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Sensitivity of the Islamic and Conventional Banks to Monetary Policy Changes: the Case of Malaysia
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

This study intends to determine the impact of monetary policy changes on Islamic banks vis-a-vis conventional banks. In achieving this, the study explores the dynamic inter-relationships between deposits and loans of the Islamic and conventional banks with monetary policy variable using two major tests. First, the Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag (A

Shariah Auditing in Islamic Financial Institutions: Exploring the Gap Between the "desirable" and the "actual"
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Persistently high expectations from the operations of Islamic financial institutions (IFIs) appears to give way for a gap to exist between “what ought to be” shariah auditing and the current practice of shariah audit in IFIs in Malaysia. Sulaiman (2005) mentioned that “what ought to be desired (the desirable)” may not coincide with “what

Islamic Finance: a Growing Industry the Proliferation of interest-Free Finance
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The recent financial crisis which originated from the 2007 US sub-prime crisis has been labelled as the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression by George Soros, Joseph Stiglitz, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) (Jaffee, 2008; Tong and Wei, 2008). It has now become a full-blown global economic crisis. Due to the borderless nature

Pigment Production by New Zealand Microbes: Screening and Industrial Application
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Industrial production of natural food colorants by microbial fermentation has several advantages such as cheaper production, possibly easier extraction, higher yields through strain improvement, no lack of raw materials and no seasonal variations. Development of microbial food grade pigments are likely to cut down the high production cost of natura

Endişeye Gerek Yok (No Worries)
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

Dünya önü alınmaz bir değişimin çalkantısıyla akılları sarsarak deprem tedirginliğinde çaresiz arayışlara düşünen kafaları yönlendirmiş olsa da, aslında yapılması gereken salim bir sükunette aktörlerin alışıla gelmiş senaryosunu okuyabilmekte yatıyor işin sırrı. Bütün bu çalkantıların çıkmazların, korku sen

Impacts of Monetary Policy Shocks on the Domestic and Foreign Banks in Malaysia
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

This study investigates the impact of monetary shocks on bank loans extended by local banks and foreign banks in Malaysia over the period from January 1991 to December 2006. It adopts the impulse response functions and the variance decomposition analysis to study the responses of lending by these banks to monetary policy shocks. The study finds tha

Understanding Islam : Contemporary Discourse
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

A comprehensive exposition of Islam written for contemporary readership, covering fundamentals of Islam and subjects of contemporary concerns. Topics include concepts of din (religion)and faith (submission), Arkan al-Islam (pillars of Islam), Arkan al-Iman (pillars of iman), social institutions and contemporary issues with Islamic perspective.

Engaging on Nationality Status of non-Muslims: a maqasid-Based Approach
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

The non-Muslims resident of a Muslim state was accorded a special kind of citizenship known dhimmah in the past. Under this designation non-Muslims enjoyed full protections under the law in spite of constant state of hostilities between Dar al-Islam and Dar al-Harb. With the demise of Islamic Caliphate System after the First World War and constitut

Discourse on Hudud in Malaysia: Addressing the Missing Dimension
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

A great deal has been written on the issue of applicability of hudud law in Malaysia. But, by and large, the discourse revolves around the feasibility or otherwise of its implementation in the context of the existing legal framework by both local academia and politicians. Little attention has been paid to the question of the type and model of hudud

Exploring Critical Factors for Choice of Mobile Service Providers and its Effectiveness on Malaysian Consumers
Research Output | Dar Al-hikmah Library | IIUM Only

From the late 1990 to till now the growth rate of Malaysian telecommunication sector is remarkable manner. Under this circumstances new players to these businesses soaring dramatic business competition. Nowadays they are trying to attract customers by offering aggressive marketing strategy for instance: price promotion. As competition is looming am

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