{"id":1099,"date":"2025-12-09T05:17:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T05:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/convocation.iou.edu.gm\/?page_id=1099"},"modified":"2026-01-06T09:44:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T09:44:20","slug":"message-from-the-chancellor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/convocation.iou.edu.gm\/?page_id=1099","title":{"rendered":"Message from the Chancellor"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1099\" class=\"elementor elementor-1099\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10d372a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"10d372a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0220840\" data-id=\"0220840\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6be3a6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-raven-image\" data-id=\"6be3a6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"raven-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"raven-image\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/convocation.iou.edu.gm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Vice-Chancellor-Dr-bilal.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-30\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/convocation.iou.edu.gm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Vice-Chancellor-Dr-bilal.png 1080w, https:\/\/convocation.iou.edu.gm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Vice-Chancellor-Dr-bilal-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/convocation.iou.edu.gm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Vice-Chancellor-Dr-bilal-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/convocation.iou.edu.gm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Vice-Chancellor-Dr-bilal-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/convocation.iou.edu.gm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Vice-Chancellor-Dr-bilal-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/convocation.iou.edu.gm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Vice-Chancellor-Dr-bilal-500x500.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d699c77\" data-id=\"d699c77\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5a78eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5a78eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chancellor\u2019s Message to the Graduates<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3cadb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3cadb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Assalamu Alaikum wa rahmatullahi wabarakatuhu.<\/p><p>As we celebrate IOU\u2019s 12th Convocation, we are reminded that technological advancements, especially including artificial intelligence which is reshaping our world at an unprecedented pace. Yet for the believer, change by itself is not a threat; instead, it is a unique opportunity for improvement and correction existing errors.<br \/>Islam teaches us that knowledge is a trust which, once learned, should be shared and its innovative application a responsibility. The unique tools of today&#8217;s world, when guided by faith, will ultimately become instruments of societal service, justice, and compassion.<br \/>Our graduates step into a future where their values must anchor their creativity, and where their understanding of the Quran and Sunnah should illuminate their professional decisions.<br \/>I pray that each and every one of you uses your acquired skills and your faith to guide the next generation towards a more ethical, and spiritually conscious use of technology. May Allah bless your journey, protect your intentions, and make you leaders who contribute positively to humanity.<\/p><p>Barak Allah feekum<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chancellor\u2019s Message to the Graduates Assalamu Alaikum wa rahmatullahi wabarakatuhu. As we celebrate IOU\u2019s 12th Convocation, we are reminded that technological advancements, especially including artificial intelligence which is reshaping our world at an unprecedented pace. Yet for the believer, change by itself is not a threat; instead, it is a unique opportunity for improvement and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":1096,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1099","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/convocation.iou.edu.gm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/convocation.iou.edu.gm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/convocation.iou.edu.gm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/convocation.iou.edu.gm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/convocation.iou.edu.gm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1099"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/convocation.iou.edu.gm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1155,"href":"https:\/\/convocation.iou.edu.gm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1099\/revisions\/1155"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/convocation.iou.edu.gm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/convocation.iou.edu.gm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}