Asad ZamanMonetary Economies: A Historical PerspectiveThis is the first of a sequence of posts that will be devoted to the study of monetary economies from a historical perspective. We start by…6 min read·Feb 8, 2024----
Asad ZamanThe Religion of EconomicsMaeshiro (2016) in “The Capitalist Religion and the Production of Idols”, writes that Capital is the God, and Capitalism is the religion of…7 min read·May 22, 2023----
Asad ZamanExploiting the South: Power and KnowledgeThis is the first of a sequence of posts on the current economic crisis in Pakistan. Although the discussion is in the context of Pakistan…6 min read·Apr 20, 2023----
Asad ZamanBuilding a Moral Economy on Islamic FoundationsThe teachings of Islam transformed ignorant and backward Bedouin into world leaders, and launched a civilization which dazzled the world…6 min read·Jan 2, 2023----
Asad ZamanPreface to Islamic EconomicsIn this sequence of posts, we will go over my newly launched book “Islamic Economics: The Polar Opposite of Capitalist Economics”. For…4 min read·Dec 25, 2022----
Asad ZamanRebuilding Statistics on Non-Positivist FoundationsRecently, I finished a set of 7 lectures based on a draft of my new textbook on “Real Statistics: A Radical Approach”. All of these…5 min read·Dec 23, 2022----
Asad ZamanLife Journey 1: BeginningsMy education at the finest universities created a secular mindset leading to a meaningless lifestyle. The search from meaning led me to…7 min read·Aug 26, 2022----
Asad ZamanEconomic Theories: Cause of Crises?The Global Financial Crisis of 2007 caused misery for millions, and the Great Recession that followed created the greatest economic…11 min read·Aug 12, 2022----
Asad ZamanHow Power Shapes Our ThoughtsWhat is taught to unsuspecting students as truth about the world we live in, is really propaganda to justify the enormous wealth of the…15 min read·Aug 8, 2022----
Asad ZamanReal Statistics: A Radical ApproachThis is an announcement of an upcoming course (online/live), meant to supplant and replace the conventional approach to statistics. The…11 min read·Jun 16, 2022----