Event: Deen in the City

About us

As recent graduates ourselves working with some of the top city firms we know how difficult it can remain steadfast with your Deen while juggling responsibilities to this notion of a “Career”. Which is why we decided to set up Deen in the City; to serve as an open platform for professionals to voice their concerns at the current practices of modern business.  What makes our seminar different from others is that we don’t wish to dwell into the technical aspects of the financial system – plenty of those around. Instead, we will primarily focus on the day-to-day issues that most of us face in the workplace as professional muslims, and the compromises that we sometimes feel we might have to make in order to fit in.

The Speakers

By the grace of Allah , we have managed to secure some renowned speakers who regularly frequent the Islamic finance speaking circle. Not only do they posses knowledge of the Deen but are also highly accomplished practitioners with experience in the City. We hope they are able to impart some useful advice to the growing young Muslim professional population working in the accounting and banking sectors.

Tarek El Diwany graduated in Accounting and Finance from Lancaster University in 1985. He formerly worked in the government bond market until moving into the Islamic finance arena as head of Islamic finance for a major financial institution based in London. In 1997, he wrote his first book The Problem With Interest, and in the same year launched www.islamic-finance.com where he is now the Editor. In addition to his work as a writer, Tarek is a partner at Zest Advisory LLP, a London-based firm providing consulting services in Islamic banking and finance, and is a frequent speaker on the topic of Islamic banking at conferences throughout the world.

Faizal Karbani is a graduate of the LSE and a Chartered Accountant with excellent and varied professional experience. The first decade of his professional life was spent primarily working with two world class organisations, PricewaterhouseCoopers and GlaxoSmithKline, before he entered the Islamic Finance industry in 2005. In 2005, Faizal joined 1st Ethical, the UK’s leading firm of FSA registered Independent Financial Advisors (IFA’s) giving Shari’a compliant advice to High Net worth Individuals and Corporates. In 2008, Faizal took on a 12 month consultancy assignment with European Finance House in London, to play a key role in building the Finance function of the bank to best practice as well as providing support on Shari’ah related issues. He has given several lectures and talks on the subject of Islam and modern financial topics, such as the preparation of wills, Islamic investments and the prohibiton of usury.

Sheikh Faizal Manjoo is a practicing attorney at law and presently lectures in Islamic Jurisprudence and Islamic finance at the Markfield Institute of Higher Education. He graduated as Aalim Fadhil from Darul Uloom Madrassah Arabia Islamiya Azaadville, South Africa in 1996.  He later obtained his B.A (Honours) in Islamic Studies, LLB, Diploma in Advanced Labour Law and Diploma in Advanced Banking Law from the University of Johannesburg (ex Rand Afrikaans University). After qualifying as a solicitor in South Africa in 2001 he used his legal expertise to enhance Islamic law and finance in drafting contracts, developing products and involving in the regulatory issues. He also obtained his Advance Diploma in Labour in 2002, as well as an Advance Diploma in Banking Law in 2003. In 2004, he successfully completed an MA in Islamic Management, Finance and Banking from Loughborough University. The Sheikh also sits on the Shari’ah Board of few Islamic financial Institutions. He has also authored few academic papers on Islamic finance.

How to Register

Membership to the platform and all seminars are free subject to pre-registration.
Limited spaces so please state your name and profession when registering. Event will end with a networking opportunity – drinks and canapés will be served.

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