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proof and evidence of truth and able to
put words into action. As to governance,
the six key dimensions include voice and
accountability, political stability and lack of
violence, government effectiveness, regulatory
quality, rule of law and control of corruption. He
also mentioned Islamicity Index developed by
professors at the George Washington University
in which Muslim countries have a long way
Tun Ahmad to go to catch up with their non-Muslim
Sarji Abdul
Hamid counterparts.
delivering
his keynote Three more sessions were held following
address
the special session with only a lunch break
separating the first from the remainder two.

The first session was chaired by Prof. Dr
Noor Inayah Ya’akub, Director of UIM’s Global
Wisdom Academy while the session panel
members consisted of Prof. Michael J. Morley
of University of Limerick, Ireland, Prof. Colin
Power of the University of Queensland, Australia
Distinguished and Prof. Amir Mahmood of the University of
Prof. Tan Newcastle (Singapore). Prof. Morley delivered a
Sri Datuk
Dr Kamal talk on International Management Scholarship
Hassan (IIUM) and the Virtue of Contextual Wisdom while
presenting his
paper Professor Power presented a paper entitled
“The Role of Universities in Creating Global
Harmony and Sharing Wisdom: Reflections”. Prof.
Mahmood meanwhile delivered a presentation
on International Trade and Services: Challenging
the Conventional Wisdom. The session attracted
a number of questions from the audience which
were answered by all three panellists.

The second session was chaired by Dr
Khalid Mohd Nor of UIM, Director of Special
Prof. Dr Projects, UIM. In the session, Distinguished
Noor Inayah
Ya’akub Professor Tan Sri Datuk Dr Kamal Hassan of
chairing an
international the International Islamic University of Malaysia
panel of (IIUM) shared his wisdom in a rather lengthy
speakers
paper entitled “Analysing the Heart of the
Contemporary Civilisational Crises as Arising
from the Crisis of the Heart: Sharing a Perennial
Divine Wisdom”. The ever passionate and fiery
Distinguished Professor Datuk Dr Shamsul Amri
Baharuddin of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
awed the audience with his presentation “Faith,
Wisdom and Civilisation: The Embedding of
Islam in the Malay World”. Proving that age
A section
of the is not a precursor to wisdom, the youngest
participating
delegates panellist Mr. Badlisyah Abdul Ghani, CEO of CIMB

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