The impact of secularism on religious beliefs and practices by Abdul Rahim, Adibah

“…Secularism is the most serious challenge of modernity posed by the West. …”
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A “secular” Malaysia? Toward an alternative democratic ethos by Ahmad, Khairil Izamin

“…Abstract: This article intervenes in the discourse that calls for the establishment of a secular state in Malaysia. Proponents argue that a secular state, with its principle of state neutrality in religious matters, would be most suited to oversee society’s democratic exchanges. …”
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Secularism and Its Challenges to Traditional Religious Beliefs and Practices by Abdul Rahim, Adibah

“…Subsequently, we live in a time of crisis of civilization, brought on in particular by the challenge of secularism. This paper tries to explore what are the main principles of secularism, why secularism is seen as a threat and dangerous, and how it has posed its challenges to the minds of individuals as well as society at large. …”
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An assessment of Islamic and secular thoughts in non-fiction writing in Arabic by Abdul Majid, Abu Saiid Muhammad

“…This research aims to study the Arabic language between Islamic and secular thoughts, indicating the authencity of the Arabic language in the islamization of knowledge, and highlight that which entered in Arabic through their children's association with secular thought, corruption and deviation. …”
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An analysis on the relations between religious scholars and secular leaders as described in traditional Malay texts by Abdul Jalil, Mohd. Noh

“…This paper looks how, after the spread of Islam to the Malay Archipelago relationship between religious scholars and secular leaders changed drastically. Religious scholars maintained a less direct relationship with secular leaders compared to the role of the Brahmin of the devaraja…”
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Infusing Islamic manners (adab) in secular classroom: its relationship with Islamic work ethic and organizational commitment. by Nik Abdul Rahman, Nik Suryani

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Building Islamic polity within secular frame of political activity in Egypt, Tunisia and Turkey with reference to Ibn Khaldun’s theory of state by Ra'ees, Wahabuddin

“…The emerging tendency among the proponents of political Islam in Egypt, Tunisia, and Turkey is that they intend to create Islamic polity within secular frame of political activity that is they are prepared to share power with secularists and preserve the secular nature of the state. …”
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Evolution of the Muslim judicial system by Kayadibi, Saim

“…By undertaking detailed research on their roles in Muslim states, I show how social, cultural, political, and historical elements have shaped both of their roles in secular and non-secular environments. In the modern period, most Muslim-majority countries steadily adopted western legal systems and institutions due to the economic and political influence of their colonial masters. …”
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Study of Islam and media in contemporary Nigeria by Ashimi, Tijani Ahmad

“…Islam is one of the major religions in contemporary Nigeria, this research studies and explores Islam and secular media (Nigerian Print Media) in contemporary pluralistic Nigeria. …”
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Dualisme pendidikan umat Islam di Malaysia: sejarah, perkembangan dan cabaran masa depan by Hashim, Rosnani

“…With the introduction of Western education in the beginning of early 19th century, the existing religious education was sidelined and later supplanted with secular education. This present paper attempts to trace the origin of secular education by focusing the discussion of the concept of dualism in education. …”
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The reformation of Muslim education In Malaysia: ensuring relevance and overcoming challenges by Hashim, Rosnani

“…Education in the Muslim World is at a crossroad – to decide whether to continue the inherited secular education system left by the colonial master; or to fall back on the conservative, traditional religious education system that has survived despite the secular onslaught; or to find a new system that can accommodate both. …”
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World history from and Islamic perspective: the experience of the International Islamic University Malaysia by Abu Shouk, Ahmed Ibrahim

“…The contemporary call for Islamization of knowledge is a revivalist response to modernity and its secular impact on Muslim society and educational institutions. …”
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The need to return to the Qur'anic paradigm of integrated development and integrated knowledge by Hassan, Mohd. Kamal

“…Summit on Climate Change on the 18th of December 2009, much to the dismay of environmentalist organizations and the poor countries of the world, is yet another global symptom - in our humble observation - of the larger crisis of contemporary secular world order and a secular humanistic civilization grounded in the ontology of Kufr (disbelief) and the epistemology of autonomous reason. …”
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Democracy and democratization in contemporary Muslim societies: a theoretical analysis by Ra'ees, Wahabuddin

“…The paper investigates the relationship between the philosophical dimension of Western democracy and the Muslim philosophy of life and concludes that the democratization of contemporary Muslim societies leads to serious and destabilizing ideological polarization and division of Muslim societies into supporters of secularism and political Islam. The Islamist-secularists relation radicalizes: (1) when the Islamists are prevented from capturing power through democratic institutions and (2) when the advanced Western democratic states cooperate with non-democratic secular elites of Muslim societies. …”
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Islamic education: the philosophy, aim, and main features by Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus, Shah Jani, Mohd.

“…This paper is aimed at highlighting the main features of Islamic education, its methodology and objectives in comparison with the current system of education, which is predominantly secular in its philosophy and methodology. (Keywords: Education, secularism, philosophy) …”
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Islamic education: The philosophy, aim, and main features by Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus, Jani, Mohd. Shah

“…This paper is aimed at highlighting the main features of Islamic education, its methodology and objectives in comparison with the current system of education, which is predominantly secular in its philosophy and methodology. (Keywords: Education, secularism, philosophy) …”
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Editorial by Solihu, Abdul Kabir Hussain

“…In Southeast Asia, in particular, two modalities of government have been hotly debated: the secular and the Islamic.…”
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Religious rights and the State: a comparative perspective of international human rights laws and national (state) constitutions by Mokhtar, Khairil Azmin

“…This paper advances the argument that conferment of special status of a religion does not impede religious freedom in a country and the secular status of a country also does not guarantee religious freedom. …”
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Turkey, the melting Pot of the West and East: an evaluation of the benefits of Western and Eastern civilizations for this adaptive nation by Abdullah @ Chuah Hock Leng, Osman

“…This paper is about the historical absorption of quality culture from Islam and secular ways. Turkey is located in a very strategic position between east and west. …”
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The Islamic worldview on the preservation and restoration of mental health by Abdul Razak, Abdul Latif

“…There are many worldviews available in which some are religious, while some are irreligious or secular in nature. Some are comprehensive covering all realms of existence, while some are limited to the material world only. …”
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