In this lecture, Dr. Sherman Jackson, named as one of the 500 most influential Muslims in the world by The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, will explore the concept of ‘The Islamic Secular’ as a pathway to reform. Jackson uses the term to represent areas of human endeavor that lie within the scope and attention of
The Muhammad bin Hamad Al-Thani Center for
This online seminar is part of the 'Doing Business in Islamic Finance & Economy' seminar series by College of Islamic Studies, HBKU. The seminar will be delivered by Mr. Ariffin Sabirin, the founder of Wasiyyah Shoppe Berhad, and a world-renowned speaker on the topic.
The Muhammad Bin Hamad Al Thani Center for
As part of its Working Group seminar series, CIS is organizing a seminar to highlight the role of Fintech in addressing Africa's development challenges. The seminar will be presented by Mr Razaq Ahmed, CEO of Cowrywise. It is a Y Combinator-backed financial technology company democratizing access to personal wealth management in Africa. The company is leveraging scalable technology to deliver wealth management services for the mass market. The platform allows anyone to access financial planning, automated savings and tailored investment.
As part of its Working Group seminar series, CIS is organizing a hands-on workshop covering the basics of blockchain and cryptocurrencies, to develop with the audience an overall understanding of the pertinent Islamic perspectives.
To join the workshop, click on https://hbku.webex.com/meet/aaysan
As part of its HBKU-CIS Fintech Working Group Seminar series, CIS is organizing this important this seminar delivered by Dr. Alaa Alaabed, highlighting the transformational role played by FinTech in the Islamic capital markets.
Join at the seminar at: https://hbku.webex.com/meet/aaysan
Izyico is transforming the payment processing experience for businesses through its bank-integrated, fraud-protected payment platform tailored to the nuances of the Turkish market. The founders saw the potential of online payments in Turkey and launched Izyico with the support of an angel investor in 2013. Izyico's two API platforms, IzyiCollect and IzyiConnect, connect banks and payment companies with merchants, enabling merchants to accept online payments in the easiest and safest manner.
Islamic finance industry is run by multiple players: Islamic scholars, regulators and practitioners. But who is actually running the show? Is it one of them or by all the players altogether?
Speaker: Prof. Volker Nienhaus
The last four years have witnessed an escalation of hate speech and violent acts against religious and ethnic minorities in the West. Among the leading causes are ignorance about the other, the dissolution of social and political bonds, rabid nationalism, white supremacy, and political leaders, who through their popular discourse, encouraged the “othering” of religious and ethnic minorities.