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IntroductionThe rapid growth in the Islamic financial markets, both in terms of institutions and products available over the past 10 years has prompted increasing interest from conventional managers to develop products to serve this market. It is estimated that over 20% of the world population are Muslims and there is increasing demand from Muslims to conduct their financial affairs in accordance with the principles of Islamic Finance as espoused by the Shari’a. The UK now has five fully fledged Islamic Banks and several conventional banks are offering Islamic products. This brief introductory article will seek to identify what differentiates a

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