Over 1,000 attend Islamic Affairs Premier Forum at Masjid Jamek
KUCHING: Over 1,000 people attended the Islamic Affairs Premier Forum held at the Masjid Jamek in Petra Jaya here on Thursday night.
Yang Di-Pertua Sarawak Tun Pehin Sri Dr Wan Junaidi and wife Toh Puan Fauziah Mohd Sanusi attended the event, organised by the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim).
The forum was held in conjunction with the 60th Islamic Education Coordinating Committee (JPPIK) Conference of the National Council for Islamic Religious Affairs (MKI), said the organiser in a press release.
The one-hour forum was also broadcast live on TV1 of Radio Television Malaysia (RTM).
“The objective is to empower the Islamic educational institutions in Malaysia so that they can compete with other educational institutions,” said the statement.
Jakim’s Hariri Daud acted as the moderator of the session, which featured three panellists: Mufti of Sarawak Datu Kipli Yassin, JPPIK MKI chairman Tan Sri Alimuddin Mohd Dom, and Deputy Dean of Industry and Community Networks for Faculty of Islamic Studies of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Associate Professor Dato Dr Mohd Izhar Ariff Mohd Kashim.
The forum also discussed, among various topics, the role of Islamic education amidst the challenges of technology, particularly artificial intelligence (AI).
Also present were Deputy Minister in Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Senator Dr Zulkifli Hasan, Sarawak Islamic Council president Datu Misnu Taha, Jakim director-general Datin Paduka Hakimah Mohd Yusof, Sarawak Islamic Council secretary Mu’al Suaud and Army Eastern Field Command Commander LtGen Datuk Mohd Sofi Md Lepi.