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"Partnerships among donors will enhance collective output and help in reducing waste and overlap that occurs commonly in charitable operations."
Hon. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey

At its heart, Islamic microfinance is about financial inclusion, entrepreneurship and risk-sharing through partnership finance – an approach that conventional microfinance lacks.
Dato Sri Najib Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia

"The World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists came into being at a very critical juncture; it comes at a time when need to increase credibility, accountability, and capacity is paramount."
H.E Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, OIC Secretary General

"In order to tackle the human dignity deficit and the democratic deficit, we must ensure that pushing political and civil frontiers becomes a key dynamic."
H.R.H. Prince EI Hassan bin Talal

"Now is the time to examine how we can metamorphose our generation-old culture of spontaneous, massive, personal generosity into planned philanthropic giving which can be a powerhouse of lasting change."
H.R.H. Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani, Qatar

"People need to see that, far from being an obstacle, the world's diversity of languages, religions and traditions is a great treasure, affording us precious opportunities to recognize our selves in other."
Youssou N'Dour, UN Goodwill Ambassador

"Islam's tradition of alms giving must be bolstered to be an effective bulwark against the misappropriation and misrepresentation of the faith"
Sheikha Aisha bint Faleh Al-Thani

"It is through Zakah, Infaq, Sadaqah and also Waqf we are supposed to bring the poor and the deprived out of the poverty and misery."
H.E. Muhammad Jusuf Kalla, Former Vice President of Indonesia

SPOTLIGHT

Today there are an estimated 1.57 billion Muslims constituting 23% of the world’s population. They live across the continents and contribute substantially to the world economy. They are also significant players in the social sector, whereby, developing nonprofits that address human services and social needs or creating charitable foundations that are distributing financial resources at an unprecedented level. Within this group there is a potentially enormous resource base on which philanthropies can build new initiatives to advance social justice. Muslim philanthropy is at a crossroad, challenged to build new models of giving while simultaneously refining old methods.. Read More

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Global Donors Forum 2012

"Impact Philanthropy and Investing"

April 26-28, 2012

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

4th World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists

"Defining the Roadmap for the Next Decade"

March 23-24, 2011 - Shangri-La Hotel

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

3rd World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists

"Building a Better World"

March 21-22, 2010 - The Ritz Carlton

Doha, Qatar

2nd World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists

“Conventional to Strategic: A New Paradigm in Giving”

March 22-23, 2009 - The Emirates Palace

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

1st World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists

"Facing Challenges- Finding Solutions"

March 22-24, 2008 - Swissotel

Istanbul, Turkey

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