It is common for Muslims to associate mental illness with the work of jinn. Typically, an initial consultation with folk-healer is made within the local community by those who experience deviant symptoms. This behaviour results in several serious negative health implications. Misconception about the meaning of Islamic medicine, the use of ruqyah am

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In Malaysia, it has been an outrageous phenomenon lately regarding a crime of obstructing public servant in discharge of his public functions. It was actually sad to know that Malaysians are very aggressive in dealings with public servants whereby most of the cases public servants were only discharging their public duties that they are responsible

“Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea” which means an act does not constitute crime unless done with a guilty mind. A reasonable man is viewed as a moral agent and not simply as an instrument of causing harm. He is regarded as responsible for his actions. Being a responsible agent means that man is capable of reason (right-thinking person); h

The objective of this article is to highlight the issue of abortion under the Malaysian Penal Code, its historical and international contexts. By examining the history of abortion and its evolving legal status around the world and Islamic jurisdiction, it is hoped to shed light on how we arrived at our current situation and how the status of the la

The application of handcuffs by enforcement agencies especially police force has drawn heated arguments and adverse attention of the public. The public complained and criticised the use of handcuffs by the police when effecting arrests or while escorting the accused person to court for hearings. Some public bore the view that, in most instances, th

Recently the Parliament has approved the Sexual Offences Against Children Bill 2017, to protect anyone less than 18 years from sexual crimes. It is observed that like child sexual crimes, elder sexual crime is also a problem in our society to which attention must be given, and the victims of this ‘crime’ must also be given protection and the of

Measuring performance of a university is important as it gives the idea of the position of the university and also activities can be initiated to further improve its performance. However, existing performance measurement models such as Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award are developed for the universities in developed and developed countries.

Community economic development is a relatively new strategy employed to increase employment, income, and entrepreneurship activities in small town and communities. The Centre for Islamic Economics, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) has initiated a smart partnership with CIMB Islamic Bank to offer entrepreneurship training and Islamic

Population ageing is pervasive, a global phenomenon and has implications for society and the nation. Among them is demand for greater allocation of financial resources for healthcare services to cope with this demographic trend. Therefore, this study was aimed at investigating the determinants of utilisation of healthcare services among the elderly