Canadian Forum on Islamic Economics and Finance 2005 / Welcome

Canadian Forum on Islamic Economics and Finance 2005 / Welcome: "Canadian Forum on Islamic Economics and Finance 2005


McGill University - September 23-24, 2005

The Canadian Forum on Islamic Economics and Finance will take place Friday, September 23rd and Saturday, September 24th, at McGill University. Expert individuals from all over the world are anticipated to speak at this event, the very first of its kind in Canada.
The forum aims to introduce both students and professionals, of all academic backgrounds, to the rapidly emerging fields of Islamic economics and Islamic finance. The forum will focus on three major topics:

* Islamic Economics
* Islamic Finance
* Applied Islamic Finance

Through a series of lectures, panel discussions and specialized workshops, the forum will present an array of different views and insights from individuals specialized in the different fields. Participants will be encouraged to initiate academic discourse through active involvement at the conference.

Mission Statement

* Introduce the public to the growing fields of Islamic economics and finance at an introductory level in an academic setting, sharing various perspectives and engaging in scholarly discourse;
* Introduce concepts at a theoretical level, while also exploring real-life, practical applications;
* Encouraging the integration of Islamic business organizations’ knowledge and practitioners’ experience into teaching and research programs in Canadian Universities;
* Fostering discourse of Shariah (Islamic Law) compliant financial products and their specific applications in Canada, in order to help the growing Muslim Canadian population of workers, families, and students become financially independent through education and financial solutions.

Students of both McGill University and Concordia University are working together to organize the Forum. The forum is being co-hosted jointly by the Muslim Students’ Association of McGill University and the United Muslim Students Association of Montréal (UMSA).

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Thank you,

Muslim Students’ Association of McGill University

& United Muslim Students Association of Montreal