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Whether speaking on the job, to the public, preaching to a congregation, or just talking to a group of friends, I found the info in this article by Larry Moyer entitled “The Five Most Dangerous Assumptions in Preaching” to contain some useful points.

I found this over Shariq Ghani’s site today, good stuff, I think its applicable to more than just activism, here’s a summary:
No matter how noble your cause there will always be a group of people who will vehemently stand against you for no particular reason.

This Article studies the legal position of the muhtasib in medieval Cairo, using the biographical information available about the individuals who held the position to understand the actions they took in office.

I thought I would put together a list of his works for future reference, and perhaps find others interested in his writtings that may put me on to some that I’ve missed in this list.

Many hurdles are faced if Shariah compliant documentation is to be standardized. Of these are the jurisdictional challenges of drafting legal documentation to comply to basic shariah principles, comply to local and national laws, and still remain commercially viable.

An article from the Big Money site suggests the usage of online role-playing games like World of Warcraft and Second Life to study economic behavior and to test economic-policy theories.

While reviewing several cases of defaults, disputes, and disruptions in Islamic Finance deals that have made the press, I noticed that almost every case that has been litigated on has been in a western common law court (UK-USA).