Bandar Seri Begawan:The closing ceremony of the Islamic Information Literacy Course organized by the Sultan Sharif Ali Islamic University (UNISSA) Library was successfully completed recently. The event concluded with the presentation of certificates to the presenters and participants by Associate Professor Dr. Awang Abdul Nasir bin Haji Abdul Rani, Rector of UNISSA. The two-day program, held from October 15 to 17, 2026, corresponding to 4 & 6 Jamadilawal 1448H, attracted participation from ministry officials, government departments, educational institutions, and the public.
According to Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali, the course aimed to expose participants to the concept of information literacy, particularly in filtering, evaluating, and managing authentic and effective Islamic information sources in facing the challenges of the digital era, as well as how to utilize and manage Islamic reference sources.
Participants were exposed to various knowledge-sharing sessions conducted by experienced presenters. Key sessions included Printed Islamic Information Sources by Dr. Haji Ahmad Baha bin Haji Mokhtar, Director of the Centre for Islamic Manuscript Studies at UNISSA, followed by a Manuscript Index Workshop conducted by students of the same center. Subsequent sessions featured Digital and Online Islamic Information Sources & Search Strategies presented by Puan Dayang Amal Syukriyyah binti Haji Abdul Kahar, UNISSA Librarian, and concluded with a session on Non-Authentic Sources in Islamic Studies by Dr. Muhammad Zakir bin Husain, Lecturer at the Faculty of Usuluddin UNISSA.
The course is expected to foster a society that is not only IT literate but also capable of preserving the authenticity of Islamic information from any misleading elements or fake news dissemination on social media.