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Myth of 'Free Media' and Fake News in the Post-Truth Era

December 7, 2019, 9:30am Hits:188

International Seminar on Islam and Ecological Sustainability

December 3, 2019, 9:30am Hits:550

Islamic Finance Talk Series: "Transitioning Islamic Economy Via Technology & Innovation - Key Elements & Impacts"

November 4, 2019, 10:30am Hits:251

French Talks: Multi-Religious Societies in The 21st Century

October 24, 2019, 8:00pm Hits:189

5th Annual Conference & Workshop "Education and Culture in Promoting Harmony and National Integration"

October 19, 2019, 9:00am Hits:325

The Palestine - Kashmir Forum: "The Struggle for Freedom and Self Determination"

October 14, 2019, 9:00am Hits:543

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Certain individuals stand out in every age as formative thinkers and agents of change. Such foundational figures help shape the structure of a civilisation. Knowledge of their lives and deeds may offer food for thought and insight for our own time. This IAIS monthly series provides simple portraits of great Islamic scholars and authorities who were architects of civilisation in their day.

Youssef Chouhoud - avatar Youssef Chouhoud

December 9, 2019, 9:59am Hits:2

The Majority of Muslims Believe Poverty Is the Result of Bad Circumstances, Not Bad Character

Last year, ISPU highlighted the difficult economic circumstances that many American Muslims face. We found that Muslims were the most likely faith community to report low income, with one third of Muslim households in America...

December 9, 2019, 9:26am Hits:2

Whistleblowing laws in Asean in the context of ease of doing business

The World Bank Doing Business 2020 Report cited improvements in the ease of doing business in four Asean countries, with Singapore maintaining its No 2 position. As the Asean countries continue to attract and drive foreign direct...

Naved Bakali - avatar Naved Bakali

December 9, 2019, 9:14am Hits:4

Islamophobia and the Law: Unpacking Structural Islamophobia

When we think of Islamophobia, most of us imagine physical harassment, verbal abuse, hate speech, or even to a lesser degree, dirty looks and insensitive passing comments. In reality, this is how we, or people we know, have experi...

December 9, 2019, 9:02am Hits:11

Islamic finance industry needs a global ecosystem driven by tech to narrow the information gap

This article is sponsored by Refinitiv. It was first published in the State of the Global Islamic Economy 2019/20 report produced by DinarStandard and supported by the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre. Q: Islamic fin...

Jomo Kwame Sundaram - avatar Jomo Kwame Sundaram

December 6, 2019, 10:15am Hits:8

Social protection necessary to quickly end poverty and hunger

Historically, most social security systems have developed in the formal sector of rich economies. However, most of the poor and hungry in the world live in rural areas, surviving in the informal economy. Meanwhile, the world econ...

Apnizan Abdullah - avatar Apnizan Abdullah

December 4, 2019, 10:36am Hits:21

Time for Malaysia to lead Islamic social finance endeavours

According to the State of the Islamic Economy Report 2018/19, Malaysia has been the leader of the Islamic economy ecosystem for five consecutive years since 2013. Thomson Reuters ranked Malaysia as the most developed Islamic fina...

NST - avatar NST

November 20, 2019, 10:07am Hits:25

Stop Myanmar

At long last international arrest warrants may be headed the way of Myanmar’s top military and political leaders, including the country’s de facto prime minister, Aung San Suu Kyi, for crimes against Rohingya Muslims. Neither the...

Rohiman Haroon - avatar Rohiman Haroon

November 19, 2019, 5:34pm Hits:22

Muslims' vulnerability

What Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said about Islam being vulnerable to threats due to severe divisions in the Muslim community and Islamic nations was indeed an eye-opener. We have known this all along, but what are Mus...

Dr. Abdul Wahed Jalal Nori - avatar Dr. Abdul Wahed Jalal Nori

November 19, 2019, 2:28pm Hits:21

Seeking paradigm shift in education

The discussions to reform the education system are endless and, for too long, the need to change public debate has diverged, leading us into “dark alleys” which we cannot come out of. Author David Price says the conversation...

Zaharah Othman - avatar Zaharah Othman

November 14, 2019, 5:02pm Hits:30

Compassionate Islam for the world

LONDON: Sitting in Lecture Theatre 2 of the Cambridge Judge Business School, listening to a talk on Rahmatan lil ‘Alaminor ‘The Compassionate Islam’, I felt that it was the kind of lecture that I wanted to hear, and had the kind o...