IHU Team Participated in AlBaraka Summit with a Workshop, Panel, and Research Presentations

Ibn Haldun University participated in the AlBaraka Summit, held as part of the 3rd Global Islamic Economy Summit in Istanbul, through academic presentations, panel contributions, and student research presentations.

As part of the program, Prof. Hasan Vergil, Head of the Department of Economics at Ibn Haldun University and member of the CIEF Board, delivered an institutional presentation titled “Sustainability Analysis of the Participation Finance Sector under Shifting Market Dynamics”. The presentation addressed the sustainability of the participation finance sector under changing market dynamics. It evaluated the effects of variables such as inflation, housing prices, cost increases, and market shocks on sectoral resilience, particularly in relation to savings finance and participation banking.

Asst. Prof. Ayman Bekiroğlu, faculty member at the Department of Economics and CIEF member, participated as a panelist in the session titled “Waqf: The Islamic Legacy of Sustainable Capital”. Under the theme “Waqf as Development Capital: Activation, Institutionalization, and Strategic Partnerships”, Dr. Ayman discussed the potential of waqf assets in development finance, institutionalization, strategic partnerships, and sustainable capital formation.

Ibn Haldun University grad students also contributed to the Summit through research presentations. Salim Saidy presented his study titled “Islamic Finance in the Digital Era: Translating Institutional Strength into Inclusive Outcomes”. His presentation explored how the institutional strengths of Islamic finance can be translated into more inclusive outcomes in the digital era.

Namra Muhammad presented her research titled “More ATMs, More Inequality? The Paradox of Financial Inclusion in Developing Countries”. Her study critically examined the relationship between financial inclusion indicators and inequality in developing countries.

Ibn Haldun University’s contributions to AlBaraka Summit aimed to strengthen academia-industry engagement in areas such as participation finance, waqf, Islamic fintech, sustainability, financial inclusion, and digitalization, while also increasing the visibility of student research on international platforms.