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Dubai Islamic Bank 2025 Company Enterprise, brands and finance United Arab EmiratesBosnia & HerzegovinaIndonesia

An Emirati bank based in Dubai, founded by Saeed bin Ahmed Lootah in 1975, which follows Sharia principles across all its activities; it is the UAE's largest Islamic bank by assets and is listed on the Dubai Financial Market, acquired Noor Bank in 2020, and has operations in Bosnia, Pakistan, Kenya, Indonesia and Sudan.

The Burdened 2023 Film Films Saudi ArabiaSudanYemen

The first Yemeni film at Berlinale: a couple in Aden face a hard decision over an unwanted pregnancy amid war and poverty.

Goodbye Julia 2023 Film Films GermanyEgyptFrance

Goodbye Julia.

You Will Die at Twenty 2019 Film Films GermanyEgyptFrance

You Will Die at Twenty.

Al Baraka Group 2002 Conglomerate Enterprise, brands and finance BahrainAlgeriaEgypt

An international Islamic financial group based in Manama, licensed by the Central Bank of Bahrain as an investment firm under Islamic principles, with banking subsidiaries in 13 countries; registered in 2002, it floated in 2006 and was delisted from the Bahrain Bourse in 2024.

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank 1997 Company Enterprise, brands and finance United Arab EmiratesEgyptIraq

An Emirati bank in Abu Dhabi, established as a public joint-stock company by Amiri Decree No. 9 on 20 May 1997, which began commercial operations on 11 November 1998 and carries out all its contracts according to Shari'a principles; it has operations in Egypt, Qatar, Iraq, Sudan and Saudi Arabia, and was 12th on Forbes Middle East's 30 Most Valuable Banks 2025.

Islamic Relief Worldwide 1984 Relief agency Organisations AfghanistanBosnia & HerzegovinaBangladesh

An international relief and development NGO founded in 1984 by Hany El-Banna and fellow students of the University of Birmingham, with its international headquarters in Birmingham and offices and branches in more than forty countries; its income was £275.6 million in 2024. It has faced allegations from Israel, the UAE and others, which it denies, and an independent audit in 2014 found no link to terrorism.

Faisal Islamic Bank of Sudan 1977 Company Enterprise, brands and finance Sudan

An Islamic bank in Khartoum, founded in May 1977 by 86 Sudanese, Saudi and other founders from Islamic states, which describes itself as having an Islamic orientation and Sudanese features; in 2016 it was described as Sudan's largest lender.

The Wedding of Zein 1976 Film Films KuwaitSudan

The Wedding of Zein.