Shi'a movement in Malaysia: a general study by Abdul Majid, Mahmood Zuhdi

“…Following some raids on several adherents of Shi’ism by the Religious Department of Selangor (JAIS) in 2011, the issue of Malaysian Shi’ites has risen again; they are demanding for religious freedom to exercise their beliefs without exercising any fear in the country. Since the issue is a very sensitive one, even among the Sunni-based country, this article seeks to analyze a trend of their movement in the contemporary context; both political and religious. …”
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Checking noise correlations for safer two-way quantum key distribution by Shamsul Shaari, Jesni, Lucamarini, Marco, Mancini, Stefano

“…We check for noise correlations between forward and backward paths in two-way quantum key distribution, which leads to reduced potentialities for an eavesdropper since she can only hide herself behind uncorrelated (natural) noise. …”
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Changing political culture and electoral behavior in Malaysia by Moten, Abdul Rashid

“…The 2008 elections, which witnessed the emergence of a “strong” opposition in the parliament, reflect the maturity of theMalaysian electorate, noticeably since 2004, which augurs well for democracy in the country.…”
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The decline of judicial deference to medical opinion in medical negligence litigation in Malaysia by Jahn Kassim, Puteri Nemie

“…This article will trace the development of the Bolam principle in medical negligence litigation in Malaysia since 1965 and analyse the influence of selected Commonwealth cases on the development. …”
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Palestine, international law and Muslim unity by Eishan Jan, Mohammad Naqib

“…The issue has continued till today and is termed as "the most serious and prolonged unsolved political and human rights issue on the agenda of the United Nations (UN) since its inception".…”
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Economic dependence and political change in Algeria : 1962-1992 by Nasser, Youcef

“…This study introduces the theory of economic dependence and applies the standard indicators, developed by economists in the past five decades, to the Algerian economic situation since its independence from France in 1962. It shows how the economic dependence in Algeria contributed to its political dependence, and to political changes that deviated from historical national norms. …”
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The role of Bank Negara Malaysia in limiting imprudent consumption by Musa, Muhammad Adli

“…In doing so, the author reviews the Guidelines on Responsible Financing introduced by the Bank in 2012 to regulate the consumer credit market. Since consumers are highly dependent on credit to purchase what they desire, the Bank tightened lending procedures. …”
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How to address the question of Uighur persecution by Ahsan, Abdullahil

“…Some extremists have even attacked South Korean tourists by mistake thinking that they were Chinese tourists and some opposition politicians blatantly expressed their support for violent acts. In fact since the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan news about the persecution of Uighur Muslims in Southern China are making headlines in many parts of the Muslim world. …”
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The concept of sustainability from the Islamic perspectives by Ahmad Sarkawi, Azila, Abdullah, Alias, Md Dali, Norimah

“…Indeed their performance will be queried in the Day of Resurrection. Since the 80s when the concept of ‘sustainability’ was first introduced, this term had been persistently centred on the context of renewable resources and ecological capabilities to support human life. …”
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Can serumpun still binds Malays and Indonesians after recent cultural flare-ups? by Rusli, Mohd Hazmi, Mustafa, Maizatun

“…It has been more than a year since the last cultural ‘flare-ups’ took place between Malaysia and Indonesia. …”
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Values and their relationship to social problems in Malaysia: an Islamic framework by Haneef, Mohamed Aslam, Selamah , Abdullah Yusof, Mohd. Amin, Ruzita, Md. Noon, Hazizan

“…Our basicpremises are that values are reflected by behavior and that religion plays an important role in Malaysians’ value formation. In this context, and since Islam is Malaysia’s official religion, the measurement of values is based on the works of al-Ghazali and Rokeach.1 Some suggestions also are provided for future development policies.…”
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Volunteerism from Islamic perspective by Sulaiman, Kabuye Uthman

“…Volunteerism is a great virtue that is grounded in the teachings of both revealed and non-revealed religions and in all cultures. Since time immemorial, people have been spending time and money to help others without any expectation of compensation. …”
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Determinants of bank performance in a developing economy: does bank origins matters? by Sufian, Fadzlan, Mohamad Noor, Mohamad Akbar Noor

“…Likewise, the liability of unfamiliarness hypothesis is also rejected, since we do not find significant advantage accruing to foreign banks from other Asian countries.…”
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Pengurusan perpustakaan Muslim abad ke 8-19 Masihi: satu pengenalan by Tamjehi, Haslan, Ramli, Latifah

“…Its existence which began since 6th century A.D. are recorded in written sources by Muslims and orientalists. …”
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Malaysia in the post-IS era by Muhammad Uthman El-Muhammady, Ahmad El-Muhammady

“…Since its independence on 31 August 1957, Malaysia has confronted security threats of different forms and intensity, including from terrorist groups Jama’ah Islamiyyah (JI) until 2012 and the so-called Islamic State (IS) until 2019. …”
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The accountants and management ownership :an empirical test on financial reporting quality by Puat Nelson, Sherliza

“…Thus, to investigate the background of audit committees from three aspects of experts, such as: the accounting affiliated audit committees, audit committees with postgraduate qualification, and audit committee with managerial experience. Since among the human capital components are: basic skills, professional competencies and complex function. …”
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Islam and the legal system of Malaysia by Shuaib, Farid Sufian, Bari, Abdul Aziz

“…One also need to understand the composition as well as the nature of the legal system, including its origin and developments, ever since civilization started in the country. All these mean that one has to see the issue beyond the days when English law principles began to be applied in this land. …”
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Novel characterization technique by using an SEM by Sutjipto, Agus Geter Edy, -, Jufriadi, Muhida, Riza, Takata, Masasuke

“…A model of electric field distribution on the surface was developed in order to explain charging and discharging phenomena. Since charging and discharging process involves incubation time, therefore this process can be used to characterize or evaluate the insulation property of materials under electron bombardment.…”
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Community-Based Counterterrorism by Spalek, Basia, Weeks, Douglas

“…However, despite those advances, the threat of violent extremism remains high with little sign of abatement. Moreover, since 9/11 governments around the globe are increasingly focusing on the threat within. …”

Improved goals, action plans, planning ahead and reflection : students’ self-assessment of coaching by Wylde, Allison

“…Having trained MBA leadership students as coaches, Hunt and Weintraub (2004) found that coaching promoted self-awareness, refection and engagement with the process, and most effective coaches were reflective practitioners (Schõn, 1983), since they reflected and developed knowledge. In a study measuring the relative effects of external, peer or self-coaching, MBA students coached by external coaches developed a higher degree of team-playing behaviour, and those who were coached by the external coach or self-coached showed improved grades (Sue-Chan and Latham, 2004). …”
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