ISDEV STUDENTS AT THE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP

Registration

Presenting papers

Thanks to the support received from IPS (Institute of Postgraduate Studies), Universiti Sains Malaysia, a total of 62 working papers were successfully presented at the Workshop Antarbangsa Pembangunan Berteraskan Islam III (WAPI-3). WAPI-3 was held within the grounds of the Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara (UMSU) on 2nd August, 2010 in Medan, Indonesia. The papers were mostly written and presented by ISDEV postgraduate students. WAPI -3 which is in its third series is an annual event jointly organized by UMSU and ISDEV.

ISDEV DELEGATES IN MEDAN FOR A WEEK

ISDEV delegates to Medan, Indonesia

Listening to tazkirah after fajr prayer

ISDEV Delegates at Polonia Airport in Medan

Following the call for the need for Muslims to travel and thereupon see and ponder upon Allah’s creation, ISDEV Director Professor Dr Muhammad Syukri Salled led the 48 strong ISDEV delegations to Medan, Indonesia. The week long trip which started on 1 August 2010 had been meticulously planned to ensure that ISDEV members were not only physically fed but were also in receipt of intellectual and spiritual inputs.

In terms of the intellectual input for the first three days members attended the following programme which were all held at the main campus of Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara (UMSU) in Medan :

2 August, 2010 - 3rd Workshop Antarbangsa Pembangunan Islam (WAPI-3)

3 August, 2010 - PhD Proposal Presentation (ISDEV PhD Candidates)
(Sister Marlina Ekanawaty and Brother Dato’ Khairil Anwar)

4 August, 2010 - Seminar Antarbangsa on the theme “Peran Dakwah Perguruan Tinggi Islam:Model Aplikasi dan Propsek”.

Some of the ISDEV delegates presenting papers at the Workshop

Outing in Prapat [Danau Toba]

In addition to the intellectual input, the members’ spiritual well-being was also taken care of. The mandatory prayers were performed congregationally. Members were also treated with at least two tazkirah (reminder) sessions a day throughout the trip. The tazkirah was delivered by ISDEV PhD candidates from Medan who took turn after every subh prayer and maghrib prayer times.

As for the delegates’ physical necessities in terms of meals provided and prepared for ISDEV members it was nothing less than superb! Every night ISDEV students from Medan play host to these musafirun (travelers) therefore allowing them to taste Medan own home-cooked savoury fair.

Lunch at Pak Suhrawardi's House

THE 3RD ISDEV INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE SUCCESSFULLY ORGANIZED

The two days 3rd ISDEV International Islamic Development Management Conference (IDMAC) with the theme set on the Islamic Capital Market was successfully organized by ISDEV. The Keynote Address for the Conference “Challenges of Realising Maqasid Al-Shari’ah in Islamic Capital Market” was delivered by Associate Professor Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dato’ Dusuki, Head of Research Affairs, International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA). IDMAC which was held from 28 October, 2009 to 29 October, 2009 saw a total number of 17 papers presented ranging from topics on “Fiqh Mu’amalat” to “Sukuk” and from “Shares and Stock Market” to “Islamic Capital Market”. The opening and closing remarks for the conference was given by ISDEV Director Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh and Dr Zakaria Bahari, Chairman of the IDMAC Organizing Committee respectively.

Some of the participants

A participant engaging in a discourse

Keynote speaker Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dato' Dusuki of ISRA (left) receiving souvenier from ISDEV Director Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh (right)

5 ISDEV MEMBERS BACK SAFELY IN PENANG

Five ISDEV members - Professor Syukri, Dr Zakaria, Dr Zaini, Dr Zahri and Dr Fadzila Azni -who were doing research and participating in an international conference in the United Kingdom have arrived home safely on Sunday 5th July 2009. They left Leicester city for Heathrow airport in the morning of Saturday 4th July 2009. While waiting for the flight to Malaysia scheduled in the evening, they have an opportunity to have a lunch and pray at Malaysia Hall in Bayswater and shopped at Oxford Street, Edgware Road and Paddington in London.

At Heathrow airport with Algerian brother Ameur (centre), the taxi driver cum PhD candidate at Markfield Institute of Higher Education who ferried ISDEV members to Heathrow from Leicester

In front of Malaysia Hall, Bayswater, London
Waiting to fly at Heathrow airport, London
At a park in Leicester after the conference

7TH DAY IN UK: 3 OTHER ISDEV MEMBERS PRESENTING PAPERS AT LEICESTER CONFERENCE

On Friday 3rd July 2009, three other members participating in the International Conference on Islamic Perspectives on Management and Finance at Leicester University presented their respective papers. It was began by Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh who presented a paper entitled "Management of Islamic Development Approach: A Critical Analysis of the Management of Islam Hadhari in Malaysia", followed by Dr Fadzila Azni Ahmad on "Total Quality Management (TQM) From Islamic Perspective: An Epistemological Analysis", and Dr Mohamad Zaini Abu Bakar on "The New Economic Policy as a Mechanism of Islamic Conflict Management in a Multicultural Society: The Case of Malaysia".

The Conference concluded in the evening and all the 5 members of ISDEV will be leaving for Malaysia Saturday 4th July 2009. They are expected to arrive Penang on Sunday 5th July 2005.

6TH DAY IN UK: DR ZAHRI & DR ZAKARIA PRESENTING PAPERS AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVES ON MANAGEMENT AND FINANCE

Some of the participants of the Conference

On the 6th day in UK (Thursday 2nd July 2009), the five ISDEV members currently in the country participated in the International Conference on Islamic Perspectives on Management and Finance at Leicester University. The day witnessed Professor Muhammad Syukri Salleh chairing a session on "Shariah Parameter on Islamic Swap as Hedging Mechanism in Islamic Finance" by Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dato' Dusuki of International Shari'ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA), Dr Zahri Hamat presenting a paper on "Business Zakat Accounting and Taxation in Malaysia", and Dr Zakaria Bahari presenting a paper on "Change of Product Structure in Islamic Banking: The Case in Malaysia".

Professor Syukri chairing the Session

Dr Zahri (above) and Dr Zakaria (below) presenting their papers