Subject(s): Mass media -- Audiences | Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences -- IIUM Summary: Major previous studies on global media have hitherto been concentrating attention on the investigation of the hegemonic effects of such media on the audience. Hence, the global media audience members are g

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences -- IIUM Summary: This dissertation examines gender-sensitive verses in the Qur'an as reinterpreted by Muslim feminists, placing particular emphasis on Amina Wadud and Asma Barlas. The aim of the dissertation is to analyse to what extent Wadud&#

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Engineering -- IIUM Summary: In micro-electro discharge machining (micro-EDM) of nonconductive ceramics, material is removed mainly by spalling due to the dominance of alternating thermal load. Most of the existing theoretical micro-EDM models established for single spark erosion considering t

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Curriculum and Instruction -- IIUM Summary: Malaysian education today is facing the problems and shortcomings of school-based assessment (SBA). Various studies have been done by researchers in their areas of expertise to examine and analyze the effectiveness of SBA to assess students. Althoug

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences -- IIUM Summary: Due to its unique characteristics (variability, perishability, inseparability and so on), managing a service brand is relatively challenging compared to product industry. In addition, numerous perceived risks are associated with it. The brandi

Subject(s): Waqf -- Malaysia | Endowments -- Malaysia | Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design -- IIUM Summary: Waqf is defined as the act of charity where the donors sustain their property from personal use and share it for the benefits of the public. In Malaysia, the administration and management of waq

Subject(s): Piety -- Islamic interpretations | Work -- Religious aspects Islam | Ethics, Islamic | Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences -- IIUM Summary: Deviant workplace behavior of employees is a common problem faced by today's business organizations. Despite the enduring inquest and increasing interes

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Arabic Language and Literature -- IIUM Summary: This thesis is a rhetorical study of the main expressions and sentences in the language of the Holy Qur'an. It is a new approach of rhetorical studies regarding the content. Also, its importance comes from three major elements: illustrating

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Ahmad Ibrahim of Kulliyyah Laws -- IIUM Summary: As the dissertation title implies, this study aims at an attempt to probe, analyse and explain the procedural criminal safeguards given to an accused at the investigation stage and during the trial before Omani Law through a comparison between the Omani Law

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Information Systems -- IIUM Summary: For a long time computers have been used for language teaching and learning. Unfortunately, little has been done in the field of computerized Arabic language teaching and learning. Furthermore, there is a lack of research into the impact of applying the kn