The Call for Islamic Economics: Shades of Contestation by Azhar Ibrahim

“…While there is much celebration to this idea, the criticism against it is far less and hardly noticeable. To date, Timur Kuran and to some extent Nazih Ayubi have been vocal in highlighting the rhetorics and the insubstantiality of the idea of Islamic economics.…”
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The Nexus between Islam and Development: A Review and Bibliometric Analytics by Nurus Shalihin

“…The findings of this study confirm that the topic of Islam and development in international journals showed an increase in the period 2012-2016, and the studies of Timur Kuran and Hossein Askari showed a reasonably high impact on the development of studies related to Islam and development …”
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Poverty and Charity in Middle Eastern Contexts by Egbert Harmsen

“…Possibly, the earliest form of institutionalized charity in Islamic history is the collection and distribution of zakat. Timur Kuran distinguishes, in his “Islamic Redistribution through Zakat” (see the section “Instrument of Modern Redistribution?”) …”
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