Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design -- IIUM Summary: As Islam is the nation's official religion, the government of Malaysia strives to adopt Islamic image in Malaysia's built environment. Yet, given Malaysia's heterogeneous society, are Islamic concepts been implemented correctly

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Manufacturing and Material Engineering -- IIUM Summary: A totally green biocomposite based on polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), clamshells biofiller (CaCO3) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as a binder was prepared through melt blending technique using Brabender machine. The properties of biocomposite

Subject(s): Machiavellianism (Psychology) | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of History and Civilization -- IIUM Summary: This research discusses life and careers of the Mongol Khan Hulagu and the Abbasid Caliph Mansur in the light of the Machiavellian leadership theory. It aims to explore whether Machiavellianism is a necessary attribute

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance. -- IIUM Summary: The existence of the Shariah advisory board in an Islamic financial institution is significant in ensuring that the institution complies with the Shariah principles in carrying out its Islamic financial business and activities. Due to the vital rol

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance. -- IIUM Summary: Monetary policy in Malaysia has been designed to be accommodative and supportive of economic growth with balancing the risk of inflation. Therefore, interest rates have been relatively low during the last decade, and the financing conditions conti

Subject(s): Capital punishment (Islamic law) | Capital punishment | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Legal Practice -- IIUM Summary: Death punishment is a debatable issue that attracts the attention of scholars either in favour of or against it. This issue is intensively discussed in countries which still retain the death punishment for

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization -- IIUM Summary: This study examines reform approaches adopted by Sisters In Islam in Malaysia. It analyzes the methods they used and the strategies they deployed over the year of its establishment. This study is generally divided into two major a

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Accounting -- IIUM Summary: The rapid growth of Islamic banks globally has shown a large awareness of Muslims. However, it may not be averted from potential risks that may reduce the popularity of Islamic banks, such as earnings management activities. The purpose of this study is to determine

Subject(s): Dissertations, Academic -- Kulliyyah of Information and Communication Technology -- IIUM Summary: The study of information seeking behaviour is important in order to enhance provision of quality services and resources on the part of information professionals. Nonetheless, the factors that influence the information seeking of individ

Subject(s): Qur'an -- Tafsir | Dissertations, Academic -- Department of Qur'an and Sunnah Studies -- IIUM | Tafsir al-mawdu'i Summary: Ustaz Delawar Hossain Sayeedi spent valuable efforts to spread and preach Islam and the Holy Qur'an in various ways. He is well-known among Muslims and non-Muslims all over the world, especially