This paper aims to explore the nature of the values and modes of their transmission in the Islamic Studies Textbooks (IST) used by Secondary school students at the International Islamic School Malaysia (IISMS). It also aims to investigate how these values reinforce students’ self- understanding and self-realization vis-à-vis the religious repres

This conceptual paper aims to highlight the traditional morality and the conventional depiction of non- Muslims in the Islamic Studies rhetoric and its influence in shaping stereotypes on the “Other”. A Literature review was conducted via a reflective analysis in which ideas grouping was made and recommendations were deducted. The findings have

In their continuing search for competitive differentiation, the Food and Beverages (F&B entrepreneurs) are now turning mobile vendor including food truck as new and promising business proposition. While the growth of food truck in the current trend, the vendor's creativity and consumer’s demands influencing the evolving of food truck busi

The exotic phrase “Vision 2020” has been coined to signify a lofty and long term objective pertaining to some issue in many countries across the world. In Malaysia, the architect of this vision is the former Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, who unveiled it in 1991, 30 years in advance of the time line of demarcation. The gist of the

Introduction: Methadone Maintenance Therapy (MMT) program improves access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) among people who inject drugs (PWID) with HIV-positive status. However, the time to treatment initiation (TTI) and outcomes of ART intervention in this population has scarcely been analysed. Objectives: This study aimed to analyse the TTI and o

Organizations, retailers, entrepreneurs have leveraged on Branding Architecture with the hope to sustain its business operations and at the same time, maintaining the social welfare of its customers These strategies might not be successful when they are applied in Muslim countries In addition, business operators are facing difficulties to choose th

HSBL University College is one of the privately run institutions of higher learning in Malaysia which offers, among others, various programs in Economics, Accounting and Business Administration. A recent survey conducted by the Faculty of Business (FB) of HSBL found that the students were not fully satisfied with the teaching and learning system of

Private and government sector schools in most Muslim countries make Islamic studies a compulsory subject for all Muslim students up to the Secondary school level. Mandatory use of Islamic Studies textbooks in Islamic schools makes them a powerful tool that forms emotions, ideas, and perceptions. They often guide students to generate strong spiritua

A history of Muslims’ contribution to present-day science and technology is the exploration of the missing account of their glorious past. Muslims integrated science, theology, and philosophy as they were urged to study, acquire knowledge, and learn from others' expertise and civilization. The significance of this study lies not in recounting

Today, the Muslim society is embroiled with many problems and there are reasons for this. It is the view of many Muslim scholars that presently the Muslim family institution is not as strong as it is supposed to be. The objective of the present research was to apply Quality Function Deployment (QFD) and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) to strengthe