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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.

• From Ground Zero 2024 Documentary Films United Arab EmiratesFrancePalestinian Territories

  From Ground Zero.

• Kingdoms of Fire 2019 Series Series and programmes United Arab EmiratesEgyptSaudi Arabia

  Kingdoms of Fire.

• Wahed 2017 Start-up Enterprise, brands and finance United Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomIndonesia

  An American fintech company in New York offering automated investment aligned with Islamic principles; it launched an automated Islamic investment platform in 2017 and, in July 2019, the first Sharia-compliant exchange-traded fund in the United States; it operates in 130 countries.

• Bilal: A New Breed of Hero 2015 Animation Films United Arab Emirates

  The Emirati animated feature on Bilal ibn Rabah, from enslavement to becoming Islam's first muezzin — the first animated feature of its scale on a Companion.

• He Named Me Malala 2015 Documentary Films United Arab EmiratesUnited States

  He Named Me Malala.

• 3000 Nights 2015 Film Films United Arab EmiratesFranceUnited Kingdom

  3000 Nights.

• The Idol 2015 Film Films United Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomNetherlands

  The Idol.

• Theeb 2014 Film Films United Arab EmiratesJordanQatar

  Jordanian film about a Bedouin boy lost in the desert during WWI; Jordan's first Oscar nomination.

• Desert Dancer 2014 Film Films United Arab EmiratesUnited Kingdom

  Based on the true story of an Iranian dancer who founded a secret dance group in Tehran despite the ban; starring Reece Ritchie and Freida Pinto.

• City of Life 2009 Film Films United Arab Emirates

  City of Life.

• Noor Bank 2008 Company Enterprise, brands and finance United Arab Emirates

  A Shari'a-compliant bank in Dubai, opened on 7 January 2008 as Noor Islamic Bank and renamed Noor Bank in 2014, which Dubai Islamic Bank acquired in December 2019.

• Al Hilal Bank 2007 Company Enterprise, brands and finance United Arab Emirates

  An Islamic bank in Abu Dhabi, established in 2007, offering Shari'ah-compliant retail banking and wealth management; ADCB Group acquired it in 2019.

• Al-Zahir Baybars 2005 Series Series and programmes United Arab EmiratesSyria

  A Syrian-Emirati series on Sultan al-Zahir Baybars — from the Mamluk ranks to the defeat of the Mongols at Ain Jalut; among the largest Arabic productions on the Mamluk era.

• Emirates Islamic 2004 Company Enterprise, brands and finance United Arab Emirates

  An Emirati bank in Dubai, established in 2004 to provide banking in line with Shari'a principles, one of the emirate's four Islamic banks; it was delisted from the Dubai Financial Market in 2025 after Emirates NBD acquired its remaining shares, and Euromoney named it the world's best Islamic digital bank for 2025.

• Islamic Personality of the Year (Dubai International Holy Quran Award) 1997 Title Awards and competitions United Arab Emirates

  An annual honour within the Dubai International Holy Quran Award for a person or institution with a distinguished contribution in the religious, intellectual and scientific fields; the first recipient was Muhammad Mutawalli al-Sha'rawi at the first session in 1418 AH.

• 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.

• Kuwait Finance House (KFH) 1977 Company Enterprise, brands and finance United Arab EmiratesBahrainGermany

  A Kuwaiti bank founded in 1977 as Kuwait's first bank operating according to Sharia rulings; it opened on 31 August 1978 and was listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange in 1984; it has branches and subsidiaries in Bahrain, Turkey, Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, completed its acquisition of Ahli United Bank in 2022, and Kuwaiti state funds hold its largest stakes.