Cultural sustainability and Islamic perspectives in introducing a cohesive retirement village for Muslims
The growing elderly population indicated a shift in the cultural context in Malaysia and the needs of elderly care facilities. This paper looks at the cultural sustainability issues and Islamic perspectives requirements through a review on the recommendations outlined in the Quran and Hadiths; surve...
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| author | Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita Denan, Zuraini Hamidi, Mohd Hazwan |
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| description | The growing elderly population indicated a shift in the cultural context in Malaysia and the needs of elderly care facilities. This paper looks at the cultural sustainability issues and Islamic perspectives requirements through a review on the recommendations outlined in the Quran and Hadiths; surveys and case studies on the available elderly care facilities in Malaysia. The results indicated the perception of the respondents on the idea of having elderly care for the Muslim community and also the preferred type of care facilities. The research findings outlined the criteria for a cohesive retirement village for Muslims. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:331052013-11-29T03:01:38Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/33105/ Cultural sustainability and Islamic perspectives in introducing a cohesive retirement village for Muslims Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita Denan, Zuraini Hamidi, Mohd Hazwan H Social Sciences (General) NA1 General The growing elderly population indicated a shift in the cultural context in Malaysia and the needs of elderly care facilities. This paper looks at the cultural sustainability issues and Islamic perspectives requirements through a review on the recommendations outlined in the Quran and Hadiths; surveys and case studies on the available elderly care facilities in Malaysia. The results indicated the perception of the respondents on the idea of having elderly care for the Muslim community and also the preferred type of care facilities. The research findings outlined the criteria for a cohesive retirement village for Muslims. Elsevier 2013-09-20 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/33105/1/hanoi-retirement.pdf Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita and Denan, Zuraini and Hamidi, Mohd Hazwan (2013) Cultural sustainability and Islamic perspectives in introducing a cohesive retirement village for Muslims. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 85. pp. 164-178. ISSN 1877-0428 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042813024750 10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.08.348 |
| spellingShingle | H Social Sciences (General) NA1 General Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita Denan, Zuraini Hamidi, Mohd Hazwan Cultural sustainability and Islamic perspectives in introducing a cohesive retirement village for Muslims |
| title | Cultural sustainability and Islamic perspectives in introducing a cohesive retirement village for Muslims |
| title_full | Cultural sustainability and Islamic perspectives in introducing a cohesive retirement village for Muslims |
| title_fullStr | Cultural sustainability and Islamic perspectives in introducing a cohesive retirement village for Muslims |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cultural sustainability and Islamic perspectives in introducing a cohesive retirement village for Muslims |
| title_short | Cultural sustainability and Islamic perspectives in introducing a cohesive retirement village for Muslims |
| title_sort | cultural sustainability and islamic perspectives in introducing a cohesive retirement village for muslims |
| topic | H Social Sciences (General) NA1 General |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/33105/1/hanoi-retirement.pdf |
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