A phytochemical investigation of the stem bark of Calophyllum canum resulted in the isolation of a new xanthone dimer identified as biscaloxanthone (1), together with four compounds; trapezifoliaxanthone (2), trapezifolixanthone A (3), taraxerone (4) and taraxerol (5). The structures of these compounds were determined via spectroscopic methods of I

Although Syria, since the 1960s, has been dominated by a decidedly secular-nationalist regime, the 2011 uprising has demonstrated that the role of Islam in the country’s social and religious scene cannot be underestimated. The uprising, which turned into a revolution and a civil war, created a deep schism among Sunni Muslim ulema who played an in

إن التفكير، بما يتضمنه من نشاطات ذهنية و عمليات عقلية، من أهم ما يتميز به الإنسان، وقد شبهه بعض الكتّاب بعملية التنفس؛ إذ لا غنى لأحد عنه. فبالتفكير يكتشف الإنسان وجود الخالق عز وجل، ويفهم سننَ

The Portuguese missions to Southeast Asia and China beginning in the sixteenth century was mainly inspired by one man. That man was their reigning King, Dom Manuel I1 (reign: 1495-1521) known in Portuguese history as the Fortunate and the Great. To understand and appreciate the motives of these missions, it is necessary to discuss Manuel’s imperi

Syed Ahmad Khan Bahadur (1817-1898) was a controversial Muslim figure in nineteenth-century India. In the first half of his life (pre-1857 Mutiny), he appeared to be an advocate of Hindu-Muslim unity in India, but in the second half of it he was more concerned with Muslim religious and educational reforms and the promotion of Indian Muslim unity. H

Piper aduncum L., commonly known as ‘spiked pepper’, has various uses in traditional medicine that include treating wounds, skin boils, infections, and diarrhoea. Its properties as an anti-parasitic, antimicrobial, insecticidal, antitumor, and anticancer agent indicates that it could have further therapeutic potential in treating infections and

The book’s chapters attempt to provide a collective treatment of the theme of colonialism in the Malay Archipelago from the as yet little explored perspective of civilisational encounters. The centuries-long Western colonial presence in the Archipelago had generated both peaceful and violent quarters that were to prove consequential on the civili

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), a major worldwide cause of morbidity and mortality is mainly due to lifestyle factors and genetics. Physical and psychological stresses contribute to the development of hyperglycemia in the setting of T2DM. Sleep is essential for life. Glucose metabolism can be affected adversely by poor quantity of sleep. Excessive

The tentative antioxidative constituents from stem and leaves extracts of Leea indica which traditionally known as Mali-mali had been investigated. Three different polarities of crude extracts of each part was prepared using consecutive soaking with petroleum ether, dichloromethane and methanol. Screening of antioxidants of each extract on TLC was

The COVID-19 pandemic forced the Deans’ Council of Public Malaysian Medical Faculties to tackle the issue of examinations in the face of movement control orders (MCO). A task force decided that final professional examination is necessary and three recommendations have been proposed. Online examination is among the best option with strict adherenc