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From Pasha to Cleopatra and Vashti: the Oriental Other in Charlotte Brontë’s Villette
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Critics have argued that Jane’s engagement with the Orient in Jane Eyre (1847) is grounded in the vocabulary of her role as liberator and the discourse of female slavery and male domination as represented by the use of the harem metaphor in the text. Yet little is said about how this same metaphor exposes in Villette (1853) the ambivalence inhere

Immediate Postpartum Cardiorespiratory Collapse : a Management Quandry
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

A 35-year-old multiparous woman was found unresponsive, tachypnoeic, hypoxic and in shock 4 h postpartum. The ECG revealed S1 Q3 T3, a right bundle branch block pattern and right-axis deviation. The computed tomography of her pulmonary arteries revealed bilateral pulmonary artery thrombosis with dilated right ventricle. She was fibrinolyzed with in

Pricing Efficiency of the 3-month Klibor Futures Contracts: an Empirical Analysis
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

This study is an empirical investigation of the pricing efficiency of Malaysia's interest rate futures contract, the 3-month Kuala Lumpur Interbank Offered Rates (KLIBOR) futures contract. This article also examines several issues related to pricing efficiency. The study spans the contract's entire 10-year history, June 1996 to June 2006. I

الاتجاهات نحو القراءة باللغة العربية : دراسة في المدارس الثانوية بماليزيا (al-Ittijahat Nahw al-Qiraat bi-Al-lughah Al-'arabiyah : Dirasat Fi al-Madaris al-Thanawiyah bi-Maliziya)
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

يهدف هذا البحث الى التعرف على اتجاهات طلبة المدارس الثانوية الدينية في ماليزيا نحو القراءة باللغة العربية، والكشف عن الفروق بين الذكور والإناث في اتجاهاتهم نحو القراءة، والعلاقة بين تحصيل ال

Female Professionals at Work and Home: a Clash of Priority
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

This article attempts to understand the experiences of female professionals at home and workplaces in Malaysia. The research setting is at PetCo”1. It applies three sociological methods that include participant observation, interview and questionnaires, which involved 259 questionnaire respondents and 34 interviewees. The study found that even th

Religion and Spirituality in Specific Clinical Situations in Medical Practice: a cross-Sectional Comparative Study Between Patients and Doctors in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Malaysia
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

In recent years there has been growing awareness regarding the role of religion and spirituality (R/S) in the practice of clinical medicine. We aim to assess the beliefs and practises of physicians regarding the role of R/S in clinical practice. Concomitantly, we aim to assess the beliefs of our patients and whether they like to address such issues

The Dominance Entry of the Principles of Gharar in Electronic Contracts
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Contracts feature in all areas of our daily lives. For example, without much thought, we become party to a variety of contracts when we travel by bus or rail, purchase goods, accept services, and carry out our duties in the workplace. Contracts are so prevalent that ordinary men or women in the street do not realize the legal complexities of the tr

Utilization of ICT for Teaching and Learning in Malaysian Institutions of Higher Education
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

With the rapid development of ICT, the traditional approach of teaching and learning at higher education institutions is also changing. In fact, the integration between education and ICT can contribute towards a knowledge-base society. The past two decades have witnessed an emerging and growing trend towards the implementation of ICT in universitie

Impacted Foreign Body in Secondary Bronchus: Chest Percussions During Therapeutic Bronchoscopy
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

We report a case of 1-year 7-month-old boy who presented with impacted peanut in the secondary bronchus. An alternative method of dislodging the impacted foreign body was used in this case with concomitant chest percussions during rigid bronchoscopy. This method helped to dislodge the peanut successfully.This article appeared in a journal published

The Palestinian Issue: a Malaysian Perspectives (1957-2003)
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

In the contemporary world, the Palestinian Issue still remains explosive and unresolved. Its resolution is an urgent necessity as well as a major international concern. This is particularly so to all Muslims who view it not merely as a regional or an Arab problem, but more importantly a paramount religious issue. This sentiment is indeed shared by

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