Rihab Grassa
Faculty Member (Accounting), Higher College of Technology, Dubai
Dr. Rihab Grassa is a faculty member at the Higher Colleges of Technology in the UAE and an external associate researcher for the LIGUE at the High Institute of Accounting and Business Administration, University of Manouba, Tunisia. She has extensive experience working in Big 4 audit Firm. Currently, Dr. Grassa is involved in several projects aimed at promoting the development of Islamic finance in the Middle East and North African countries. She is a sought-after speaker at numerous prominent professional and academic forums and serves on the editorial boards of several ranked journals, where she continuously advocates for the necessary infrastructure to support the sustainable development of the Islamic finance industry. Dr. Grassa remains actively engaged in the Islamic finance industry by preparing reports for governmental and financial institutions, contributing to conferences, conducting research, publishing, and drafting reports and case studies.
- Islamic finance
- Islamic capital market
- Shariah
- Governance
- HEA Fellowship, Higher Education Academy, 2022
- Ph.D. in Accounting and Finance (Islamic Finance), Higher Institute of Accountancy and Entrepreneurial Administration (ISCAE), University of Tunisia, 2016
- Master of Accounting, Higher Institute of Accountancy and Entrepreneurial Administration (ISCAE), University of Tunisia, 2009
- Bachelor of Accounting, Institute of Advanced Business Studies (IHEC Sousse), University of Tunisia, 2006
- Faculty Member, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE, 2019 - Present
- Assistant Professor, Modul University, Dubai, 2018 - 2019
- Assistant Professor (Accounting), UMS University, Dubai, 2016 - 2019
- Boulanouar, Z., Grassa, R., & Alqahtani, F. (2024). The dynamic interplay of Shariah compliance rank and financial performance: nonfinancial listed firms in Saudi Arabia as a testing ground. Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting.
- Grassa, R., Alhashmi, M., & Rafeea, R. (2023). Risk and performance disclosure during the Covid-19 pandemic: does ownership structure matter?. Journal of Financial Reporting and Accounting.
- Grassa, R., El-Halaby, S., & Khlif, H. (2023). Shariah board characteristics and Islamic banks’ performance: a meta-analysis. International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, 16(6), 1089-1106.
