1st Annual INFoL Conference
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1st Annual INFoL Conference Schedule (Fez, Morocco, 2012)
25th April 2012 – Pickalbatros Hotel – Fez Exploring the Principles and Values of a Free Society within the Muslim World. Opening remarks: 9.15 am. Azhar Aslam 9.30 am. Some considerations on the condition of social, political and economic thinking in the Islamic world. Prof Atilla Yayla. Discussant: Dr Azhar Aslam. 10.15 am. “A rebellion in a…
Amanah, individual empowerment and individual responsibility – Mazlee Malik & Wan Saiful Wan Jan
By Mazlee Malik & Wan Saiful Wan Jan This paper aims to provide a Muslim perspective on the concept of individual responsibility by using welfare provision as an example. We will start by explaining the concept of amanah (trust), arguing that its proper understanding will create individual empowerment, and in turn it will lead to individuals…
Some Considerations on the Condition of Social, Political, and Economic Thinking in the Islamic World – Atilla Yayla
By Atilla Yayla What I would like to do in this presentation is to share some ideas I have about the current situation of social, political, and economic thought in Islamic countries with the audience. It must be stated at the outset that the presentation does not aim or claim to bring definite solutions to the…
Islamic Law and Development – Youcef Maouchi
By Youcef Maouchi The fact that Islamic world is experiencing a long phase of underdevelopment is not controversial. Whether the level of development is measured economically (per capita income) or by other variables like, life expectancy, the rate of literacy or the Human Development Index (HDI), the Muslims figure in the world’s poor and experience collectively…
Islam and free market economy: incompatibility or deviation? – Hicham El Moussaoui
By Hicham El Moussaoui Several studies show the strong positive correlation between market economy and development. Unfortunately, in Muslim countries have no real free market economies. And often when we analyze the causes of economic stagnation in Muslim countries, we sustain the incompatibility of the slam with the market economy. This supposed incompatibility is designed as…
Arguing for Rule of Law and Good Governance in Muslim Countries – Khalil Ahmad
By Khalil Ahmad Who would deny “Rule of Law” as a pre-condition for Good Governance! Who would deny it is Rule of Law which brings Good Governance! Who would deny Good Governance is a direct consequence of Rule of Law? Who would deny Muslim countries, especially Pakistan, lack Rule of Law and, hence, Good Governance also?…
Opening and closing remarks at the inaugural meeting of INFoL in Fez – Azhar Aslam
By Azhar Aslam Dr Azhar Aslam’s opening and closing remarks at the inaugural meeting of the Istanbul Network for Liberty in Fez, April 25th, 2012. Dr Azhar Aslam FRCS(G), FACS, FEACS Consultant Plastic Surgeon, Specialising in Cosmetic Surgery . Dr Aslam trained in Surgery for ten years; out of which five and a half years…
Enterprise of Liberty in Muslim World – Azhar Aslam
By Azhar Aslam We are gathered here to talk about Islam and Free Society … for many Muslims and non Muslims alike, these two words are truly antithetical Islam above any other meaning has always meant freedom from tyranny of any kind and in any form. In the first short three sentences of Surah Fateh Allah…
1st International Conference, 25 April 2012, Fez, Morocco
This was the first event of the Istanbul Network for Liberty which was founded in October 2011 by a group of classical liberals intellectuals who were mainly Muslims, or from mainly Muslin countries and the topic was the Istanbul Network (InfoL) mission “To Explore the Principles and Practise of a Free Society within a Muslim…