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PROF. DR. RAHMAH BT AHMAD H. OSMAN

PROFESSOR OF ARABIC LITERATURE

DEPT. OF ARABIC LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA

ARABIC LITERARY STUDIES, COMPARATIVE LITERATURE, ISLAMIC LITERATURE, QUALITY MANAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP SKILLS, INTERNATIONALIZATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Rahmah is a distinguished Senior Professor of Arabic Literature at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), where she has held various academic and administrative roles. She earned her Bachelor's Degree from the University of Al Azhar in Egypt, a Master's from the University of Jordan, and a PhD from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London. Her notable career includes serving as the Director of Education Malaysia Division at the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia from April 2019 to May 2020, where she significantly contributed to the internationalization of Malaysian higher education, drafting four policy papers and implementing 43 national initiatives. At IIUM, she was the Deputy Rector for Research and Innovation (July 2017-August more...

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. Arabic and Malay Literary Studies, 2001- SOAS University of London, London, U.K. M.A. Arabic Language And Literature, 1997- University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan B.A. Arabic Language, Literature And Islamic Studies, 1991- Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt ADMINISTRATIVE QUALIFICATIONS: February 2014 - Lead Auditor RABSQA- SIRIM for ISO 9001: 2015 January 2014 - Internal Auditor for ISO 9001: 2015 Quality Management System

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  1. Brioua, Nadira and Ahmad H.Osman, Rahmah (2023) الإسلاموفوبيا والأدب الإسلامي في أمريكا: دور الرواية الأدبية في سرد حقيقة الإسلام ودفع الإسلاموفوبيا: رواية "لو يجب أن أتكلم" لأم زكية انموذجا = Postcolonialism, Islamophobia and inserting Islamic facts in African-American fiction: Umm Zakiyyah’s if I should speak = Pascakolonialisme, Islamofobia dan memasukkan fakta Islam dalam fiksyen Afrika-Amerika: Umm Zakiyyah's if I should speak. Jpurnal of Islam in Asia, 20 (3). pp. 34-61. E-ISSN 2289-8077
  2. Mohamad Zainol, Nur Farhana and Ahmad H Osman, Rahmah (2023) تحليل الأغنية الشعبية الثورية الفلسطينية المعاصرة "فدائي" للشاعر فلسطيني على ضوء منهج النقد الأدبي: سعيد المزين أنموذجا = Analyzing the contemporary Palestinian revolutionary folk song “Fida’I” by the Palestinian poet in the lense of literary criticism method: Sa’eed al-Muzayyen as model. International Journal of West Asian Studies, 15. pp. 181-192. ISSN 2180-4788 E-ISSN 2229-8924
  3. Ahmad H.Osman, Rahmah and Jaffer, Usman and Zamziba, Muhammad Nur Farhan (2023) Empowering students as community catalysts: a dive into synergized academic activities at the Department of Arabic Language and Literature. International Journal of Education, Psychology and Counseling (IJPEC), 8 (52). pp. 618-625. E-ISSN 0128-164X
  4. Ahmad H.Osman, Rahmah and Yaapar, Md. Salleh and Muhammad, Latifah Najihah and Hamawiya, Adham (2023) تاريخ الملاحة البحرية الملايوية: بزوغها وتموقعها الإستراتيجي ودورها في تطور التجارة البحرية الدولية = The Malay maritime: its history and strategic role in the development of the international maritime trade. Journal of Al-Tamaddun, 18 (2). pp. 283-292. ISSN 1823-7517 E-ISSN 2289-2672
  5. Ahmad H.Osman, Rahmah and Barebwa, Nadira (2023) Postcolonialism, Islamophobia and inserting Islamic facts in African-American fiction: Umm Zakiyyah’s if I should speak. Islam in Asia, 20 (3). pp. 34-61. ISSN 1823-0970 E-ISSN 2289-8077
  6. Ahmad, Muhammad Anwar and Zamziba, Muhammad Nur Farhan and Mokhtar, Ma'ahad and Ahmad H.Osman, Rahmah and Rashid, Rabiatul Fatimah Azzahra (2023) Persamaan inversi dalam Surah Al-Fatihah dan Surah Al-Jathiyah: kajian konteks dan retorik = The Anastrophe of in similar Quranic verses between Surah Surah Al-Fātiḥah and Surah Al-Jāthīyah: contextual and rhetorical studies. Asian Journal of Civilizational Studies, 5 (2). pp. 12-25. E-ISSN 2682-8022
  7. Zamziba, Muhammad Nur Farhan and Ahmad H.Osman, Rahmah and Ahmad, Muhammad Anwar and Rashid, Rabiatul Fatimah Azzahra and Rivensky, Rizka (2023) Penggunaan kata nama am dalam al-Qur'an al-karim: kajian analisis sintaksis= The usage of the indefinite in the Al-Quran Al-Karim: a study of syntactic analysis. Asian Journal of Civilizational Studies, 5 (3). pp. 53-66. E-ISSN 2682-8022
  8. Mohammed Hafees, Mohammed Shareef and Ahmad H.Osman, Rahmah (2023) The structure of synthetic parallelism in Arabic poems: Al-Barudi's as a model = بنية التوازي التركيبي في الشعر العربي: البارودي نموذجا. Ijaz Arabi: Journal of Arabic Learning, 6 (1). pp. 258-270. ISSN 2620-5912 E-ISSN 2620-5947
  9. Zamziba, Muhammad Nur Farhan and Ali Yusuf, Imtiaz Ahmed Shaukat and H.Osman, Rahmad Ahmad and Rashid, Rabiatul Fatimah Azzahra (2023) Exploring At-Tafsir Al-Maudhu’i in the Malaysian context: a comprehensive analysis of Siddiq Fadzil's contributions. International Journal of Modern Education (IJMOE), 5 (19). pp. 166-177. E-ISSN 2637-0905
  10. Mohamad Zainol, Nur Farhana and Ahmad H.Osman, Rahmah (2023) Penelitian terhadap elemen Islami dalam antologi "Titir Zikir" karya Kemala = A research on Islamic element in "Titir Zikir" by Kemala. International Journal of Modern Education (IJMOE), 5 (19). pp. 151-165. E-ISSN 2637-0905
  11. Mohamad Zainol, Nur Farhana and Ahmad H. Osman, Rahmah (2023) Islamic approach and the call for jihād in the anthology “Anāshīd li al-Saḥwah al-Islāmiyyah” by Aḥmad Muḥammad al-Siddīq = الاتجاهات الإسلامية ونداءات الجهاد في ديوان "أناشيد للصحوة الإسلامية" للشاعر أحمد محمد الصديق. Al-Qanatir International Journal of Islamic Studies, 32 (2). pp. 111-128. E-ISSN 2289-9944
  12. Ahmad H.Osman, Rahmah and Jaffer, Usman and Amiruddin, Ahmad Zaki and Hamawiya, Adham (2023) A new horizon in language education: OBE's role in Arabic learning and assessment. Boletin de Literatura Oral - The Literary Journal, 10 (1). pp. 3677-3684. ISSN 2173-0695
  13. Ahmad H.Osman, RAHMAH AHMAD and Mansor Majdin, Mohamad Firdaus and Yaapar, Md. Salleh (2023) The Straits of Malacca and Straits of Hormuz: A Brief Historical Review. Kemanusiaan: The Asian Journal of Humanities. ISSN 1394-9330 E-ISSN 2180-4257
  14. Mohammed Shareef, Mohammed Hafees and Ahmad H.Osman, Rahmah (2023) Binyatu Al-Tawazi Al-Tarkibi fi Al-syi'r Al-'Arabi: Al-Barudi Namuzajan The Structure Of Synthetic Parallelism In Arabic Poems: Al-Barudi's As A Model. I J A Z A R A B I : J o u r n a l o f A r a b i c L e a r n i n g, 6 (1). pp. 258-270. ISSN I S S N ( p r i n t ) : 2 6 2 0 - 5 9 1 2 | I S S N ( o n l i n e ) : 2 6 2 0 - 5 9 4 7 E-ISSN I S S N ( p r i n t ) : 2 6 2 0 - 5 9 1 2 | I S S N ( o n l i n e ) : 2 6 2 0 - 5 9 4 7
  15. Ahmad H.Osman, Rahmah and Wan Fazli, Wan Norizzati and Fathil, Fauziah and Mansor Majdin, Mohamad Firdaus and Alzeheimi, Saleh and Yaapar, Md. Salleh (2022) Sheikh Abdullah al-Qumairi Al-Yamani’s role in the Islamization of Kedah and his connection to the Transindianica Maritime Network Tradition. Journal of Northeastern University, 25 (04). pp. 4125-4135. ISSN ISSN: 1005-3026
  16. Ahmad H.Osman, Rahmah and Jaffer, Usman and Mohamad Noor, Nurulaniza and Norhamizi, Batrisha and Kamaldin, Najibah Fatini and Mahmoud, Ahmad Ragheb and Amiruddin, Ahmad Zaki (2022) Keberkesanan pembelajaran sastera Arab menggunakan aplikasi teknologi di kalangan penutur bukan Arab di UIAM. International Journal of Education, Psychology and Counselling (IJEPC), 7 (48 (December 2022)). pp. 512-526. E-ISSN 0128-164X
  17. Ahmad H.Osman, Rahmah and Jaffer, Usman and Ariffin, Nur Aini and Toyyib Abiodun, Mustapha and Suleiman, Amany and Alzeheimi, Saleh (2022) Women and family life: a comparative analysis of Arabic and Malay folk tales. Journal of Northeastern University. pp. 3189-3200. ISSN ISSN: 1005-3026
  18. Brioua, Nadira and Ahmad H.Osman, Rahmah (2022) "موقع الثقافة" الشتات وملامح الهوية الثقافية الهجينة في رواية "من الصومال مع الحب" للكاتبة نعيمة ب. روبرت "Mauqi' Al-Thaqafah"- Al-Shatat wa Malamih Al-Huwiyah Al-Thaqafiyah Al-Hajibah fi Riwayat "Min Al-Somal ma'a Al-Hub li Katibah Naemah b. Robert. Journal of Linguistic and Literary Studies, 13 (2 (Special Issue)). pp. 251-270. ISSN 2180-1665 E-ISSN 2637-1073
  19. Mohammad Asri, Mohammad Afifi and Ahmad H.Osman, Rahmah and Ahmad Borhan, Ahmad Badri and Safin, Muhammad Mamdouh (2022) Rakaiz aslamah al-ma'rifah fi tarbiyah al-awlad: qisah Luqman Wa ibnihi Namudhzajan = The pillars of the Islamization of knowledge in raising children: the story of Luqman and his son as a model. Al Hikmah International Journal of Islamic Studies and Human Sciences, 5 (No 3 Special Issue: June). pp. 175-189. E-ISSN 2637-0581
  20. Ikram Yasingo, Ikram Yasingo and Ahmad H.Osman, Rahmah and Fadalla Abd Elgleil Mohammed, Fadalla Abd Elgleil Mohammed (2022) Al-tahadiyyat al-tarbawiyah li raudhah al-atfal fi janub Thailand = The challenges kindergarten "Tadika" in Southern Thailand to study Islamic education. Al Hikmah International Journal of Islamic Studies and Human Sciences, 5 (No 3 : Special Issue: June). pp. 141-152. E-ISSN 2637-0581

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