The Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Educational Center in Malaysia, in cooperation with the Malaysian Ministry of Education, and the International Islamic University College in Selangor, organized on Wednesday,  December 30, the prize ceremony of the 4th session of the Students’ Arabic-Speaking Short Film Competition for the year 2020. The event was held under the theme “Creativity and Innovation, the Pleasure of Learning”, to celebrate the International Day of the Arabic Language.

Mr. Hassan Al Din Abdul Hamid, Director of the Islamic Education Department at the Malaysian Ministry of Education, Dr. Dato ‘Abdul Halim Bin Tamouri, Director of the International Islamic University College in Selangor, and Dr. Abdul Razeq bin Zaini, Director of ICESCO Center, the educational team in Malaysia, and representatives of the awards’ winning teams attended the ceremony.

The session of the competition witnessed massive participation from students of secondary and higher education institutions from Malaysia and some Southeast Asian countries. Eighty student teams, consisting of 480 students from Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam, participated in the competition.

The competition included three categories, namely: the category for religious high school students, the category for boarding and public school students (non-religious), and the category for students of higher education institutions.