UUM ONLINE: Kuala Lumpur - Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) won three awards at the National Book Awards and Telenovela Awards 2020/2021 in conjunction with the Kuala Lumpur World Book Capital (KLWBC) UNESCO organised by the National Book Development Foundation announced on Thursday.
The three awards are for the Best Luxury Book category entitled 'Putera Raja Di Bumi Sintok' by Prof. Dato’ Dr. Ahmad Bashawir Abdul Ghani, Dr. Mohd. Kasri Saidon and Prof. Dr. Ram Al Jaffri Saad; Best General Book (Non -Fiction) category entitled, 'Diet Ahli Sufi' by Dr. Rosnaaini Hamid and Best Editor for a work entitled ‘Membongkar Serangan Orientalisme’ by Mdm. Farah Mat Din.
The prizes were presented by the Minister of Higher Education, Dato' Seri Dr. Noraini Ahmad to Dr Mohd. Kasri Saidon and Prof. Dr Ram Al Jaffri Saad who represented the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Dato' Dr Ahmad Bashawir. Meanwhile, Dr. Rosnaaini and Mr. Mohammad Amzari Bakri represented Mdm. Farah Mat Din at the ceremony. The prize giving ceremony took place at the Tun Hussein Onn Hall, Putra World Trade Center (PWTC).
Prof. Dr. Ram Al Jaffri expressed his gratitude and appreciation as this year the books published by UUM Press had been crowned with three awards and he deemed the triumph as an appreciation to the publisher.
According to him, the victory also proved that the quality of UUM publications is comparable to other publishers and he also expressed hopes that the triumph will motivate and encourage fellow academics at UUM to publish quality publications and send quality manuscripts to be published by UUM publishers.
Meanwhile, Dr. Mohd. Kasri said he did not expect to receive the award and he viewed the award as an appreciation as well as satisfaction to him as a historian.
He added that the book 'Putera Raja Di Bumi Sintok' revisits the life story of His Majesty Al Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin Ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah, Sultan of Kedah and the involvement and interest of His Royal Highness (HRH) in the field of security.
"I am grateful for being given the opportunity by the University and the palace to interview HRH Tuanku Sultan. In fact, HRH also gave ideas and suggestions to write this book which took a few months to complete.
"However, the journey to complete the book was a challenging one because we had to get information, respondents and materials to rewrite. The team of writers of this book had to do tracking to get information from various sources and as a writer, being able to produce this book is something satisfying," said the Director of the UUM Management Museum who plans to produce more life stories of deserving figures in the state of Kedah.
Meanwhile, the Vice-Chancellor when contacted said that he was grateful that the book 'Putera Putera Raja Di Sintok' was chosen to win the National Book Award 2020/2021.
According to him, producing the book was fun and gave him meaningful experience as it involved the story of the life of Tuanku Sultan of Kedah who is also the Chancellor of UUM.
"I hope more of such books will be published for public reading particularly for those who may want to know more about the lives of these deserving figures," he said.
In her speech, the Minister of Higher Education, Dato' Seri Dr. Noraini said writers and publishers must have the courage to take on challenges, the courage to present creative and innovative ideas, in order to achieve glorious success in the publication industry.
According to her, the COVID-19 pandemic had shifted the conventional life routine to a new life routine as many were beginning to show talent in handicrafts, spending more time reading books, endlessly watching drama series and movies, watching concerts on digital platforms and shopping online so as not to be left behind with the latest fashions.
In other words, she said, efforts to strengthen the creative industry and the book industry in the country must go hand in hand so that the desire to build a civilized and competitive Malaysian society through a culture of knowledge sharing, writing and reading can become a reality.
"The government has always remined supportive of the efforts of all parties in elevating the creative writing and book industry in our country. Organising discourse sessions and recognizing creative writing and book industry activists through the National Book Awards and Telenovela Awards like today is very significant in empowering the public mind and improving the quality of human capital, especially in producing more globally competitive economic products in the nature of creative writing and book industry.
“I hope that the organisation of such programmes today can be continued with strong support from all parties, both government agencies as well as private and corporate," she said.
Among other winners at the National Book Award 2020/2021 were UUM lecturer, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bakri Mat for the Best General Book (Non -Fiction) category entitled 'Dasar Sekuriti Makanan dan Keselamatan Insan di Malaysia ' published by UKM Publishers and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ummu Atiyah Ahmad Zakuan for the Best Political Science Book category entitled 'Women in the House: Leadership in the Malaysian Parliament' published by IIUM Press.
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UUM RANGKUL 3 ANUGERAH BUKU NEGARA 2020/2021
UUM ONLINE: Kuala Lumpur - Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) berjaya merangkul tiga anugerah pada Anugerah Buku Negara dan Anugerah Telenovela 2020/2021 bersempena Kuala Lumpur World Book Capital (KLWBC) UNESCO anjuran Yayasan Pembangunan Buku Negara, semalam.
Tiga anugerah tersebut adalah bagi kategori Buku Mewah Terbaik berjudul 'Putera Raja Di Bumi Sintok' oleh Prof. Dato’ Dr. Ahmad Bashawir Abdul Ghani, Dr. Mohd. Kasri Saidon dan Prof. Dr. Ram Al Jaffri Saad; kategori Buku Umum Terbaik (Bukan Fiksyen) berjudul 'Diet Ahli Sufi' oleh Dr. Rosnaaini Hamid dan Editor Terbaik bagi karya berjudul ‘Membongkar Serangan Orientalisme’ oleh Farah Mat Din.
Hadiah telah disampaikan Menteri Pengajian Tinggi, Dato' Seri Dr. Noraini Ahmad kepada Dr. Mohd. Kasri Saidon dan Prof. Dr. Ram Al Jaffri Saad yang turut mewakili Naib Canselor, Prof. Dato' Dr. Ahmad Bashawir dan Dr. Rosnaaini serta Mohammad Amzari Bakri mewakili Farah Mat Din di Dewan Tun Hussein Onn, Pusat Dagangan Dunia Putra (PWTC).
Prof. Dr. Ram Al Jaffri berkata, beliau bersyukur kerana pada tahun ini buku terbitan UUM Press telah dinobatkan dengan tiga anugerah tersebut dan ia adalah satu penghargaan kepada penerbit.
Menurutnya, ini juga membuktikan kualiti penerbitan UUM adalah setanding dengan penerbit lain dan berharap menjadi satu motivasi serta memberi semangat kepada ahli akademik di UUM supaya dapat menerbitkan penerbitan berkualiti dan menghantar manuskrip yang berkualiti untuk diterbitkan penerbit UUM.
"In sha Allah, penerbit UUM akan sentiasa membantu dari semasa ke semasa dan mengangkat karya-karya dihasilkan pensyarah UUM untuk sekurang-kurangnya memenangi anugerah di peringkat kebangsaan dan juga antarabangsa," katanya yang merupakan Pengarah UUM Press.
Sementara itu, Dr. Mohd. Kasri berkata, beliau tidak sangka akan menerima anugerah itu tetapi ia adalah satu penghargaan dan merupakan satu kepuasan kepadanya sebagai penulis sejarah.
Tambahnya, buku 'Putera Raja Di Bumi Sintok' itu menggarap kembali tentang kisah hidup Kebawah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Al Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin Ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah, Sultan Kedah dan penglibatan serta minat Baginda dalam bidang keselamatan.
"Saya bersyukur kerana diberi peluang oleh pihak universiti dan istana sendiri untuk menemubual Tuanku Sultan, malah Baginda juga telah memberikan idea dan cadangan untuk menulis buku ini yang disiapkan dalam tempoh beberapa bulan sahaja.
"Bagaimanapun, ia tetap mencabar kerana kami perlu mendapatkan informasi, responden dan bahan-bahan untuk dituliskan kembali. Pasukan penulis buku ini perlu membat penjejakan bagi mendapatkan maklumat daripada pelbagai sumber dan sebagai penulis, dapat menghasilkan buku in adalah sesuatu yang memuaskan hati," kata Pengarah Muzium Pengurusan UUM itu yang merancang untuk menghasilkan lebih banyak kisah hidup tokoh berjasa di negeri Kedah ini.
Manakala Naib Canselor ketika dihubungi berkata, beliau bersyukur kerana buku ‘Putera Putera Raja Di Sintok’ dipilih untuk memenangi Anugerah Buku Negara 2020/2021.
Menurutnya, menghasilkan buku tersebut adalah satu pengalaman yang menyeronokkan dan sangat bermakna kerana ia mengisahkan tentang kehidupan Tuanku Sultan Kedah yang juga merupakan Canselor UUM.
“Saya berharap lebih banyak buku-buku sebegini akan diterbitkan untuk bacaan umum yang mungkin ingin mengetahui lebih lanjut tentang kehidupan tokoh-tokoh berjasa ini,” katanya.
Dalam ucapan Menteri Pengajian Tinggi, Dato' Seri Dr. Noraini berkata, penulis dan penerbit hendaklah berani menongkah cabaran, berani menampilkan idea-idea yang kreatif dan inovatif, demi mencapai kejayaan gemilang dalam arena industri ini.
Menurutnya, pandemik Covid-19 telah mengalih rutin hidup konvensional kepada rutin hidup yang baharu apabila kini ramai yang mula menunjukkan bakat dalam bidang kraftangan, meluangkan lebih banyak masa membaca buku, tidak berkesudahan menonton drama bersiri dan filem, menyaksikan konsert di platform digital dan membeli-belah secara dalam talian demi tidak ketinggalan dengan fesyen terkini.
Dalam kata lain, beliau berkata, usaha untuk memperkasakan industri kreatif dan industri buku di negara ini perlulah seiring agar hasrat untuk membina masyarakat Malaysia yang bertamadun dan berdaya saing menerusi budaya berkongsi pengetahuan, menulis dan membaca dapat menjadi kenyataan.
"Kerajaan sentiasa menyokong usaha semua pihak dalam memartabatkan industri penulisan kreatif dan buku di negara kita. Penganjuran sesi wacana serta pengiktirafan para penggiat industri penulisan kreatif dan buku menerusi Anugerah Buku Negara serta Anugerah Telenovela seperti hari ini adalah sangat signifikan dalam memperkasakan minda masyarakat dan meningkatkan mutu modal insan, terutamanya bagi menghasilkan lebih banyak produk ekonomi industri penulisan kreatif dan buku yang mampu bersaing di peringkat global.
"Saya berharap agar penganjuran program-program seumpama hari ini dapat diteruskan pelaksanaannya dengan sokongan padu daripada semua pihak, baik agensi kerajaan mahu pun swasta dan korporat," katanya.
Turut merangkul Anugerah Buku Negara 2020/2021 ialah pensyarah UUM, Prof. Madya Dr. Bakri Mat menerusi kategori Buku Umum Terbaik (Bukan Fiksyen) bertajuk 'Dasar Sekuriti Makanan dan Keselamatan Insan di Malaysia' terbitan Penerbit UKM dan Prof. Madya Dr. Ummu Atiyah Ahmad Zakuan untuk kategori Buku Sains Politik Terbaik bertajuk 'Women in the House: Leadership in the Malaysian Parliament' terbitan IIUM Press.
Sumber berita : UUM Corp Comm