Cash waqaf and Islamic microfinance - untapped economic opportunities by Md Saad, Norma, Anuar, Azizah

“…Given these shortcomings, the paper explores the possibility of using cash waqaf as a new source of fund for Islamic microfinance and proposes new concept and application of Islamic microfinance so that it is truly in line with the Islamic spirit of microfinance. It is hoped that with this new concept and application of Islamic microfinance, the use of microfinance is genuinely to cater for the needs of the poor and the needy and as a means to combat poverty as well as generating socio-economic growth of the Muslim Ummah.…”
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Formation of desired values: the role of parents by Yusof, Selamah, Mohd Amin, Ruzita, Haneef, Mohamed Aslam, Md. Noon, Hazizan

“…Different from previous works on values, the measurement of both these values is based on al-Ghazali's works in line with Islamic ethics. In addition, this study also determines the "oughtness" of both categories of values. …”
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Analysing factors influencing stated preference of the administrative and academic employees towards telecommuting in IIUM Campus, Gombak by Ismail, Farah Diyanah, Kadar Hamsa, Abdul Azeez, Mohamed, Mohd Zin

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Customer satisfaction and switching behavior in Saudi Islamic banks: an exploratory study by Abduh, Muhamad, Altwijry, Othman Ibrahim

“…The finding of this study indicated that, internet banking, shariah compliance, confidentiality, bank’s type, accuracy of bank statement, new technology adoption, and front-line friendliness dimensions fall under the quadrant of “keep up the good work” with high level of performance and importance. …”
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Parents’ attitudes towards inclusion of sexuality education in Malaysian schools by Makol-Abdul, Pute Rahimah, Nurullah, Abu Sadat, Imam, Syed Sohail, Abd Rahman, Saodah

“…The majority of them (73%) supported the inclusion of various sexual health topics in school curriculum provided the contents were in line with religious teachings. The study has generated important empirical findings regarding local community’s response to school-based sexuality education. …”
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Maslahah’s role as an instrument for revival of ijtihad by Laluddin, Hayatullah

“…Its dynamism is due its general principles through which solutions for any conceivable situation could be sought. This is in line with the signification of the Quranic verse “we have not neglected in the record a thing...” …”
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Internal audit and risk management practices in Malaysian higher education institutions by Wan Mustapha, Wan Musnida, Zainal Abidin , Nor Hafizah, Zakaria, Zamzulaila

“…Findings show that all public HEIs do have an internal audit unit which is in line with the requirement of Treasury Circular No. 2/2004. …”
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مفهوم نظام حوكمة شركات المساهمة: النظرة القانونية مقارنة بالشريعة الإسلامية = Corporate Governance in Shareholding Companies: Comparing Legal Perspective and Position of Shari’ah... by Hasan, Aznan, Al Timimi, Harith Amir Hasan

“…The study found that even with the absence of the term “company governance” in Islamic Law, the concept of corporate governance is in line with the Shari’ah and that their scholars have clearly referred to it in their literature. …”
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Biotransformation of ethyl p-methoxycinnamate and cytotoxicity activity of its biotransformed product by Omar, Muhammad Nor, Mohd Hasali, Nor Hazwani, Yarmo, Mohd Ambar

“…The biological anticancer activity of EPMC and its biotransformed product (EPHC) was established by cytotoxicity activity on the human breast cancer (MCF-7) cell line using MTT assay. Ethyl p-hydroxycinnamate (EPHC) was most cytotoxic against MCF-7 at 1000 μg/mL where percentage of cell viability was 9.87 %, while IC50 was 340 μg/mL. …”
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Monoclonal antibody production: media optimization for enhancement the cell viability of hybridoma cell by Mel, Maizirwan, Mat Saad, Maizura, Hashim, Yumi Zuhanis Has-Yun, Mohamed Salleh, Moharnad Ramlan

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Evaluating municipal solid waste disposal options by AHP-based linguistic variable weight by Tarmudi, Zamali, Abdullah, Mohd Lazim, Md. Tap, Abu Osman

“…Finally, the method also considers the human rethinking-model in line with human nature that uses linguistic expressions to track subjectivity.…”
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On the development of an intelligent blender for household and commercial food processing by Mujibur Rahman, Kazi, Salami, Momoh Jimoh Eyiomika, Martono, Wahyudi, Albagul, Abdulgani, Zainudin, Fadzilah, Khan, Md. Raisuddin

“…The starting current is excessively high over a prolonged period causing voltage dip and injecting low order harmonics in the power line, thereby degrading the power quality of neighboring users. …”
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Spirituality and sustainability: experiences of the International Islamic University Malaysia

“…Everything in the university i.e. the curricular and extra-curricular courses, the research activities, and everyday operations in administrative offices and other places are geared towards sustainable development in line with the maqāṣid al-sharῑ‘ah. Elements of sustainability are integrated in every aspect of the university’s administration and, indeed, in teaching, research and community engagement. …”
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Conceptual framework on risk-based supervision of Islamic Banks: a proposed risk-based supervisory framework by Suleiman Sani, Dalhatu, Sharofiddin, Ashurov

“…The study will also aid Islamic banks to better understand and manage the unique risks inherent in their line of business (Islamic banking). This paper also contributes to alleviating the current dearth of academic literature on the crucial regulatory subject of risk-based supervision in the Islamic finance industry.…”
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Enhancing and embedding work-related learning: innovative practice in an Interiors programme by Newman, Kaye

“…Plus all modules were realigned to build a comprehensive series of learning that fed into and out off each module to show the relevance of differing briefs, methods of working and therefore demonstrating that all aspects were in line with a professional approach and understanding of both the syllabus and the professional aspects required by the Interiors Design Industry.…”
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Circularly polarized slot antenna array with sequentially rotated feed network for broadband application by Karamzadeh, Saeid, Virdee, Bal Singh, Rafii, Vahid, Kartal, Mesut

“…Because the lower losses in transmission line occur in presence of lower impedance, the 3 dB axial-ratio bandwidth of the CPSSAA extends to ∼1.3 GHz. …”
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Where Russians go for news by Sloane, Wendy

“…Some Russians are swallowing the official party line, believing that Putin is embroiled in a battle that began against Nazis and nationalists and now incorporates “terrorists” too, after the Kerch bridge attack. …”
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Compact and broadband 4×4 SIW Butler matrix with phase and magnitude error reduction by Karamzadeh, Saeid, Rafii, Vahid, Kartal, Mesut, Virdee, Bal Singh

“…This is achieved by reducing the size of Butler matrix and avoiding the use of a line length which causes a phase shift.…”
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The Design of Automatic Irrigation System for Potted Plants using Soil Moisture Sensor by Hamidon, Nuramidah, Mohd Roslan, Intan Rohaini, Muhamad, Mimi Suliza, Mohd Arish, Nur Aini

“…To achieve this matter, the housing area must be in a safe, clean and equipped with a sophisticated system to facilitate the management of the area, in line with the technological advances todays. One of the sources that helps to improve the quality of a sustainable environment is to create a plant landscape in every residential area. …”
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Development of IoT-based heatstroke early symptoms monitoring system for students in Malaysia by A Rahim, Nabilah, Othman, Nurmiza

“…The data taken from the prototype is being compared to the conventional measurement data and the result is shown in a line graph shown in the result and discussion part. …”
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