Majlis and Markets

About Majlis and Markets

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. Hit subscribe to join the conversation in the Majlis! Connect With Us LinkedIn: Follow Majlis & Markets (https://www.google.com/search?q=https://lnkd.in/eXKNRVcF) (https://lnkd.in/eXKNRVcF) Instagram: @majlismarkets (https://www.instagram.com/majlismarkets/) (https://www.instagram.com/majlismarkets/) Twitter (X): @majlismarkets (https://x.com/majlismarkets) (https://x.com/MajlisMarkets) TikTok: @majlismarkets (https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.tiktok.com/%40majlismarkets) (https://www.tiktok.com/@majlis.markets) Email: hassan@majlisandmarkets.com

Publisher

Hassan Jivraj

Category

business · news · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Nov 2023

Latest episode

5 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

98 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Jul 2026

   Ep. 96. The Problem With Sustainable Sukuk | Maya Marissa Malek

   Why are major financial institutions struggling to scale sustainable Islamic finance? In this episode of Majlis & Markets, we sit down with Maya Marissa Malek, CEO of Sābiq Advisory, to unpack the critical operational gaps, compliance tensions, and commercial realities shaping modern Shariah-compliant finance. We dive deep into the hard corporate finance mechanics that the industry often avoids, exploring: The Green Dilemma: The true potential of green Sukuk and regional net-zero agendas ...

2. 

   9 Jun 2026

   Ep 95. Halal Investing in the AI Age | Mujtaba Khalid

   The $6 trillion Islamic finance market faces an existential tension: it was built to champion equitable risk-sharing, yet it remains heavily dominated by rigid, rule-based legal screening. Can artificial intelligence resolve this bottleneck? Can advanced machine learning models move beyond basic compliance checklists to automate substantive, purpose-driven ethical screening? In this episode of Majlis & Markets, host Hassan Jivraj sits down with Mujtaba Khalid for an executive brie...

3. 

   31 May 2026

   Ep 94. MENA VC: Cashed Up but Cautious? | Hasan Haider

   While global headlines fixate on macro volatility and regional tensions, the underlying data tells a completely different story for Gulf technology. In this episode of Majlis & Markets, we sit down with Forbes Top Venture Capitalist Hasan Haider, Founder and Managing Partner at PlusVC, to unpack his contrarian investment thesis. Hasan lays out exactly how the GCC startup ecosystem, spearheaded by an unprecedented liquidity boom in Saudi Arabia, has structurally decoupled from broader regi...

Who has been a guest on Majlis and Markets

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Ijlal Alvi
• Dr Ryan Lemand
• Said Murad
• Reza Jafarally
• Datuk Prof Dr Mohamad Akram Laldin

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

9,038

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 70 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

65

Social presence

90

YouTube

74

Engagement

68