MLE Connect 2017: Appeal to the youth and they will come
Photo: Panellists on "The Role of Muslim Lifestyle and Youth in the Islamic Economy," part of MLE Connect on May 1, 2017 in London, UK. Left to right: Nyra Mahmood (MS, Simply Sharia), Arfah Farooq (Co-founder, MuslamicMakers), Yasmin Waljee OBE (Vice Chairman, Mosaic), and Saeed Mubarak Kharbash (Head of Strategy and Planning, DIEDC).
Engaging and collaborating with the youth is key to growing the global Islamic economy: this was the main takeaway of an international panel titled “The Role of Muslim Lifestyle and Youth in the Islamic Economy,” which was part of MLE Connect 2017 in London.
Abdulla Mohammed Al Awar, CEO of the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC) and head of the panel, emphasized the importance of engaging and educating youth early on.
“The global development of this sector is also one of our objectives, which is why we are always collaborating with other jurisdictions when it comes to the Islamic economy,” he said during the keynote of the event, which is the United Kingdom’s first dedicated B2B hub for the thriving global Muslim lifestyle sectors.
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Rachel McArthur