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Recent issues

Islamic Finance · 40 min

Gharar and Maysir: A Root-Level Linguistic and Juridical Investigation

A companion study extending the methodology of 'From Gold to Paper' to the two remaining pillars of Islamic commercial prohibition: excessive uncertainty and gambling. From the Arabic root, through every Quranic occurrence, through the Prophetic narrations, to diagnostic characteristics for modern financial instruments.

M Azim Abdul Majeed · 2026-05-18
Crypto · 7 min

We Know the Odds. We Have Chosen Anyway.

Known risks, accepted willingly. A message to the world on GX Coin, and the courage to act on what is yours to do.

M Azim Abdul Majeed · 2026-05-16
Economics · 21 min

A Response to Dr. Shalaby (2025), "The End of Labor Economics as We Know It:

A stock market needs a currency, and a currency needs infrastructure. Before we declare the end of labor economics, we should ask whether the real problem is the concept of labor or the monetary system that fails to reward it."

M Azim Abdul Majeed · 2026-05-03