Islamic REITs as an Investment Asset for Waqf Management in Indonesia – Part 1
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Islamic REITs as an Investment Asset for Waqf Management in Indonesia – Part 1

[I received a call from Shakeeb Saqlain, CEO of IslamicBanker.com, back in October 2016, asking my permission to post a redacted version of my paper – Islamic ETF as a waqf asset – on the Islamic Banker website. The first part of the article was posted on 22 October 2016. Note: IslamicBanker.com changed to IslamicMarkets.com…

Review of Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
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Review of Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta

The original review was posted on Trip Advisor (14 February 2016). Tourists should visit the largest mosque in Asia for its historical value and architectural heritage. It was commissioned by Indonesia’s first president and was surprisingly designed by a non-Muslim architect. Its position opposite to Cathedral further emphasizes Indonesia’s plurality and tolerance. Please wear modest clothes on…

Boutique Hotel dengan Konsep Kontainer Kapal
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Boutique Hotel dengan Konsep Kontainer Kapal

Saya menulis review untuk Container Hotel, di mana saya menginap di Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Review tersebut saya tulis di laman Trip Advisor (31 Desember 2015). Rating saya: 4/5. Saya bepergian sendiri untuk keperluan bisnis dan memutuskan untuk tinggal di boutique hotel yang sangat unik ini, karena berkonsep pemanfaatan kontainer kapal. Tipe kamar terbagi 3: single…

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The Big Freeze

I came across a video on the Financial Times website. The video is a report by investment editor John Authers on the financial crisis that has hurt the world’s economies, developed and developing alike. A financial crisis that was rooted in the US subprime mortgage sector. As Mr. Authers said, it may start from a…

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Washington DC – Day 45 (July 7, 2005): World Bank Tour

Today, I had the opportunity to tour the World Bank. The tour is organized once every month, the first Thursday of the month. My friend from St. Louis, Fari Nasution, and I met up at the IMF Center for the tour. Fari had also moved to DC from St. Louis, precisely one week earlier than…