The LGBT Problem is a hotly vulnerable discussion in 2021-2024. This is marked by the emergence of many movements from activists and sympathizers of LGBT supporters who ask for their rights in public spaces, such as the rights of society in general. The presence of a movement that advocates equality for LGBT people has a close relationship with the people of Prophet Lut (‘Alaih As-Salam), who have a different sexual orientation from humans in general, which in Arabic, is called liwatat (sodomy). The campaign effort was then carried out openly in the public. This study aims to analyze the practice of LGBT from an Islamic perspective based on the Quranic chapter Al-A‘raf verses 80-81. The results showed that the emergence of LGBT movements and campaigns today are an inseparable part of the story of Prophet Lut’s society, which has an unusual sexual orientation. The condition is caused by environmental, psychological, and theological factors. The rise of efforts to voice the equality of Human Rights openly has an impact on society in various aspects, including in the elements of health, society, education, and security. Thus, preventive solutions are needed to fend off the LGBT behaviour such as through education of faith and Islamic SharÊ‘ah, besides moral, psychiatric, social and sexual education.

The present study aims to examine the increasingly widespread phenomenon of Islamophobia linked to the Al-Aqsa Flood in 2023. National practices worldwide convincingly demonstrate that Islamophobia has increased since Israel launched its war on the Gaza Strip, breaking international laws egregiously and depriving Palestinians of their rights. In addition to this, cases of hate crimes directed at Muslims have now hit peak levels. Therefore, the current study aims to discuss the origin, motivation, and consequences of Islamophobia, probing international efforts to stop it and analytically examining the impact of the war in Gaza on the worldwide diffusion process of Islamophobia. In other words, a critical reading of Islamophobia is presented in line with a descriptive-analytical and historical approach, asserting that incidents of attack, hatred, and incitement against Muslims related to Islamophobia have risen abruptly since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza, heating the anti-Muslim sentiment and raising transnational Islamophobia. Ultimately, the study found that effectively combating Islamophobia associated with the recent war in Gaza requires taking all necessary steps to end the war and shielding Palestinian people from Israeli strikes. Accordingly, the study recommends suggestions for effective strategies to deal with, counter, and lessen Islamophobia’s negative consequences in a manner that complies with international law standards.

This study examines the critical role of Shariah governance, particularly the impact of Shariah supervisory boards (SBBs) within the corporate governance framework of Islamic financial institutions (IFIs). SSBs, as critical components of Shariah governance mechanisms, significantly influence Shariah compliance processes within IFIs. This study explores the unique systemic risks inherent in the Islamic financial environment, focusing on the complexities and elements defining SSB legitimacy. The IFSB recommends four essential components for Shariah governance systems, emphasizing the importance of SSBs. However, SSBs face challenges balancing SharÊ‘ah adherence and market dynamics, highlighting a conflict between business objectives and Shariah rules. This study acknowledges the limited strength of Shariah governance, advocating for universally adopted standards to address issues such as conflicts of interest within SSBs and the need for diversified skill sets. This paper assesses the effectiveness of Shariah governance and SSBs in IFIs. For this purpose, a survey was conducted among middle and senior-level managers and employees employed in IFIs or associated regulatory entities across diverse nations. The results highlight the critical role of SSB members, specific standards for board nominations, and the moderate influence of stakeholders' interests on Shariah governance success. Shareholders’ and customers’ interests show no significant correlation with Shariah governance success.

Throughout Indonesia’s history, legal battles have been ongoing since the Dutch colonial era, with three distinct legal systems asserting their presence. Among these, Islamic law holds significance within Indonesia’s legal framework. This study aims to outline the historical struggle of Islamic law in establishing its place within national legislation. Employing a sociological approach, the research delves into the narrative of Islamic law’s struggle, utilizing secondary data and employing narrative analysis to chronologically recount its journey. Findings reveal that Islamic law has deep historical roots in Indonesia, functioning as a living legal tradition since the advent of Islam in the region. Despite being abolished by Dutch colonial rule, Islamic law persisted and continues to influence both written and unwritten aspects of Indonesian law. Post-independence, Indonesia largely adopted the legal policies of its colonial predecessors, further cementing the presence of Islamic law within its legal framework. Today, Islamic law remains recognized within national legislation, serving as a filter for legal materials and contributing to the formation of Indonesian law.

This study compares implementing the governance principles in Islamic microfinance with a social objective in Türkiye and Indonesia. The relevance of this study is to investigate the best practices to apply governance concepts to Islamic microfinance to achieve IKSAR and BMT MUDA’s social goals. Governance principles in two organizations were studied in this qualitative comparative case study. As for the selection research site, IKSAR and BMT MUDA both have an adequate report until 2021 on their website. The study found that both IKSAR and BMT MUDA tried to realize the governing principles, which meet ethical duty in some areas, namely their top management trying to fulfill SharÊ‘ah compliance by SharÊ‘ah experts, responsibility in their human resources, fairness decision-making, understanding the importance of transparency and accountability to report and disclose to stakeholder, including the public, through their website. BMT MUDA appears to disclose more information than IKSAR, which is relatively new, has less funding, and is staffed by volunteers. However, they can use human resources with their current technology and report more regularly. It would increase their transparency, attract contributors, and build public trust, hence boosting their long-term social impact.

This study’s aim is to perform an empirical analysis of the determinants that influence the solvency of family takaful enterprises, both at the full-fledged level and within the business unit of SharÊ‘ah compliant entities across countries in ASEAN. The data utilised within the study were obtained from the financial statements annually of 32 family takaful businesses and the World Bank Database, spanning 2017 to 2021. The solvency of an entity is assessed by utilising net assets divided by net contributions, which serve as the dependent variable in this context. According to the findings, a positive relationship exists between solvency and the following variables: profitability, investment ratio, liquidity, and firm size. The impact of wakalah fees on solvency is significantly related negatively. Nevertheless, it is essential to note that there is no inherent connection between GDP and inflation concerning solvency. The family takaful company in ASEAN has a relatively high solvency level. Thus, it can fulfil its obligation in the long run to meet the policyholder’s claim.

This paper studies the role of the Naleemiah Institute of Islamic Studies as a mediator in empowering Muslim religious leaders through proper Islamic education in Sri Lanka. Considerable criticism is directed towards traditional Islamic educational institutions for not exhibiting contemporary and contextually designed features regarding regional aspects such as the local social-cultural context. Thus, the paper attempts to elaborate on the role of NIIS in empowering Sri Lankan Muslim religious leadership by adopting proper educational philosophy and objectives. It explores its emerging context, development of its curriculum-making process, academic strategy, and recent trajectories and discourses to realise the objectives. The qualitative methodology uses descriptive and analytical types. The paper’s finding offers that contrary to the prevailing meta-narrative that Islamic religious institutions often resist changes, reform themselves, and evolve, the Institute’s case has proven otherwise. However, it is suggested that the changing contexts and their challenges are an opportunity to broaden the institution's societal role, intellectual commitment, and religious leadership.

Everyone is working hard to be successful in his/her career and life overall as well. However, that requires an individual to be more ethical, committed, and self-contented towards his/her expected goal. Hence, this study aims to explore the influence of Islamic work ethics (IWE) on academics’ career success (ACS), besides the role of psychological capital (PsyCap) as mediation between IWE and ACS. The study follows a deductive methodological approach, while the Structural Equation Modelling technique (SEM) applied for analyzing the model. The data was collected from full-time academic staff in public universities in Sudan. After analyzing 236 questionnaires, the findings indicated that IWE is positively related to the ACS. Furthermore, PsyCap was a significant mediator between IWE and ACS. Accordingly, these results were contributed to the theory of conservation of resource (COR) by identifying the role of IWE as one of the peace resources that help academic staff in generating additional resources to achieve their career goals. Lastly, the practical implications and new streams for further studies are discussed.

The large number of unemployed during the Covid-19 period in society led to changes in consumption patterns. The study conducted form from June to mid – August 2020. The required data are primary and secondary data from literature. Sampling with simple random sampling of 184 respondent. The research show that consumption patterns before and during Covid-19, among others, experienced the highest increase in consumption of canned food, while the product experiencing the largest decline was fashion. The priority for purchasing products during the Covid-19 pandemic was health products compared to hygiene products. Changes in transaction patterns from cash to non-cash, in the form of debit, go pay (e-money) or transfer. Likewise, there has been a change in the place of purchase from traditional markets or supermarkets to online purchases. The reason why respondents made changes in purchasing methods and shopping places was because they were worried about contracting the virus, it would cost a lot of money if infected, family health, fear of death, and practicality in shopping. The factors that differentiate consumption patterns between generations, such as the baby boomer generation and the millennial generation is income.