Are Malaysians ready for the Silver Tsunami?
One of the megatrends that shapes the 21st century is demographic and social change—with the global population projected to increase to 10 billion by 2050. The data also indicate that the world’s …
Unity During Times Of Calamity
Calamities or disasters can happen to anyone and at any time. It is disheartening to see the occurrence of such episodes especially in our own homeland. We must, however, avoid a fatalistic attitude …
Muslims And The New Food Technology
Various modern technologies are applied to meet the needs of world food security while ensuring the sustainability of the food supply chain. Synthetic technology in food science is emerging as a …
Recovering From Disaster: Islamic Guidance
A paper entitled “Islamic Perspectives on Disaster: Alternatives to Changing Fatalistic Attitudes” by Dr. Furqan Ishak Aksa from Samudra University, Aceh, provides an interesting perspective on …
Living In The Days Of Thunder (Storm)
The late Donald Routledge Hill (d. 1994), mechanical engineer turned historian of science and technology in the Muslim world, wrote in his book Islamic Science and Engineering (1993)that the expansion of Islam in the first two centuries made Muslims the inheritors of 3,000 year-long traditions of dam building. Not only did the dams they constructed…
The Value of Time
Who would believe that a year will be gone by soon. As if it was only yesterday we celebrated the coming of the new year of 2021. Three hundred and 65 days have passed so quickly that we do not even realise it. So swiftly has time passed. This is also one of the signs…
Geotranscendence amidst Hardship
One of my beneficial readings during this pandemic is a book titled The Longevity Project, co-authored by Professor Dr. Howard Friedman and Professor Dr. Leslie Martin. The compact book is a summary of research, …
Is the colour of flood water an indication of its cause?
Belated greetings for 2022. May the new year bring us better life ahead despite the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. We had gone through the Movement Control Order (MCO) on 18 March 2020, …
Charity Is Not A Way to Purify Corruption
Malaysia’s position in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) for 2020 dropped to 57th from 51st in 2019 out of 180 countries. Many quarters have questioned how the index was produced, including the extent to which it …
The Real Meaning of Talent-Driven Economic Development for Malaysia in 2022
Everyone has their own abilities and talents. The thing that distinguishes one individual from another is how they brought the talents into the light to achieve specific …