...Kabir Hassan; Ismail Cebeci Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the extent of the contribution of the current Islamic financial system to society in terms of social responsibility (SR) required by the concept of social maslahah. Design/methodology/approach The paper adopts...

...Kabir Hassan; Lucia Dalla Pellegrina Purpose In light of the current debate on bank capital requirements, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the relative impact of capitalization on risk‐taking efficiency in Islamic and conventional banks. The author tests whether changes occurring...

...Kabir Hassan; Jose Francisco Rubio; M. Kabir Hassan; Hesham Jamil Merdad Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study whether Islamic investors lose portfolio efficiency due to a limited asset universe. Design/methodology/approach The paper contributes to prior literature by using non...

...Kabir Hassan; Rihab Grassa Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the income structure of Islamic banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and to explore the effect of the diversification of banks' earning on risks that may harm these latter. Design/methodology/approach...