., and Mohamed Metwally A. (2019), “Institutional ambidexterity and management control: The role of religious, communal and political institutions”, Qualitative Research in Accounting & Management, Vol. 16 No. 3, pp. 373-402
Metwally A., and Mohamed M. (2019) “Qualitative/Quantitative Methodological Dilemma in Accounting Research: Whence and Whither?, Journal Of Accounting Insights, VOL 23, Issue 3, pp. 702-736
Mohamed Metwally, A. B., Ali, H. A. A., Diab , A. A., & Hussainey, K. S. ( 2019). The hype of risk-based management control: A phronetic approach. Risk Governance and Control: Financial Markets & Institutions, Vol9 issue 2, pp.18-33

Dr. Abul Hasan

‘Sterilization and Monetary Control by the GCC Member Countries’, World Economy, 2013, pp.1566-1587 (ABS Rank 2 and ISI Rank), (with Hassan, M.K and Nakibullah, A)
‘Determinants of Credit Defaults Swaps Europe and Asian’, Journal of Derivatives and Hedge Funds, 2013, 19, 295-310 (with Hassan, M.K; Ngow, T.S and Yu, J, ISI listed Journal)
‘Financial Sector Reform and Economic Growth in Morocco: An Empirical Analysis’, Journal of Emerging Market Finance, 2014, 13 (1),69-102 (ABS Rank 2) (Yu, J and Hassan, M.K.)
‘The Challenges in Poverty Alleviation: Role of Islamic Microfinance and Social Capital,’ Humanomics, 2014, 30(1), 76-90 (Emerald Group)
BOOK CHAPTER: Hassan, A and Mollah, S. ‘Market Microstructure in African Equity Markets’ in H.Kent Baker and Halil Kiymaz ( editors), Market Microstructures in Emerging and Developed Markets ( Kolb Series in Finance, Essential Perspectives), New Jersey: John Willey and Sons, 2014, pp 463-481
Financial Inclusion of the Poor: From Microcredit to Islamic Micro-financial Services, Humanomics , 2015, 31(3), 354-357 (Emerald Group)
BOOK CHAPTER: Hassan, A ‘Islamic Economics and its Future’ in Taha Egari (ed), Islamic Economics, Basic Concept, New Thinking and Future Direction, New Castel (UK): Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2015,pp 77-101
Islamic Ethical Responsivities of Business and Sustainable Development, Humanomics , 2016, 32(1),80-94 (Emerald Group)
BOOK REVIEW: 2.2016 A.A Hussain, Central Banking and Monetary Policy in Muslim Majority Countries, Cheltenham (UK): Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2015. Muslim World Book Review, 36 (2).
Coskewness of Islamic Socially Responsible and Conventional Mutual Funds : An Asset Pricing Test, International Journal of Business and Society, 2017, 18(1), 23-44(with, J.S Rubeo, M.Kabir Hassan, B.Ozkan and Hesham Merdad)
Islamic Microfinance Business Model in Bangladesh: Its Role in Alleviation Poverty and Socio-economics Wellbeing of Women”, Humanomics ,2017, 33(1),15-37 (Emerald Group)
BOOK: Capitalism, Financial Crisis and Islamic Economics (2017), Publisher: LAMBERT EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHER
Dynamic Lag Structure of Deposits and Loan Interest Rates, and Business Cycle Formation”, Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance, 2017, 25(2), 114-132 (with B. Bidabad) (Emerald Group)
BOOK REVIEW: 2017 Poverty and the Millennium A Critical Look Forward’. (Edited), London, UK Zed Books Ltd, 2016.Pp. 268+viii. ISBN 978-1-78360-618-4pb, MUSLIM WORLD BOOK REVIEW, 37(2),49-51
Trade Versus Riba in the Quran with a critique of the role of Bank Saving, International Journal of Law and Management,2018, 60(2), 710-716 (Emerald Group) (with M.A.Chowdhury and A.A.B.Rahman)
‘Can Gold be used as a hedge against the risk of Shariah compliant securities?
Application for Islamic Portfolio Management’, 2018 ( ) 1-19 Journal of Asset Management (with A.I.Al-Maghaireh and B.Awaranti) (ABS Rank 2)
BOOK: Islamic Finance-Ethical Underpinnings, Products and Institutions (forth-coming), Publisher: Palgrave-Macmillan (2018) (with Sabur Mollah)
‘Wavelet Based Test of Co-movement Between US Policy Uncertainity and Commodity Markets’ (with A.I.Al-Maghaireh), Applied Financial Letters (accepted)(ISI listed journal)
TEXT BOOK: Islamic Economics: Theory and Practice
(Text Book, forth-coming)
Publisher: Routledge
(Taylor and Francis Group) with M.A.Choudhury (2019).

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