Selamat Hari Guru 1440h/2019m Pendahuluan Saban tahun kita menyambut Hari Guru dengan pelbagai sambutan dari segenap lapisan masyarakat. Tetapi tahun ini merasakan terdapat sedikit kelainan dan perubahan. Kenyataan Kesatuan Guru mengiktiraf 18 penyelesaian isu berkaitan pendidikan oleh KPM memberikan sedikit harapan kepada masa depan pendidikan negara dan kebajikan guru. Pelbagai inisiatif yang diumumkan dan prestasi dalam masa setahun pentadbiran baru KPM... Read More

Refleksi Genap Setahun PRU14 Sebagai rakyat yang prihatin, saya sentiasa mengikuti secara rapat perkembangan politik Malaysia pasca 9 Mei 2018 dengan penuh minat di samping debaran ingin melihat Malaysia baharu yang lebih dinamik dan progresif di samping mengekalkan prinsip-prinsip kenegaraan dan nilai-nilai Malaysia sebagai negara bangsa yang berdaulat. Secara umumnya, walaupun terdapat pelbagai isu dan permasalahan pasca PRU14 yang sedang... Read More

Assalamualaikum, Dear All, I take this opportunity to wish all readers of my website happy ramadhan al-mubarak. Ramadan is the greatest and best month of the year. It is one of the blessings of Allah to the Muslims that He enables us to fast in this period. The blessed month and ibadah of fasting not only offer us great rewards... Read More

Serious gaps in Islamic banking and finance By Prof Dr Obiyathulla Ismath Bacha Available at: inceif.org The modern variant of Islamic banking and finance (IBF), as we now know, has been around for more than three decades, closing in on 40 years. There is no doubting that it has made huge strides. Today, Islamic banking has a global presence — operating in... Read More

Welcoming new students of IIUM Taaruf Week does not only aim at providing and familiarising new students with information on the physical environment and the facilities available in the campus and rules, regulations and procedures but Taaruf Week is very essential in POSITIONING THE MIND of the new students about the Mission, Vision and aspiration of IIUM. Make the most... Read More

Speed of Change Does Matter When talking about change and reform, SPEED does matter. Alvin Toffler talks about Speed of Change in his book, Revolutionary Wealth. Stephen Covey writes about the Speed of Trust that change everything. Speed of Change and Culture of Trust. SPEED does matter. Read More

Humanising Higher Education While numerous institutions are now talking about artificial intelligence, university without campus, data analytic, disruptive technology, massive online courses, distance degrees, Yale-NUS College is offering different educational approach. They bring sciences, humanities and social sciences together. All students regardless of degree programmes must take liberal art subjects for 3 semesters such as literature and the humanities, philosophy,... Read More