UBD Lecturer Talks On Islam And Women In Brunei
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Bandar Seri Begawan - A senior lecturer from the Universiti Brunei Darussalam was invited to deliver a working paper in Selangor, Malaysia last week which showed that the expertise of local intellects was much sought after in the region.

Datin Dr. Hajah Saadiah Binti Darn Derma Wijaya Haji Tamit, a senior lecturer with the Academy of Brunei Studies, delivered her working paper at the Siri Wacana Ilmiah DAMAI (Malay and Islamic World) at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in Selangor.

Datin Dr Hajah Saadiah talked about Islam and Women in Brunei: Through the Perspective of Islamic Family Law at the function.

UKM's Malay World and Civilisation Institute (ATMA) organized the lecture.

Siri Wacana Ilmiah (Knowledge Work Series) is a monthly activity of DAMAI which assembles intellectuals for the sake of benefiting their expertise and at the same time to spread knowledge on Malay and the Islamic world.

Her paper touched on various issues regarding the rights of women under the Brunei Laws on Islamic Families.

It also looked at the background of Islamic laws in the Sultanate and the rights of women under the Islamic Families Law; Emergency Acts (Islamic Families Law) 1999.

Various issues were discussed in the paper especially on the reasons as to why women were not well-versed with their rights under the Islamic Families Law.

The session was chaired by Prof. Madya Noor Aziah Mohd Awal, an associate professor at the Faculty of Law of UKM.

A detailed analysis of her paperwork was provided by Prof. Madya Dr. Siti Zulaikhah Md Noor, an expert at the Islamic Education Faculty of UKM.

Datin Dr Hajah Saadiah told Weekend that the seminar had been successful in providing comparison on the issues raised.

"The comparison is of great benefit towards research in the area by interested experts in future," she said. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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