The Malacca night started at 8.30 pm on Saturday after all guests arrived, prominent guests were

Stevens’s president, Dr Harold Raveche, Mrs Edwina Fleming, Mr Zamruni Khalid and also his

officials from the Malaysia Consulate General . The event off to good start with a Zapin dance lead

by Nurhidaya Jamar, class of 2009. It was then followed by traditional Malay martial art called Silat

that was performed before the majestic Sultan and his queen. All of a sudden, pirates from around

Malay archipelago came to challenge Malacca sovereignty, but the gallant warriors of Malacca

nixed the pirates plan which ensured the continued reign of the Sultan.

Pojey, Latifah

Zapin

Fatimah, Miem, Sureen, Nadia, Nisa, Yaya

Wahab, Pokcek, Jbon, Syafiq, Apis

Silat

Qayyum, Haidha, Jimbo, Apok, Hafiz, Mek

Paan, Alai, Haris, Ari, Wahab, Syaz

Dikir Barat

Apis, Ihsan, Aizat, Apok, Haris, Wahab, Shahrir, Alai, Haidha, Hafiz, Syahir,

Qayyum, Redz, Pokcek, Jbon, Bo, Paan, Syaz, Mek, Ari, Akeem, Jimbo

MASA members who will be graduating this May took part in the Senior Design Exhibition 2008 to present their Senior Design Project which they have developed for a year, since Fall 2007.

More information regarding the projects of each team will be added soon. Enjoy the pictures!

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MASA members have joined the Unity Show held on April 18, 2008 at Canavan Arena, Schaefer Center. There were about 8 ethnic students organizations that took part in the 2008 annual Unity Show as a way to introduce each country’s culture and history to the others.

To introduce Malaysian culture to the Stevens community, MASA has presented two dances – Zapin and Kurik Kundi. Between both dances, eight members of MASA have read a poetic script which concerns on the meaning of Unity. Fatimah Al-Zahra (Class of 2009) was the Project Director for Unity Show 2008 dance by MASA.

The following MASA Members have joined the Kurik Kundi dance:

1. Nurasyikin (Class of 2008) – Leader
2. Siti Fatimah (Class of 2008)
3. Fatimah Saidah (Class of 2008)
4. Sureen Nita (Class of 2009)
5. Fatimah Al-Zahra (Class of 2009)
6. Nadia Hazwani (Class of 2009)

The following were the eight people who read the poetic scripts:

1. Arif Azizan (Class of 2010) – Leader
2. Suhada Alias (Class of 2009)
3. Latifah Sarah (Class of 2009)
4. Mohd Irwan (Class of 2009)
5. Abdul Qayyum (Class of 2009)
6. Abdul Hakim (Class of 2010)
7. Shafiq Abd Kadir (Class of 2010)
8. Mohd. Hazim (Class of 2010)

The following are the MASA members who have joined the Zapin dance:

1. Shahir Hafreez (Class of 2009) – Leader
2. Aiman (Class of 2010)
3. Mohd Ihsan (Class of 2009)
4. Mohd Hafiz (Class of 2009)
5. Mohd Azfar (Class of 2008)
6. Noorsyafiq Nazri (Class of 2009)
7. Siti Fatimah (Class of 2008)
8. Fatimah Saidah (Class of 2008)
9. Sureen Nita (Class of 2009)
10. Fatimah Al-Zahra (Class of 2009)
11. Nadia Hazwani (Class of 2009)
12. Khairun Nisa Aziz (Class of 2009)

There are not many pictures of that night that are available due to blur and too dark. Most of the pictures shown here have been edited in Photoshop to increase visibility. If you have any pictures or videos that you would like to see added on this page, please feel free to contact the webmaster.

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