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Day 1 | Welcome Remarks
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Welcome Remarks | Host: Abdul Samad | MPI Associate Director, Indiana University
01:15
Welcome Remarks | David Hudson, Head of International Development Department
03:41
Welcome Remarks | Sandra Pertek | UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, Project Lead, University of Birmingham/CHS
15:56
Welcome Remarks | Shariq Ahmed Siddiqui | Director of Muslim Philanthropy Initiative (MPI), Indiana University
12:27
Day 1 | Keynote
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Leveraging Islamic Philanthropy to Address Demographic and Geographic Disparities in Humanitarian Settings | Khaled Khalifa
26:17
Day 1 | Expert Panel 1
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The future of Islamic social finance for inclusion in displacement contexts
59:03
Day 1 | Special address
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Understanding the religious, social and political context of philanthropy and humanitarian action: towards an analytical framework | Carole Rakodi
29:08
Day 1 | Research Panel 1
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Contesting Faith and Justice: Muslim Philanthropy and Gender Justice Activists’ Engagement with Zakat for Vulnerable Women – Amelia Fouzia
13:35
The Pitfalls and Rewards of Advancing Islamic Humanitarian and Development Innovation, A case study of Islamic Relief: Religious Discourses, Re-Orientalism, and Decolonising Gender Mainstreaming | Pamela Jabbar
14:34
Quiet Giving, Loud Diplomacy: Islamic Philanthropy, Humanitarian Diplomacy, and the Protection of Afghan Women Refugees in Pakistan | Haris Bin Aziz
13:34
Invisible Stakeholders: Migrant Muslim Women and the Challenges of Inclusion in Islamic Philanthropy Amid Waqf Reform in India (prerecorded) | Yaseen Muhammed K. A
09:03
Q&A
19:39
Day 1 | Keynote
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Southern Responses to Displacement from Syria | Elena Fiddian-Qasmiyeh
40:29
Day 1 | Expert Panel 2
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Humanitarian diplomacy and philanthropy for displaced women
48:39
Day 1 | Research Panel 2
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Culinary Bonds: How Everyday Food Practices Foster Belonging Among Syrian Refugee & Turkish Host Women in Gaziantep | Ayda Apa Pomeshikov
10:58
Enhancing the Role of Women Mediators in Conflict Resolution in Muslim Societies | Maha Akeel
12:57
Advancing community-led protection initiatives using its faith-sensitive Community Hope Action Team (CHAT) model. Drawing on implementation across humanitarian contexts | Bushra Rehman
10:26
Q&A
08:21
Wrap up Day 1 and adjourn
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Wrap up Day 1 and adjourn
18:28
Day 2 | Welcome Remarks
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Welcome Remarks | Sandra Pertek and Shariq Siddiqui
13:18
Day 2 | Keynote
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Keynote: Aisha Al-Ayafi | Director of Humanitarian Affairs Department, OIC General Secretariat
09:43
Day 2 | Research Panel 3
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Intro | Ali Reza Bhojani
04:16
Bridging Faith and Equality in Women’s Empowerment from a Legal Perspective | Beata Polok
04:17
‘A duty, not an option’: Secular and Faith (Dis)Engagement in Protection of Displaced Women in Muslim-majority Contexts | Sandra Pertek
11:21
Mercy in Motion: Islamic Philanthropic Instruments for Women in Displacement, Conflict and Refuge – Muhammed Nabil
05:49
A Historical Review on Early Islamic Philanthropy for Displaced Women | Syed Muaz Shah
13:17
Islamic Ethics and Gendered Migration: An Analysis of Ethiopian Women in Saudi Detention Centre during COVID-19 (pre-recorded) | Halifet Ayemohammed Yusuf
14:46
Q&A
34:13
Day 2 | Workshop: ‘Toward a protection framework of displaced women from a faith perspective’
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Intro | Sandra Pertek and Ahmed Al-Dawoody
29:27
Presentations
26:49
Day 2 | Expert panel 3
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Moving forward: The future of humanitarianism and the role of Muslim donors and humanitarian actors in building resilience
51:16
Day 2 | Research Panel 4
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Gentrification, Displacement, and Impacts of Resettlement on Marginalised Communities Women- Study of Mumbai’s Resettlement Colony | Priyanka Mokale
12:11
Access of refugee and asylum-seeking women to community-based mental health services in Edinburgh and Glasgow | Ainuska Sheripkanova
11:26
Climate-Induced Displacement, Gender-Based Vulnerability, and Legal Precarity Among Displaced Afghan Women in Pakistan (pre-recorded) | Nafisa Nasar
12:43
Why is the participation rate of young Muslim women low in the formal workforce? A research study conducted in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh (pre-recorded) | Durrain Desnavi
11:22
Q&A
22:25
Day 2 | Wrap up & Next steps
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Wrap up | Sandra Pertek
19:39
Wrap up | Shariq Siddiqui
06:36
Advancing Humanitarian Innovation on Gender, Displacement, and Islamic Philanthropy

Ayda Apa Pomeshikov | University of Washington, USA

Date: September 8-9, 2025

Location: University of Birmingham (UoB), Edgbaston Campus, Birmingham, UK

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