The IIUM Press, the publishing arm of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) is pleased to announce that it has launched 42 books at the IIUM BOOK LAUNCH 2008.
The Guest of Honor, the President of IIUM, the Honorable Tan Sri Mohd. Sidek Hj. Hassan officiated the launch. The ceremony took place on the 19th of December at the Level 5, of the Banquet Hall, Central Complex, IIUM.
The publications launched covers an impressive range of subjects. They include books on accounting, the Islamization of knowledge, architecture, women’s studies, diplomacy, ethics of engineering education, inter-religious dialogue, psychology, Islamic civilization, Islamic scholars, media laws and ethics, the teaching of Arabic language, amongst others.
The publications launched also includes authors/scholars from outside of IIUM such as the United Kingdom, China, Uganda, Singapore and Brunei. Books that were collaborative efforts between IIUM and other universities/institutions/companies are: Guidance for Good Governance, Editors: Prof. Abdullah Al-Ahsan and Dr Stephen Young (between IIUM and Caux International Round Table, USA); Growing in Public Relations, by Shameem Abdul Jalil (between IIUM and the Public Bank); Strengthening Higher Education for a Successful Workforce, Editors: Dr. Munir Shuib, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Shukran and Prof. Dr. Morshidi Sirat (between IIUM and USM); An Anthology of Essays on Integrating Islamic Values on Integrating Islamic Values in the Theory and Practice of Architecture and the Built Environment, Editors: Prof. Ismawi Hj. Zen, Ar. Datin Norwina Mohd Nawawi and Dr. Puteri Shireen Jahn Kassim and Thoughts on the Theory and Language of Architecture, Editors: Azaiddy Abdullah, Ar. Datin Norwina and Dr. Puteri Shireen Jahn Kassim (between IIUM and Yayasan Al-Bukhari and MPH Group Sdn Bhd).
The launch began with the recitation of the Quran. This was followed with the opening remarks from the Chairman of the IIUM Book Launch 2008 organizing committee, Dr. Anis Malik Thoha. After that, Dr Roger Zwanenberg, President and Commissioning Editor of Pluto Press, a London-based publisher gave an introduction of the Pluto Press and offered a few words of encouragement to the IIUM academic staff to publish at an international level. Pluto Press has a proud history of publishing the very best in progressive, critical thinking across politics and the social sciences. They are an independent company based in London, with a sales and marketing office in the United States and distribution rights throughout the world.
After Dr Zwanenberg’s speech, the President of IIUM, the Honorable Tan Sri Mohd. Sidek Hj. Hassan delivered his officiating speech and launched the books by touching a crystal ball which initiated a Multimedia Presentation.
This will be followed by the presentation of IIUM’s first commercialized product by IIUM researchers: ROTAS. ROTAS is a utility software, designed mainly for academic purposes, that lets a writer/researcher automatically or manually transliterate text from Arabic into English, using the writing-based model of the Arabic orthography. After that, there will be a powerpoint presentation of books written by IIUM academic staff that was published with outside publishers (locally and internationally).
Lastly, The Hon. Tan Sri, together with the Rector of IIUM, Prof. Dato’ Dr. Syed Arabi Idid presented certificates to authors of the newly launched books and royalties to authors of second editions of their books.
The Guest of Honor, the President of IIUM, the Honorable Tan Sri Mohd. Sidek Hj. Hassan officiated the launch. The ceremony took place on the 19th of December at the Level 5, of the Banquet Hall, Central Complex, IIUM.
The publications launched covers an impressive range of subjects. They include books on accounting, the Islamization of knowledge, architecture, women’s studies, diplomacy, ethics of engineering education, inter-religious dialogue, psychology, Islamic civilization, Islamic scholars, media laws and ethics, the teaching of Arabic language, amongst others.
The publications launched also includes authors/scholars from outside of IIUM such as the United Kingdom, China, Uganda, Singapore and Brunei. Books that were collaborative efforts between IIUM and other universities/institutions/companies are: Guidance for Good Governance, Editors: Prof. Abdullah Al-Ahsan and Dr Stephen Young (between IIUM and Caux International Round Table, USA); Growing in Public Relations, by Shameem Abdul Jalil (between IIUM and the Public Bank); Strengthening Higher Education for a Successful Workforce, Editors: Dr. Munir Shuib, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Shukran and Prof. Dr. Morshidi Sirat (between IIUM and USM); An Anthology of Essays on Integrating Islamic Values on Integrating Islamic Values in the Theory and Practice of Architecture and the Built Environment, Editors: Prof. Ismawi Hj. Zen, Ar. Datin Norwina Mohd Nawawi and Dr. Puteri Shireen Jahn Kassim and Thoughts on the Theory and Language of Architecture, Editors: Azaiddy Abdullah, Ar. Datin Norwina and Dr. Puteri Shireen Jahn Kassim (between IIUM and Yayasan Al-Bukhari and MPH Group Sdn Bhd).
The launch began with the recitation of the Quran. This was followed with the opening remarks from the Chairman of the IIUM Book Launch 2008 organizing committee, Dr. Anis Malik Thoha. After that, Dr Roger Zwanenberg, President and Commissioning Editor of Pluto Press, a London-based publisher gave an introduction of the Pluto Press and offered a few words of encouragement to the IIUM academic staff to publish at an international level. Pluto Press has a proud history of publishing the very best in progressive, critical thinking across politics and the social sciences. They are an independent company based in London, with a sales and marketing office in the United States and distribution rights throughout the world.
After Dr Zwanenberg’s speech, the President of IIUM, the Honorable Tan Sri Mohd. Sidek Hj. Hassan delivered his officiating speech and launched the books by touching a crystal ball which initiated a Multimedia Presentation.
This will be followed by the presentation of IIUM’s first commercialized product by IIUM researchers: ROTAS. ROTAS is a utility software, designed mainly for academic purposes, that lets a writer/researcher automatically or manually transliterate text from Arabic into English, using the writing-based model of the Arabic orthography. After that, there will be a powerpoint presentation of books written by IIUM academic staff that was published with outside publishers (locally and internationally).
Lastly, The Hon. Tan Sri, together with the Rector of IIUM, Prof. Dato’ Dr. Syed Arabi Idid presented certificates to authors of the newly launched books and royalties to authors of second editions of their books.
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