All Outputs (7)

Exploring the Customer Trust Building Strategies used by Fintech Firms (2023)
Journal Article
Gesing Kalinowska, A., Khaleel, F., Avdukic, A., & Harte, P. (2023). Exploring the Customer Trust Building Strategies used by Fintech Firms. Journal of business and economics, 15(2),

The Fintech industry remains broadly un-regulated compared to their banking counterparts; however, Fintech firms are aware that customer trust plays a vital role in defining success and failure within this industry. In this paper, we discuss the meas... Read More about Exploring the Customer Trust Building Strategies used by Fintech Firms.

Financial Exclusion and Moral Constraints as a Driver of Entrepreneurial Activities: A Case Study of Muslim Immigrants in Scotland (2023)
Journal Article
Khaleel, F., & Avdukic, A. (in press). Financial Exclusion and Moral Constraints as a Driver of Entrepreneurial Activities: A Case Study of Muslim Immigrants in Scotland. Global Policy,

This paper explores the financial structures adopted by Muslim immigrant entrepreneurs in Scotland and the challenges they face in accessing state-driven financial support. The research investigates the effectiveness of different financing models for... Read More about Financial Exclusion and Moral Constraints as a Driver of Entrepreneurial Activities: A Case Study of Muslim Immigrants in Scotland.

Religion as a barrier to the use of student loans for higher education: A community‐based participatory study with Somalis living in England (2022)
Journal Article
Avdukic, A., Khaleel, F., Abdullah, A., & Brawe, A. H. (2023). Religion as a barrier to the use of student loans for higher education: A community‐based participatory study with Somalis living in England. British Educational Research Journal, 49(2), 370-404. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3847

The unwillingness of the Somali community to finance higher education has largely gone unnoticed within the academic literature and government policy documents. This study explores the role of religion and the influence of Shari'ah scholars on the us... Read More about Religion as a barrier to the use of student loans for higher education: A community‐based participatory study with Somalis living in England.

Exploring the Brand Effect of Islamic Bank on the General Population of Scotland (2021)
Journal Article
Jackson, J., & Khaleel, F. (2021). Exploring the Brand Effect of Islamic Bank on the General Population of Scotland. Global Review of Islamic Economics and Business, 9(1), 119-138. https://doi.org/10.14421/grieb.2021.091-09

The United Kingdom (UK) currently has one of the most attractive regulatory and tax systems in the world for Islamic finance, as well as being far ahead of other western nations for provision of Islamic finance, with five sharia-compliant banks. Yet... Read More about Exploring the Brand Effect of Islamic Bank on the General Population of Scotland.

Accounting for the Ideology and Culture within Literature: Deconstruction of Arguments in Modern Islamic Discourse on Economics and Finance (2019)
Journal Article
Khaleel, F., & Avdukic, A. (2019). Accounting for the Ideology and Culture within Literature: Deconstruction of Arguments in Modern Islamic Discourse on Economics and Finance. Interdisciplinary Journal of Economics and Business Law, 8(2), 112-137

There currently exists a body of discourse on finance, economics, and social governance representative of emerging and contemporary Islamic thought with an aim to create an Islamic perspective within these fields. It consists of legal rulings, recomm... Read More about Accounting for the Ideology and Culture within Literature: Deconstruction of Arguments in Modern Islamic Discourse on Economics and Finance.

Redefining Poverty and Its Measurement: An Islamic Political Economy Perspective (2017)
Journal Article
Khaleel, F. (2017). Redefining Poverty and Its Measurement: An Islamic Political Economy Perspective. Global Review of Islamic Economics and Business, 4(2), 68-81

Islamic economists have always taken the position on the intrinsic capability of poverty alleviation in the Islamic economic model. The poverty, in economics and social sciences, is taken in the context of economic deprivation. Among the multitudinou... Read More about Redefining Poverty and Its Measurement: An Islamic Political Economy Perspective.

Modelling Waqf As An Agency For Time Based Donations Of Human Capital (2016)
Journal Article
Khaleel, F., & Abdullah, M. (2016). Modelling Waqf As An Agency For Time Based Donations Of Human Capital. Interdisciplinary Journal of Economics and Business Law, 5(2),

Humanitarian responses, in the wake of complex emergencies, have never been just about supply of monetary assistance and commodities, as the accessibility and availability of expertise and human-capital plays a crucial role in preventing human casual... Read More about Modelling Waqf As An Agency For Time Based Donations Of Human Capital.