Riba Resistance

5. The Failure of Islamic Finance (with Safdar Alam)

February 20, 2026·40 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Halal labels can't purify haram systems. Safdar Alam is the former Global Head of Islamic Structuring at JPMorgan and our guest for this fifth episode of Riba Resistance. We discuss how Islamic finance has failed to produce truly riba-free solutions and critique the superficial application of fiqh to deeply flawed[...]

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