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28 October 2025

13th Islamic Economics and Finance Summit

The 13th Islamic Economics and Finance Summit, organized by the Islamic Economics Research Center (IKAM) of İLKE Foundation, will be held on October 28, 2025, in Istanbul, under the main sponsorship of Vakıf Katılım, with the valuable support and collaboration of the Turkish Association of Business Ethics (İGİAD), Anadolu Agency (AA), Türkiye Katılım Sigorta, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, İktisat Vakfı, and Boğaziçi University. Previously held as the Islamic Economics Workshop, which was limited to academic presentations, the event has been continuing since 2024 as the Islamic Economics and Finance Summit. This year, the 13th Summit will once again bring together researchers, academics, and professionals from both the public and private sectors, with the aim of presenting and discussing recent studies in Islamic economics and participation finance. The program will begin in a single session in the morning and continue in the afternoon with two parallel sessions: a general session and an academic session. In the general session, leading institutions from the sector will deliver presentations that highlight the current state of the financial industry. The academic paper presentation sessions, which were previously a hallmark of the workshop, will continue this year in the academic session. By combining academic and sector-focused sessions, the Summit will provide an extended platform where both scholars and leading industry figures can engage in in-depth discussions on Islamic economics and finance. In doing so, it seeks to foster new opportunities for collaboration and stronger alignment between academia and the industry. In addition, Islamic Economics Awards 2025 will also be presented to their recipients during the 13th Islamic Economics and Finance Summit. For Registration:

20 June 2025

İLKE Agenda | The Palestinization of Kashmir

The İLKE Foundation invites you to a discussion titled "The Palestinization of Kashmir" with Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur, president of the World Kashmir Freedom Movement.    This seminar will explore how India’s policies in Kashmir—military occupation, demographic change, and legal erasure—mirror Israel’s actions in Palestine. As settler-colonial ideologies like Hindutva and Zionism shape both regions, Kashmir increasingly reflects the Palestinian experience of displacement and control.   We will discuss the following issues and more: • What “Palestinization” means in the context of Kashmir, • Common strategies of occupation in Palestine and Kashmir, • The role of ideology: Hindutva and Zionism, • Global solidarity against settler-colonial regimes.     Register from the form!   The İLKE Foundation invites you to a discussion titled "The Palestinization of Kashmir" with Muzzammil Ayyub Thakur, president of the World Kashmir Freedom Movement.  This seminar will explore how India’s policies in Kashmir—military occupation, demographic change, and legal erasure—mirror Israel’s actions in Palestine. As settler-colonial ideologies like Hindutva and Zionism shape both regions, Kashmir increasingly reflects the Palestinian experience of displacement and control. We will discuss the following issues and more: • • What “Palestinization” means in the context of Kashmir, • • Common strategies of occupation in Palestine and Kashmir, • • The role of ideology: Hindutva and Zionism, • • Global solidarity against settler-colonial regimes. Register from the form!

28 February 2025

The Future of Al-Aqsa Mosque: Confronting the Zionist Threat

The İLKE Foundation invites you to a discussion titled "The Future of Al-Aqsa Mosque: Confronting the Zionist Threat" with Khalid Al-Awaisi, a Palestinian academic on Islamic Jerusalem. This seminar will provide a brief historical overview but will primarily focus on the present and future of Al-Quds and Al-Aqsa Mosque, especially in the context of the ongoing genocide in Gaza and Donald Trump’s ethnic cleansing plan. The İLKE Foundation invites you to a discussion titled "The Future of Al-Aqsa Mosque: Confronting the Zionist Threat" with Khalid Al-Awaisi, a Palestinian academic on Islamic Jerusalem. This seminar will provide a brief historical overview but will primarily focus on the present and future of Al-Quds and Al-Aqsa Mosque, especially in the context of the ongoing genocide in Gaza and Donald Trump’s ethnic cleansing plan. We will discuss the following issues and more: We will discuss the following issues and more: The current situation of Al-Aqsa in the context of the ongoing genocide in Gaza The current situation of Al-Aqsa in the context of the ongoing genocide in Gaza The evolution of Status of Al-Aqsa Mosque's status over the decades, particularly under Israeli occupation The evolution of Status of Al-Aqsa Mosque's status over the decades, particularly under Israeli occupation The role of Muslim-majority countries in defending Al-Aqsa and their effectivenes in countering Zionist threats The role of Muslim-majority countries in defending Al-Aqsa and their effectivenes in countering Zionist threats  The influence of global politics in shaping the current threats to Al-Aqsa and Al-Quds  The influence of global politics in shaping the current threats to Al-Aqsa and Al-Quds Speaker: Speaker: Khalid Al- Awaisi Khalid Al- Awaisi Dr. Khalid El-Awaisi is a graduate of the pioneering field of Islamicjerusalem Studies, having received his PhD from the University of Aberdeen (2006). His main specialisation is the historical geography of Bayt al-Maqdis/Islamicjerusalem and the geographical interpretations of the Qur’an. He has taught at a number of Turkish and British universities and was appointed as the director of the Centre of Islamicjerusalem Studies in the UK (2007-2011). Currently, he is working at the Department of Islamic History at the Social Sciences University of Ankara (ASBU). Dr. Khalid El-Awaisi is a graduate of the pioneering field of Islamicjerusalem Studies, having received his PhD from the University of Aberdeen (2006). His main specialisation is the historical geography of Bayt al-Maqdis/Islamicjerusalem and the geographical interpretations of the Qur’an. He has taught at a number of Turkish and British universities and was appointed as the director of the Centre of Islamicjerusalem Studies in the UK (2007-2011). Currently, he is working at the Department of Islamic History at the Social Sciences University of Ankara (ASBU). The İLKE Foundation invites you to a discussion titled "The Future of Al-Aqsa Mosque: Confronting the Zionist Threat" with Khalid Al-Awaisi, a Palestinian academic on Islamic Jerusalem. This seminar will provide a brief historical overview but will primarily focus on the present and future of Al-Quds and Al-Aqsa Mosque, especially in the context of the ongoing genocide in Gaza and Donald Trump’s ethnic cleansing plan.   We will discuss the following issues and more:   Speaker: Khalid Al- Awaisi Dr. Khalid El-Awaisi is a graduate of the pioneering field of Islamicjerusalem Studies, having received his PhD from the University of Aberdeen (2006). His main specialisation is the historical geography of Bayt al-Maqdis/Islamicjerusalem and the geographical interpretations of the Qur’an. He has taught at a number of Turkish and British universities and was appointed as the director of the Centre of Islamicjerusalem Studies in the UK (2007-2011). Currently, he is working at the Department of Islamic History at the Social Sciences University of Ankara (ASBU).

12 January 2024

IKAM Talks: Digital Islamic Banking and Beyond

We invite you to the online conversation titled "Digital Islamic Banking and Beyond", where we host Dima Djani, CEO of Hijra Group.   At this event, topics such as innovative fintech solutions, digital banking applications which represent a transformation in the world of Islamic finance, will be discussed. The developments of Islamic fintech in the world will be touched upon and opinions will be expressed in this context.