Team

After distinguishing himself in the preparatory classes for France’s prestigious “grandes écoles” by graduating at the top of his class, Youssef earned his Master’s degree upon completing the Master in Management program at ESCP Business School, specializing in economics, public policy, and data science. His professional and academic experiences span a variety of fields: political economy, sociology, geopolitics, the history of Muslim civilization, finance, philosophy, and more. He also attends various institutes of religious studies, studying Islamic theology (aqidah), jurisprudence (fiqh) according to the Maliki school, the Arabic language, Quranic sciences, and the prophetic tradition. As a PhD candidate for prestigious English top universities, he is the author of several articles and the initiator of the CIRIC project.

After completing a Master’s degree in Finance from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University, Antoine obtained several certificates in Islamic finance. As a Certified Shari’ah Advisor and Auditor from AAOIFI, he is passionate about issues related to reform in this sector, with a particular emphasis on the Maqasid al-Shariah — the overarching objectives of the Islamic religion — applied to Islamic finance.