Round Table Discussion Islam and Human Capital Development

(United Kingdom, 2 June 2017)

Abstract

On 2 June 2017, the Legacy Association and Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) co-hosted a round-table discussion, in conjunction with Tun Abdullah Badawis visit to the Centre. The discussion was chaired by the Director of the Centre, Dr Farhan Nizami, and attended by guests from different academic fields. The theme was Islam and Human Capital Development. Presenters included Prof. Dato Dr Mohd Yusof Othman (Director, Institute of Islam Hadhari, UKM), Prof. Datuk Dr Azizan Baharuddin (Director-General, Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia), Associate Prof. Dr Mohamed Azam Mohamed Adil (Deputy CEO, International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies Malaysia) and Dr Ai Kawamura (Researcher, Kyotos University Islamic Studies Centre). The panelists from the Centre included Dr Talal Al-Azem, Dr Salman Syed Ali and Dr. Basil Mustafa.