This paper aims to highlight how meanings in English dictionaries differ from the meanings held by Muslims, hence, a need for teachers of English to highlight the differences when they teach English to Muslim learners. The presence of many English words and concepts, as conveyed through the English language, have meanings different from that which

Muslim scholars are in general agreement that women are not entitled to hold the topmost public office of a nation. Is it due to Qur’anic texts and Prophetic traditions (ahadith) that women are barred from key positions or is it largely due to socio-cultural and economic settings of a country? The Qur’an urges women to stay quietly at home and

The metabolomic analysis of developing Vanilla planifolia green pods (between 3 and 8 months after pollination) was carried out by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and multivariate data analysis. Multivariate data analysis of the 1H NMR spectra, such as principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least-squares-discriminant analysis

Share market plays an important role for the economic development of a nation. Companies and individuals purchase shares and bonds, and mostly uncertainties prevail over this market. The scholars, classical and modern, adopted different approach towards the validity or invalidity of such a market as it was not existent in the time of the Prophet or

This research deals with the relationship of Islam to literature and criticism through diverse aspects such as the concept of Islamization and the opinions put forth by institutes interested in this concept. Additionally, it studies the phenomenon of clarity and vegueness in Arabic poetry (from an Islamic perspective). Furthermore, it also studies

As one of the most vibrant nations of Asia, Singapore is well known for its dynamic and innovative human capital development initiatives. These are driven mainly by the government policies, with inputs from public sector organizations and large local companies. Human resource development (HRD) related legislations, financial incentives, infra-struc

إن الأسواق المالية أصبح لهاا دور مكزا ه ماا في اةيااق اادتةااداة في العةاك الاكامث ماث لايا أنا ا منفذ لأمل التجارق إا وبالتعامل فيها والتعااش معها. ولها دور زبا في النماو اادتةااده في أه ماث ا�

This paper presents the findings of an empirical study that investigated the relationship between cross-cultural training (CCT) effectiveness, self-efficacy, and adjustment of expatriate managers in Asia. Responses of 169 managers from four different national backgrounds, all currently on overseas assignments in Asia, indicate that the relationship

Right after the Cold-War a lopsided dominance of the Western civilization took a shape in reality, creating an invisible division of the West and the rest. This imaginary division, in affect, triggered a cultural domination of the Western culture and traditions, undermining other cultures. Hence there took a turnabout in history from a ‘physio-ps

The results of an experimental investigation carried out to control the base pressure in a suddenly expanded axi-symmetric passage is presented in this paper. An active control in the form of micro jets is employed to control the base pressure. Air injection at four locations at the base, symmetric to the nozzle axis is used as the active control.