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by Murat Cizakca Part 2: In this series of articles on IslamicBanker.com, renowned economist Murat Çizakça explores Waqf – one of the greatest institutions in Islamic history and how it can be revitalised. Some readers will have noticed by the similarity between the historical cash awqaf and modern Islamic banks: ...

Waqf & Its Implications for the Modern Economy (Part 1) by Murat Cizakca In this series of articles on IslamicBanker.com, renowned economist Murat Çizakça explores Waqf – one of the greatest institutions in Islamic history and how it can be revitalised. Pious foundations are known in the Islamic world as ...

The Muslim Youth Movement (MYM) will be having their annual youth camp where a variety of approximately 60 – 70 high school and tertiary students come together. The camp will be from 5 – 8 January 2015 at Rotary Camps in Glencairn. The theme for this camp is “Islamic Identity ...

A delegation of  10 young leaders from South Africa departed on Thursday 11 December for a two week International Youth Leadership Programme under the auspices of the Al Azhar Youth Leadership Institute in Jakarta, Indonesia. The SA Group is accompaned by Sr Mariam Gillan (extreme left). Naeema Hussein Alkout and ...

The Minara Chamber of Commerce in association with Awqaf SA launched the Yusuf Talia Minara Youth Waqf Fund at its Annual Recognition Awards Dinner held in Durban on Friday 21 November 2014. The Programme Director br Aslam Ismail presented the Young Achiever Award to marhoom Yusuf Talia. The Award was ...

In the Closing Statement of the 10th World Islamic Economic Forum held in Dubai (28-30 October 2014)  several recommendations were made. http://10thwief.org/en/forum-materials/Final%20Statement%20updated.pdf.aspx   Amongst other recommendations made in its closing statement,  the Forum recommended the following regarding Waqf: The establishment of the WIEF-IDB International Working Group on Waqf  Development that ...