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Critical Analysis of Shariah Screening Norms and Practices
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Shariah screening is a relatively new phenomenon to the Islamic finance. Until the 1970s, Muslim community generally was reluctant to involve in stock market due to the outright Shariah prohibition, imposed on capital market. In 1990s, a major breakthrough took place in religious ruling pertaining to equity investment and Muslims were allowed to pa

Impact of Corporate Governance on Disclosure Quality: Empirical Evidence from Listed Banks in Malaysia
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The Asian financial crisis in 1997 has awakened the regulators and corporates on the importance of corporate governance. In any country’s economy, banking sector plays an important role for the better economy. Accordingly, the objective of this study is to examine the relationship between corporate governance and disclosure quality of listed bank

Infectious Risk Assessment of Unsafe Handling Practices and Management of Clinical Solid Waste
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The present study was undertaken to determine the bacterial agents present in various clinical solid wastes, general waste and clinical sharp waste. The waste was collected from different wards/units in a healthcare facility in Penang Island, Malaysia. The presence of bacterial agents in clinical and general waste was determined using the conventio

Cooling of Motorcyclist Helmet with Thermoelectric Module
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This paper 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 is also known a

Shari’ah and Ethical Issues in the Practice of Modified Wakalah Model in Family Takaful
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Takaful is acquiring adaptation globally. Hypothetically, Takaful is recognized as mutual cooperation insurance, where the policy holders donate or contribute certain amount of money to a common pool or fund. However, Takaful has been acknowledged as insurance which is in line with Shari’ah principles. Due to the prohibited elements such as inter

Synthesis and Characterization of Various Type of Azines as Potential Bioactive Agents
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Five Azines (HMB, ANGDA, HHS, HBrS and EMB) were successfully synthesized and evaluated for their antimicrobial activities against various strains of microbes and cytotoxic activities against human breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) and non-small lung carcinoma (H1299) cell lines. All the compounds were characterized with FTIR spectroscopy and further c

Design and Modelling of Silicon MEMS Accelerometer
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In developing micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS), finite element analysis (FEA) is usually relied upon to study these micro-structures in determining stress, deformation, resonance, temperature distribution, electromagnetic interference, and electrical properties. With this kind of approach, the performance of the devices can be easily expande

The shia-Sunni Divide in the Middle East
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The lecture analyses the impact of Shia-Sunni divide in the Middle East on the region's international relations.3"dlnternational Model OIC Global Summit20].g 0'1,-07 July 2013 International Islamic University Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 13:00-14:00 Lunch Banquet Half Rectory 14:00-16:00 University Tour IIUM Campus 16:00-19:00 Free T

Tan Wah Piow, Smokescreens & Mirrors: Tracing the “marxist Conspiracy.” Singapore: Function 8 Limited, 2012
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Review examines the so-called Marxist Conspiracy in Singapore in the 1980s.ASIATIC, VOLUME 7, NUMBER 1, JUNE 2013 Asiatic , Vol. 7, No. 1, June 2013 174 Tan Wah Piow, Smoke screens & Mirrors: Tracing the “ Marxist Conspiracy .” Singapore: Function 8 Limited, 2012. 172 pp. ISBN 978-981-07-2104-6. On May 21, 1987, in an operation code named �

Accounting, Auditing and Governance for Takaful Operations
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Chapter 1 is presented as an introduction to takaful. Through the discussions in this chapter the reader should be able to grasp a basic understanding of the history and development of insurance (conventional) as well as takaful (Islamic insurance). This discussion also encompasses the differences between these two concepts. Furthermore, this chapt

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