INDONESIA - EVENTS - IAEI Congress on human resources

Jakarta (30 / 7) - In continuing its active role to develop Islamic economics in the country, the Association of Islamic Economics to carry out Mukatamar two that held today. In Congress this time, IAEI try to focus on the role of universities in the delivery of Human Resources (HR) who are competent and professional in the field of Islamic economics. The event will also be followed by the election chairman of IAEI subsequent periods.
The event was also attended by deputy Minister of Education, Fasli Jalal, Deputy Governor of Bank Indonesia, Halim Alamsyah, chairman of the National Syariah Board, KH Ma'arur Amin, and the academics and practitioners of Islamic economics. (source)

EVENTS - Call for submissions - World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Deadline: 20 December 2010

The annual convening of the World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists is widely recognized as the premier forum on Muslim Philanthropy worldwide. The event welcomes philanthropists, social investors, grant-makers, government and business leaders, visionaries, social entrepreneurs and civil society executives to a solicitation-free collaborative environment.

LIFESTYLE - FOOD - Argentina - World Meat Congress look at Halal trade

Approximately 1,000 attendees packed an auditorium on the first day of the 18th World Meat Congress in Buenos Aires. Fifteen diverse speakers made presentations from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on industry trends in many countries. Rashid Kadimi, CEO of the processed foods division of the Allana family food group in Mumbai, India, covered the surprisingly large scale of bovine buffalo meat production in India. World production of buffalo meat reached 65.9 million tons in 2009, with both India and China being major exporters, Kadimi said.