Malaysia gained its independence from Britain in 1957. On the eve of its independence the country was counted among the poor countries; yet it was economically better off than most newly independent countries. Among Asian countries it ranked next only to Japan and South Korea in terms of income per capita. (Emsley 1998) Yet, we find that the specte

This study examines the existence of herd behavior among foreign investors in the Malaysian capital market. In methodology, the study analyzes the herd behavior by estimating vector error correction (VECM) model of FPI inflows as well as FPI outflows from/to major investors such as the United States, United Kingdom, Singapore and Hong Kong using qu

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in IP-reuse for SoCs in order to bridge the gap between the silicon capacity and the design productivity. This research work investigates how our proposed methodology can be used to partition and schedule a JPEG encoder IP core onto an FPGA. We will also describe a novel Constraint Satisfaction Pro

Living within one community is one of the best methods to experience and learn architecture effectively. Heritage Studies (AAR 3301) course is one of the compulsory courses in Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies program in International Islamic University Malaysia, that enable students to experience the life of one community in order to do

Preservation of health (hifz al-sihhah) is the most important branch of Islamic medicine since it is primarily concerned with the prevention of illness rather than cure. This book represents as of the few attempts to introduce the role of Islamic medicine, although Chapter One provides information about a historical background of the preservation o

In this study, the effects of nerolidol and allicin respectively extracted from cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) and garlic (Allium sativum) were compared with the effect of berenil (standard anti-trypanosomal drug) on the morphological changes of a protozoan parasite Trypanosoma evansi in mice, determined by light and electron microscopes. Male ICR

Malaysian society puts great emphasis on levels of academic achievement. Parents are keen at seeing their children enrol in university and educational institutions are competing with each other to offer their best educational programme and be at the forefront of academic excellence. However, it is sad to note that a good level of academic achieveme

Introduction: Almost two-thirds of Turkish women wear a headscarf. This is a reality of Turkish society. But, the headscarf is banned in universities, public schools, Parliament, and among public servants and professionals. It is quite difficult to understand how....

Artikel ini membicarakan tentang beberapa pandangan yang mempromosikan Islam liberal sebagaimana yang terkandung dalam buku "Islamic Liberalism" yang diselenggarakan oleh Leonard Binder dan disusuli dengan perbincangan tentang buku Islam Liberal A Sourcebook yang diselenggarakan oleh Charles Kurzman.

The chapter discusses issues pertaining to the philosophy and goals of Islamic Law.