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Sperm Morphology and Testis Histological Changes in 12% High Cholesterol Diet Administered Rats Following Tualang Honey Supplementation and Diet Modifications
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Background: Hypercholesterolaemia is recognized as a factor associated with male infertility. However, currently, there is limited therapy available. Tualang honey (TH) is a type of Malaysian polyfloral wild honey produced by the rock bee (Apis dorsata) proven to exert both anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidative effects. Objective: This study aimed t

Islamic with Turkish Connections: Atiya’s and Zeyneb’s counter-Narratives to the West
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

South Asian Atiya Fyzee and her Turkish contemporary Zeyneb Hanoum were epistolary travel writers. Despite their variant geographical identities, both had Turkish connections and share similarities in their work. Both made trips to Europe in the early twentieth century when international travel was not as common as it is today. The preferred mode o

In Memory of Shah Abdul Hannan
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Shah Abdul Hannan was a great believer in Islam and lover of his country. He would reach out to any groups that work for one or both of these two entities. He had friends in major political parties and through them conveyed advice to the leadership for the betterment of Bangladesh. He always highlighted the good attributes of people and hardly spok

Irresponsible Use of it Can Derail Academics
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Often lost in WhatsApp, Facebook and Twitter discussions, many academics stray from the pursuit of research and scholarship. Conversely, the slimy and sleazy ones use the vast resources of the Internet to cut and paste materials (words and/or ideas) and insert them in their own writings without acknowledging the sources. Thus, responsible usage of

Minnat Ali’s Kafoner Lekha and the Biography of an Autobiography
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

In his autobiography, Khairabadi provides an eye-witness account of the Great Rebellion of 1857-59 and its aftermath. A landmark event in British colonial history in South Asia, the Great Rebellion (known as Sepoy Mutiny in colonial officialese) impacted colonial relations in the region for the next ninety years. A number of local patriots and free

In Memoriam: Emajuddin Ahmad
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Nowadays, we often come across unpleasant media reports involving vice-chancellors of various universities in Bangladesh. They reportedly unleash musclemen in the guise of student activists to crush legitimate movements of ordinary students. Academic administrators’ desire to exercise political power at the expense of academic traditions have wor

Inspirational Teachers Can Light Candles in Darkest Minds of Unmotivated Students
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Lecturers' focus should not only ensure the students are provided with course content they need to pass exams, but also to help them develop the hunger and thirst for knowledge and provide them with inspirational motivation and intellectual stimulation. Only inspirational teachers can light candles in the darkest minds of under-motivated studen

Myanmar's Democracy Rings Hollow with Rohingya Issue Unresolved
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

When Noor Ayesha, Rajuma and hundreds of thousands of other Rohingya men and women were stripped of their citizenship, conditioned to live in poverty and humiliation, expelled from their homes and country and were subjected to ethnic cleansings and/or genocides, we did not see any protests or large demonstrations in Myanmar. Will today's protes

Narrative Will Change if Muslims are Involved in Capitol Siege
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

There are criminals in every religious community; and they should be treated only as criminals without any reference to their religions. As in other religious populations, in the over 1.5 billion-strong global Muslim community, there are bad elements who should not be allowed to define the religion of Islam even if they shout Allahu Akbar to justif

Embracing the Ship Metaphor
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

University communities have an obligation to guide the wider society towards honesty, fairness and morality in both direct and indirect ways. Otherwise, evils in society will creep in and eventually destroy the moral fabric of universities as well as the nation. If people on the upper deck neglect this moral/educational/religious responsibility, th

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