Staff Directory

Academic Qualification
- Ph.D in New Literature in English - Doctor of Philosophy, University of Flinders, South Australia
- Master in Eng. Renaissance Literature - Masters Degree, University of Liverpool
- Bachelor in Eng & American Literature - Bachelor Degree, University of Waikato
- Diploma in English & Bahasa Malaysia - Diploma, International Islamic University Malaysia
Nor Faridah Bt. Abdul Manaf (Prof. Dr.)
Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
KULLIYYAH OF ISLAMIC REVEALED KNOWLEDGE AND HUMAN SCIENCES
nfaridah@iium.edu.my
6026
Expert Profile
Professor Nor Faridah Abdul Manaf, currently the Deputy Rector of Internationalisation and Global Network at IIUM, has over 31 years of teaching experience. She is also a bilingual creative writer whose short stories and poems are studied both in Malaysia and abroad.
Her research and publication include those on women's writing, prison writing, Islamisation of Knowledge, English Renaissance Literature and post-colonial studies. Some of her books include Imagined communities revisited: critical essays on Asia-Pacific literatures and cultures (co-edited, 2009), Writing a nation: essays in Malaysian literature (co-edited, 2011), Tirai Besi: Anthologi cerpen dari penjara (2016), Islamisation of English Literary Studies in the Age of Islamophobia and Westernophobia (co-edited, 2016), Bridge: Emerging writers from Malaysia and Pakistan (co-edited, 2019) and Travel Poetry (2019). A historical novel entitled Wanita Rawa Terakhir is in the pipeline.
Her research and publication include those on women's writing, prison writing, Islamisation of Knowledge, English Renaissance Literature and post-colonial studies. Some of her books include Imagined communities revisited: critical essays on Asia-Pacific literatures and cultures (co-edited, 2009), Writing a nation: essays in Malaysian literature (co-edited, 2011), Tirai Besi: Anthologi cerpen dari penjara (2016), Islamisation of English Literary Studies in the Age of Islamophobia and Westernophobia (co-edited, 2016), Bridge: Emerging writers from Malaysia and Pakistan (co-edited, 2019) and Travel Poetry (2019). A historical novel entitled Wanita Rawa Terakhir is in the pipeline.
Prof Faridah won Gold award for leadership by Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences in 2020.She is also actively involved in community services working with urban poor and underprivileged communities and have been organising forums on Islam and women, Black Lives Matter, Islam and environmentalism and in the pipeline, topics on Islamic legal framework to protect women's rights and issues on domestic violence and sexual harassment.
Area of Specialisation
- Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Linguistics and Literature ~ Applied Linguistics - 16th century English Literature,Women's Writing,World Literature
- Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Arts and Culture ~ Culture, Gender and Sexuality
- Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Arts and Culture ~ Post and Colonial and Global Culture Studies
- Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Philosophy ~ Islamisation of Knowledge - Islamisation of English Language and Literature
- Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Linguistics and Literature ~ Asian Languages and Literature (Including ASEAN Languages) - Malaysian &Singapore Literature
Teaching Responsibilities
BRITISH LITERATURE UP TO THE 19TH CENTURY | 2014/2015 |
COMPARATIVE/WORLD LITERATURE | 2003/2004 |
CREATIVE WRITING | 2021/2022 2020/2021 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 |
ENGLISH LITERATURE III | 2001/2002 2000/2001 1999/2000 1998/1999 |
ENGLISH RENAISSANCE LITERATURE | 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008 2006/2007 2005/2006 2004/2005 2003/2004 |
FINAL YEAR PROJECT I | 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II | 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
ISLAMISATION OF ENGLISH STUDIES | 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 |
ISLAMIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE | 2011/2012 |
ISSUES IN WORLD LITERATURE | 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 |
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE | 1999/2000 |
LITERARY CRITICISM | 2001/2002 |
LITERARY GENRES I : POETRY | 1997/1998 |
LITERARY GENRES II : INTRODUCTION TO DRAMA | 2000/2001 1998/1999 |
LITERATURE & THE ART OF PERFORMANCE | 1998/1999 |
MALAYSIAN & SINGAPOREAN LITERATURE | 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2007/2008 2006/2007 2005/2006 2004/2005 2003/2004 2001/2002 |
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY (LITERARY STUDIES) | 2014/2015 2013/2014 |
RESEARCH PAPER 2 | 2021/2022 2018/2019 |
RESEARCH PAPER II (LITERARY STUDIES) | 2017/2018 |
RESTORATION & 18TH CENTURY ENGLISH | 2001/2002 |
STUDIES ON ISLAMIZATION IN LANGUAGE & LITERATURE | 2015/2016 2013/2014 2012/2013 2009/2010 |
STUDIES ON ISLAMIZATION IN LANGUAGE&LITERATUR | 2011/2012 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008 2001/2002 |
THEORY OF LITERARY CRITICISM | 2017/2018 |
TOPICS IN ISLAMIC LITERATURE | 2022/2023 |
TOPICS IN ISLAMIC LITERATURE I | 2022/2023 |
WOMEN IN ASIAN LITERATURE | 2010/2011 |
WOMEN'S WRITING AROUND THE WORLD | 2000/2001 |
WORLD LIT.III:WOMEN'S WRITING AROUND THE WORL | 2010/2011 2009/2010 2008/2009 2007/2008 2006/2007 2005/2006 2004/2005 2003/2004 |
WORLD LITERATURE | 2015/2016 2003/2004 |
WORLD LITERATURE II | 2016/2017 2004/2005 |
WORLD LITERATURE II : WOMEN'S WRITING AROUND THE WORLD | 2018/2019 |
WORLD LITERATURE II:MAJOR AUTHORS & WORKS | 1998/1999 |
WORLD LITERATURE III: WOMEN'S WRITING AROUND THE WORL | 2017/2018 2016/2017 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012 |
WORLD LITERATURE IN ENGLISH | 2007/2008 2006/2007 2005/2006 2003/2004 2001/2002 2000/2001 1999/2000 1998/1999 |
Research Projects
Completed
2018 - 2018 | Islamicisation of Knowledge and English Literary Studies in the Age of Islamophobia and Westernophobia |
2016 - 2017 | A Critical Analysis of Bloom's Taxonomy in Teaching Creative and Critical Thinking Skills in English Literature Classes in Selangor |
2014 - 2017 | Muslim Diaspora in the West: A Postcolonial Study of Selected Post - 9/11 Literary Works |
2014 - 2016 | Development of Faith-Based Creative Writing Module for Female Inmates |
2014 - 2015 | A Preliminary Survey on Employees' Expectation of IIUM Bachelor of Human Sciences (English Language & Literature) / BENL Graduates |
2011 - 2012 | Imagined Communities Revisited: Asia Pacific Literature And Cultures (KVC Project 2011) |
2011 - 2015 | Farid ud- Din Attar's Conference of the Birds, Digitalised in English: A Multicultural Lesson for the Asia-Pacific Rim (RU 2011) |
2010 - 2012 | The Politics of Boarding: Promotion of Selected Muslim Writers in Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei |
2009 - 2010 | In the Absence of a Mystic Voice "Contemporary Muslim Writers Problematising the Ummah" |
2008 - 2010 | In defense of national literature: The Malaysian, Thai and Filipino experiences |
2006 - 2008 | Gender, Ethnicity and Nationalism in Malaysian Post-colonial Literature |
2005 - 2008 | The Changing Structure of Urban Families in Post Independent Malaysia |
On-Going
2021 - Present | ONLINE POETRY WRITING PROGRAMME FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF LITERACY AND CREATIVITY IN UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN AND ORPHANS |
2021 - Present | IMPACT STUDY IN LMS EDUCATION PERAK DISTRICT |
2016 - Present | Reinterpreting Malaysian History through Historical Analysis of early Rawa Settlers in Malay Peninsula in the 19th century |
2010 - Present | Malaysian Literature & Culture Research Unit (MLCRU) |
- | Women for Progress Research Unit (WPRU) |
Award & Recognition
18 May, 2018 | Outstanding Performance 2017/18 - KIRKHS | KCDIO |
18 May, 2018 | Outstanding Performance - KIRKHS | KCDIO |
16 Oct, 2012 | IRIE Silver Medalist for Research - IRIE | University |
19 Aug, 2005 | Best Teacher Award for English Language and Literatre Dept for 2004/5 - Kulliyyah of IRKHS | University |
30 Nov, 2000 | Consolation Writing Prize - Public Bank-Utusan Malaysia | National |
28 Nov, 1997 | Literary Writing Award - Public Bank-Utusan Malaysia | National |
30 Nov, 1995 | Consolation Writing Prize - Public Bank-Utusan Malaysia | National |
Publications
Article
Conference or Workshop Item
2016 | “Female courage” in prison literature in Malaysia and the Philippines. In: 6th World Congress on Psychology and Behavioral Sciences (Management,Psychology,Political and Social Science) (WCPBS 2016), |
2016 | Helping women cope with life behind bars. In: 9 th International Conference on Social Sciences Dubrovnik, |
2014 | Impact of Islamic film on understanding of Islamic values and cultures for a multiracial society in Malaysia: An experimental study. In: 10th Biennial Convention of the Pacific and Asian Communication Association (PACA 2014), |
2014 | Perception, Attitude and Impact Change after Watching Faith-Based Films: A Comparative Study. In: 6th International Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences (ICHiSS 2014) Unity in Diversity: Challenges in the New Millennium, |
2002 | Resisting the fear of globalization and English: the IIUM experience. In: Tamkang International Conference on Globalization, Education and Language 2002, |
Book
Book Section
2020 | Yang tunduk itu berilmu, yang berbudi itu bahasa. In: UMK Press, ISBN: 9789672229841, pp. 71-76 |
2019 | And Race is my name. In: Silverfish Books, ISBN: 978-983-3221-95-0, pp. 73-74 |
2017 | Southeast Asian women in the age of risk: potrayal of women in selected works by Singaporean and Cambodian women writers. In: Silverfish Books, ISBN: 978-983-3221-64-6, pp. 139-169 |
2016 | An introduction to Islamicisation of knowledge. In: One Global Publications Sdn. Bhd. in colaboration with The International Institute of Islamic Thought, ISBN: 978-967-14480-0-7, pp. 2-12 |
2016 | Does group therapy work on inmates' self belief and psychological well being? a study at a Malaysian women prison. In: Institut Terjemahan & Buku Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-460-209-3, pp. 171-198 |
2014 | Pengantarabangsaan sastera Malaysia: Menyusun strategi pemasaran. In: Institut Terjemahan dan Buku Malaysia Berhad, ISBN: 978-967-430-744-8, pp. 261-268 |
2014 | Pengantarabangsaan sastera Malaysia: Menyusun strategi pemasaran. In: Institut Terjemahan dan Buku Malaysia Berhad, ISBN: 978-967-430-744-8, pp. 261-268 |
2011 | Representation of women in Malaysian literature in English. In: UPENA, UiTM Trengganu, ISBN: 978-983-41527-3-4, pp. 132-146 |
2011 | Representation of women in Malaysian literature in English. In: UPENA, UiTM Trengganu, ISBN: 978-983-41527-3-4, pp. 132-146 |
2011 | The politics of branding in Southeast Asian literature: understanding the "other". In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674182151, pp. 10-17 |
2009 | In defence of Islam: American Muslim women write back. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-983-3855-99-5, pp. 55-76 |
2009 | In defence of Islam: American Muslim women write back. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-983-3855-99-5, pp. 55-76 |
2009 | In defense of Islam: American Muslim women write back. In: IIUM Press and IIMU, ISBN: 9789833855995, pp. 55-76 |
2009 | Introduction. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789833855940, pp. 1-8 |
2009 | Nation, identity and justice: a comparative study of American and Malaysian Muslim poets, Daniel Abdal Hayy Moore and Wong Phui Nam (a.k.a. Razali Abdullah). In: IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 9789833855940, pp. 189-210 |
2009 | Strong women in post-independence Malaysian literatures: imagined or real?. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789833855865, pp. 257-277 |
2009 | Strong women in post-independence Malaysian literatures: imagined or real?. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789833855865, pp. 257-277 |
2006 | Mahakarya Melayu dalam abad 21. In: Persatuan Penulis National Malaysia, ISBN: 983425783X, 9789834257835, pp. 149-161 |
2005 | Topeng putih, kulit hitam: arah tuju pascakolonialisme pada alaf baru. In: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, ISBN: 983628527X, pp. 139-143 |
1997 | A woman in her own write. In: Kumpulan Utusan, Galeri Melora, ISBN: 983-9463-01-2, pp. 95-100 |