Captivating Cambodia tells the story of our trip to
Phnom Penh and Tbong Khmom Province,
Cambodia. It was a community program planned
by Persatuan Strok Negeri Kelantan or PESONA.
The main event was visiting the Muslim
community in Tbong Khmom Province and
extending our small contribution to them. But the
detour in Phnom Penh was no less exciting;
visiting the notorious killing fiel..
This travelogue features my collection of different forms of haiku written during my trips to Australia from 2000 to 2009. The stories began with Wollongongand Sydney in 2000 during my first sabbatical leave while working in Universiti Sains Malaysia. Later, I visited Melbourne in 2008 and Sydneyagain in 2009. After presenting papers at three different conferences in three different Australian cit..
This anthology of Malay and English poems “Spiritual Travelogue VI: Hikayat Haji” was written while I was performing Haj from 18th January (15 Zulkaedah 1423H) to 3rd March 2003 (30 Zulhijjah 1423H). Originally compiled as “Hikayat Haji (Annals of Haj) 1423H”, I was drawn to capture the emotions and observations in the form of poetry ever since I entered the Holy Land. Maybe it has been ingrained ..