The Research Center for Islamic Legislation and Ethics (CILE) is to host its next public lecture, ‘The Qur’an and Ethics: Concept and Approach’, on January 6.

Part of CILE’s monthly lecture series, the event will take place from 7pm to 9pm at Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies in Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) at Education City.

CILE is a member of Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies in HBKU. Through this event, CILE supports Qatar Foundation’s mission to foster an engaged society appreciative of its Islamic heritage, and that is equipped to address contemporary issues and
challenges.

The lecture will address the ethical reading of the Holy Qur’an, in particular, aspects highlighted by ancient and contemporary scholars. Additionally, experts will tackle the concept, methodology and objectives from legal and philosophical perspectives, as well as discuss a selection of ethical ideas in the Qur’an.

Dr Mu’taz Alkhatib, assistant of methodology and ethics at CILE, will moderate the talk. A group of scholars and researchers in Islamic and Human Sciences are set to participate in this event, including Dr Abu Yaarub El-Marzouki, professor of Arabic and Greek Philosophy at Tunis University; Dr Kevin Reinhart, Associate Professor at Dartmouth College in the UK; Dr Abdulrahman Shehri, Associate Professor at King Saud University in Saudi Arabia; and Dr Abdulrahman Helli, Visiting Fellow from the Free
University of Berlin.

This public lecture will be the concluding event of the three-day specialised closed seminar on ‘The Qur’an and Ethics’. Bringing together a group of distinguished scholars and experts, the event aims to establish a collective framework that will help develop research in ethical readings of the Qur’an and explore the role of ethical concepts in rebuilding the legal system of Islam.

 

QC to hold forum on import and export law

 

The Qatar Chamber (QC) will hold an introductory forum for the business community on the legislation and procedures of import and export.

The forum, organised by the QC general secretariat in cooperation with the General Authority of Customs (GAC), will begin on January 15 at the QC headquarters.

Experts from GAC will brief participants on updates in the customs laws and guidelines for goods clearance procedures that came to effect from January 1.

The forum will also feature a presentation on GAC’s strategic plan for 2014-2017 and the projects it includes, aimed at enhancing cooperation between public and private sectors.

Other topics include common customs-related crimes and GAC’s role in combating them alongside potential commercial fraud, as well as the services offered by the customs single-window clearance (Al Nadeeb) and how it could improve cooperation with the private sector and ease customs procedures.

Mohamed bin Tuwar, QC vice-chairman and secretary-general of the business council, stressed that QC is currently working to further develop communication with various government departments to improve interaction between public and private entities and boost business opportunities in the country.

He said the QC business council will organise a number of programmes and events in cooperation with government and semi-government entities, which are expected to play a key role for the businesses in Qatar.