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Hamdard Islamicus Vol. XLIII, No. 3 5

EDITORIAL

This is the third issue of Hamdard Islamicus 2020. It comprises
five articles discussing and analyzing conventional and Islamic banking in
Pakistan, study of pre-Islamic poetry, Corporate Social Responsibility in
Pakistan, macroeconomic indicators contributing towards exchange rate
volatility and the influence of Vincent Van Gogh’s religious background
on his works.

The first article “A Comparative Study of Adoption of Conventional
Banking and Islamic Banking in Pakistan” examines the adoption of
conventional and Islamic banking in Pakistan and concludes that it may
be fruitful for Islamic banking to attain market share for Islamic products
and services.

“Insistence in the Pre-Islamic Poetry - A Study of Motives and
Causes” is the second article. It shows that insistence and determination
are main principles for success in life. Therefore, pre-Islamic poets
emphasized on virtues such as kindness, great hospitality and self-
preservation.

The third article “Corporate Social Responsibility in Pakistan: Mimicry
of the West or A Milestone Guiding Consumer Behaviour?” strives to
explore the relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility and
consumer-buying behaviour in context of the fast food industry in Pakistan.

The fourth article is “Macroeconomic Indicators Contributing towards
Exchange Rate Volatility: Evidence from Income Groups of the Countries”
exploring the macroeconomic factors contributing towards exchange rate
volatility in group of economies segregated on the basis of income.

“The Influence of Vincent Van Gogh’s Religious Background on
His Works in the Nuenen Period” is the fifth and last article of this issue.
It identifies the impact of Vincent Van Gogh’s religious life on his works
of art during his stay in Nuenen, and the mechanism of his employment
in selecting the works of that period.

Editor