A QUICK TOUR AROUND INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA - PART THREE

After the faculty, we quickly continued with the journey around campus to a few more places before I had to get my 6:00 p.m. bus back home to Johor Bahru.

What does this represent, I wonder? Anyone?

A late lunch of lasagna IIUM style

the entrance to the administration building

the main campus entrance

SULTAN HAJI AHMAD SHAH MOSQUE

the open ablution area

The last place that we stopped at was the Sultan Ahmad Shah Mosque which is located in the centre of the campus. Although at that time it was quite late for Zohor prayer (at about half past three) but there were many people in the praying hall. If they were not performing their prayers, people were sitting in small groups carrying out discussions. Most probably because of its strategic location, it was a good meeting place for the campus community.

souvenir from KAED IIUM

That was the end of my short stay in IIUM, which lasted for about 3 hours. Although it was brief, I believed that my friend had shown me the important places of the university. I hope that I have inspired my students enough and many of them will go there to further their studies in the future. Go and surf the net for further information of the courses available on your own.

So thanks a lot to my friend Mr. Abdul Razak Sapian (I am trying to get informal here) for (i) showing me around the campus even though he was still fasting for 4th day of Syawal (2) giving me the lunch treat (3) giving me a souvenir to take back home (4) sending me all the way to the old KTM station even though I insisted to be sent only to Gombak LRT Station. I will not forget your warm hospitality and hopefully we can meet again some other time.

A QUICK TOUR AROUND INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA - PART TWO

The second part of the tour around campus focused more on the faculty where my friend, Dr. Abdul Razak is teaching, the Kuliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design (KAED).

Dr. Abdul Razak outside his second office...

... and inside

the beautiful interior that displays traditional Malay architecture

the spacious foyer that could be used for other function such as wedding receptions

at the main entrance

I managed to meet another friend who is teaching (English) there, Puan Norhasni Yaacob. Actually there is another one, Dr. Ridwan Wahid, but I could get hold of him on that day.

To be continued in Part 3 soon...

A QUICK TOUR AROUND INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA - PART ONE

This is a delayed telecast of my brief visit to International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in September. It was actually a last minute plan made at 4:00 in the morning via short message service and the plan was successfully executed despite the short notice given to the host.

in my friend's office at the Alumni Division

I was there to visit a friend, an ex-schoolmate from SMS Muar to be exact, Associate Prof. Dr. Abdul Razak Sapian who is now currently teaching there. By looking at the long title and the post that he is holding now, I am sure Dr. Abdul Razak must be someone important in campus.







My first time there, Dr. Abdul Razak was kind enough to take me on a tour around campus. I was truly impressed with the beautiful architecture and I felt as if I was in a different country, somewhere in the Middle East - which could be Jordan, or Egypt, or Turkey.

Of course there are more pictures of the university, to be continued in Part 2. I need to resize all the photos before uploading as it would be faster and because of that, I need more time.