CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Islam and Politics I
Chair: Asyiqin Ab Halim
Raja Ahmad Iskandar Raja Yaacob, and Aznan Zuhid Saidin, Definition of Islam as a Political Religion: Islamic Party of Malaysia Experience in Information Communication Technology.
Muhaimin Sulam, The Bargaining Power in New Perak Government.
Noordalela Baharudin, The Vestiges of European Coats-of-Arms in Malaysia and the Development of Muslim Heraldry.

Islam and Politics II
Chair: Noordalela Baharudin
Abu Dardaa Muhammad, Are Shari`ah and Ethics Two Inseparable Elements of Islamic Legal Theory?
Lili Yulyadi Arnakim, The Impact of Islamic Reawakening on Malaysian Government’s Policy.
Dr Ideris Endot, Associate Professor Dr Badlihisham Mohd Nasir, Associate Professor Dr Abdul Ghafar Don, and Dr Ahmad Redzuwan Mohd Yunus, Strategic Management Policy in Administrating the Malaysian Islamic Affair.

Islamic Civilisation
Chair: Ashinida Aladdin
Asyiqin Ab Halim, The Application of Ibn Khaldūn’s Theory of Asabiyyah to Modern Muslim Society with Special Reference to the Malay Muslim Community in Malaysia.
Aizan Ali Mat Zin, Al-Attas’ Contributions in Islamic Architecture.
W. Shawaluddin W. Hassan, Ramli Dollah, Rizal Zamani Idris, Zaini Othman, and Aizan Ali Mat Zin, A Brief Note on Malaysia’s Responses to the Bosnian Conflict.

Islam and Science Education
Chair: Dr Amjad Hussain
Saher Ali Mohammd Al-Sabbah, The Adaptation of Multiple Intelligence (MI) Theory from the Western into the Islamic Culture.
Associate Professor Dr Yahaya Jusoh, The Application of Ontological, Epistemological and Axiological Principles of Philosophy of Quranic Science (PQS) in the Teaching of Modern Science in Public Universities of Malaysia.
Dr Azhar Muhammad, Dr Abd. Rahman Hamzah, and Dr Yahaya Jusoh, Integration of Philosophy of Quranic Science (PQS) in the National Education Curriculum as Foundation for the Development of Islamic Civilized Society in Malaysia.

Islam and Linguistics
Chair: Associate Professor Dr Yahaya Jusoh
Ashinida Aladdin, Non-Muslim Malaysian Learners of Arabic: an Investigation of Their Attitudes towards Learning Arabic.
Shahidi A Hamid, Perception of English Final Stops by Malay Learners: a Preliminary Study.
Carole Russell Williams, Crossing Academic Cultures: a Quantum Leap.