LSE and Harvard Law School public lecture
Date: Thursday 7 February 2008
Time: 6:30-8pm
Venue: New Theatre, East Building
Speakers: Usman Ahmed, Shaykh Nizam Yaquby
Chair: Professor Ross Cranston
Co-Chair: Professor Baber Johansen
This event reflects on the current developments and initiatives in Islamic finance and explains how this faith based form of finance continues to enhance modern finance and law.
Usman Ahmed is Citigroup CEO of Global Islamic Banking. Shaykh Nizam Yaquby is an Islamic Sharia scholar. Professor Baber Johansen is Acting Director of the Islamic Legal Studies Program at Harvard Law School.
Podcast & Slides
A podcast of this event is available to download from the LSE public lectures and events podcasts channel.
A copy of Usman Ahmed's slides are now available to download.
Download: Advancements in Contemporary Islamic Finance: from practice to scholarship (pdf)