The papers that have passed the first level review were then sent for a second blind review process in order to add more credibility to this edited book. Majority of our paper reviewers are expert in their area and their opinions are mostly sought after. At the end of the thorough review and editing process, we arrived to eleven chapters altogether

We investigate Zn/MnO2 Leclanché cell employing inorganic MCM-41 membrane separator. MCM-41 membrane is developed onto zinc anode substrate from dip coating procedure, performed at room temperature. The parent solution for synthesis consisted of quarternary ammonium surfactant, cethyltrimethylammonium bromide C16H33(CH3)3NBr (CTAB) as the organic

Ever since human being lives within space and time, body and soul are inseparable twin. This is an everlasting rule that ought to constantly reminded us, while dealing with human nature as well as with progress and civilization, to look for the physical, psycho-physical and spiritual, as well their inter-relationship; hence pinpointing the signific

PENGENALAN: Perbincangan tentang hak-hak wanita dalam Islam sentiasa mendapat kritikan bukan hanya oleh masyarakat barat tetapi juga oleh aktivis wanita Islam yang menerajui pemikiran liberal. Tidak kurang juga ia datang daripada wanita Islam yang ditindas disebabkan amalan budaya yang dilihat bersifat berat sebelah terhadap wanita dan sistem perun

Fakhr al-Din al-Rāzi (606 HE/1149-1209 CE) is one of the greatest scholars after Ghazāli. This poster presentation has a single primary objective, i.e. to high-light the Islamic intellectual heritage on human needs and well-being which is relevant to the contemporary Muslim ummah situation. In determining which of Rāzi's statements are relev

Women rights in Islam remain a controversial subject since decades partly contributed by misconceptions in translating the law into practical reality. In another dimension, many cultural practices as commonly practiced by Muslims, particularly in Muslim countries often reflect negative treatments towards women. Therefore, this chapter will focus on

This study aims to analyse the relationship between risk management practices and financial performance in the Islamic banks in Malaysia. In achieving this objective, the study assesses the current risk management practise of the Islamic banks and links them with the financial performance of the banks. The study uses both the primary (survey questi

This project discusses one aspect of religious freedom that is to answer the controversial legal argument of whether there is such right to convert to other faith in Islam from human rights perspectives and the Islamic human rights.

This is a technical report that presents the highlights of Malaysia's R&D activities and expenditure over a 3-year period (2010-2012).

This paper examines parallels between contemporary Western and Islamic thought. It will propose that there is congruence between Western and Muslim political thought processes on issues of soft-foundationalism, negative theology, provisional truth claims and religious democracy, in order to offset hegemonic tendencies. This will be illustrated by a