Public Lecture on Riba Awareness

IAEI, Bahrain -- Perhimpunan Keluarga Indonesia di Bahrain (PERKIBAR) menyelenggarakan Public Lecture on Riba Awareness di kampus University College of Bahrain (UCB). Kegiatan ini dihadiri oleh Duta Besar RI untuk Kerajaan Bahrain Bapak Chilman Arisman beserta ibu, Kuasa Usaha Ad Interim Kedutaan Negara Brunei Darussalam untuk Kerajaan Bahrain. Encik Johari Hashim, CEO CIMB Middle East Tuan Haji Suryono Darnor serta masyarakat Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, dan Singapura yang bermukim di Bahrain.

Ada 4 (empat) pembicara panel dalam program ini yaitu Dr. Dhani Gunawan Idat, Dr. Setiawan Budi Utomo (OJK), Dr. Ugi Suharto (BIBF) dan Encik Khairul Nizam (AAOIFI).

Ketua IAEI Bahrain, Dr. Sutan Emir Hidayat mengatakan bahwa acara ini diselenggarakan dalam rangka menumbuhkan kesadaran masyarakat Nusantara di Bahrain terhadap makna riba, contoh applikasinya dalam kehidupan sehari-hari dan bahayanya terhadap kehidupan seorang Muslim.

Dr. Emir juga mengucapkan terimakasih yang sebesar besarnya kepada ketua PERKIBAR yang juga merupakan pengurus IAEI Bahrain bapak Imam Buchari yang berinisiatif untuk mengadakan event riba awareness ini melalui kerjasama dengan IAEI Bahrain serta kepada manajemen UCB atas fasilitas dan sponsorship yang diberikan sehingga acara dapat terlaksana dengan baik dan sukses.

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