IIIT has signed an agreement with the International Islamic University in Malaysia (IIUM) to provide seventy scholarships for students studying at the IIUM. The board approved fifty scholarships to be granted to undergraduate students from depressed countries and 20 scholarships to be awarded to meritorious post-graduate students. The scholarship awardees will begin classes in July 2009.

Dr. Jamal Barzinji and Dr. Anas al Sheikh Ali (London Office) visited IIUM from February 10-12, 2009 to negotiate the operational plan for the scholarships. There, they had a meeting with Dr. Hazizan bin Md Noon, the Dean of  Kulliya of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (KIRKHS). They also had a meeting with Prof. Syed Arabi Idid, the Rector of IIUM, to report the outcome of the meeting.

While in Malaysia, Dr. Barzinji and Dr. al-Sheikh Ali were invited to dinner by Dr. Anwar Ibrahim at his residence where they met with several intellectuals.

Dr. Jamal Barzinji, Dr. Anas al-Sheikh Ali joined Dr. Anwar Ibrahim to Brookings’ Saban Center for Middle East Policy’s 6th Annual Conference in Doha, Qatar titled: “US-Islamic World Relations.” Dr. Anwar Ibrahim - board member of IIIT- was a keynote speaker at the conference.