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This book discusses the recreation of mountain climbing in Peninsular Malaysia. This book was written to provide information about mountains in Peninsular Malaysia for mountain climbers. Since the book sees mountain climbing as a recreational activity, it also outlines the relationship between recreation and leisure, sports and tourism. As a guide to climbers and organizers of climbing activities, this book discusses their roles and responsibilities from a legal, regulatory and government agency perspective; the position of the mountains that are the main focus of the climber according to the main mountain ranges; as well as the chosen mountain climb paths; and provides concise information about the hiking paths.
This book intends to explain the development of the knowledge of Mek Mulung, a dance drama that is based in Wang Tepus, Jitra Kedah using archival evidence and ethnographic research. Since its earliest known documentation through in the writings of Walter William Skeat published in 1900, very little of Mek Mulung was described comprehensively. This book describes Mek Mulung in five chapters. It begins with its overview, describing the beholders of the tradition, the performance style, new creative ideas and heritage revival activities integrated towards the idea of the performance. Readers of the book can also experience the music of Mek Mulung by listening to musical examples as well as interacting with the dance and movements through an augmented reality mobile phone application which accompanies the book. The integrated multi-sensory experience of this book aims to enrich and help readers to appreciate Mek Mulung as a heritage performance.
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Capture the bustle and beauty of life around the Historic City of Melaka through sketches. This journal features sketches along with descriptions of four streets around the Historic City of Melaka namely Jalan Hang Jebat, Jalan Tokong, Jalan Tukang Emas and Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock. The urban life scene is illustrated through a variety of hand-sketch techniques that are proudly performed directly at the scene. It reflects the everyday life of the urban community through the lens of architecture students in exploring the meaning and image of a city.
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This book discusses the prospects and challenges of the archaeotourism sector in Malaysia, one of the tourism industry’s subsectors. Recent findings showed that the tourism industry is a popular and increasingly significant economic sector in Malaysia. The mainstream media discusses frequently issues related to the tourism industry due to its ability to contribute to Malaysia’s economy. In addition to various forms of promotion, incentive schemes and initiatives have also been introduced to improve the tourism industry. As a result, several new subsectors have emerged in the tourism industry, including the archaeotourism sector.
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This book is about the integration of science and technology in the Malay world from universities and research institutes researchers. It also defines the interaction of “budi” (wisdom/intellect) and science in 15 chapters. The elements of civilizational wisdom are used as the basis for examining the developed world, producing scientific thinking, and developing technology.
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This collection of essays has been written by Malaysian and French scholars. At the same time, he was also a renowned novelist, who could read and draw on the meaningful aspects of the lives of the races in the country. He foregrounded their courtesy in their cross-racial relationships, and also, the sophistication of their literary expression that has captured the attention of many countries. His novel, Malaisie, has been translated into several languages; its Malaysian rendition is Nurani Tanah Melayu. These two contributions, in the rubber and palm oil industries, are now growing green and healthy, and his Malaysian narrative has also brought the proud face and soul of Malaysia to the world.
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Roots Living Heritage presents a collection of 17 writers and 18 narratives about Malaysia and its sons and daughters who, in their own unique way, have achieved much in their lives and contributed in no small way to the nation’s heritage. Their stories are told from the perspective chosen by the writers, thus displaying an array of personal insights which are captivatingly rich and interesting. Of considerable historical value are the episodes and events arising out of the diverse socio-cultural and political life of the nation.
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This book is about the musical life and traditions of the Mah Meri of Kampung Sungai Bumbun, Carey Island, Malaysia from the early 1900s to the early 2000s. Through ethnographic fieldwork, the stories of Mah Meri villagers about the musinians, musical styles, musical instruments, song texts and interaction with music from various cultures are detailed.
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This anthology of traditional and classical works is a collection of poetry and fiction, legal digests, epistles and religious treatises, narrated, sung or written in the Malay language, in the Malay Archipelago. This language was and is widespread in the Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei, in Kalimantan, (Indonesian Borneo), including Pontianak, Ketapang, Sintang, Banjarmasin, Kutai and Samarinda. It was the lingua franca for most of Insular Southeast Asia and even in parts of Continental Southeast Asia, and to be found in Southern Thailand, in the provinces of Satun, Patani and Nakorn Sithammarat, and some islands in Southern Philippines. This time-span of traditional Malay literature covers a period from the earliest beginnings of oral works, through the inscriptions on stone and metal, and through further developments in oral storytelling, the advent of writing. In the decades of the 18th and 19th centuries a collision with western colonial powers and their cultures has resulted in a literature that reflected this traumatic confrontation and also, the so-called ‘modern’ elements. Along with this too we notice the rise of the new genres of the report, the travelogue, the autobiography and biography, which interestingly are prominent antecedents of modern literature.
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The Dewa Pechil tale teaches we cannot succeed alone. The loyalty of Cemara Bermas and her followers are needed for Dewa Pechil's revival. Through the effort of this heroic princess and her followers and their wiliness to abandon a corrupt society, Dewa Pechil is restored and the wilderness is no longer wild. The story reflects important Southeast Asian values of loyalty and community support and sociality as essential for a meaningful life. This pro-social tale shows that empathy and altruism counter greed and self-interest. for non-Malay, readers the story will introduce traditional Malay cultural values. For insiders, child or adult, it is a message in narrative form from ancestors about how to be Malay.
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The Cultural Value Framework Book in the Oral Stories of the Aborigine of Temiar, Gua Musang, Kelantan, is a study and analysis of some of the original oral stories presented by Ibrahim Marajiah, an experienced storyteller. All of these oral stories focus on the discovery of common values that are familiar to the aborigines of Temiar, Gua Musang, Kelantan from ancient times and nurtured to this day. In addition, the cultural framework approach has been a deductive study of each analysis of the values of indigenous oral stories to make their production and discussion more robust. A string of these great collaborations can contain some of the original oral stories of the Aborigine of Temiar, Gua Musang, Kelantan such as Buah Mangkung dengan Seekor Anjing, Burung Kuang dengan Harimau, Bertindak Tanpa Akal, Sepakat Menyelamatkan Diri, Sang Kura-kura yang Bijaksana, Cucu yang Bijaksana, Pengail yang Pintar, Tangkal Hikmah dan Manusia Jelmaan Anjing. In this regard, readers will have a better understanding of the details of the values contained in the oral stories of the Temiar native, Gua Musang, Kelantan to serve as a foundation for great self-esteem for the soul and body.
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Kelantan is rich in traditional art such as dikir barat, makyung, menora, shadow play, main peteri, bageh and a few others. These arts are among those that have been established for centuries in the state of Kelantan, growing and not only nationally but internationally, for example dikir barat, makyung and shadow play. Even Makyung in 2005, was named as UNESCO's World Intangible Cultural Heritage. The book attempts to explore the art of shadow play through the highlight of the involvement of a mastermind, the now-famous Tok Dalang Che Ann in Kelantan state. The art of ever- refreshing shadow play is a very unique performing art. Using beautifully carved statues, the use of curtains and the effects of shadows, shadow play has been presented for public viewing since time immemorial, as well as famous among local and foreign tourists. The book was produced in conjunction with the launch of the National Cultural Policy or DAKEN (2021) last October that emphasized the importance of art and heritage.
Over the period, maqāsid al-Sharī’ah has been promoted as the key reform for Islamic finance practices. This subject reflects the idea of achieving maṣlaḥah through the implementation of Sharīʿah rulings. As a result, maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah plays essential roles both in establishing regulations and in developing products in Islamic finance industry. Nevertheless, applying maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah sometimes becomes a matter of dispute in terms of its application. This includes to interpret Shari’ah rulings and to implement them in actual situations, in which some scholars claim that maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah is misused by certain groups to justify controversial practices. In this regard, this book attempts to clarify the concept of maqāṣid al-Sharīʿah and its application in Islamic finance. With a combination between theory and the current practices in the industry particularly in Malaysia, it highlights a fresh and in-depth discussion regarding the subject.
This book discusses nine contemporary issues which not only focus on local or domestic issues of a certain country but also global issues that might interest the readers especially Muslim human righters. The concept of human rights is characterized as a common standard of achievement for all people and all nations, which is a common benchmark on humanitarian achievements that all the communities and nations in the world need to achieve. From Islamic perspectives, Islam as a comprehensive teaching has taught its people the right to human rights. This is reflected in the purpose of Syari'ah in Islam, which is to preserve religion, to preserve the soul, to preserve the intellect, to preserve the honor or heredity, and to preserve the wealth. It aims to define human rights as a set of rights attached to human beings as universal creatures that are universally obliged to be honored and upheld and protected by state, law, government, and everyone. Hence, Islam and Human Rights are an inseparable unity with the Qur'an and the Hadith as sources of the teachings of Islam. It is hoped that this book would enlighten those who have the interest to understand the comprehensiveness and uniqueness of Islam in discussing the issues of human rights.
Genetics plays a major role as an attribute factor in rheumatoid arthritis development. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is one of the most common autoimmune diseases affecting up to 2 percent of the world’s population. Loss of self-tolerance in the host immune system has led to this autoimmunity, multifactorial in origin, with a combination of environmental and genetic factors. Numerous susceptibility genes have been identified that predispose individuals to rheumatoid arthritis. The role of putative causal genes with genetic variations in rheumatoid arthritis differ in populations according to their genetic make-up. Interestingly, the genetic entities in rheumatoid arthritis are also involve in a shared molecular pathway in schizophrenia, either conferring as opposing or mutual effect to both complex diseases. The purpose of this book is to provide information on genetic attribute factors in rheumatoid arthritis pathophysiology.
This book is designed to provide information in Integration Model and how it apply in life premium tables of family takaful. By using the Integration Model concept and methods, the construction of new recovery plans of education plan takaful. This book is based on the research grant (RACE Grant) with the titled “Recovery Model of Education Plan Takaful”. The grant research also had been awarded the 2017 Best Research Grant for Social Science Category in Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin. This book could be useful to researchers, lecturers, and students of colleges and universities.
Irrational fear of and prejudice against Islam and its adherents, which is known as Islamophobia, occurs in several western countries. This issue has been debated since the aftermath of violent incidents such as the 9/11 attacks in 2001, the Afghanistan war in 2002, the Iraq war in 2003, the Danish cartoon row in 2005, the London bombings in 2005, the Paris attacks in 2015, and the New Zealand shootings in 2017. In reporting terrorism, the media tend to construct a negative image of Islam using biased language. This kind of portrayal is one of the significant sources of Islamophobia. Consequently, Islamophobia appears to be reproduced through non-western media. This issue has raised the question of whether newspapers in Muslim-majority nations assume the responsibility of disseminating objective, balanced and fair news about Islam. Hence, this book explores how Islamophobia is reproduced in selected Malaysian newspapers from agenda-setting perspectives.
The existence of trauma in literature has been extensively discussed in several literary and scholarly works across various literary genres. The authors of this book address the lack of sufficient scholarly analysis of trauma in poems particularly from a critical thinking perspective. This book scrutinizes the different ways by which traumatic occurrences are demonstrated, processed, revealed, and repressed through poems. At times, the elements of trauma cannot be directly observed from the mere reading of the poem. In this case, critical thinking plays a significant role in exploring the poet's expressions in relation to trauma. It is evident from the analysis in this book that critical thinking is helpful in exploring traumatic occurrences in poems. This book could be useful to researchers, lecturers, and students of colleges and universities.
The integration of English literature in the English as a Second Language (ESL) classroom has long been viewed as fundamental in contributing to the overall improvement of students’ proficiency in English language. This book explores both the approaches used by teachers in teaching literature and students’ reaction towards the approaches employed. The main premise of this write-up focuses specifically on the experience of less proficient students with English literature and discussion of findings therefore, would be crucial to both policymakers and ESL practitioners.
