Islam took root in the Malay Sultanate kingdom when trade flourished through the Straits of Malacca and the South China Sea. Islamic teaching was accepted by the locals and Islam became the country’s official religion. Islam has been assimilated in the way of life of the Malays, including the physical built environment of its cities. However, aft

The paper discusses the process to adapt the Student Stress Inventory (SSI) and reportsthefindingofitscontentvalidation. Theprocessentailed,firstly,forwardand backward translation of items to be used in a new population of test takers whose culture is different from that of in the original SSI standardization sample. The translation process was acc

This guide is designed to help teachers develop their own lesson plans and activities using the CEFR-aligned Curriculum Framework, Syllabus, and Scheme of Work as references. The content is drawn from the resource materials provided by Cambridge English (CE) at the CEFR Familiarisation, Learning Materials Adaptation (LMA), Curriculum Assessment (FA

This article analyzes selected commentaries of Nur al-Din al-Raniri (d. 1658) to the discourse on religions other than Islam in the Malay world. Such discourse was not common during the early period of Islam in the region. Malay Muslim scholars at that time were focusing more on other discipline of knowledge in Islam. Despite the scarcity of such d

COVID-19 and the Movement Control Order (MCO) may trigger a ‘next wave’ of mental health problems. However, the relationship is not linear. Human psychology also has an impact on the outbreak. Thus, proper strategies to manage human psychology, especially mental health, is very important to break the vicious cycle. This article aims to discuss

As one of the presenter for the webinar, I discussed on the Science to Grow Happy from the psychological perspectives. I discussed about the conception of happiness, bio-psycho-socio-spiritual contributing factors of happiness, what can we learn from the field of psychoneuroimmunology and it relationships with well-being, and some advises for healt

Living in a sophisticated world today always require people to adjust themselves accordingly. The same goes to the work of da’wah (the act of propagation of Islam) by the Muslims. This study discusses efforts made by a group of undergraduate students from different specializations attending Islamic Da’wah course (RKUD 2030) at the International

This paper discusses the contribution of two great scholars in the Muslim world, Bediʿuzzaman Saʿid Nursī (d.1960) and Haji ʿAbdul Malīk bin ʿAbdul Karīm ʿAmrullah (HAMKA) (d.1981). They contributed immensely to their communities in Turkey and Indonesia. Both scholars produced magnum opus on the meanings and interpretations of the Qur’ān

The workshop discussed about Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (i.e., one type of psychotherapy) and how it is used in the management of weight. Other than that, the challenges in weight management (i.e., called as Diet Traps) were also introduced and 10 basic strategies in getting out of the traps were discussed.CBT DrJamilah Hanum Abdul KhaiyomAgenda P

The webinar discussed on the relationships between COVID-19, Movement Control Order, Work From Home, and the psychosocial impacts triggered from the phenomenon. The coping strategies to manage the psychosocial impacts were also discussed.