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SUMMARY:Successful Executive or Corporate Slave? Some thoughts on purpose 
 and ethics in the business world - Tariq El-Diwany
DTSTART:20140227T183000Z
DTEND:20140227T200000Z
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CONTACT:36855
DESCRIPTION:This talk will look at whether modern economic theory is an im
 partial analysis of human economic activity. Following on from this\, the 
 basis of ethics in modern secular literature will be discussed and the spe
 aker will look at what makes people alter their ethical framework to suit 
 their actions and why a group of people might collectively decide to "do t
 he wrong thing". Finally\, we will look for examples from the life of the 
 Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) that can guide us to better ethics.\n\nTarek El Di
 wany's experience in both secular and Islamic finance help him to provide 
 a practical commentary on the state of the modern financial system and the
  Islamic alternative. In 1989 he established a bond derivatives operation 
 for a major financial institution in London and since 1995 he has worked i
 n the field of Islamic finance for a variety of professional and private c
 lients across the world. He is now the senior member at Zest Advisory LLP\
 , an Islamic finance and investment consultancy based in London. Tarek is 
 the founder of www.islamic-finance.com\, a database of researchers\, insti
 tutions\, books\, events and other information dedicated to the field\, an
 d presenter of the film documentary Why are We All in Debt? In 2010\, he c
 ompleted a reference textbook as contributing editor for First Ethical Cha
 ritable Trust entitled Islamic Banking and Finance: What It Is and What It
  Could Be. 
LOCATION:Lucia Windsor Room\, Newnham College
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