Education in Islamic Finance - The Winds of Change

Last month I was able to reflect on events that had impacted positively on me and used the title of “Joining up the dots”. This month I would like to comment on an area that has been a concern of mine for almost as long as I have been engaged in Islamic Finance, which is now about a quarter of a century. The area is that of Education in Islamic Finance and I want to frame the discussion under the banner of “The Winds of Change.” As always, these are very personal observations shared from my own particular vantage point at this exact moment in time. So here goes!

More than a decade ago, before my current organisation, INCEIF – The Global University of Islamic Finance, was in existence, there was an acute shortage in the Malaysian market of experienced Islamic Finance practition...