The chair for ethics and financial norms is a joint chair of King Abulaziz University, Jeddah and Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. It hosts a monthly seminar held via videoconferencing means to enable dialogue. This volume gathers selected papers for the years 2011 and 2012.Abdul Azim Islahi, " Linkages and Similarities between Economics Ideas of Muslim Scholars and Scholastics ".Hugues Martin-Sisteron, " Adapting the demands of the Islamic Moral order to Project Finance : Prospects for French law in connection with an istisna'a-ijara (Construction Financing and Lease-to-own)".Armen Papazian, " A product that can save a system ". Mohamed A. Elgari, " Sukuk, an economic and Shari'ah examination".Umer Chapra, " The Islamic Vision of Development in the Light of Maqâsid Al-Shari'ah ".Adel Harzi, " The impact of Basel III on Islamic banks : A theoretical study and comparison with conventional banks ".Mohammed Obaidullah, " Islamic Microfinance : Lessons from good and bad practices "Munawar Iqbal, " Eurozone Crisis Viewed From Islamic Finance Perspective ".