Thanks to everyone

Thanks to Wesam Berjaoui for his engaging and enlightening talk on Islamic finance which closed out our winter/spring series on Faith and Finance. It was a great way to close out the season before we take a summer hiatus. Thanks again to all of our speakers, attendees and committee memebers for making the Interfaith Experience a success. We look forward to returning on September 25th for our new series on Faith and Food. Stay tuned for more details.

Spring Finale: Islamic finance, June 26th

Please join us for the conclusion of our "Faith and Finance" series. Our guest speaker is Wesam Berjaoui who will be discussing the principles of Islamic finance. At a time when the conventional interest-based global financial system is in turmoil, it is a natural reaction to seek more prudent and ethical alternative systems of financial management. Islamic finance offers one unique alternative and is here to stay. Come learn why Islamic finance is the fastest growing phenomenon in global finance. How does Islamic finance differ from conventional finance? Why does Islamic law, Shariah, forbid Muslims from receiving interest on loans or savings? Please bring your questions, thoughts and enthusiasm to this highly anticipated gathering.

The event will take place at 7pm, June 26th at the Rubin Museum of Art. We look forward to seeing you there.

Wesam Berjaoui is Regional Manager at University Islamic Financial. He graduated from Pace University with a Bachelors degree in Finance. He started his career at Guidance Residential as a sales consultant and worked his way up to District Manager and then climbed steadily up to North East Regional Manager, managing a team of up to eight sales consultants. Wesam recently joined University Islamic Financial in October 2007 as their Regional Manager handling East Coast operations and expansion. His responsibilities extend to currently training and coaching the dynamic sales team as well as helping expand operational states.