This chapter is aimed to: 1. Discuss the problems of the Palestinian political system and explain the ways Hamas tried to deal with those problems since elected to power in 2006; 2. Analyse the challenges faced by Hamas, such as that of harmonization between the Islamic ideology of Hamas and democracy and combining resistance with governance. 3. Ev

This study examines the contribution of the corporate sector in the healthcare sector of a developing economy - Bangladesh. In order to fulfil this objective, the researchers focused on the contribution of the banking sector through six case studies. The annual reports of the banks were taken as the sources of data. Content analysis of these annual

Salinity is one of the environmental factors that limit growth, development and agricultural productivity in plants. Andrographis paniculata, a medicinal plant commonly used to treat diabetes and hypertension, is a salt-sensitive plant. In order to better understand salinity stress responses in A. paniculata, protein profiling using a two-dimension

In this talk, the concept of "governance" is briefly explained within the context of a modern society like Afghanistan. Various types of governance is also explained.CCPD Daily Agenda from Apex2 Group. Feb 2nd –Feb 15 2014 Hotel: Metro Bukit Bintang Kuala Lumpur Date and Day Subject Name of Professor / Activity Notes Day 1 Sunday Feb 2nd

The Red Minaret: Memoirs of Ibrahim Ghushehis the autobiography of Ibrahim Ghusheh, the official spokesman of Hamas during 1991-1999. Originally written in Arabic, the work was translated into English by Hassan Ibrahim and Salma al-Houry.94 Intellectual DIscourse , Vol 22, N o 1, 2014 contested categorisation of religion and ethnicity and state for

The concept of insurance is novel and excellent, since it tries to help the participants in the case of misfortune. It is prohibited from the Islamic aspect because the practice of insurance involves interest, uncertainty and gambling. Takaful has been introduced as an alternative to insurance and at the same time, Retakaful has emerged as an alter

alaysia is trying to position itself as a hub of Islamic finance and the government is promoting the Islamic finance industry. Takaful industry is rapidly increasing however, Retakaful industry is not catching up with the dynamic and complex needs of Takaful industry. In addition, the existence of the limited number of Retakaful operators causes Ta

This chapter, first of all, defines the term "Arab Spring". Then it provides a brief historical background to the Arab Spring. Having done these, the chapter subsequently analyses the following:Leadership and Organizational Structure; Evolution and Major Transformations; Impact on Political Dynamics and Future Prospects

The main philosophies behind the research functions are the extension of knowledge, the solution of problems, evaluation of the truth, exploration, clarification and classification, and the establishment of correlation, among others. In particular, on vehicle dynamics, the automotive industry is compelled to reinvent itself in order to meet the cha

A hybrid antenna is used to design a mixer in the heterodyne receiver for THz range application to increase the system efficiency. Design of a high precision THz range antenna for a constant far-field beam pattern is always a challenging task to the design engineers. A design procedure of THz band antenna by using CST Microwave Studio has been pres