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Women in Islamic and ethical finance forum (WIEFF)
WIEFF connects professionals across the financial sector, with a focus on Islamic finance, ESG, responsible investment, green finance and impact investing
Contact: info@womenieff.org
Media Coverage
Selected interviews and features about WIEFF, Samak Ethical Finance and Samina Akram.
The Banker · 13 March 2025
UK regulators’ DEI withdrawal risks wider impact, critics warn
Samina Akram comments on the UK financial regulators’ decision to halt proposed diversity and inclusion rules.
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WeAreTheCity · 2023
Trailblazers 2023: Samina Akram
A profile of WIEFF’s founder, with her views on engaging men as allies to advance gender equity.
The Malaysian Reserve · 20 October 2022
Three female change-makers blazing the trail in Islamic finance
Samina Akram discusses her move into entrepreneurship and founding WIEFF to give women a stronger voice in Islamic finance.
Arab News · 25 March 2021
Britain issues £500m sovereign sukuk
Samina Akram comments on the UK’s second sovereign sukuk and London’s role as an international Islamic finance centre.
A professional forum with international reach
Founded in London by Samina Akram, WIEFF grew from an informal group of 30 professionals into a network reaching more than 20,000 people in over 35 countries.
The forum leverages its unique relationships and networks in finance to connect people, exchange knowledge, build bridges between Islamic and ethical finance, and create valuable commercial opportunities across both sectors.
The fields WIEFF brings together
- Islamic finance
- Professional exchange across banking, investment and the wider Sharia-compliant finance sector.
- Responsible investment
- Shared discussion across ESG, socially responsible investment and impact investing.
- Green finance
- Connections between finance, environmental responsibility and long-term economic value.
Use the WIEFF archive
The archive records WIEFF’s events, publications and sector relationships.
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Publications
Research, interviews and reporting collected by WIEFF.
- EventsBrowse events
Event archive
Conferences, panels and visits hosted or attended by WIEFF and Samina Akram.
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Video archive
Launch addresses and recorded conversations from WIEFF events.
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Press releases
Formal announcements from 2015 and 2020.
