Dr. Azza O. Abdelmoneium, Director of Research, Doha International Family Institute, will give a talk about the caregivers of elderly people in Qatar. The speaker will present an overview of the current practices, challenges and the efforts of institutes to provide assistance in family needs.
Over the past two decades, the growing number of works on Ibn Taymiyyah (d. 728/1328) confirms the ever-growing interest, of scholars, in the famous Ḥanbalī theologian of Damascus, who is undeniably one of the most studied and well-known medieval
The lecture will broadly examine the so-called “Ecological Question (EQ)” from an Islamic perspective. Without narrowing the EQ down to the exclusive issue of sustainability, this lecture highlights the broader picture by exploring the vast and rich Islamic tradition. Besides addressing the relevant Quranic concepts, the speakers will engage with various scholarly disciplines grounded in the Islamic tradition.
The event will focus on the ethical concerns relating to vaccine development and delivery, both from an Islamic and public health perspective, particularly in the context of current efforts to tackle COVID-19. During the event, experts will discuss vaccines in terms of their research, manufacturing, testing and clinical trials, regulation, and distribution.
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The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the already fragile global economy in a year where the world experienced the ‘Great Lockdown’. Though it appears Islamic financial institutions were able to weather the storm during the financial crisis, they, however, did not survive unscathed by the prolonged effect of the pandemic.
This event will draw attention to how Muslim and non-
Technology has impacted all aspects of human life and is now becoming a salient part of the financial ecosystem. The use of modern technologies is an inherent element in the development of the financial services industry, offering a wide range of opportunities resulting in more innovative, efficient, diverse, and comfortable financial services that improve the quality of customer experience. It is becoming necessary that banks, both conventional and Islamic, must adapt to this era of digital transformations.
His Excellency Dr. Mutlaq bin Majed al Qahtani, Special Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Counterterrorism and mediation in Conflict Resolution, and a receipient of the UN Best Negotiator Award 2020 will be the guest lecturer.
The lecture is open to all.
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The city of al-Qata’i’ was founded by Ahmad Ibn Tulun in 870 A.D., being the third capital of Islamic Egypt, after those of al-Fustat and al-Askar. Historical sources tell us that it had splendid buildings never seen before in Egypt, since the time of the Ptolemies.
In a public lecture given at Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies, Dr Masooda Bano (Oxford University) presented her continuing project on the study of centers of Islamic authority. The “ambitious project”, as she defines it, is expected to take 5 to 6 years to be finalized. It aims to study ongoing reform attempts both in the “majority