Rokiah Mahmud
Some 583 students from Lumapas Religious School, Masin Religious School and Hassanal Bolkiah Boys Arabic Secondary School (SMALHB) visited the Balai Khazanah Islam Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah on the final day of the International Expo on the Halalan Thayyiban Products and Service yesterday.
The exhibition was held in conjunction with the 6th International Seminar on Halalan Thayyiban Products and Services (6th SAPPHAT) as part of the Brunei Mid-Year Conference and Exhibition 2023 (Brunei MYCE 2023) coordinated by the Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism (MPRT).
The exhibition was organised by the Ministry of Religious Affairs (MoRA) and Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali (UNISSA). Members of the public, students and researchers in the field of halal industry had the opportunity to acquire knowledge at the exhibition and attended seminars conducted for three days on ‘Enhancing halal sustainability through Maqasid Syariah’.
Among the topics discussed during the seminar centred on halal matters including Maqasid Syariah, environment, tourism, literacy and economy.
It also focussed on human resources, supply chain, small and medium enterprises, certification, innovation, review of practical fiqh aspect in the halal industry, regulations as well as innovation in the halal industry.
For this year’s edition, Brunei MYCE 2023 invited the Research Centre for Islamic History, Arts and Culture (IRCICA) from Turkiye to participate in the Islamic Calligraphy and Arts Exhibition, in collaboration with the Embassy of Turkiye to Brunei Darussalam and UNISSA.
