Report and presentations Seminar Islamic Development Finance

This seminar, held on February 9, was about Islamic finance and financing techniques and their increasing contemporary relevance, particularly for development. It was held on the occasion of the retirement of Professor Gerrie ter Haar, holder of the Chair in Religion and Development, and the launch of her new book 'Religion and Development: Ways of Transforming the World'. The Chair in Religion and Development was an ISS professorship supported by ICCO and Cordaid.

A report of the seminar is attached here, and for the farewell speech by professor Gerrie ter Haar, see: The invisible worlds of religion and economy.

Program: 

• Opening and Book Launch by professor Mohammed Salih, Deputy Rector Research ISS
• Introduction by the day chair, professor Gerrie ter Haar
• What role for Islamic finance in promoting development, by dr. Ajaz Ahmed Khan, Microfinance Advisor Care International

  

• Respones in panel:
  • Dr. Eelke de Jong, professor of International Economics, Radboud University Nijmegen
  • Dr. Rolph van der Hoeven, professor in Employment and Development Economics ISS
  • Dr. Irene van Staveren, professor of Pluralist Development Economics ISS
  • Mr. Maazullah Khan, PhD Student ISS
•  Public Debate
• The challenge of Islamic microfinance programming for poverty reduction and development: The Islamic Relief experience, by Mr. Atallah Fitzgibbon, Policy and Strategy manager Islamic Relief Worldwide
• Reactions from panel and public
• The invisible worlds of religion and economy, Farewell speech by professor Gerrie ter Haar

 Extra:

• What role for Islamic finance in promoting development Powerpoint by dr. Ajaz Ahmed Khan, Microfinance Advisor CARE International 
• The challenge of lslamic microfinance programming for poverty reduction and development: The Islamic Relief Experience Powerpoint by Mr. Atallah Fitzgibbon, Policy & Strategy Manager at Islamic Relief Worldwide