EVENT

2026.01.21

【2/2(月)】第7回AJI国際コロキアム アジア的文明・発展の道筋開催!「新自由主義以後のイスラーム経済:—タカーフル、イスラーム社会金融、ハラール・ツーリズムをめぐる制度と実践」

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The Seventh International Colloquium on Asian Paths of Civilization and Development
Islamic Economics Beyond Neoliberalism:
The Convergence of Takaful, Islamic Social Finance, Halal Tourism, and Governance Trends in Asian Muslim Societies

Date: February 2, 2026 (Monday)
Time: 9:30–18:00
Venue: Ritsumeikan University, Osaka Ibaraki Campus (OIC), and Online (via Zoom)

Registration: (https://zoom.us/meeting/register/lz3AsYoPT9qiBss5-NCCBQ

Program
09:30–09:40 Opening Remarks
Moderator: Dr. Ammar Khashan (Associate Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia-Japan Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University)
Welcome Speech: Prof. Kosugi Yasushi (Professor and Director, Ritsumeikan Asia- Japan Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University)
Morning Session
09:40–10:10 Presentation 1
Speaker: Prof. Emeritus Dato’ Dr Mohd Yusof bin Haji Othman (Deputy Chairman of Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (IKIM)
Title: “Understanding Malaysia MADANI: Islamic Civilisation, Governance, and Social Harmony”
10:10–10:40 Presentation 2
Speaker: Dr. Zul Ilham Bin Zulkiflee Lubes Associate Professor & Director, Centre for Science and Environment Studies (KIAS), Institute of Islamic Understanding Malaysia (IKIM))
Title: “Climate Change as a Scientific and Moral Crisis: Islamic Stewardship in the Search for Global Solutions”
10:40–11:10 Presentation 3
Speaker: Dr. Anwar bin Allah Pitchay (Associate Professor, School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM))
Title: “The Efficiency of Wakalah Zakat Operational Model and Its Implications for Islamic Social Finance: Case of Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Kedah (PKNK) Community Development Programs”
11:10–11:40 Presentation 4
Speaker: Dr. Ahmad bin Khaliq (Assistant Professor, Department of Finance, Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM))
Title: “Waqf-Based Healthcare Financing in Malaysia: Bridging the Gap Between Tradition and Modern Healthcare Sustainability”
11:40–13:00 Lunch Break
Afternoon Session I
13:00–13:30 Presentation 5
Speaker: Dr. Muhammad Hakimi Mohd Shafiai Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
TTitle: “Islamic and Halal Economic Studies: A Comparative Analysis of Malaysia and Japan” 12:40–13:10 Presentation 5
13:30–14:00 Presentation 6
Speaker: Dr. Mari Adachi (Postdoctoral Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Title: “From Practice to Framework: Tracing the Early 2000s Integration of ZISWAF in Indonesia”
14:00–14:30 Presentation 7
Speaker: Dr. Hassanudin bin Mohd Thas Thaker Associate Professor, Department of Economics, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
Title: “Brain Drain in Malaysia: An Islamic Socio-Economic Perspective on Talent Exodus and Sustainable Solutions”
14:30–15:00 Presentation 8
Speaker: Dr. Mohamed Asmy bin Mohd Thas Thaker (Associate Professor / Head, Department of Economics, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM))
Title: “Leveraging the Cash Waqf Model for Coastal Communities as a Sustainable Model for Entrepreneurial Resilience and Regional Development in a Globalized Economy”
15:00–15:30 Presentation 9
Speaker: Mohd Haziqi Hilmi (Institut Islam Hadhari, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM))
Title: “Innovating Waqf through Analytical Concept of Waqf of Expertise”
15:30–15:40 Coffee Break
Afternoon Session II
15:40–16:10 Presentation 10
Speaker: Muhammad bin Jasmi (PhD Candidate / Senior Administrative Officer, Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM))
Title: “Mainstreaming Waqf Instrument among Students’ Entrepreneurship in UKM”
16:10–16:40 Presentation 11
Speaker: Nur Syahidah binti Shahabuddin (PhD Candidate / Senior Administrative Officer, Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM))
Title: “Beyond Academic Conference: ICIHES as a Driver of Global Learning and Halal Travel”
16:40–17:10 Presentation 12
Speaker: Prof. Shin Yasuda (Professor, Department of Tourism Policy, Faculty of Regional Policy, Takasaki City University of Economics, Japan)
Title: “Exploring the Value of Socializing in Islamic Tourism: Perspectives from Adab Literature”
17:10–17:40 Presentation 13
Speaker: Dr. Ammar Khashan (Associate Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia-Japan Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University)
Title: “Islamic Welfare in an AI-Mediated World: Rebuilding Social Solidarity After Neoliberalism”
17:40–18:00 General Discussion & Closing Panel
Theme: “Islamic Economics Beyond Neoliberalism: Convergences across Takaful, Islamic Social Finance, Halal Tourism, and Governance”
Discussants: All speakers
Moderator: Dr. Ammar Khashan

■Contact: aji-con@st.ritsumei.ac.jp
■HP: https://en.ritsumei.ac.jp/research/aji/
■Organized by Asia-Japan Research Institute (AJI) & Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI)
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特別研究員奨励費(24KJ2251)「東南アジアにおけるイスラーム的贈与の新展開:デジタル化の法解釈規定に着目して」(研究代表者:足立 真理)
基盤研究B(23K21817)「イスラミック・ツーリズムにおける観光経験の宗教資源フローをめぐる実証研究」(研究代表者:安田 慎)