The concept of sustainable campus has emerged from the social, economic and environmental impacts due to anthropogenic activities around the world. One of the initiatives of sustainable campus is the application of ecological indicators. The indicators provide information about the current condition and early warning on the possible risks of enviro

Presently, the Cuckoo Search algorithm is attracting unprecedented attention from the research community and applications of the algorithm are expected to increase in number rapidly in the future. The purpose of this study is to assist potential developers in selecting the most suitable cuckoo search variant, provide proper guidance in future modif

There is a strong commonality between Islam and the humanities and social sciences in the sense that both encompass heterogeneous aspects of human life and its conditions and experiences. However, divergence between these two entities is palpable, as the conventional humanities and social sciences look at life from a secular perspective. Some disci

A garden is an outdoor space designed for the purpose of relaxation and recreation. Meanwhile, an Islamic garden is known as a garden that arise during the peak of Muslim civilisation. The main purpose of this garden is to solely remember the oneness of God as He is the creator of the universe. However, throughout the centuries, the values of the I

A garden, in general, is a space design for the purpose of relaxation and recreation. Whereas, an Islamic garden is a garden that arises during the peak of Muslim civilization. The garden is created as a platform to remember the ones of God as He is the creator of the universe. The establishment of the Islamic garden spanned from the seventh centur

There is a tendency to regard (English) literature as beyond the pale of religion and conventional morality. Advocates of the postulates of the art for art’s sake school are perhaps predisposed to dismiss academic endeavours of relating Islam to literary discussion. This is despite the fact that there are millions of Muslim students of English li

Before English literature was given institutional prominence as a subject of study in the colony, Christian missionary activities – that combine religious and educational endeavors – had been used as a tool to desensitize the colonized to the horrors and dehumanizing effects of colonial expansionism. Later, as Terry Eagleton maintains, religion

This paper discusses the issue of treatment of debt defaulters from SharÊ'ah perspective and its current practices in Islamic banking and finance. In doing so, the paper first explains the concept of debt and its payment obligation from Islamic point of view. The paper also critically reviews the current practice of treating defaulters by Isla

Marie Carmichael Stopes‟ identity as the pioneer of family planning may come as a shock to many Muslims who regard contraceptive practices as forbidden. Her most influential book Married Love (1918) may cause a double fold negative impression among them as it is both a manual of sexual intercourse and a treatise of birth-control campaign. It puts

Religion has been part and parcel of human history and heritage. It has served as a useful companion to man in the journey of intellectual growth,which has in most of the cases, helped humanity to answer, in various forms, the basic questions of life. Though religion has been a useful companion to man, yet religious thought has never been without c