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Separation and Purification of Cellulase from Fermentation Broth of Sewage Sludge
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

In recent years, growing attention has been paid to the conversion of biomass into bioethanol which is considered the cleanest liquid fuel alternative to fossil fuels. One of the major applications of cellulase lies in the process of hydrolysis of cellulosic or lignocellulosic material to produce sugar which can be further fermented to produce etha

Invisible Hands Behind the Corporate Governance Practices in Malaysia
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The issues of corporate governance became very popular in the corporate world in UK, USA and Europe during the last two decades. With the opening up of economies and liberalization, the concern for corporate governance also spread to the developing world. Therefore, most of the developed and developing countries, including Malaysia have laid down c

Viability of Islamic Insurance (Takaful) in India: Swot Analysis Approach
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Takaful (Islamic insurance) has been widely accepted as an alternative to conventional insurance and offered in many Muslim and non-Muslim countries. The unique feature of Takaful is that is suitable and acceptable for anyone regardless of the religion to our surprise, Takaful has not been introduced in India. India has the third largest Muslim pop

Can Transparent Disclosure be the Solution to Resolve Shari’ah and Ethical Issues in Special Reserves of Islamic Banks in Malaysia?
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Islamic banks cannot promise to pay fixed rate of return to the depositors although they are trying to pay at least the same rate of return provided by the conventional banks. Changes in interest rate put additional pressure on the Islamic banks to compete with the conventional banks. One way to compete the rate provided by the conventional banks i

Let’s Move to “universal Corporate Governance Theory”
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Corporate governance theories, namely the agency theory, stewardship theory and stakeholder theory, have been used in developing the best practices of corporate governance. However, corporate scandals leading to the downfall of financial giants such as Enron and WorldCom in 2003 and the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 have revealed serious ina

Let's Move to "universal Corporate Governance Theory"
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Corporate governance theories, namely the agency theory, stewardship theory and stakeholder theory, have been used in developing the best practices of corporate governance. However, corporate scandals leading to the downfall of financial giants such as Enron and WorldCom in 2003 and the global financial crisis of 2008-2009 have revealed serious ina

Introducing Takaful in India: an Exploratory Study on Acceptability, Possibility and Takaful Model
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Insurance has been widely used as a risk mitigation tool in our personal lives as well as in business world. It is not deniable that insurance has become part of parcel of our daily lives and it provides the benefits and protection to us when we are unfortunate. However, the concepts of riba (interest), gharar (uncertainty) and mysir (gambling) inh

Contemporary Corporate Governance Issues in Australian Banking Environment
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Corporate governance issues become getting attention from the regulators, industrial players and investors due to the financial crises and recent corporate failures. Australia is ranked in the fourth position in terms of having good corporate governance practices after United Kingdom, United States of America and Canada. In Asia, Australia is one o

Shari’ah and Ethical Issues in the Practice of Modified Mudharabah Family Takaful Model in Malaysia
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Takaful has been known as Shari’ah compliant insurance and it is penetrating not only into the Muslim countries but also into the non-Muslim countries. Among the countries which offer Islamic finance products, Malaysia is well known as one of the leading countries encouraging this industry. Due to the rapid growth of the takaful industry, the pre

Development of a Thermoelectrically Air Conditioned Motorcycle Helmet
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

This project deals with the development of cooling system for motorcycle helmet using thermoelectric technology. The system consists mainly of a heat sink and thermoelectric module. When electrical voltage is applied to the thermoelectric module, it will create a temperature difference across the thermoelectric module. This phenomenon, also known a

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