The IIUM and the renaissance of the Ummah
Introduction: As one passes over the bridge that crosses the Karak Highway on the new Sg. Pusu Road, one is immediately welcomed by a panoramic view of the cluster of buildings below, with distinct blue tiled roofs and sandy textured walls. It is as if one is chancing upon the lost city of Shangrila...
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iium-13652011-11-23T01:14:49Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/1365/ The IIUM and the renaissance of the Ummah Zen, Ismawi LB2300 Higher Education LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa) Introduction: As one passes over the bridge that crosses the Karak Highway on the new Sg. Pusu Road, one is immediately welcomed by a panoramic view of the cluster of buildings below, with distinct blue tiled roofs and sandy textured walls. It is as if one is chancing upon the lost city of Shangrila, albeit an Islamic looking one. The columns and colonnaded corridors, the towers, the arched entrances and doors, the inner courtyards, and the lush green with rivers flowing lazily along natural corridors make one recall the great Andalusian cities of Cordova and Granada. This is the campus of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). IIUM Press 2009 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/1365/1/The_IIUM_and_the_Renaissance_of_the_Ummah.pdf Zen, Ismawi (2009) The IIUM and the renaissance of the Ummah. In: IIUM at 25: The path travelled and the way forward. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur, pp. 93-108. ISBN 9789675272103 http://rms.research.iium.edu.my/bookstore/Default.aspx |
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Introduction: As one passes over the bridge that crosses the Karak Highway on the new Sg. Pusu Road, one is immediately welcomed by a panoramic view of the cluster of buildings below, with distinct blue tiled roofs and sandy textured walls. It is as if one is chancing upon the lost city of Shangrila, albeit an Islamic looking one. The columns and colonnaded corridors, the towers, the arched entrances and doors, the inner courtyards, and the lush green with rivers flowing lazily along natural corridors make one recall the great Andalusian cities of Cordova and Granada. This is the campus of the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). |
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