14 – 15 November 2018 Islamabad Building an Islamic Case for Open Markets DAY 1 14 NOVEMBER 2018 8:30AM-9:15AM REGISTRATION 9:15AM-9:45AM INAUGURAL SESSION Opening Remarks & Welcome Address 9:45AM-10:30AM ROLE OF STATE IN ECONOMY Session Chair: Dr. Attiq-uz-Zafar Speaker: Dr. Ali Hassania Speaker: Dr. Noor Fatima 10:30AM-11:00AM TEA BREAK 11:00AM-1:00PM CURRENCY MARKETS Session Chair: Dr.…
In 1993, seminal political scientist Samuel Huntington wrote, “Islamic concepts of politics differ from and contradict the premises of democratic politics.” (The Third Wave, Page 267). Fast forward 25 years. The Muslim-majority nations are now more democratic than ever. Arab Spring has unleashed new dynamics noting both progress and reversals. There is a simultaneous…
18 – 20 May 2015 – Atlas Idrissides Premium Urban Club – Marrakech Civil Society and free market in Muslim majority Countries Program 18th May 2015 18.30 – 20.30 Opening Dinner 19th May 2015 09.00 – 09.15 Opening remarks 09.15 – 10.45 I. Session Chair: Wan Saiful Wan Jan (Malaysia) Speakers: – Paul Heck (USA): “Muslim Open Society” –…
17 – 18 March 2014 – Hotel Legacy Ottoman – Istanbul Values and Institutions of a Free Society in mainly Muslim Countries Program 16 March 2014, Sunday 17.00 – 19.00 Registration 19.00 – 19.45 Opening Dinner 19.45 – 20.30 Keynote speech: Syed Kamall, Member of the European Parliament (Video) 17 March 2014, Monday 08.30 – 09.30 …
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…