Event: Nowruz Celebration 2011

Dear PSA members,

Greeting from Postgraduate Student Association (PSA).

Postgraduate Student Association (PSA) is delighted to organize the Nowruz Celebration 2011 once again to present the rich Persian culture to both local and international students in Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM).

Event: Nowruz Celebration 2011
Date: 9th March 2011
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Dewan Budaya USM

Event Attraction

* Culture Performance
* Musical Performance
* Dance & Theater

About Nowruz
Nowrūz (Persian language: نوروز [noʊruz]), meaning 'New Day') is the traditional Persian new year ceremony. For Persians, Nowruz is a celebration of renewal and change, a time to visit relatives and friends, and pay respect to senior family members. Iranians and some other countries such as Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan celebrate this festival every year on 21 of March.

Tickets:
PSA member: RM 3
Non-PSA member: RM 5

PSA members to buy tickets
Please contact Mr. Muhammad Imran Sarwar 012-4240718 (General Secretary PSA) at School of Computer Science Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). Time 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. respectively.

We hope to see you soon in the event.

PSA was Part of the new Postgradaute Students Orientation

PSA as a student association in USM was delighted to participate in the briefing for new postgraduate students conducted by IPS last week

• PSA invited all New postgraduate students to be part of the association and participate in the activities conducted in order to make enjoyable memory at USM.
• PSA answered some questions regarding the students life and facilitates offered by USM to the best of USM members knowledge.

1st Postgraduate Quran Recitation Competition

The Stage

The Winner for 1st Postgraduate Quran Recitation Competition

Organizing Team with the Vice Chancellor and Chairman Board of Directors USM

Date: 19 August 2010
Time: 7pm
Venue: Masjid Khalid Al-Malik

This competition has attracted more than 20 postgraduate students from different countries to participate. Below are the result:

First Prize: Suhaib AbdulLatif Abdulqader (Iraq)
Second Prize: Abdullah AbdulGhani Al-Tamimi (Jordan)
Third Prize: Abdulkafi Mohammed Saeed Ahmed (Yemen)

Congratulates to all the winners.
And millions of thanks to:

All our Honourable Guests and VIPs
Vice Chansellor
USM Chairman Board of Directors
Panel of Judges

The organizing team:
USM Postgrduate Students Association (PSA)
USM Islamic Centre

And of course, all talented participants!

Stay tune with our PSA upcoming event!

1st Quran Recitation Competition

Date: 19th August 2010

Time: 2:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Masjid Khalid Al-Malik, USM (main campus)

Registration Deadline: Monday, 9th August 2010

Rules:

1. No registration fee for the competition

2. Open for male local and international postgraduate students

3. Participants judge by basic rules of Tajweed

4. Participants are adhere to Islamic dress code

Winners:

1st prize of RM.500
2nd prize of RM.300
3rd prize of RM.200
Judges decisions will final and respected.

Dinner will be served. Muslims and non-muslims students are welcome to attend the event.

*** anyone who interested please send your name to psa.usm@gmail.com. We will send you a copy of registration form.

Registration form are available and can be submitted to Secretariat Pusat Islam or email to psa.usm@gmail.com

Postgraduate Students Association 2010/ 11

President :
Lim Thean Pheng (0127001856) theanpheng84@hotmail.com

Vice President :
Ameneh Hekmat (0174048241) ameneh.hekmat@gmail.com
Ali Yousif Nori (0174502521) alz.m1983@hotmail.com

General Secretary :
Chang Guo Wei (0164444789) cliffchang1@gmail.com

Finance Secretary :
Pantea Keikhosrokiani (0174240196) pantea.keikhosrokiani@gmail.com

Chairpersons
Academic
Imran Sarwar (0124240718) imranisb@gmail.com

Public Relation & Communication :
Lye Yi Wen (0124802996) rainyevon539@yahoo.com

Sports :
Amin Kianpisheh (0174491890) a.kianpisheh@gmail.com

Welfare :
Lee Lai Mei (0164430530) llm09_sa0388@student.usm.my

Travelling, Tour & leisure :
Janet See (0164269635) westlife_janet@hotmail.com

Nowruz: the Celebration of Sring

PSA with collaboration of PETAS is going to organize an event about Iranian new year. this event will be a combination of dance, music and drama by a group of international students coming from Iran, Iraq, Pakistan, as well as local students in USM. you are all invited on 13th of march to Dewan Budaya.


What is Nowruz?
Nowrūz (Persian language: نوروز [noʊruz]), meaning 'New Day') is the traditional Persian new year ceremony. For Persians, Nowruz is a celebration of renewal and change, a time to visit relatives and friends, and pay respect to senior family members.

Iranians and some other countries such as Azerbaijan, Ghazaghestan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Gherghizestan, south Pakistan (Baluchistan), Afghanistan, and north Iraq (Kurdistan) celebrate this festival every year on 21 of March.

Nowruz is celebrated and observed by Persia people and the related cultural continent and has spread in many other parts of the world, including parts of Central Asia, South Asia, Northwestern China, the Crimea, Somalia, Yemen and some ethnic groups in Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo and the Republic of Macedonia. The festival is part of the pre-Islamic cultural heritage of these communities. The only Hindu ethnic group that celebrates Nowruz is the Kashmiri Pandit community. In Hinduism the first day of the year starts with spring. During the meeting of The Inter-governmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage of the United Nations, held between 28 September – 2 October 2009 in Abu Dhabi, Nowrūz was officially registered on the UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.


Nowruz marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the year in Persian calendar. It is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox, which usually occurs on March 21 or the previous/following day depending on where it is observed. As well as being a Zoroastrian holiday and having significance amongst the Zoroastrian ancestors of modern Persians, the same time is celebrated in Indian sub-continent as the New Year. The moment the Sun crosses the celestial equator and equalizes night and day is calculated exactly every year and Persia families gather together to observe the rituals.


LATEST NEWS:

This weekened, we went to practise dance, not too many students came, because most of them went back to their hometown, some were sick and some had other plans :(
but we wish they will join us next session.
does any one like to join us? we are still looking for performers. the more, the better :)

Post Implementation Celebration

Date : 16 Oct 2009

Time : 8.30pm

Venue : Sungai Dua Pizza Hut

Event : Post Implementation Dinner for "Handshake: A Malaysian Culture"

Lim always the busy talking one..
Family of PR and Communication..but lack somebody rite?
There we are...
Most natural post for each and everyone ^^

Perfect edit by Eling and Long.. Perfect reflection of our real papa~

Without their contribution, without the amazing night!!

Family of PSA ~cheers~

Thanks Dr Anees for the incredible bill~

Special Thanks To

Advisor:

Prof. Omar Osman

Dr Anees Janne Ali

Mr Marimuthu

Director:
Ms Ameneh Hekmat

Co-Director:

Mr Yusof bin Nordin

Mr Adel Tajasom

Event Manager:

Mr Imran Massod

Publicity:

Mr Lim Thean Pheng

Sponsorship:

Ms Koay Ee Ling

Performance:

Mr Ali Yusof Alzaeem

Mr Mohammed Aliyu Paiko

Event Support:

Mr Abdulazeez Yusof

Ms Lee Lai Mei

Ms Janet See Mei Yean

Mr Long Yoon Foo

Ms Ranjetta Poobathy

Ms Raidah Abd Rahman

Ms Ng Ai Bee

Mr Chang Guo Wei

Ms Lye Yi Wen

Ms Advina Lizah Julkifle

Handshake : A Malaysian Culture

Date: 9 October 2009

Time : 8.00pm

Venue : USM Tapak Palapes

Event : Handshake : A Malaysian Culture

This is an international event which involved our international students from all over the world from 49 countries.

This is a Malaysia event which invloved Malay, Chinese, Indian and other races students.

This is not only inter-uni event BUT also intra-uni event.

A night which full of

FUN AND JOY

CHEERS AND SHOUT

Parts of the fashion show models
Performers

Advina, Long and Paiko busy arrange the drums for the opening Kung Fu drum performance

The sky turned dark...

And the lanterns seems so nice..

Chinese Lantern - Tanglung

1 siswa 1 Malaysia

Indian Pelita

Busy lighting up the candles

Waiting for VIPs

VC and the VIPs

Well done emcee of the night

Performance by Dewan Budaya Pulau Pinang Kids

Wau Bulan by Health Campus International Students

By USM International Office

Persatuan Tiong Hua - Chinese Musical Instruments with Malay songs

The best Stage Crew and performers from Engineering Campus

Background dancers :)

Finale dance : Wow, Paiko!!

Papa Lim and Ali..

From Health Campus

Dr Anees rock the world!!

Thanks all the performers and organisers!

We did a GOOD Job!!

Handshake: A Malaysian Culture [Rehersal]

Date : 8 Oct 2009
Time : 8.00pm

Venue : USM Tapak Palapes

Event : Handshake: A Malaysian Culture Rehersal

Performance by International Students

UUM's International Students From China
Opening Kompang Performance by International Students

Discussing...

Stand by....

Paiko and Ali and Advina busy discussing the tentatives

Performers from International Office USM

Still discussing to make sure the program run smooth the next day

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