Dr. Hanaan Balala

Hanaan holds a Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL), a Masters of Studies (MSt.) in Legal Research and a DPhil in law, all from the University of Oxford, England, UK. She has taught Contract Law, Commercial Law, Business & Entrepreneurship, International Banking & Finance, Globalisation & the Law, Islamic Finance and Communication Skills for Lawyers in England, Malaysia and Kenya.

Hanaan trained as a solicitor at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in London where she experienced practice in corporate law, banking and finance, dispute resolution and international arbitration.

She has several years experience with project management and creating change, possessing a flair for effective communication and a track record of delivering results.

PROFESSIONAL BIO

Lecturer, Researcher & Consultant.

I am passionate about making a difference; being a difference. I have done this mainly, but not solely, through education. I understand education to be much more than communicating or absorbing subject-specific information. To me, education involves nurturing the entire being of those involved, both teacher and taught. Neither an imposition by the teacher on the student nor a demand placed on the teacher. The learning process must encompass Joy, Curiousity and Connection.

I am an experienced Lecturer of Law & other related subjects with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. I am skilled in Project Management, International Finance, Effective Communication Skills and Commercial Law.

I am currently an Associate Professor at the Copenhagen Business College teaching Accounting & Budget Management and Research Methodology.

Balala.Resume

https://copenhagenbusinesscollege.com/about-copenhagen-business-college/the-faculty

About me

A Human Being first before anything else. I am a believer in the absolute necessity of Empowering Human Beings to be self-loving, self-supporting people for it is only such people who can, and perhaps will, sincerely give to other people.

Empowering women is a fundamental part of empowering human beings, by which I do not mean, make or treat women like men. We are equal but we are not similar. The empowerment of women includes, but is not limited to, validating women for who and how they are, and giving them due regard regardless of whether they fit into either our increasingly capitalistic straight jacket boys’ club of a world or the home-making, child-bearing role otherwise associated with women.

I speak English, Arabic and Swahili fluently. I am proficient in Danish.

Accomplishments

Jan 2004

Outstanding Achievement in Debating and Public Speaking. Awarded by Dr.Mahathir Mohammed, Former Prime Minister of Malaysia.

Aug 2004

Gold Medal Award for Comprehensive Excellence, IIUM.

Oct 2004

Polonsky Award Winner, Lincoln College, Oxford University.

Oct 2006

Polonsky Award Winner, Lincoln College, Oxford University. Second-time recipient. Awarded for academic excellence, extracurricular activities and overall achievement.

Nov 2006 - 2008

President of the Oxford University Africa Society. Serving twice.

2019 -2021

Visiting Research Fellowship at Oxford University.

MY WORK

BOOKS AUTHORED SO FAR

Reclaiming Women’s Rights in Islam: A Challenge to Muslim Patriarchy

Islamic Finance and Law: Theory and Practice in a Globalized World

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

SAMPLE ARTICLES

By Dr. Hanaan Balala

I take a critical approach to religion. This has always been based on reason and intellectual thought. To take my writing to automatically associate me with Islam would be reductive. I am simply a believer in Humanity and the paramount need to respect and uphold Human Dignity and Liberty. I write on Islam because it was the context I was born into, finding my way through its mists, out the other end. Proudly.

Role of Rule of Law – Balala

Examines the place of the rule of law in Islam.

"Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people. "

Dennis Prager

LET'S CONNECT

Get in Touch for Guest Lectures, Speaking Events and Consultancies.

Kristiansminde 2
Roskilde, 4000
Denmark

+45 42687743

haba@niels.brock.dk