Majlis & Markets

By Hassan Jivraj

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Welcome to Majlis & Markets, the podcast showcasing the Global Islamic Economy through storytelling and insightful conversations. 🌐💬


Join us as we explore the intersection of culture, capital and commerce. We sit down with industry leaders, founders and investors to break down the trends shaping Islamic finance and global markets.


What we explore:

  • Islamic Finance: The ethics, products and strategies driving the sector.
  • Global Markets: Financial and macro trends across the Middle East and beyond.
  • Venture Capital: The future of funding, innovation and Shariah-compliant start-ups.


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Episode Date
Ep. 96. The Problem With Sustainable Sukuk | Maya Marissa Malek
Jul 05, 2026
Ep 95. Halal Investing in the AI Age | Mujtaba Khalid
Jun 09, 2026
Ep 94. MENA VC: Cashed Up but Cautious? | Hasan Haider
May 31, 2026
Ep 93. Private Credit: Bubble or GCC Boom? | Sharif Eid
May 18, 2026
Ep 92. Iran War: Egypt’s Breaking Point? | Angus Blair
May 07, 2026
Ep 91. Istanbul: The New Safe Haven? | Serhat Süha Çubukçuoğlu
Apr 30, 2026
Ep. 90 | Building the "Bloomberg of Iraq" with Jameel Amir
Apr 25, 2026
Can Islamic Finance Rebuild Syria's Economy ?| Ep 89 ft. Najib Al Aswad
Apr 21, 2026
Hormuz Blockade: The Gulf Reset? | Ep 88 ft. Issam Al-Tawari
Apr 14, 2026
Iran War 2026: Who Rules the Economy? | Bijan Khajehpour (Ep 87)
Apr 06, 2026
Iran War & The Global Market Reset (ft. Hasnain Malik) Ep 86
Mar 27, 2026
Ep 85: Is Saudi Arabia Taking Over World Football? 🇸🇦 (ft. Kristian Ulrichsen)
Mar 09, 2026
Ep 84: The Secret to Building Muslim Wealth - Ibrahim Khan (IFG)
Feb 20, 2026
Tunisia: Africa’s Hidden VC Gem 🇹🇳 ft. Oussama Messaoud | Ep. 83
Feb 09, 2026
$62 Trillion in One Room: Insights from ADFW 2025
Jan 19, 2026
Is Islamic Finance Broken? (ft. Khalid Howladar) | Ep. 82
Jan 16, 2026
🎙️ Episode 81: 🇵🇰 Can Islamic Finance Fix Pakistan’s Economy?
Jan 01, 2026
🎙️ Episode 80: Why Islamic Finance Is Losing Its Purpose
Dec 23, 2025
🎙️ Ep. 79 | Sequoia Takes Muslim Money. So Why the Silence?
Dec 16, 2025
🎙️ EP.78 – Iraq’s Economy: Progress or Pressure? 🇮🇶
Dec 01, 2025
🎙️ EP. 77 —Inside GCC Boards: Governance & Investor Relations
Nov 20, 2025
🎙️ EP. 76—Inside the Gulf Property Boom
Nov 10, 2025
🎙️ EP. 75—What’s Next for GCC Bonds & Sukuk?
Oct 08, 2025
🎙️ EP. 74 — Is Kuwait Falling Behind the Gulf?
Oct 01, 2025
🎙️ EP. 73 — How Saudi Arabia Is Betting on AI
Sep 24, 2025
🎙️ EP. 72 —Trump Cards: EM Debt, Tariffs & the Dollar
Sep 09, 2025
🎙️ EP. 71 — What Nobody Tells You About Halal Investing
Aug 22, 2025
🎙️ EP. 70 — Inside the Gulf’s Political Economy and Diversification
Aug 15, 2025
🎙️ EP. 69 — After Reform: Can Uzbekistan Keep Momentum?
Aug 08, 2025
Episode 68-What Sovereign Wealth Funds Are Really Doing in 2025?
Jul 31, 2025
Episode 67-The Islamic Economy: How to Build Global Muslim Brands
Jul 24, 2025
Episode 66-Trade War 2.0? BRICS on the Brink in 2H25
Jul 15, 2025
Episode 65 – What’s Really Holding Islamic Finance Back?
Jul 08, 2025
Episode 64-Boom, Bubble or Hedge? Making Sense of Alts
Jul 02, 2025
Episode 63-Is MENA the Next Silicon Valley?
Jun 22, 2025
Episode 62-Why Islamic Finance Isn’t Driving Impact
Jun 08, 2025
Episode 61-What Do Shariah Scholars Do?
Jun 01, 2025
Episode 60-Has Islamic Finance Lost Its Way?
May 23, 2025
Ep 59-Is Journalism Broken? Moniify, Media Shifts and the Road Ahead
Apr 30, 2025
Episode 58-Fund Focus: The GCC Investment Boom
Apr 11, 2025
Episode 57-Counting the cost: Inside Syria's economy
Mar 19, 2025
Episode 56-Gulf Currents: Bahrain in a Changing Gulf
Mar 09, 2025
Episode 55-Decrypting MENA’s Crypto Surge
Feb 26, 2025
Episode 54-The Gold Standard: Power, Policy & Markets
Feb 19, 2025
Episode 53-Saudi Unscripted: Content, Change & Growth
Feb 11, 2025
Episode 52-Profit with Purpose: Halal Investing
Feb 03, 2025
Episode 51-The Venture Shift: MENA’s Next Big Moves
Jan 27, 2025
Episode 50: Tackling Liquidity in Islamic Finance
Jan 09, 2025
Episode 49-Setting the Standard: AAOIFI's Impact on Islamic Finance
Dec 31, 2024
Episode 48-The Alt Shift: The Rise of Alternative Assets
Dec 26, 2024
Episode 47-Islamic Finance Decoded: Growth and Gaps
Dec 06, 2024
Episode 46-Building Markets: The GCC IPO Surge
Dec 03, 2024
Episode 45-Faith and Friction: The UK’s Islamic Banking Story
Nov 29, 2024
Episode 44-Bonding Over Green: The GCC’s ESG Shift
Nov 25, 2024
Episode 43-Banking on Belief: Islamic Finance in Canada
Nov 22, 2024
Episode 42-Emirates of Influence: The UAE’s Rise in Global Markets
Nov 10, 2024
Episode 41-Malaysia’s Future: Balancing Growth and Giants
Oct 21, 2024
Episode 40-Kingdom Capital: Shaping Saudi’s Economic Future
Oct 14, 2024
Episode 39-Fuelling the Future: The Middle East’s Energy Shift
Oct 09, 2024
Episode 38-Venture Into Iraq: Start-Ups on the Rise
Sep 26, 2024
Episode 37-Banking on Faith: Australia’s First Islamic Bank
Sep 20, 2024
Episode 36-Crypto Currents: Fintech and Digital Assets in the Gulf
Sep 16, 2024
Episode 35-Egypt’s Fintech Focus: Growth and Challenges
Sep 12, 2024
Episode 34-Feeling the Heat: Gulf States and Climate Shifts
Sep 06, 2024
Episode 33-Islamic Finance: Kazakhstan's Next Frontier
Sep 02, 2024
Episode 32-Building Trends: UAE & Saudi Real Estate Insights
Aug 20, 2024
Episode 31-Pyramids of Pressure: Egypt's Economic Balance
Aug 13, 2024
Episode 30- Inside the Gulf bonds bonanza
Aug 09, 2024
Episode 29-Exploring the GCC Private Credit Boom
Jul 28, 2024
Episode 28-MENA VC Insights: Saudi surge and regional trends
Jul 21, 2024
Episode 27-Profit Over Principles? The Ethical Dilemma in Islamic Finance
Jul 15, 2024
Episode 26-Central Asia's Fintech Revolution
Jul 10, 2024
Episode 25-Qatar's Next Play: From the World Cup to Future Growth
Jul 03, 2024
Episode 24-Bricks and Bytes: Iraq's Real Estate Tech Boom
Jun 17, 2024
Episode 23-Islamic Fintech: Navigating the Landscape and Challenges
Jun 12, 2024
Episode 22-Redefining Islamic Finance: The Tech Disruption
May 30, 2024
Episode 21-Gulf investment boom: Inside the rise of private capital
May 27, 2024
Episode 20-Turkey’s Economic Shift: Crisis or Comeback?
May 20, 2024
Episode 19-Rising Down Under: Australia's Islamic Finance Landscape
May 10, 2024
Episode 18-Libya Uncovered: Post-2011 Dive into Politics & Economics
May 02, 2024
Episode 17-Charting Gulf Sovereign Wealth Funds
Apr 29, 2024
Episode 16-Venturing Forward: Unlocking the OIC's Venture Capital Potential
Apr 25, 2024
Episode 15-Shifting Tides: Exploring de-dollarization and the rise of BRICS
Apr 22, 2024
Episode 14-Gulf Monarchies Unveiled: Power, Wealth and Global Influence
Apr 17, 2024
Episode 13-Unpacking Egypt's Economy
Apr 12, 2024
Episode 12-FDI Insight: OIC Economies
Apr 06, 2024
Episode 11-Turkey's economy: Past, Present and Future
Mar 28, 2024
Episode 10-Accelerating Iraq's Startup Revolution
Mar 23, 2024
Episode 9-Venture & Faith: Inside Tanzania's Financial Evolution
Mar 18, 2024
Episode 8-Exploring the MENA Capital Markets Landscape
Mar 15, 2024
Episode 7-Halal or Hype? Demystifying Islamic Finance
Mar 04, 2024
Episode 6-Greenwashing or Genuine? Decoding ESG, SRI, and Islamic Finance
Feb 10, 2024
Episode 5-Beyond the Mirage: Saudi Arabia's Economic Revolution
Jan 21, 2024
Episode 4-Navigating Iraq's emerging tech ecosystem
Dec 28, 2023
Episode 3-Uzbekistan's Economic Evolution
Dec 16, 2023
Episode 2-Kuwait Unveiled: decoding politics, economics, public debt law and more
Dec 10, 2023
Pilot episode-A deep dive into the history and practice of Islamic finance
Nov 22, 2023