Report on the Third Seminar on Islamic Economics (original) (raw)

The Third Seminar on Islamic Economics, held under the sponsorshipof the International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) and the Associationof Muslim Social Scientists (AMSS), took on an international character withdelegates in attendance from as far east as Malaysia, Egypt, and Saudi Arabiain addition to participants from Canada and the United States. This year'stheme for the conference, "Resource Mobilization and Investment in an IslamicFramework;' evoked considerable interest among both academicians andpractitioners of the Islamic economic reform movement. Evidence of thisinterest was seen in the large number of research papers received on thesubject although, regrettably, funding limitations prevented many a scholarfrom participating in the meetings.The first day's sessions opened with brief remarks from Sayyid M. Syeed,general secretary of the AMSS, and Zaidi Sattar, program director for theseminar. Their remarks, while highlighting the significant strides ma...