December 2023

The Department of Arabic Language at the Kulliyyah of Languages and Management, Pagoh Campus, received an official visit from the University of Echahid Hamma Lakhdar, El Oued, Algeria, on Wednesday, 8th November 2023. The esteemed guests included Prof. Dr. Ahmad El Shayeb Arabwi, Prof. Dr. Al Azuzi Harzuli, and Prof. Dr. Kamal Bin Umar from the Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Faculty of Arts and Languages. The visit’s schedule commenced with a welcoming remark by Assoc. Prof Dr. Mohd Azrul Azlen, the Dean of KLM, followed by a talk from Prof. Dr. Ahmad El Shayeb Arabawi on ‘خصائص اللغة العربية وميزاتها’ The guests had the opportunity to visit the KLM Studio and then tour the library at the shared facilities of Edu Hub Pagoh. They were accompanied by Dr. Nonglaksana Kama, the Head of the Department of Arabic Language, Dr. Mohamed Abdelrahman, the Coordinator of KLM Language Lab, and Sr. Farhanah, the Chairperson of ARCOM Office, Kulliyyah of Languages and Management Students’ Society (KLMSS). This visit also includes a meeting with the Dean and members of the Department of Arabic Language. The meeting discussed potential collaborations and research opportunities between the two faculties. Additionally, the Student Exchange Program for ARCOM students in September 2024 was also discussed. The graduates of the Arabic Language for International Communication Bachelor’s program took the guests on a tour around Kuala Lumpur. These graduates were among the students who participated the Student Exchange Program to University of Echahid Hamma Lakhdar, El Oued, Algeria in 2017.

By Nurdiyanah Izzati & Ummie ‘Afina ‘Awatif The Entrepreneurship & Food Tourism and Health & Wellness Divisions under the Malay Food Heritage Branding Flagship (MFHB) in collaboration with the Departments of Tourism and Arabic Language have invited Mrs. Faten Kama on Thursday, 23rd November 2023 to give a sharing on how we can consume our beloved Malay cuisine in a more nutritious way. The honorable dietitian and clinical instructor from University Putra Malaysia (UPM), specializing in medical nutrition therapy, weight management, obesity, and non-communicable disease equipped the audiences with valuable information regarding the healthy diet. The main purpose of initiating this programme is to raise awareness among students, staff and the public about the importance of knowing the nutrition Malay foods we consume daily and to know how to appreciate and assess health when consuming daily meals. As of now, Malaysia owns one of the world’s highest rates of obesity and diabetes. Multiple factors are contributing to this, but our daily food intake is a crucial one. This programme meets several SDGs; SDG 4 (Quality Education) where the audiencegain knowledge and awareness on the nutrition in Malay Food consumed in daily meals. They learn about the nutrition information in the ingredients and how to calculate the calories, so that they can eat a healthy Malay dish full of needed nutrition. SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-Being). The programme includes the collaboration of two higher institutions: IIUM and UPM also with health industry UPM and Serdang Hospitals SDG 17 (Partnership for the Goals). All are cooperating in achieving one goal which is good health and well-being.