Professor Amer Al-Roubaie teaches Economics and currently the Dean of the Colege of Business and Finance at Ahlia University, Bahrain. He holds Ph.D. degree in Economics from McGill University in Montreal Canada. His main area of research is in the field of economic development and international economics. Recently, Professor Al-Roubaie along with Professor Shafiq Alvi edited 4 volume set titled Islamic Banking and Finance published by Routledge. Al-Roubaie latest book titled Globalization of Knowledge published in 2011.