CALL FOR PAPERS
International Zakat Conference .Sustainable Zakat Development in the Poverty Alleviation and Improvement of Welfare of the Ummah Bogor, July 19-21, 2011
Organized by: WORLD ZAKAT FORUM
In collaboration with:
Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Bogor Agricultural University Centre for Islamic Development Studies of Bogor Agricultural University Postgraduate Program of Ibn Khaldun University INDONESIA
Zakat development in the Muslim world for the last decade has shown an impressive growth. Its significance to the national and communal development is irrefutable, as zakat contributes to social security and harmony by reducing the gap between the have and the have not, and strengthens the economic independence of the Muslim society. The zakat fund is also an important financial source for the country in addition to tax fund. The distribution of zakat fund could help generate and steer the Islamic countrys economic activities through the increase in individual purchasing power.
The World Zakat Forum will be organizing an international conference of zakat as a media to observe economic role of zakat in reducing poverty and income inequality. This conference also aims at facilitating a platform for discussion between policymakers, practitioners, academicians, researchers, graduate students and other stakeholders to address various zakat problems and enhance the role of zakat in the development of Islamic countries.
This international zakat conference is also co-hosted by the Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management of Bogor Agricultural University, Centre for Islamic Development Studies of Bogor Agricultural University, and Postgraduate Program of Ibn Khaldun University, Indonesia. The conference will be held for three days during July 19-21, 2011 in Bogor, Indonesia.
for more information: http://ekonomi.fem.ipb.ac.id/
