Talk on ‘The value proposition of Islamic finance and the misconception about it’

A talk on'The value proposition of Islamic finance and the misconception about it' will be delivered by Dr. Mohammad Akram Laldin of the International Shari'ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA), Malaysia on 21 June 2012 from 1400-1600 hours at the Milton E. Bender Jr. Auditorium.

This special event is organized by our AIT Muslim Student Association (MSA). All members of the AIT community are invited to learn more about the following:

1. What is Islamic finance and its basis.
2. The different between Islamic finance and conventional finance.
3. Value proposition of Islamic finance.
4. Misconception about Islamic finance.
5. Application of Islamic finance concepts in modern financial system.
6. Development of Islamic finance globally.

About Prof. Akram Laldin

Prof. Laldin holds a B.A. Honours Degree in Islamic Jurisprudence and Legislation from the University of Jordan, Amman and a Ph.D. in Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence (Usul al-Fiqh) from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Akram has extensive research experience in the area of Islamic finance and has presented many papers related to Islamic banking and finance at domestic and international level and has conducted many training sessions on Islamic Banking and Finance for different sectors. Prior to being entrusted to head ISRA, he was teaching and doing research at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), where at one time or another he was heading the Fiqh and Usul Department and assumed the post of the Deputy Dean for Academics Affairs at the same University. In addition, he also served as a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.