Interest in the area of social entrepreneurship has gained momentum in recent years. Many studies have been commissioned in this area, including comparative studies to provide clarity between the concept of conventional entrepreneurship with that of social entrepreneurship, and also social entrepreneurship with that of not-for-profits activities, such as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, charity…
Government is generally understood as the ruling political force of the prime minister and his/her cabinet ministers. They are mostly elected through election process. The Government which is elected through this process, Abraham Lincoln said, as popularly quoted, “the government of the people, by the people and for the people”. In other words, it is…
Today Muslims are always ridiculed for anything to do with their belief and their way of life. The unbelievers know that the Muslims believe in the Prophet, honour him and follow to the details of his words and actions. So, we all basically know what ridiculing the Prophet entails, and what the possible outcome could…
Views concerning the position of Islamic law in the country raised recently by a group of Muslims attracted debate and discussion among many. It touches a few issues related to the administration of Islamic law and its position vis-à-vis the civil law and the constitution. Among the issues raised is nature of Islamic law. The…
In summarising Major Themes of the Qur’an, Fazlur Rahman says that religious truths which the secular societies of our own day find very difficult to accept are the doctrines of tawhid, scriptural revelation, the day of divine judgment, moral responsibility, and “ends” of life. Some of these skeptics believe in some parts of religious truths, and deny…
Results of the recent Form Three Assessment, PT3 (Pentaksiran Tingkatan Tiga), were the first for students under the new Malaysian Educational Plan (PPPM) which was embarked since 2011 by the Government. The seemingly unremarkableresults have caused dissatisfaction among some parents especially when they are compared with that of the Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) results of…
Tragedies and disasters often bring out the best and worst of people. In the last couple of weeks of 2014, the nation grapples with one of the worst floods in history. The floods have inundated various districts in a number of states. The worst hit are states in the East Coast as well as low-lying…
Last month, Khazanah Research Institute published a report entitled “The State of household”. The publication of this report is commendable and timely as it provides a timely insight into the state of household in Malaysia. The report contains details and facts about some of the pressing issues involving Malaysia’s household currently, covering the disparity and…
Indiscriminate killing of Muslims or non-Muslims is unlawful and there is no disambiguity about that as far as Islamic jurisprudence is concerned. That is because Islam treasures the sanctity of life. The Qur’an says: “Whoever kills a person unjustly—except as a punishment for murder or as a prescribed punishment for spreading disorder in the land—it…
Civil society and democracy are two concepts that are so closely linked. Generally, both of which became a phenomenon around the world during eighties with the development of democracy and the Soviet Union breakup. Economic underdevelopment, human rights violations, protest against one-party system, rejecting military regime and dictatorship are among the factors creating civil society…
