Cultural globalization as an integral part of wholesale transformation of societies along the patterns set by the domineering and hegemonic civilization of our time that has all the needed tools to import and transplant its own life styles and patterns of behaviors to people of other cultures. In this process, Muslim concept of marriage and family

Al Faruqi brought a comprehensive and blended approach that combined a rationalist approach to monotheism which was both modernist and activist, along an impartial path to the study of religion. In a way, he was a modern successor to the medieval Muslim scholars of comparative religion such as al-Biruni (973-1048 CE) and al-Shahrastani (1086-11-53

Alternative modes of dispute resolution such as mediation and conciliation are, in most circumstances able to improve the strain relationship between the disputants. Only when the parties are unable to resolve the dispute amicably would adjudication before the court become necessary as the last resort. To this end, members of the legal fraternity w

While many studies have focused on Salman Rushdie’s use of magic realism in his highly-acclaimed novels, the way it is employed in his children’s fiction remains understudied. This paper, hence, attempts to fill in this gap by applying Anne Hegerfeldt’s (2005)’s theoretical framework on magic realism onto its reading of Salman Rushdie’s H

Targeted drug delivery system improves the efficiency and safety of the therapeutic agents by managing the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs. Currently, numerous drug carrier systems have been developed with different sizes, architectures and characteristics surface properties. Among different systems, macromolecules have a wide range

Public architecture in the Malay world refer to the relationships between the palaces and mosques and the changes highlight the evolution and the complexity of life brought about by Colonial-led modern changes starting from 18th centuries, spaces in these Malay palaces and Aristocrats homes or the public realm, had become more complex and thus thei

The issue whether exiting or quitting the company’s WhatsApp group without prior permission of the superior constitutes a misconduct that warrants discipline is discussed in this article with reference to the recent Industrial Court’s award in Thilagavathy A/P Arunasalam v Maxis Mobile Sdn Bhd. In this case, the Industrial Court held, inter ali

Public architecture in the Malay world refer to the relationships between the palaces and mosques and the changes highlight the evolution and the complexity of life brought about by Colonial-led modern changes starting from 18th centuries, spaces in these Malay palaces and Aristocrats homes or the public realm, had become more complex and thus thei

This paper intends to address some of the issues which are generally associated to religion especially to Islam such as the issues of radicalism, fundamentalism, terrorism, traditionalism and Islamic thought. It is generally claimed by Western authors that due to the misinterpretation of texts of Islam and negligence of the proper context and impro

In prisons, the convicted are most often unattended by the authority and therefore they become victim to abuses and maltreatment. Their basic rights as humans are being violated in most of the prisons. Although there have been a lot of laws and regulations upholding the rights of prisoners prevalent in the international community, it seems ineffect