Ibn Khaldun
Ibn Khaldun Ibn Khaldun (1332–1406) was one of the most remarkable Muslim scholars of the pre-modern period. He founded what he called the science of human society or social organization, […]
Is Ibn Khaldun the Forgotten Father of Economics?
Daniel Olah ECONOMICS Is Ibn Khaldun the Forgotten Father of Economics? Special Interview with the Economist Dániel Oláh 13th April 2021 Add Comment Economic history is a treasure trove of […]
Why Ibn Khaldun remains of great importance to Arab world
ZAID M. BELBAGI May 27, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/pxzsz The Arab world is at an important historical juncture. The next generation will either create an opportunity for reform that will […]
Is Ibn Khaldun the Forgotten Father of Economics? Special Interview with the Economist Dániel Oláh
Daniel Olah ECONOMICS 13th April 2021Add Comment8 Min Read Economic history is a treasure trove of extraordinary theories, intellectual currents and imaginations. And yet, a large section of the history of […]
Against the grain: The virus and capitalism
Syed Farid Alatas The Edge Malaysia April 30, 2020 This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly, on April 27, 2020 – May 03, 2020. In human history, […]
Boris Johnson, classics and Ibn Khaldun
OP-ED Daily Sabah > NAGIHAN HALILOĞLU Published 09.07.2019 It seems like Johnson and other Brexiteers are attempting to boost the ‘asabiyyah’ of the British nation, and preventing the kingdom […]
Ibn Khaldun: Studies on His Contribution in Economy
by: Muhammad Hozien In the following section, we focus on Ibn Khaldun’s contribution to economic thought. We publish contributions by recognized scholars who endeavoured recently to give Ibn Khaldun long […]
Knowledge in circulation, from East to West
FERHAT KÜÇÜK PublishedSeptember 28, 2018 The notions of East and West were first literally described as geographical directions, but today in the social sciences they are mostly used to depict […]
From the wealth of nations to the fall of nations: The hegemonic protection of elites
FERHAT KÜÇÜK Published September 13, 2018 A damaged street with sandbags used as barriers in Aleppo’s Saif al-Dawla district, Syria, March 2015. (REUTERS) The question of why some nations are economically […]
Ibn Khaldun: the 14th century genius
HAKAN ARSLANBENZER ISTANBUL PublishedMarch 3, 2017 Known as the forerunner of the modern disciplines of sociology and demography, Ibn Khaldun was an Arabic scholar who was born into the rich […]
Remembering Ibn Khaldun and Toynbee: Challenge and response
İBRAHIM KALIN@ikalin1 Published January 21, 2017 Migrants walking through a field to cross the border from Greece to Macedonia near the Greek village of Idomeni, Aug. 29, 2015. (AFP Photo) Given the crisis-ridden and weakened state of politics in the world today, we have to examine how countries from east to […]
Ibn Khaldun has a Message for us
Source: The Daily Sabah By İBRAHIM KALIN @ikalin1 Ibn Khaldun, one of the greatest minds in the Islamic intellectual tradition, who wrote more about history, culture, society, civilization and political power than […]
A 14th-Century Muslim Philosopher Explains Walmart’s Slide The world’s largest retailer saw its stock dive Wednesday among dire forecasts. Ibn Khaldun saw it coming.
Mike Mozart / Flickr DAVID A. GRAHAM OCT 15, 2015 Walmart had its worst day in almost 30 years on Wednesday, after the company released dire predictions for profitability. While analysts had expected modest growth of 4 percent in the coming fiscal year, the big-box retailer forecast a decrease of […]
How To Make Money – Ibn Khaldun and Taxes
The 40th president of the United States, Ronald Reagan famously stated in a piece in the New York Times in 1993, “May I offer you the advice of the 14th […]