Intellectual Discourse  

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CONTENTS

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Ishtiaq Hossain

This particular issue of Intellectual Discourse, Vol. 26, No. 2 (2018), will be a novelty. Articles have been divided into two sections; articles in the first section are grouped under the title Special Articles, while the remaining articles are grouped u... see more

Mohammad Moniruzzaman

Human mass migration from place to place is well recorded in history. The ancient patterns of mass migrations could have their origins in natural forces (Homo-erectus from Africa to Europe) or divine order (Israelites from the Pharaonic Egypt or early Mus... see more

AKM Ahsan Ullah, Diotima Chattoraj

According to the United Nations, the Rohingya people are the most persecuted minority group in the world. The atrocities perpetrated by Myanmar authorities could by any reckoning be called ethnic cleansing. This paper delves into the level of discriminati... see more

Kamal J. I. Badrasawi, Iman Osman Ahmed, Iyad M. Eid

Millions of children in conflict-affected countries are deprived of their fundamental rights to education. Using the qualitative exploratory research method, this study aims to explore ways of providing education to such children, and to identify the chal... see more

Ibrahim O. Salawu, Aluko Opeyemi Idowu

The menace of conflicts and natural disasters in different states of the world had spiralled into a global phenomenon of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). These are groups of humans who had helplessly drifted away from their natural and ancestral home ... see more

Rohaiza Rokis

Recyclable issues do not receive sufficient attention, which thus see low awareness among Malaysians. This paper1 proposes women’s active participation in re-upcycling habits to maintain the ecologically challenging world today. Empowering women-at-home i... see more

Shafizan Mohamed, Tengku Siti Aisha Tengku Mohd Azzman

The Islamization of the Malaysian media industry has created a debate on whether Islam has been truly adopted for its religious significance or simply manipulated for commercial gains. While Islamic content is abundant, it seems to grow in size but not in... see more

Suleyman Temiz

In democratic countries such as Turkey, political parties are established around charismatic leaders and these leaders stay at the centre of the party, from naming the party to the arrangement of deputy candidates. National Outlook, a movement which preva... see more

Maskanah Mohammad Lotfie, Hartono ,

English in Indonesia has foreign language status. Nevertheless, the language is greatly significant to the country due to its numerous regional and global appeals. The current language policy of Indonesia ensures that the language is taught to children fr... see more

Rahmah Bt Ahmad H. Osman, Naseeb Ahmed Siddiqui

In recent decades we have been given one of the most interesting concepts in Islamic intellectual history, `the scientific miracle of Qur’an whereby the proponents have almost established the scientific theories in the Qur’an. However, such ardent claims ... see more

Muhammad Amanullah, Muhammad Nabil Fikri Bin Mhd Zain

The Shari‘ah ‘Committee is a board which is independent in directing, reviewing and supervising an Islamic Financial Institution (IFI). It consists of those who are specialised in Fiqh Mu?amalat or those who know it with expertise in other fields. In conj... see more

Nor Razinah Binti Mohd. Zain, Rusni Hassan, Nazifah Mustaffha

Good governance is important for the sustainability of Waqf institutions in Malaysia. As a part of good governance, the evaluation of internal control and its components are essential to be considered. While reaching the Maqa?id al-Shari‘ah (the objective... see more

Ali Ahmed Zahir

Muslims in the U.S. are increasingly looking to integrate into its society while trying not to lose their identity as Muslims. They find themselves in a dilemma when it comes to the issue of congratulating and even partaking in the festivals of non-Muslim... see more

Azman Ariffin, Kasyfullah Abd Kadir, Idris Mansor

Utusan Melayu Company, Qalam Press Company and the Department of Islamic Affairs, Prime Minister’s Department are the main contributors to the translation discipline of religious texts in Malaysia. Abdullah Basmeih has worked with these institutions as a ... see more

Mohamed El Tahir El Mesawi, Mohammad Rizhan bin Leman

The term takyif fiqhi stands for one crucial concept in Islamic jurisprudence and refers to one of the important steps in the process of formulating fatwa. It basically revolves around the categorization of particular issues under the appropriate rules an... see more

Wafa Zoghbor

The spread of English as the world lingua franca has evoked the rethinking of the significance of native-speaker (NS) norms and models in teaching English, and as a result, the target of pronunciation teaching and learning has shifted from imitating nativ... see more

Ummu Atiyah Ahmad Zakuan, Mohammad Azizuddin Mohd Sani, Norehan Abdullah, Zaireeni Azmi

Pakatan Harapan (PH) won the 14thGeneral Election (GE-14) held in May, 2018 in Malaysia. PH thus ended sixty-one years rule of Barisan Nasional (BN).While the slogan of Malaysia Bahru (New Malaysia), indicating changes to come in the country, became a pop... see more

Anke Iman Bouzenita, Bronwyn Wood

Islamic education, from a holistic point of view, is more than just the direct transmission of the pure Islamic sciences. It encompasses other branches of specialisation and ideally accompanies Muslims, through reflections of the Islamic worldview, during... see more

Muhammad Siddiq Armia

The doctrine of Ultra Petita has been the subject of much criticism and poses a threat to constitutional justice. This article examines the doctrine in operation inside of Indonesia where the Constitutional Court appears to have expanded its jurisdiction ... see more

Mariam Adawiah Dzulkifli, Abdul Kabir Hussain Solihu

Memorisation of the Qur’an occupies a central position in Muslim conception of religious education. The awareness of preserving the Qur’an through memorisation (?if?) is becoming prevalent and is still continued in these modern days in many educational in... see more

Syaza Farhana Shukri

Saudi Arabia in Transition is a collection of works by scholars from various backgrounds who have carried out in-depth research on one of the most obscure countries in terms of its cultural identity and political system. Since the Arab Uprising which star... see more

Mohammad Irwan Syazli Saidin

In 2015, Wan Kamal Mujani, a Professor of Islamic History and Siti Nurulizah Musa, a postgraduate student in Arabic and Islamic Studies, both from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia published an edited book entitled ‘Arab Spring’: Factor and Impact (‘Arab Spr... see more

Rabi’ah Aminudin

This book is timely considering that the beginning of the 21st century is marked by the tragedy of 9/11 which witnessed the most heinous act of terrorism committed in the land of democracy. This tragedy has changed the discourse on religion and terrorism ... see more

Zahid Zamri

As early as page 2 in Karl Marx: Greatness and Illusion, Stedman Jones boldly highlights that “(t)he invention of what came to be called as ‘Marxism’ was initially in large part the creation of Engels in his books and pamphlets, beginning with Anti-Dührin... see more

Jonathan Alexander Hoffman

The purpose of this research is to develop a methodological framework through which to analyse the Qur’an’s dialogical engagement with the Ahl al-Kitab (the People of the Book – Jews and Christians). A substantial portion of the Qur’anic revelations are d... see more

Atiqur Rahman Mujahid

The contemporary world is passing through a very crucial time. According to UN reports, the world is facing its ‘worst humanitarian crisis’ since the end of World War II, with more than 20 million people facing starvation and famine in four countries. (AF... see more