This paper examines productivity change of Islamic banks in Malaysiaduring the period 2006 to 2008. The data includes a panel of 12 Islamic banks and the productivity of each bank is analysed using the non-parametric Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method or the intermediation approach. In the DEA technique, efficiency is measured by the Malmquist

One of the issues in child’s maintenance is the maximum age of a child in which a father is still responsible over the maintenance. Under the Civil law, there is no provision which requires the parent to provide maintenance if the child is pursuing his/her tertiary education. The Islamic Family law provides eighteen years old as the maximum age f

This paper investigates the impact of oil price shocks on the Malaysian stock market. The co-integration test results documented zero co-integration equation. This finding implies no long-run relationship between the variables in the system. The causality test which looks at short run dynamic interactions between the variables also documented the s

MASYARAKAT Malaysia rata-ratanya menyedari bahawa kita sedang berdepan dengan pelbagai masalah sosial yang serius,terutama perkara berkaitan seksual.Hakikatnya gejala sosial ini bukan sahaja membabitkan remaja,tetapi juga mereka yang sudah melepasi usia matang.Lantaran itu banyak cadangan dikemukakan bagi menangani gejala sosial ini.Setakat ini,cad

The term “frozen shoulder” is often under-diagnosed and hence undertreated. Traditional medical training and management of musculoskeletal pain have focused much attention on bones, joints and nerves. We introduce a new assessment tool of the frozen shoulder, integrating the conventional orthopaedic approaches with myofascial pain syndrome conc

This descriptive cross-sectional study was at Sreepur upzilla of Bangladesh during the period of 6 months with the aim to find out the extend of utilization of postnatal care services by the rural mothers. A total of 250 women who had their last child born within 6 weeks to 6 months were selected systematically. Majority of the respondents were in

Generally, there are three common business vehicles which are used to "mobilize" trade all over the world; the sole proprietorships, partnerships and companies. Nonetheless, in many countries, business vehicles have been developed to include more option other than these three conventional structures. It is observed that development and expa

Matrimonial disputes are one area of law, which is highly litigated before the registrars and judges. Under the Malaysian law, the court shall have power to order the division of any assets acquired by the divorced parties during the marriage including those attained by the sole efforts of one part to the marriage. Reference to personal property no

Literatures on Muslim women writers living in a new land are scarce and rarely discussed. This paper aims to explore the writings by two Muslim women writers who had to leave their countries for various reasons but "returned home" through their creative work, exemplifying the diasporic notion of being ambivalent and critical of their 'h

Since the Nineteenth Century, the provision of parks has been a major focus in promoting places for relaxation and recreation. In other words, parks were designed to promote public health and to give some aesthetic value to an urban setting. Neighbourhood Parks (NP) therefore can be regarded as public spaces, which cater to the needs of urban dwell