Sarah Shuhail, Director-General of the Abu Dhabi Centre for Sheltering and Humanitarian Care – Ewaa, and Lorenzo Fanara, Ambassador of Italy to the UAE, have discussed the role of Ewaa in the protection, care and rehabilitation of victims of human trafficking and violence.

Abu Dhabi Centre for Sheltering and Humanitarian Care - Ewaa said on Thursday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Al Ghadeer UAE Crafts, an Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) project, to activate a cooperative mechanism that achieves vocational rehabilitation of human trafficking and violence and abuse victims.

ABU DHABI, 15th March, 2022 (WAM) -- Officials from various Abu Dhabi social sector entities are set to participate in the first annual forum organised by the Abu Dhabi Centre for Sheltering and Humanitarian Care - Ewaa, an affiliate of the Department of Community Development (DCD) in Abu Dhabi. The Investment in Childhood Forum – an awareness platform that targets all community segments – is to take place virtually on 17th March, in conjunction with the Emirati Children's Day. Ewaa will drive

The artwork, called ‘Bowling Pins’, features audio commentary and words that narrate the victims’ feelings as well as their strength and perseverance. The women speak about life after surviving their ordeal and how the centre has supported them.

This growing interest from UK-based institutions indicates a prominent role for the takaful sector in the UK’s insurance industry as the government seeks new business opportunities post-Brexit. To sustain the sector’s development, new entrants should ensure compliance with emerging guidelines and regulations. It is encouraging to see that the number of new players in the takaful sector is surging, specifically from new markets, despite the sector’s small size globally.

Non-Muslim consumers also tend to think that halal products are subject to overly stringent accreditation processes that they can easily do without. Halal products pursue one objective that is shared among all countries of the world, regardless of the dominant religion: no negative effects on human health, whether short- or long-term, direct or indirect. Meanwhile, halal services focus on goodness and respect – also universally desirable goals. The benefits of a halal lifestyle are undeniable, therefore it’s time for the Islamic economy to expand its footprint and bring more prosperity to our countries through raising awareness of its advantages among non-Muslims.

Let me take Block chain as the most outstanding example. We all have an idea of how crucial contractual relationships are to Islamic Finance and how complicated it is to ensure compliance to riba forbids and connection to real underlying assets, with the use of the traditional administrative and legal verification processes, especially when working with non-Islamic firms. Block chain enables the use of smart contracts that aren’t only capable of automating the whole contractual process, but also, enforce contractual terms, substantially reducing costs. As well as Islamic finance, Block chain helps make halal compliance more traceable at each stage of production within the different sectors of Islamic economy, which adopt Islamic finance.

Introduced only five years ago by Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” is still an unfamiliar term to the general public despite the evident dramatic change to which it refers. While the first three industrial revolutions respectively represent the communities’ transition towards steam power and mechanization, followed by science and mass production, and subsequently digital technology, the fourth industrial revolution inco

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, Chairman of Dubai Airports and Chairman of the Higher Committee of Expo 2020 Dubai, said: “The vision and strategic directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, set the foundation for Dubai's qualitative economic leaps. Under his wise leadership, our achievemen

Today, ‘Open Banking’, also known as ‘Open Bank Data’, can add more transparency to the mix. It’s a system of allowing third-party financial service providers -typically tech start-ups- open access to consumer banking, transaction, and other financial data, which promotes the development of new apps and services that provide better experiences for customers. Sharing financial information electronically helps lenders get a more accurate understanding of a consumer's financial situation and risk level in order to offer more reasonable loan terms and provide the customer with an accurate picture of his own finances before taking on debt.

Dubai-UAE: 21 December, 2019 – Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC) held its fourth and last board meeting for 2019, chaired by Sami Al Qamzi, Vice Chairman of DIEDC and Director General of the Department of Economic Development in Dubai, on behalf of His Excellency Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy and Chairman of DIEDC. Summing up DIEDC’s performance in 2019, His Excellency Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri noted that the Centre has remained committed to closely oversee

The most pressing issue for the halal food sector is that the industry continues to come up short in terms of implementing best practices. There are over 300 officially recognised certifiers globally. However, limited supervision by accreditation bodies remains the norm, leaving much room for ambiguity. This is why the Centre, along with its strategic stakeholders have launched initiatives that bridge this gap. Initiatives such as the International Halal Accreditation Forum launched in collaboration with ESMA, and yet another initiative, the Emirates International Accreditation Centre, launched in collaboration with Dubai Municipality. Today, there is an urgent need for a unified global regulatory framework that clearly defines the sharia-compliance of each food product and stipulates when the product can be considered halal.

Europe is currently waking up to the growing role of Islamic finance in facilitating economic reforms and its contribution in strengthening responsible finance. Having conducted multiple roundtables globally, the GIES team has witnessed increasing interest from non-Muslim-majority countries and a wider understanding of its principles that meet the ethical requirements of both Muslim and non-Muslim majority markets.