Akhtar Mohammed joins us to talk about his Fijian background, the history of the South Asian labor trade, Islamic finance ethics, and how that all led to his new book, Islamonomics. 

Intro: "Kabi Nai Drao", nvee music.

Outro: "Satoshi Nakamoto", Gramatik

Mid: "Tabla Solo in Vilambit Teentaal", Cassius Khan

Cover Art by Nirja Desai, @kalakar on IG.

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