Islamic educational system in the Malay Peninsula began with the arrival of Islam to the region. The need for Islamic education by the natives of the Malay Peninsula grew exponentially from as early as the 18th to the early 20th centuries. As a result of the natives’ cumulative need, pondoks and madrasahs were formed as early as in the 19th and t

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Rashid Ghannouchi has been known for his adherence to the idea of Islamic Democracy, which accepted democracy and its values as part of Islamic principles. For Muslims around the globe, Ghannouchi's non-conventional ideas are seen as something new and apt for the mdern democratic age, in particluar his recent epistemological departure from conv

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Leadership has long been an often-discussed topic among intellectuals of a variety of disciplines. Analysis of leadership is often centered on day-to-day practices of particular organizations. Leadership is defined by many scholars and researchers, such as a process of whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  On 23 June 2016, the Mufti of Pahang shocked Malaysians by stating that it is a sin for Muslims to support the Democratic Action Party (DAP), which he labelled as Kafir Harbi (infidels against whom war can be waged).  The statement received mixed reactions from the Muslims: some voiced their support while many opposed it. F

The global demand for light weight energy savings and high performance characteristic material has translated to the emergence of advance composite materials. Presently, cast iron is used for brake rotor production, however, due to higher density resulting more fuel consumption and emission of carbon dioxide making the environment unsafe. The recyc

Surface modified duplex stainless steel (DSS) is very attractive material for a wide range of high temperature uses including tribological application. Melting technique using tungsten inert gas (TIG) torch and diffusion technique using gas nitriding are the effective processing routes with simple and cost effective way. In this invention, TIG torc

Leadership has long been an often-discussed topic among intellectuals of a variety of disciplines. Analysis of leadership is often centered on day-to-day practices of particular organizations. Leadership is defined by many scholars and researchers, such as a process of whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal

The aim of this book is to explore and analyze the Islamic axioms, foundation principles and values underpinning the field of governance in an attempt to construct the architectonics of a new systemic and dynamic theory and formulate the articulation of ‘Islamic governance’. This discursive and abstract, rather than being an empirical exercise,