The sheer terror of the mass shootings on Friday, 15 March 2019 at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand sends chills down one’s spine. The terrorist act which was aired live on Facebook left 51 people dead, some 50 people injured and several missing. The massacre was the deadliest in New …
We are living in exciting times. Advancements are being made in many areas of science and technology (S&T) which promise to not only change, but also challenge, the way in which we live life. Most definitely for Muslims, these exciting times can also be challenging. We acknowledge …
Jurang komunikasi dan aliran pengetahuan yang terpisah antara golongan yang berada dalam bidang sains dan agama telah mengakibatkan beberapa fenomena yang membimbangkan dalam masyarakat pada masa kini. Antara fenomena yang dilihat ketara dan sering berlaku adalah penyebaran fahaman pseudosains. …
Clamouring for justice perhaps has become the norm of the day. From East to West, people demand justice from their respective governments which have admitted to giving their best to restore justice or to put it in place. But what is the real meaning of “justice”? Are we, and the governments, talking about the same justice, in all its forms …
The meanings and goals of development in Malaysia since independence has understandably been focusing on the socio-economic domains of the nation, and indeed, it has seen millions of Malaysians now living in an improved material conditions than the generations before them. To his credit, Tun Dr. …
Studies conducted by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), the OECD International Network on Financial Education (OECD/INFE), Credit Councelling and Debt Management (Agensi Kaunseling dan Pengurusan Kredit [AKPK]) and the Malaysian Financial Planning Council (MFPC) between 2015 and 2018 show that the level of …
Everyone may learn about Islam for various reasons. Some people just want to learn it as a guidance on practical living with Muslims. Some may want to comprehend the underpinning Islamic philosophy for scholarly debates. At the end, …
For the past few years, food waste has received increasing attention at governmental, academic and societal levels. Despite having economic, environmental, health and poverty implications, food waste has emerged due to the behaviour of people …
When the 16th century English courtier Sir John Harrington wrote his political allegory and critique entitled A New Discourse of a Stale Subject in 1596, he described in it a forerunner to the flush toilet installed in his home at Kelston. Yet, had it not …
“A handful of parents across America are deliberately keeping the children’s sex hidden and are instead raising so called ‘theybies’. The idea is that the children themselves should decide whether they are boys …
