On Effective Islamic Governance: Lessons from States in the Malay World 14th-18th Century

Sep 22, 2019 | Symposium, Uncategorized

Syed Khairudin al-Junied Associate Professor, National University of Singapore Abstract Recent events across the Islamic world have called to attention the effectiveness of existing frameworks of governance in ensuring peace and stability in Muslim majority countries....

State Actor Dynamics in Brunei’s Healthcare Policies

Sep 22, 2019 | Symposium

Syazana Fauzi Graduate Research Student, IPS, UBD Abstract This study seeks to ascertain the state actor dynamics in Brunei’s healthcare policies from the perspectives of an Islamic system of governance, by first identifying the state actors, or institutions, involved...

‘Darkness to Light’ in Islamic Corporate Governance

Sep 22, 2019 | Symposium

Iznan Tarip Doctoral Researcher, Lancaster University Abstract There are increasingly more studies emerging looking at the ‘dark side’ of organisations: examining the dark out-side (e.g. political instability, multi-national corrupt syndicates), and in-side (e.g....

Islamic Financial Governance: Regulatory & International Standards Setting

Sep 22, 2019 | Symposium

Makhtar Abdullah CEO, Association of Shariah Advisors in Islamic Finance Abstract Islamic financial systems functions within its own rules and regulations framework, while also competing within the same ecosystem as conventional finance operations in various...

Fifth Islamic Governance Symposium

Sep 21, 2019 | Symposium

The First International Islamic Governance Symposium The Evolution of the Muslim State   IIGS Concept Paper, Institute of Policy Studies, UBD – The ‘state’ is one of the oldest forms of human socio-political organisation, assumed in many guises. But behind...