CIRIC Zakat Research Program: Public Insight Note
Introducing CIRIC’s Zakat Research Program and its institutional approach to zakat.
Founding Chairman
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.
Introducing CIRIC’s Zakat Research Program and its institutional approach to zakat.
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