ZFI President Dr Syed Zafar Mahmood addresses Harvard University seminar on Islamic Finance

Topics that were discussed include: Maqasid-e Shari'a, Micro-Takaful, Shari'a Boards, Halal Food Certification, Mutual Fund & Risk Sharing, Islamic Venture Capital & Cooperative Finance, Unified Theory of Riba & Gharar, Fatwa & Arbitrage, Corporate Sukuk, Islamic Credit Unions and Social Capital, Shari‘a-compliant Crowd Funding.

Participants were from USA, Germany, India, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Australia, Qatar, Egypt, Singapore, Oman, France, UK, Bahrain, Malaysia, Oregon, Kazakhista, Azerbaijan.