UM’s Hashim Sani Centre for Palestinian Studies will increase awareness on the Palestinian struggle


ON July 14, I was given the honour to launch the Hashim Sani Centre for Palestinian Studies at Universiti of Malaya. It was established on the initiative of its founder/funder Puan Sri Norma Hashim, daughter of the former chief justice of Malaya, the late Tan Sri Hashim Yeop Sani.

According to its director Prof Dr Nazari Ismail, the centre aims to widen the knowledge of Palestinian studies to achieve freedom, justice and equality for the Palestinians. It aspires to be a leading academic centre in this field at the regional and international levels.

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Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah

Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah

Datuk Seri Saifuddin Abdullah is the Foreign Minister of Malaysia. Views expressed are the writer’s own.

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