What we do
Foresight Economica is a research and policy institute examining economic systems relevant to the Global South, with a focus on monetary design, state capacity, and ethical economic governance.
Its work integrates classical Islamic economic thought with modern institutional analysis to produce research and policy frameworks that support economic self-determination, institutional resilience, and coherent policy development.
Our Approach
Foresight Economica approaches Islamic economics as a living intellectual tradition rather than a fixed historical model. The institute prioritises analytical rigour, institutional realism, and ethical coherence, focusing on how Islamic economic principles can inform policy design within modern states and global markets.
Rather than replicating historical arrangements or uncritically adopting prevailing economic models, the institute concentrates on developing forward-looking frameworks that address contemporary constraints while remaining grounded in Islamic legal and moral foundations.
Foresight Economica’s key objectives are as follows:
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Primary Market Segments
Segment 1
Islamic Policy Leaders & Civil Servants
Economists, Policymakers & Advisors to governments in Muslim countries
Needs:
Viable economic models that align with Islamic values but can deliver modern growth.
Solutions to their current realities based on viable economic policies underpinned by a modern Islamic economic model that reflect the Islamic values of the Muslim population and can deliver growth within the modern context.
Pain points:
IMF/World Bank pressure, populist backlash, budget deficits, food/fuel insecurity.
What we’re offering:
Political solutions to their problems:
- Policy alternatives to capitalism/neo-liberalism.
- Roadmaps for implementation (taxation, monetary policy, land reform).
What we’re looking for:
- Establishing relationships and building confidence in contacts.
- Gaining feedback on the viability of proposed policy.
- Establishing trials of policy within a state context.
- Collaboration on roadmaps towards establishing policy.
Content/Format:
- Executive policy brief downloads.
- Private briefings or invite-only webinars.
- Custom country-case studies.
- Tools to compare Islamic vs. IMF-style approaches.
Segment 2
Islamic Economists, Scholars & Think Tanks
Think tanks, Institutes, Universities, Independent scholars
Needs:
A serious Islamic economic model grounded in usul al-fiqh with modern relevance.
Pain points:
Fragmented schools of thought, lack of real-world adoption, superficial models, lack of political awareness and political vision.
What we’re offering:
- Conceptual clarity + practical mechanisms.
- Integration of maqasid, classical fiqh, and contemporary tools.
What we’re looking for:
- Validation of our Islamic economic model within the wider Islamic scholarly community.
- Outsourcing further research on aspects of the model.
- Acceptance of the Islamic model as the default standard for modern scholarly thinking and research.
Content/Format:
- Long-form PDFs.
- Debate & critique series with invited scholars.
- Position papers (e.g., on monetary systems, taxation).
- A comparative framework with classical and modern systems.
Segment 3
Universities
Universities across Muslim world
Needs:
Modern Islamic political and economic vision underpinned by academic and juristic scholasticism
Pain points:
Outdated or utopian models, rejection by mainstream economists. Students don’t adopt Islamic economics as a basis for their solutions.
What we’re offering:
- A vision and curriculum for a modern Islamic State and Islamic economic model that can be taught, leading to further research and academic
specialism that sets the institution apart from its western counterparts. - Stop losing their nations brightest students to western institutions teaching the
same western economic thought they teach
What we’re looking for:
- Academic acceptance of both the Islamic political and economic vision.
- Produce a high calibre of Muslims proficient in this vision.
- Synergy between the opportunities established with political leaders & civil
servants and the future graduates of such courses. - Acceptance of this academic subject matter across the Muslim worlds academic institutions.
Content/Format:
- Courses designed and run by Foresight Economica to capture future Muslim leaders
- Strategy guides and deeper briefing documents
Segment 4
Islamic Political Movements & Reformists
Grassroots Islamic parties, reform groups.
Needs:
A robust, Quranic-based alternative to Western liberalism
Pain points:
Shallow, outdated or utopian models, rejection by mainstream economists.
What we’re offering:
- A state level Islamic economic model grounded in Qur’an/Sunnah that speaks to 21st-century challenges.
- A clear ideological and strategic position.
What we’re looking for:
- Expanding reach of our economic arguments through other grassroots organisations to the Ummah.
- Empowering the grassroots dawah and debate in the Muslim world.
Content/Format:
- Manifesto-style summaries.
- Compare/contrast with capitalist/socialist/liberal systems.
- Strategy guides for policy rollout.
- Video explainers + grassroots outreach materials.
Segment 5
Muslim Youth & Professionals (Educated Lay Audience)
Students, young professionals, digital activists
Needs:
Alternative economic worldviews that are empowering and rooted in Islam.
Pain points:
Disillusioned with capitalism, financial inequality, identity crisis, inferiority complex.
What we’re offering:
- Answers to “how should a Muslim society run?”.
- Concepts like Islamic justice, purpose, sustainability.
What we’re looking for:
- Empowering people with in depth Islamic thinking for todays realities.
- Sourcing like-minded and bright individuals to help with our work at the institute.
Content/Format:
- YouTube explainers, reels, carousels.
- Personal story blogs, analogies to real-world issues (e.g., student debt).
- Short courses (e.g., “5 Lessons Western Economics Gets Wrong”).
- Islamic “Rich Dad Poor Dad”-style narratives.