Local Historians To Share Expertise At Seminar On Islam
By Rosli Abidin Yahya

Bandar Seri Begawan - Local historians will be sharing their expertise at a seminar to be held 'at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Kuching from September 21 to 23 that will be exploring the development of Islam in China and Southeast Asia.

Pehin Dato Dr Hj Awang Mohd Jamil AlSufri, the Principal of History Centre of Brunei Darussalam, is expected to be one of the forum panellists. He would be joining Dam Hj Putit bin Matzen of Sarawak Islamic Council (MIS).

Entitled "The Struggle in the Development of Islamic Ummah", the forum will be the last itinerary for the September 23 seminar. It will be conducted at 5pm before the official closing ceremony.

Meanwhile, another intellectual from Brunei, Hj Mazanan Hj Yusuf, will be delivering a working paper entitled "Islam In The Malay Archipelago: Its Impact On Culture In Brunei And Sarawak on September 21 at 2.30pm.

Just before Hj Mazanan delivers his paper, the seminar will have an official opening ceremony officiated by Sarawak Chief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud at 10.30am.

Organised by MIS and Uiliversiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in conjunction with their 50th anniversary, the seminar will be divided into three sessions - "Islam in China", "Islam in Southeast Asia" and "Islam in Sarawak" with special reference to Brunei.

Some 14 working papers will be delivered over the course of the three-day seminar.

Among them are "Development Of Islam In Southeast Asia: A Historical View" by Dr Othman El-Muhammady; "The Future Of Islam And Its Challenges" by Dr M.A. - Zaki Badawi; "History Of Wali Songo: Their Influence On Islamic Propagation" by Dr Uka Chandra Sasmita; and "The Development Of Science In The Islamic World: The Role of China" by Prof Dr Mohd Yusuf Hj Othman.

Other papers to be presented include: "Islam In China: History And Development" by Prof Wu Zongyu; "Confucius and Islamic Belief: A Philosophical Analysis" by Associate Prof Dr Yaacob Yusoff; and "Da'wah In Thailand" by Dr Wan Sabri Wan Yusuf.

The seminar is open to the public. Seminar fees cost RM150 per person or RM50 for students. Participants will be given a bag as well as meals for breakfast, lunch and two tea breaks.

For more information or reservations, call UiTM at 006082-677789 or visit' Internet website www.sarawak.uitm.edu.my.

Organisers hope that the seminar will attract academics and scholars to undertake research on issues concerning Islam.

It is also hoped that it would help enhance cooperation and develop strategic action plans for the development of Islam in the region. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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