Midwifery is the practice of assisting a woman through childbirth using natural procedures.In Malay midwifery practices, traditional bath is one of the most important treatments during the confinement periods. However, today in Malay community, midwifery traditional knowledge of herbal medicine is disappearing and extinct. The facts are Malay midwi

The increasing importance of the Islamic unit trust industry requires a more detailed and efficient analysis on the various aspects of the industry. The purpose of this study, therefore, is to investigate the relationship between the NAV of the Islamic equity unit trust funds and microeconomic variables, namely fund dividends, fund Risk, fund histo

In this study, attempt has been made to investigate the relationship specifically the causal relation between fund unit prices of Islamic equity unit trust fund which measure by fund NAV and the selected macro-economic variables of Malaysian economy by using VECM causality test and Granger causality test. Monthly data has been used from Jan, 2006 t

Awqaf (endowments) had played a significant role in the progress and development of human civilization. It is a need of time to revitalize the roles of awqaf for the advancement of human society and civilization. Hence, this paper intends to make a juristic study on utilizing awqaf funds through investment and financing based on the classical to th

Ecological landscape is among the factors that may implicate tourists’ visitations to a nature-based landscape of highland environment. It is found that the natural beauty of certain natural resources has a significant contribution to the development of a nature-based tourism. Perhaps, sustainable landscape management is essential to continuously

Enzymatic devulcanisation is one of the methods of recycling waste rubber tire. Among all devulcanised methods that are introduced, biological method is a safer choice because it does not include any harmful or toxic chemicals, and is normally not energy intensive. The process deems more efficient and less expensive compared to various other devulc

This paper studies the unique anthropology of the Cocos Malays of Cocos (Keeling) Island in Australia. The focus of the study is on the evolution and transformation of their dwelling architecture and culture. Cocos Island is an isolated coral atoll located in the vast Indian Ocean and it became a home for the small community of Cocos Malays. Cocos

Background: Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni, belonging to the family Compositae, has a long and successful history of use as a commercial sweetening agent. It originated from Paraguay and was first introduced into Malaysia in 1970s. The sweetening agents are the steviol glycosides which are 150 to 350 times sweeter than sugar. Currently in IIUM’s germp

This study documents results on scenic beauty preferences for thelandscapes of Fraser’s Hill. The results indicate that i) natural landscapes have influenced the tourism industry of Fraser’s Hill. ii) landscapes with good ecology and man-made attributes have significant relationship to scenic beauty iii) most tourists preferred viewing the land

There is no denying that throughout the ages awqaf (endowments) had a great contribution to make a comprehensive development of, not only Islamic, but also human civilization. Thus, taking an attempt to revitalize the role of awqaf is actually trying to bring back a gigantic voluntary institutional role to serve for the advancement of society and c