MOCA Fest

MOCAfest (Marketplace of Creative Arts) is the WIEF Foundation’s arts and culture festival.

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#Throwback: #WIEFInFocus interview with @bilalhassam. He participated in WIEF #YoungFellows 2015 in Cordoba, was a doctor in London but decided to really #makeadifference. This is his story: https://t.co/xld5lHO9lk .

Photo from Bilal Hassam.
#WIEFpublication #articlestoread #TBT

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Happy #InternationalWomensDay. ‘We, ladies, are the people who make industries move…We've this capability & we must use it to the fullest,’ said Fatma Elmaawy at #12thWIEF. More #WIEFInFocus articles on #womenentrepreneurs at https://t.co/xfqPr57Kqa.

#IWF2019 #BalanceforBetter

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It may be difficult to sit in your office looking at your laptop, but perhaps there's a better option. An American #digitalnomad, tells #WIEFInFocus about his nomad journey & why it's the way of life for millennials. https://t.co/PjriClJgOk

#entrepreneur #articlestoread

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Tamil Nadu is calling on alternative #finance to drive its infrastructure, manufacturing & real estate projects. Four speakers, at the recent WIEF Roundtable Chennai 2018, discussed how to mobilise private & international development efforts towards this. https://t.co/eir4NZAOql

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A group of #youngleaders took on the challenge of initiating a diversity movement as part of WIEF’s Young Fellows 2017 leadership programme in Malacca, Malaysia. Four of them shared their experience & what diversity meant to them. https://t.co/ffyf3PcaSt

#WYNinitiative #WYN

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#Throwback to the first issue of #WIEFInFocus where adjunct professor of @INCEIF, Professor Volker Nienhaus, wrote a brief but comprehensive report on three points about how Islamic finance is persevering. https://t.co/liLcYsme6C

#Islamicfinance

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While shariah-compliant investments may not agree with the laws of different lands, there are ways to innovate and work within the system. Experts on #Islamicfinance during the WIEF Roundtable in Chennai on 10 Nov 2018 explained. https://t.co/QezjNdUjxi

#shariah #WIEFInFocus

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Japan's popularity among Muslim tourists is expected to increase, but there are no standard regulations for halal products in Japan yet. @HALALMEDIAJAPAN advises establishments on how to promote their products to Muslim tourists. https://t.co/ew8vIe1FWf

#halalfood #halaltourism

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CEO of @branch_co, @mattflannery, tells us how this #microfinance app simplifies the process of small personal loans and helps reduce poverty. https://t.co/fvoHaIskbX

Read #WIEFInFocus magazine issue 3: https://t.co/nCbCSZcoNO

#fintech #articlestoread

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Managing director of @finocracy, @AsharNazim, points out recent changes the finance industry has gone through. He explains how #fintech boosts #Islamicfinance & how Waqfe, the community banking platform can help create #socialimpact. https://t.co/2CAWFK1jxi

#alternativefinance

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Some countries have forced closure of public libraries due to high costs, so do people still need public libraries? Nine individuals share their thoughts on the relevance of public libraries today. https://t.co/fnr4eNoIDC

#libraries #ebooks #technology #WIEFpublication #opinions

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One out of six young people in the labour market in #Europe are searching for jobs & unable to find employment. @jyrkikatainen, has been tackling #youth #unemployment in Europe & explains why the number of young unemployed is now lower than before. https://t.co/EyeanFiyZg

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#TBT to #WIEFInFocus interview with @Nisa_Addina, a Malaysian violinist who performed at #MOCAfest during #13thWIEF in Kuching. She spoke on how she’d change the world & put her popularity to good use

READ: https://t.co/USJYi6h9hb

#WIEFpublication #articlestoread #music #arts

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#TBT to #WIEFInFocus article on #MOCAfest and how it was, and still is, targeted at all artists, Muslims and non-Muslims, exposing all forms of arts to different communities, broadening creative horizons.

READ more: https://t.co/lPeeYdEvhs

#WIEFpublication #articlestoread #arts

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This sentiment still rings true today, as it did then. #Throwback to #WIEFInFocus article on #modestfashion and how designers saw its opportunities for new markets locally and abroad.

READ more: https://t.co/HJxC7ns0Iv

#WIEFpublication #articlestoread #business #fashion

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In Focus magazine is out now! Contributors include former PM of Finland, @jyrkikatainen on the future of jobs in a disruptive age & interview with @TarynSouthern on her AI composed album: https://t.co/Kz6gXYvCRF
#articlestoread #WIEFpublication #publications #technology #business

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A Hungarian medical doctor, @HajnalkaHejjaMD, is developing a chatbot to help advise young women seeking support on issues of feminine hygiene. She tells #WIEFInFocus more: https://t.co/8EgPIprjAD

#AI #health #technology #articlestoread

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#Throwback to the 9th WIEF, where His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales addressed the topic of climate change and also touched on Islamic finance. https://t.co/8jxsdeKAL7

#sustainability #9thWIEF #WIEFinitiative #Islamicfinance

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Two energy specialists explain how new #technologies can be an added advantage to the energy sector & economy in Malaysia. They tell #WIEFInFocus about the crucial need to embrace #renewable #energy alternatives. https://t.co/NOtRvkeajc

#environment #greeneconomy #business

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An environmentalist and founder of @brushflicks, @FarheenSayed6, was a speaker at the WIEF #IdeaLab2018 that happened last October in India. She tells #WIEFInFocus how she manages her #business with over 1,000 clients and artists. https://t.co/sDVncFOAXt

#startup #WYNinitiative