Throughout this valuable book, the focus on applying shariah over and above the priority given to the market is a welcome and worthwhile distraction. It will undoubtedly serve as a valuable resource for those wishing to navigate the global market, but in an age of market fundamentalism, it will also pose as many questions as it answers. Even so, it provides important foundations on which the halal industry's contribution to wider global debates can be assessed and taken forward.
Mohammad Hashim Kamali is Founding CEO of the International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies, Malaysia and an internationally renowned scholar in his field of specialisation. He was Professor of Islamic Law and Jurisprudence at the International Islamic University Malaysia (1985-2004), and then Dean of the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilisation (ISTAC) from 2004 to 2006.