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RAMADAN
25, 1424
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A leading supporter of New Trend for many
years, Dr. Alijah Gordon passed away in
Malaysia on November 18. Inna lillahe wa inna
alaihe rajeoon.
LITERARY FIGURE: A file photo of Dr
Alijah with Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad in June
2001 at the launch of The Propagation of Islam
in the Indonesian-Malay Archipelago, a book
published by MSRI which she had edited.
KUALA LUMPUR: Humanitarian Datuk Dr Alijah
Gordon succumbed to pneumonia after being
hospitalised for a month and died peacefully in
her sleep at 11.40pm on Tuesday. She was 74
years old.
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