Islamic Economics - The Ultimate AlternativeIn this accessible but profound work, Dr. Mohamed Ghanem illustrates the importance of some key Islamic principles as they affect economic activity. Focusing on the nature of money and the shari'ah rulings applying to contracts of trade and investment, Mohamed explains the impossibility of 'Islamising' the current model of commercial banking, given its foundations in usury and the use of fractional reserves. He goes on to define and explain the use of