09.11.2012 - Quality human capital lacking in Muslim world: Tun Abdullah
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Hj Abdullah bin Hj Ahmad Badawi yesterday underlined that the Muslim world lacks quality human capital to develop Islamic civilisation, and also called for the utilisation of the vast natural resources in our pristine forest of the Heart of Borneo (HoB) to develop biotechnology. In delivering his keynote speech entitled `Understanding Islam, Developing Civilisation' in his capacity as chairman of Malaysia's Institute of Islamic Understanding (IKIM) during a joint seminar by the Sultan Omar All Saifuddien Centre for Islamic Studies (SOASCIS) Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) and IKIM, the former prime minister noted quality human capital is lacking in our Muslim world, particularly in research, science and technology, and other fields...............................................Full Article: Source
Print