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What I've learned on SDG:

It always been weird to me as to why we have to take subjects that theoretically have no direct correlation with what we're majoring in. For example, I'm a law student and here I am taking a Sustainable Development subject. It was absurd for me at first place, but as I learned deeper and went to my classes, it started to make sense to me. Through this semester, there was so much I gained so much knowledge on the Sustainable Development Goals, SDG. We all major in different courses but ironically we are so ignorant in terms of what's happening around us, but luckily this UNGS subject helped me open my eyes.

First and foremost, we were made to understand what is SDG and its importance. What was the significance of such hassle for the United Nations had to go through to come up with the goals and to ensure all the 193 countries reached it? Well, the SDG is made out of 17 goals covering from ending poverty to the termination of gender inequality and so many more. Generally, the SDG if achieved shall bring a big impact to the world, as it not only promotes peace but also a way better earth to live in. By highlighting also climate change issues and threat to the life under the ocean, it gives a fisheye view to us that not only we should take care of ourselves but also the ones around us because whether directly or indirectly it will also end up affecting us.

Out of all the goals listed, there were a few that really intrigued me and sparked the fire the need of change in me is goal 5, gender equality. In Malaysia, although present, the gender discriminatory is not as obvious as other places but that does not mean we can overlook such matters. Gender inequality appears in all sorts of forms such as the lack of political representation for women, sexual violence and the deprivation of basic education and healthcare. As a girl myself, I feel that is a responsibility for me to stand up and empower the girls around me. We have to start voicing out biases in classes and workplaces. Sexual jokes should be addressed and not ignored just because they say it's a 'joke'. Rape culture where victim blaming has been excruciatingly common has to be abolished. No matter where we're from, gender inequality is a basic human right. It infuriates me when women are considered weak and too emotional to lead, receive misogynistic comments and have to live with it because it's already considered a norm.

Next is a subject I have always been actively following which is climate change. Goal 13, climate action centres around the urge for us to fight our number one threat. Throughout the years, our global temperature has surged more than it did for the past 50 years. The increasing carbon dioxide is a huge contributor to such changes. If left unbothered, much worse side effects shall take place and at one point it will be irreversible. The planet is already paying the price which can be the melting of the Artics, the intensified forest fires annually, the mass extinction of numerous species and many more. To reverse our own damage, everyone, especially big companies and authorities have to take desperate and drastic measures. One of them is the signing of the Paris Agreement, where the countries are committed in reducing the production of carbon footprints. However, we as normal civilians also have a role to play such as recycling, reducing our waste and being an activist. All efforts no matter how small shall not remain unseen.

In conclusion, the knowledge of SDG is crucial to allow us to make necessary changes in order to help achieve the goals. There are many more goals I did not mention in this entry, but they are all equally important and should be addressed. I'm grateful to have a chance to learn this subject as it opened my eyes to how important it is to fight for change. However, just like a quote I once read, 'in the age of information, being ignorant is a choice.' Therefore, it is our responsibility to acquire the knowledge to bring changes to the world.

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What I've learned on SDG: It always been weird to me as to why we have to take subjects that theoretically have no direct correlation with what we're majoring in. For example, I'm a law student and here I am taking a Sustainable Development subject. It was absurd for me at first place, but as...

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Hello, here's some of input of Reflective Journal from Sustainable Development Class (UNGS 1201 Section 38). It would be lovely if you could spare some of your time to read this. Thank you!

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I HAVE A LOT OF NEW THINGS WHEN LEARNINGS THIS SUBJECT AND A FEW OF THEM VERY INTERESTING. Welcome to blog post where I will share to you...

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𝓜𝔂 𝓑𝓵𝓸𝓰 2020 😁 🤭

   After learning a sustainable development subject in the university, the subject had shed some light in my life by becoming more open to my surroundings and let me out of my...

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Hello again! For today's writing, I'd like to share with everyone about what I've learned in one of my subject in IIUM, which is UNGS1201, Sustainable Development. Without me realizing, we have come to the end of the semester (wow!) and I have learned A LOT a lot.

From the 17 SDG Goals, and how we should always try our best to help to sustain everything around us for the future generations, it had truly opened my eyes into the importance of it all.

Firstly, in this post I will introduce what exactly is the so-called Sustainable Development Goals. The Sustainable Development Goals are the plan to accomplish a superior and more feasible future for all. They address the worldwide difficulties we face, including destitution, injustice, environmental change, natural corruption, harmony and equity.

Even as a muslim being, we are obliged to take care of nature, to do good acts and there is a saying that "cleanliness is a part of our imaan". Thus, we should always take care of our actions because even in Surah Taha, verse 34 and verse 35,

Translation:
" and remember You much, for truly You have ˹always˺ been overseeing us."

from this verse, we ought to remember that every actions that we do in our life, will be held accountable from Allah S.W.T as we are all been given the gift of 'al-aql', with is the 'akal" for us to think wisely.

The second most compelling thing that I've learned about sustainable development is about our Carbon Footprint. Now you might ask me, what is carbon footprint? So, according to WHO, carbon footprint is the amount of Carbon Dioxide created through the consuming of petroleum products and is communicated as a weight of CO2 outflows delivered in tons. Almost every activity that we do, will produce CO2, and there is also a carbon footprint calculator which calculates, how many earths should there be if everyone lead a life like YOU do. I was THRILLED. ( ok thrilled is an understatement but I was so excited and amazed with the results!) Ever since I've taken this subject, I somehow, actually tend to think about my actions if it'd made any impact on the sustainability, even as little as not turning off the pipe when brushing my teeth!

Finally, I had been given an opportunity to do a project with a group of friends. We had done a virtual awareness campaign! And it was terrific! We had created an Instagram profile, used to raise awareness about The Importance of Clean Water. We chose this topic because we had found out that the Water Crisis in Selangor is indeed very bad and we thought that people in general should learn to be thankful for having access of clean water, unlike those who are in third world countries. If any of you would like to have a look at our Instagram profile, click here. We had shared hashtags along our campaign too, which are #conservewaterconservelife and #water4all .

(p.s/ you can click on the "Carbon Footprint" to directly access to a carbon footprint calculator! have fun!)

I guess that's all from me, till next time, Nurin xx

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Hello again! For today's writing, I'd like to share with everyone about what I've learned in one of my subject in IIUM, which is UNGS1201, Sustainable Development. Without me realizing, we have come to the end of the semester (wow!) and I have learned A LOT a lot.

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Learning about sustainable development changed how I see the world. Initially, I thought that social, economy, and environment hardly correlate with each other. However I was proved wrong time and time again while studying this subject. Social, economy and environment all have their effects on each other where the development of only one aspect would tip off the balance where one aspect prosper and the other are left to suffer. I learned that by developing all three aspects together can a sustainable system be achieved. A country may be developed today but without sustainability, who knows what will happen in the near future. Chances are, that country has already reached its peak and it can only go downhill from there. Through sustainable development, a country can develop in a more steady manner where the present can develop well without risking the future.

I also learned how Islam relates to sustainable development. The teachings of Islam on social, economy, and environment goes hand in hand with the principles of sustainable development. Taking in terms of environment for example, Islam teaches that humans are entitled to resources however the effects on the environment and how whether this is a need or not should be taken into consideration. Moreover the resemblance between Maqasid al-Shariah and the 5P's is seen clearly. This shows that Islam has always taken social, economy, and environment development into consideration and encourage the development of one that does does not neglect the others proving that Islam indeed is all-encompassing (syumul).

Now while sustainable development is the ideal goal here achieving it is no easy task. There are a handful of challenges that must be faced in order to achieve a sustainable development. Some general examples are inequalities of access to education, health facilities, food and clean water. Such challenges can and will slow down or even stop a development process, however if we play our cards right, we can overcome such adversities and move forward into a brighter present and future.

Personally, one of the things that I learned that is highly beneficial is system thinking. Before this, my thinking is more linear where I only see consequences of an action that affects the main subject, not the whole system that relates to the subject. This changed when I learned that every action will not only affect a certain subject but the system as a whole. This knowledge that I gain will certainly be useful to me in the future where I can apply this in my profession or my daily habits. I find that this way of thinking is way more beneficial and is a must have skill for everyone no matter their background.

In conclusion, I have learned a lot of stuff about sustainable development during this short time. I believe that the university's approach of making this subject compulsory is indeed a good call and will certainly benefit each and one of the students. I hope that in the near future, everyone will be made aware of sustainable development and our country will finally achieve our sustainable development goals.

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Learning about sustainable development changed how I see the world. Initially, I thought that social, economy, and environment hardly correlate with each other. However I was proved wrong time and time again while studying this subject.

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This year in October, I entered International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) as an engineering student. In the first semester, there are six subjects that I learn. One of the subjects is Sustainable Development Issues, Principles and Practices. When I entered IIUM, coronavirus cases significantly increased especially in Sabah and Kedah. Due to this reason, the ability to conduct physical classes are restricted thus we need to attend or learn the subject through online platforms such as google meet and zoom. Throughout the lesson that I learned from this subject, I realized and understand that this course intends to increase students' knowledge on the concept of sustainability, develop the right attitudes, values, and skills in addressing sustainable development issues and related challenges encountered in a globalized world. More specifically, this course demonstrates the importance of sustainable development's principles and practices and includes Islamic perspectives on sustainable development. Moreover, there are many lessons and knowledge I have learned in this course.

Every Tuesday at 3PM, the class will occur. In the first week, our lecturer, Sir Yasir Bin Mohd. Mustafah introduced us to Sustainable development. In this class, I learned the definition of sustainable development and the concept of sustainability. Sustainable development is the organizing principle for meeting human development goals while simultaneously sustaining the ability of natural systems to provide the natural resources and ecosystem services on which the economy and society depend. In other words is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs to improve the quality of life while living within the carrying capacity of the ecosystem. Other than that, I get to know that there are 17 goals of sustainable development.

These goals are required to achieve sustainable development. Amongst all of these goals, I found out that partnership is the important goal. The reason being that without partnership or cooperation, we cannot achieve the other goals. Throughout the class, I get to understand that system thinking is one of the means to achieve those goals. What is system thinking? Basically, systems thinking is a way of helping a person to view systems from a broad perspective that includes seeing overall structures, patterns and cycles in systems, rather than seeing only specific events in the system. For example, social issues in Malaysia. How stable is the Malaysian society? Are there any issues of racial unity in Malaysia? The answer is there are issues of racial unity in Malaysia but it is not that bad. There are only a few groups of people who are being racist towards other races in Malaysia which are Malay, Chinese, and Indian. It is because they view the races based on only one individual moral values and manners. It is wrong to judge a race based on an individual. By applying system thinking, these issues can be prevented as the people learned that every race is going to have a bad guy but most of them actually care and love each other. This statement proves that spreading the awareness about system thinking is a way to achieve 17 goals of sustainable development.

When I wanted to take this course, I did not know the importance of this course. I was thinking that this subject maybe will only teach us on issues in Malaysia. After attending the first class, My lecturer, Sir Yasir Bin Mohd. Mustafah made me realize that there is more to this subject. This course can make the learner to be more responsible to the environment and society. Other than that, system thinking and 17 sustainable development goals teach and help me to understand this course further and how I can contribute to the society. Not only that, in the first class, these early topics help me to get more interested and attached to this subject thus make me more intrigued to attend and learn in the online class.

In my opinion, the Sustainable Development Issues, Principles and Practices course teaches me to be a responsible consumer for example using system thinking to prevent any harm to the environment. Moreover, it teaches me to be more cooperative towards other people so that the sustainable development goals can be easily achieved. Based on that, I advised and gladly invited IIUM students or people to take this course since it can change our thinking and perspectives towards something. Furthermore, there are a lot more topics in this course that I did not mention here and all of the topics are interesting and could make us into a better person.

In conclusion, this course is worth and useful for us to take. Not only does it make us care more about our environment and society, It helps us to become more responsible consumers by avoiding using objects or things that would harm the environment by using system thinking. So, I really like to urge people to take this course to make our environment more healthy and we as a student that have learned this course could spread awareness on the importance of sustainable development to other people and society out there.

AKMAL HARRIS BIN AHMAD ALI (2010233)

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The importance and values that I gain learning Sustainable Development Issues, Principles and Practices courses In IIUM.

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This year in October, I entered International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) as an engineering student. In the first semester, there are six subjects that I learn. One of the subjects is Sustainable Development Issues, Principles and Practices. When I entered IIUM, coronavirus cases significantly increased especially in Sabah and Kedah.

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In the modern period, sustainable development has been the 'buzz' term. It is seen in all fields, from the climate to economics and politics. It is seen as the right kind of growth, a remedy that will free the world from the hazards of environmental disasters caused by man's economic activities. So it is a very crucial matter to us and we should learn about it. I as a university student also gained some knowledge in learning this SDG subject . This subject has made me brainstorming critically and systematically in achieving SDG goals that divide into three pillars which are social, economic and environment.

First and foremost, in the process of achieving SDG goals, we also connect this matter to Islam . As we know that Islam also concern about sustainable development , because most of the worldly matters must be reated to Islam as our guidance. The concept of sustainable development in Islam can be described as the balanced and overlapping realization of consumer welfare, economic productivity, achievement of social justice, and ecological harmony in the context of an evolutionary knowledge-based, socially interactive paradigm describing the shuratic mechanism. The Shuratic method is the Islamic theory of consultation or participatory government. From what that I gained from this connection of Islam and sustainable development, every pillars should be balanced and interconnected which are related to Allah, human beings and environment. In addition. We also connect this matter to Maqasid Shariah which takes account of realizing human well being by enhancement of welfare or benefits (maslahah) of the people on one side and preventing harm (mafsadah) on the other . Maqasid Shariah covers life, lineage, property, intellect and religion as the objectives that are also related to SDG themes.

Besides, I also learned about our liabilities and roles in sustainable development no matters in where we are. In university, we also should play some roles in restraining any issues or problems that are related to sustainable development. So how can university solve this issue? . University can surpass this issue by making research interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary on innovation or solutions to overcome and research the method in how to implement it. Secondly, university should provide an education of sustainable development for not only students, they should apply it to all staff as well. Universities also need to open the job scope in implementing sustainable development in university. Next, university should have external leadership regarding this matter to have public engagement and cross-sectoral dialogue and action. The main part is operations and governance that aligned with sustainable development to incorporate into university reporting.

In conclusion, the definition of sustainable development is not new and it puts together in one shared structure concepts from a long period of human development. For several people, whether from government, business, or civil society, this is becoming an increasingly relevant guide and judge. So we really need to put this matter on the top of our priority and be serious to overcome any issues. That is why it is so important to us to gain some knowledge of sustainable development .

-MUHAMAD IRFAN BIN SHAHID 2015139-

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Assalamualaikum, iam Khairul Izwan Bin Khairul Nawar from UNGS 1201 section 38. This is my reflective journal for the subject. 

During my study of Sustainable Development, I have gained so much...

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In my university, I joined this one class which is called Sustainable Development: Issues, Policies and Practices. I learned a lot of things about Sustainable Development and I will be sharing about Sustainable Development and the things that I have learned from that class, on this website. Starting off, sustainable development is a development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It is an agenda that is made to meet the diverse needs, peace and prosperity of different communities in order to create a better quality of life and future for all. Sustainable Development has a lot of components, roots and even goals.

There are 5 different important interactions in the Sustainable Development Agenda; world population growth, pollution, industrialisation, food production and non- renewable resources reduction. All these variables were analysed and put into account in making this Sustainable Development Agenda.

Sustainable Development is a way of organising our society, showing ways we can follow in order to sustain the natural elements of our Earth, so that it can exist in the long term. This agenda pays attention to every aspect and communities in the world. They take into account both the imperatives present and those of the future, for example the preservation of the environment and the natural resources of our Earth, social and also economic equity. With the help of Sustainable Development, we can slow down or even avoid disasters in the future as we are already taking steps to conserve and sustain the important elements of our world today.

Sustainable Development has 17 goals; no poverty, zero hunger, good health and well- being, quality education, gender equality, clean water and sanitation, affordable and clean energy, decent work and economic growth, industry innovation and infrastructure, reduced inequalities, sustainable cities and communities, responsible consumption and production, climate action, life below. water, life on land, peace justice and strong institutions and lastly, partnerships for the goals. If we look at these goals one by one, it is proven that the Sustainable Development Agenda has looked through every aspect of the world in order to make the world a better place for everyone to live in. This website will guide you through deeper understanding on Sustainable Development.

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In my university, I joined this one class which is called Sustainable Development: Issues, Policies and Practices. I learned a lot of things about Sustainable Development and I will be sharing about Sustainable Development and the things that I have learned from that class, on this website.

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Reflective Journal 2020

I am lives in Malaysia; a Southeast Asian Country located in peninsular. The blue skies are my favorite painting. Malaysia only have two climates which are hot and humid...

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The main aim of this journal is to keep a record of my thoughts,notes,reflections and what I have learn on this subject because this subject have teach me everything that are important as well as the subject provide meaningful moment to the student that studies this subject.The lecturer name is Yasir Bin Mohd Mustafah have teach me and my friend two hours every week.The two hours every week is fill up with some question that we have to answer using our opinion.We can also see other people opinion that can make us thinking when we seeing their opinion.

Professor Yasir also emphasize us with the idea of system thinking for environment,social and economic.As we all know Economic growth is crucial because it is the way by which the quality of our standard of living can be enhanced. It also helps us to compensate for any rise in our population without having to lower our living standards.It also can reduce unemployment in this world because amdepressed economy contributes to higher unemployment rates and the resulting social misery. Economic growth is leading to higher demand, and it is likely that businesses will increase jobs.I also know that taking care of environment are very important to this world because islam have teach us to protect the environment.As we all know that environment we effect the water and couse the water pollution.As we all know that Water also cleaning our body and clothes from all dirt impurities and purification so that we can be presentable at all times. Muslims are permitted to pray only after washing with pure water. Only in a place which has been cleaned may one pray. In view of these facts, Islam emphasises the prevention of water resource contamination. In Islam, urinating in water and washing or bathing in stagnant water are prohibited activities. I understand that it is very important to take care of the environment because we use water in our everyday lives.

Beside, I also learn that we have 17 goal of SDG that we want to achieve and there are many challenge to achieve the goal.The general challenge is Inequalitiesto educational resources, health facilities,food and access to Clean Water .There are also specific challenge on SDG which are climate change and clean energy, sustainable transport system, sustainable consumption and production patterns, conservation and management of natural resources, Global poverty, public health system,social inclusion, demography and migration issuesThe challenge on social aspect for example sir show us that Ustaz ebit lew help people who are in need.This shows that this is one of steps toward achieve the goals because the people help other people who are in trouble.The social perspective is the interest in human development had to contend within the body of conventional economics with other goals and pursuits. In economics, the preoccupation with commodity production, opulence, and economic prosperity can also be traced through many centuries.Next is challenge on environmental challenges for sustainable development for example, water, soil and air have been strained due to high pollution levels, human activities, such as deforestation and pollution have resulted in the depletion of biological diversity.I know that all of this is very essential for our future because I have learn all of this during our SDG classes.As a consequence, it is extremely imperative that leaders have the capacity to make decisions that are in compatibility with this strategy. However, can institutes of higher education take the lead in sustainable development? Responding to this question will make it easy to tackle various sustainability features. The primary obligation of higher education institutions is to foster long-lasting sustainability. This is rooted in the fact that sustainable development is seen as the way to survive for a long time with a better chance of sustainability. Fundamentally, it is a mechanism in which everyone wants to participate to achieve the dream to come out true. The functioning of higher education is also important because it needs to create the human infrastructure that will take managerial roles and have to redirect the resources available.So its open my eyes that universities appear to be more fitting places for taking the lead in sustainable growth, based on what has been said.

Moreover in class I also learn about university have their own roles in making SDG become more effection.University have to make students have a leadership in every students attitude.This is because leadership has a key logical role to play in facilitating the transition to sustainable development by directing the strategic planning of organisations, organising key capital programmes and directing the relationships of the organisations with external stakeholders. Leadership also has a power figurative role in manipulating the vision of sustainable development for workers and students.

To wrap all of this,I have gain and know the important of SDG,the strengths of the SDGs, areas of common ground, inequalities and potential future trajectories are recorded. Relatively speaking, the processes leading to the SDGs were especially inclusive, and generated much more widespread understanding and support.I also know that as a students I also have a big role to make this SDG achieve. In their relationships with each other, sustainable development is largely about people, their well-being, and equity, in a context where imbalances between nature and society can endanger economic and social stability.Im thank to god because I can learn this subject in this university because it give me a lot of moral value.

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The main aim of this journal is to keep a record of my thoughts,notes,reflections and what I have learn on this subject because this subject have teach me everything that are important as well as the subject provide meaningful moment to the student that studies this subject.The lecturer name is Yasir Bin Mohd Mustafah have teach me and my friend two hours every week.The two hours every week is fill up with some question that we have to answer using our opinion.We can also see other people opinion that can make us thinking when we seeing their opinion.

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Nowadays, the world has suffered too much, it is so hurting to see we are living in this tiring earth. Humans, who are the causes of the harms to the world and its inhabitants. There are many ways to raise awareness about things that have happened to our world. In the early 2000s, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which started a global effort in 2000 to tackle the indignity of poverty. On 1 January 2016, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development which were introduced by the United Nation Development Programme(UNDP). The objective was to produce a set of universal goals that meet the urgent environmental, political and economic challenges facing our world. As we observe the condition of our world today, we can simply say that the world is unable to accommodate and stay last longer due to the human's uncontrolled economic development. This is very heartbreaking to me, as a university student who is taking the subject that is mostly related to the matter. Plus, the subject is about to realize the 17 goals that are the fundamental of the development which are focusing on three pillars, social, economic and environment. After learning the course, I have realized and wanted to highlight some points of my views on the learning outcome for the course.

First of all, in regard to successfully reaching the SDGs, all people must have teamwork values in themselves no matter how rich or poor they are, they all need to clarify one goal together. The goal here is to achieve the realization of successes to the SDGs. In regard to that, one of the goals of SDGs is NO POVERTY. Today, for instance, there is still a lot of poverty that can be seen in Africa. Most of them are suffering from insufficient foods and drinks, they also get no place to stay and always keep on moving from one place to another because they have no property and they are being oppressed. The world needs to open eyes on such a matter. They also have the right to live in the world like us, get enough sources, have slept well and many more. By introducing the SDGs, hopefully we can get the worldwide attention on the matter to take over the issues instantly. Based on the above issues, the focus is on social. Social life is the main factor for a country to start developing. If there is still poverty in a country, that country cannot be considered as an advanced country. In order to fulfill the goal of sustainable development, poverty must be taken over so that the community can live peacefully and then prosperity will lead to the success of the country.

Next, I also learned about the roles that can be taken to realize the SDGs. The goals only can be achieved if and only if all people play their roles in sustainable development. In the scope of higher educational institutions like universities, as students, we can organize activities that are related to sustainable development goals. For example, the course has made it compulsory for students to arrange a project such as students can take part in competition of sustainable development programs. Like one of my classmates' groups, they introduce the concept of Sejahtera Eco-shop which in the shop, there are only eco-friendly products being sold like reusable bags which is the alternative product for plastic bags. We know that the plastic bag brings harm to our world because it takes such a long time to be disposed of. With the idea, we intentionally can save our world by starting to change our normal usage to a new eco-friendly product. Moreover, the idea also can be applied to the cafeteria and next, other communities of the university also should practice the idea too. The positive result and continuous discipline from all will make the SDGs becomes true and can raise awareness from other people to do so too. It is undeniable that if we successfully make it in the university circulation, other people will follow it soon.

All in all, the introduction of sustainable development course into the institution syllabus is very necessary in order to raise people's awareness about the long-term plan for human development. We must show the world outside about the current situation of our world. Priority in equality must be given to achieve the one big goal together. A goal without a plan is just a wish, so let's us start changing and moving forward for good. " Leave no one behind"

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Nowadays, the world has suffered too much, it is so hurting to see we are living in this tiring earth. Humans, who are the causes of the harms to the world and its inhabitants. There are many ways to raise awareness about things that have happened to our world.

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

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REFLECTIVE JOURNAL - UNGS 1201 

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Reflection on Sustainable Development. 

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[DR YASIR MUSTAFAH], SEM. 1, 2020/2021]
Sustainable Development is one of the university core courses that IIUM students must register, and it is stated in their study plans. At first glance of this subject, I am delighted and looking forward to learning this subject because I am curious to learn more about sustainability. Speaking of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), I have been introduced and discovered during my foundation years; but little did I know learning SDG at the beginning of the first semester would significantly impact my life.

The learning journey of the SDGs for me is to start knowing that they comprise seventeen (17) programs proclaimed by the United Nations to eradicate poverty, protect the environment, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030. The SDGs are related to the system thinking, which talks about how other things could influence and integrate into our economy, social and environment. It is tough for me to digest all these new jargons and terms because I am not familiar with those words, and it takes time for me to comprehend this subject. Somehow I manage to get through the difficulties, probably because of numerous and heated discussions between my friends and me.

The best part of learning this subject is; how naïve am I! I did not know that Islam also emphasized sustainability in life. To my mind, sustainability focuses only on the environment perspective, such as the famous and repeated campaigns on substituting plastic straw either with glass or metal. These campaigns raise awareness about the global plastic waste crisis that severely affected marine life such as turtle, whale, plants, coral and others.

However, in Islam, I am amazed by how the teachings stressed the essential balance between the physical and spiritual domains. Moreover, how SDGs are connected with God, man, and the environment is very refreshing. It reflects an array of holistic and balance aspects of sustainability in Islam. That balance array makes me feel overwhelmed at how SDGs can be connected to with Islam. In particular, SDGs can be viewed from the perspective of the Maqasid of Shari'ah. This Maqasid Shari'ah aims to protect the five (5) aspects of humanity that comprise life ( L), intellect ( I), lineage ( L), property ( P) and religion ( R) or an acronym - LILPR

Meanwhile, in SDG, the United Nations speak on peace, people, planet, prosperity and partnership. How do we correlate the two - SDGs and the Maqasid? For example, how do we achieve peace of mind if our LILPR are not fulfilled? Similarly, how can people prosper when the right of property is denied, such as the Palestineans' case? How do we develop a partnership when racism is rampant like Uighur or BLM (Black lives matter) in the US and UK? So unless the right to LILPR is achieved wither SDGs!

Another exciting part of UNGS 1201 is that students must initiate a plan to promote the practical idea on sustainability among IIUM population. Me and team members of five are currently involved in a project, namely e-Food Waste Management (FWM) where we create an Application ( App) to collect the food waste on IIUM Gombak campus by composting and converting the waste into organic fertilizer. By rigorous advertising of our App on FWM through various social media platform, our team manage to inculcate awareness among IIUM population on the significance of sustainability life through food waste management.

Malaysians are often sidelining sustainability life, particularly food waste management, because most are not familiar with the subject. The reason for this attitude is that the subject is not widely known and not to mention sustainability and its relationship with Maqasid al-Shari'ah. IIUM should be applauded for championing this sustainability idea through the model of Sejahtera.

In a nutshell, learning UNGS 1201 brings many insights to me on the significance of sustainability, SDGs and a brief glimpse on Maqasid al-Shari'ah.

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DR YASIR MUSTAFAH], SEM. 1, 2020/2021] Sustainable Development is one of the university core courses that IIUM students must register, and it is stated in their study plans. At first glance of this subject, I am delighted and looking forward to learning this subject because I am curious to learn more about sustainability.

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To be honest, when I was in a new semester for degree, this is the first time I heard about this course which titled Sustainable Development: Issues, Principles, and Practices (UNGS 1201). This subject also a new syllabus that being added in our course outline. At first, I don't have any clue what will I learn in this subject since it is not related with my major course that I studied now. However, after nearly three months learning this subject, I got a lot of knowledge and information that I think it is really useful in the future and people around the world also need to learn and going through this subject. This is because sustainable development encourages us to conserve and enhance our resource base, by gradually changing the ways in which we develop and use technologies. For instance, countries must be allowed to meet their basic needs of employment, food, energy, water and sanitation. There are 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that have been presented to us. During 2016, SDGs is introduced as a replacement for MDGs. One difference between MDGs and SDGs is that MDGs is specifically for developing countries, whereas SDGs is universal.

Throughout the lesson, our lecturer has talk about on what we can relate Islam and social sustainability. In Islam, all mankind are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Even though human are created from different races, religions, skin color and ancestor but we need to live in harmony and no discrimination between us. In Islam we are also obligate to take care of the Earth. Allah says in Al-Quran:

This subject is also emphasize about how we can preserve and protect the environment. There are a few examples that we can practice to protect the environment such as practice 3R (reduce, reuse, recycle), do not throw rubbish everywhere, use less plastic (bring our own reusable bag during shopping), use less water, carpooling, avoid the waste of electricity and etc. Not only that, but there are also issues that occur in this university that were being discussed during the lecture as well such as IIUM river problem. As we can see, river in IIUM or also known as Sungai Pusu is in dreadful condition like as the diagram below;

The river was being polluted because of construction and flood that happened in 2014. This issue is also have been discussed in class on how to tackle this problem. An alternative way that we can do to resolve this problem is we do communal work which is clean the river. During the discussion, I realize the importance of learning SDG because it can create a better solution for humankind.

Despite all of that, I can see the reason why Sustainable Development Goals is one of the important subjects because without it I would not have thought about the issues that were addressed during the lecture. And it also helps me to take part in the transformation of this culture in order to be more concerned about surroundings. By taking this course, I started to think deeply about what is currently happening around me and how I can attribute myself to it. I know that this little change cannot be equivalent to any of the other alternatives to make the world a better place, but this is the best I can do. That's all from me. Thank you!

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To be honest, when I was in a new semester for degree, this is the first time I heard about this course which titled Sustainable Development: Issues, Principles, and Practices (UNGS 1201). This subject also a new syllabus that being added in our course outline.

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES , POLICIES AND PRACTICES (UNGS 1201), SECTION 38.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR YASIR BIN MOHD. MUSTAFAH

ANIS FAQIHAH BINTI AZIZUL KHAIRUL (2019016)

REFLECTIVE JOURNAL

What have I learnt and gained throughout the semester from this subject?

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES , POLICIES AND PRACTICES (UNGS 1201), SECTION 38.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR YASIR BIN MOHD. MUSTAFAH

ANIS FAQIHAH BINTI AZIZUL KHAIRUL (2019016)

REFLECTIVE JOURNAL

What have I learnt and gained throughout the semester from this subject?

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES , POLICIES AND PRACTICES (UNGS 1201), SECTION 38.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR YASIR BIN MOHD. MUSTAFAH

ANIS FAQIHAH BINTI AZIZUL KHAIRUL (2019016)

REFLECTIVE JOURNAL

What have I learnt and gained throughout the semester from this subject?
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES , POLICIES AND PRACTICES (UNGS 1201), SECTION 38.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR YASIR BIN MOHD. MUSTAFAH

ANIS FAQIHAH BINTI AZIZUL KHAIRUL (2019016)

REFLECTIVE JOURNAL

What have I learnt and gained throughout the semester from this subject?

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES , POLICIES AND PRACTICES (UNGS 1201), SECTION 38.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR YASIR BIN MOHD. MUSTAFAH

ANIS FAQIHAH BINTI AZIZUL KHAIRUL (2019016)

REFLECTIVE JOURNAL

What have I learnt and gained throughout the semester from this subject?

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES , POLICIES AND PRACTICES (UNGS 1201), SECTION 38.

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR YASIR BIN MOHD. MUSTAFAH

ANIS FAQIHAH BINTI AZIZUL KHAIRUL (2019016)

REFLECTIVE JOURNAL

What have I learnt and gained throughout the semester from this subject?

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