BSIS alum Ms Sabrina Iannazzone graduated with MA Conflict and Security and a secondary specialisation in EU External Relations in 2018.
With a view to paving the way for a possible reflection on the implementation of alternative economic systems and strategies as a tool to achieve financial and social inclusion and build peaceful societies, she has conducted research on Islamic finance in Europe for six years. In 2019, her contribution to the cross-analysis of 10 European Countries has been published by Palgrave Macmillan, Hajjar, Mohyedine Ed. https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030040932#aboutAuthors
In her chapter on Islamic finance in Italy, Ms Iannazzone analysed the developments and prospects for the accommodation of Shariah-compliant financial instruments in the regulatory, socio-economic and cultural framework of the European Union, particularly Italy. Specifically, she investigated Islamic finance as an ethical banking and financial system that could resonate well with various types of ‘socially responsible’ investors and savers.
At present, she is a consultant in inter-governmental affairs at EU level, in Interel, Brussels, and she works as policy analyst and advocacy officer on food and health projects.