Kafala system - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Islam and Insurance - Answer-Insurance operation did not confirm to Islamic Law due to the existance these elements. Element that make insurance did not confirm in Islam - Answer-Gharar- uncertainty Maisir- gambling Riba- usury/ interest Gharar - Answer-- what being bought is not clearly defined/uncertainty - existance of uncertainty in contract : 1. premium payment nsation payment e of contract (aleotary) monetary value exchnage may not same. Maisir - Answer-participants might purchas...

how did Dubai get so rich? - Answer- Shipping ports, zones attract businesses Sheikdom - Answer- Dubai was a apart of a series of Islamic sheikdoms before the 1800s; A sheikdom is a geographical area or a society ruled by a tribal leader trucial states - Answer- sheikdoms became trucial states (a British protectorate) through a peace treaty between the British and the sheikdoms pearling industry - Answer- - a thriving trade in pearls developed and the city grew with the trade - however...

there are significant links between the challenges faced by migrant workers in the Gulf Arab states and more general concerns about economic justice, mobility, and inequality. Their precarious existence and labor activism are linked to the ongoing struggles in South Asia's political economy against land dispossession, caste oppression, and lack of opportunity. The significance of coalition-building that recognizes past debts and complicity in exploitation, as well as the interconnectedness of i...