Iranon Gumilang

19/11/2020

Congratulations Team Gandingan!

Congratulations to the University Library’s Team Gandingan for being the Civil Service Commission for BARMM Pagasa Awardees (Group Category) in the 2020 Search for Outstanding Government Workers.

04/12/2019

19/10/2019

Seventeen (17) aspiring and published poets came together to commemorate the second anniversary of the so-called liberation of Marawi City on October 17, 2019 by reading their original poems on the theme "Return", held at the American Corner Marawi. The 2nd Meranaw Spoken Word is a continuing project of Iranon Gumilang under the program "Meranaws: Then and Now" headed by Prof. Sorhaila L. Yusoph. The event is co-sponsored by the Corner Marawi and the University Library MSU Main.

The first Meranaw Spoken Word was held on May 23, 2019 during the 2nd anniversary of the Marawi Siege. This series inspires Meranaws and MSUans to express their feelings about the Marawi Siege towards healing while documenting their stories creatively.

A third Spoken Word is slated in December and interested poets--aspiring and old poets--may submit their entries by November 15, 2019 through this page. Poems must be original, (Tagalog, Bisaya, Meranaw, and English) and never read nor published elsewhere. Only those able to submit on time will be allowed to participate. The theme for the third Spoken Word must focus on the idea of "Healing."

24/07/2019

Wow, this can be the place for our future RanawSpeak Open Mic! Thanks a lot The University Library, MSU-Main!

Inspired by the MSUS President’s mantra of always taking that extra step in the service of the University, we are launching yet another space for the benefit of our students, faculty, staff and researchers at the back of the University Library. This new space aims to inspire students to write poems, short stories, or other academic requirements while overlooking the Golf Course and the Sleeping Lady. For other library patrons who just need a breath of fresh air, the new space is also the perfect spot for them.

Welcome to the Goldies' Buwakan Park and Padian Open Space! This new space hopes to provide the most conducive learning venue for our patrons through the stimulation of their visual and auditory senses with the unbounded view of the Lake Lanao horizon and the sound of our big water fountain.

This space is realized through the collective efforts of the University Library staff particularly the Goldies who exerted more energy in the project, MSU officials and alumni, and non-MSUans from Cotabato City. This newly re-created space used to be dismal and rarely used despite its breathtaking view of the Golf Course and the Lake Lanao. Today, it brings so much hope and promise and endless possibilities of what it can be!

A young Meranaw photography enthusiast Habiba T. Khabab Dangcal volunteered to snap these awesome photos during the Launching.

Norolain Usman and Monipah S. Ambol, from the University Library, also provided some of the photos.

To our patrons, craft your own story here!

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08/06/2019

Nor-Anisha Schaharazhed G**o's original piece: "You are not Helping."

YOU ARE NOT HELPING Nor-anisha Schaharazhed C. G**o You are not helping When you say with a superior tone That our homes were set ablaze because God hates women Yes, women. Women who don’t wear the…

02/06/2019

Faishanie PM RL's original composition Bolawan Ko is published by the MindaNews. Way to go RanaoSpeak!

BOLAWAN KO Faishanie P. Macalantong Miyokit sa lagid o taginepen Ino so mga torogan piphandaraan? Ba siran oto miyodas? So gawi-gawii a di kalilanga A pelawiin o maginged A di phapakaradiyaan, anda…

31/05/2019

Soraya Panondi RL’s original composition is feature next by the MindaNews! Good job to all RanawSpeak!

INGED A PISIMALAW by Soraya Panondi Inako matag bantaan sa tig a kaphengano naken reka A bolog ako mambo a kalumbayan Mapagendaw ka miroy i kabantayi ko reka Sekaman so darpa a lawiin a torogan a p…

30/05/2019

This was read by Saadia Muti, an original composition in commemoration of the Marawi Siege.

THE PROMISE Sittie Saadia M. Muti You were bequeathed with exquisite beauty beyond compare– oh, that perfect weather all-year round The forever spring with your ever verdant foliage The Sleep…

28/05/2019

Another original piece, “23rd of May”
by Nasrimah R. Sampaco was published in MindaNews.

Ms. Sampaco is also one of the pioneering members of RanawSpeak.

Read more:

23rd OF MAY The whole city burnt into ashes Right before my eyes, My precious City! My beloved City! Our playground when we were young From Barrio Naga to Banggolo That long stretch of road was our…

26/05/2019

Norsaliha Binatara's "Call me Homeless" published by the MindaNews.

Norsaliha is one of the pioneering members of the RanawSpeak.

  I used to say to my friends living in the big cities. That I live in a small city. Away from the tall buildings and wide roads. I say, “It’s a small city, but it’s full of …

24/05/2019

In commemoration of the Marawi Siege, 23rd of May, Meranaw Cultural Heritage Program and Iranon Gumilang in partnership with American Corner Marawi and the English Majors' Society bring you the first ever Meranaw Spoken Word at the University Library, MSU-Main