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JAWI-UM-MARDI Advocates Green Mosque Capacity Building Seminar for Select Mosques in Federal Territories

Date: 16 - 18 February 2023 (Thursday - Saturday)
Time: 8 am - 10 pm 
Venue: MARDI, Cameron Highlands, Pahang

As part of the execution of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Federal Territory Islamic Affairs Department (JAWI) and Universiti Malaya on Green Mosque Partnership, one seminar on Green Mosque with the strategic partnership of Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) is organized with the active participation of select mosques in Federal Territories. This seminar aims to build the needed capacity of mosque management committee members to formalize the green mosque framework that will benefit the green mosque transformation in phases.

The select mosques by JAWI are as follows: Masjid Zaid bin Harithah, Masjid Jamek Sultan Abdul Samad, Masjid Abdullah Zubair, Masjid Abdul Rahman Auf, Masjid Saidina Hamzah, and Masjid al-Ikhlasiah.

Three UM researchers from the Academy of Islamic Studies (APIUM) led the capacity-building program joining members of JAWI and MARDI: Dr. Asmawati Muhamad (Project leader) and two co-researchers Assoc. Prof. Dr. Siti Arni Basir and Dr. Shahidra Abdul Khalil. 

A total of six (6) slots are delivered in this Seminar:

  • Slot 1 Briefing by Mosque Management Division, JAWI (by JAWI)

  • Slot 2 Introductory to Green Mosque Concept (by UM)

  • Slot 3 Exploring sustainability opportunities for mosque (by UM)

  • Slot 4 Hydroponics for mosque (by MARDI)

  • Slot 5 On-Site Guided Tour to MARDI Agrotech, Cameron Highland (by MARDI)

  • Slot 6 Green Mosque Development (by UM)

This seminar was officiated by Tuan Hj. Mohd Fadzil Abu Kasim, Deputy Director of Operation JAWI, with the presence of Tuan Hj. Kharunna'im Ramli (Senior Principal Assistant Director of Mosque Management Division) and Puan Norhayati Zainudin (Principal Assistant Director of Mosque Management Division). 

Universiti Malaya sincerely appreciates JAWI and MARDI for supporting this seminar on championing green mosque implementation. 

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