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Responsible tourism and quality of life: Perspective of local community
No full textThis conceptual paper presents a review and discussing the concept and dimensions
of sustainable tourism, responsible tourism and also the quality of life. Sustainable
development is one strategy to resolve conflict on the impact of tourism activities. The main
principle of sustainable development is to maintain the quality of the environment for future
generations. Besides considering the needs of the visitor, the tourism industry, the environment,
and the destination's host communities, sustainable tourism has to look also at current and
future economic, social and environmental impacts. Responsible tourism is an element of
sustainable tourism that shares similar objectives which aim at environmental protection,
social welfare, and local economic benefits
The influence of scuba divers’ experience on their underwater behaviour in marine ecosystem
No full textResponsible tourism has become an established area of tourism research and practice. Although it
shares much in common with ‘sustainable tourism’, ‘eco-tourism’, ‘ethical tourism’ and other related forms of
socially conscious tourism practice, the label of ‘responsible tourism’ is by far the most favoured industry term.
While dive tourism enjoys continued growth worldwide, concern exists that it is contributing to the degradation
of coral communities, biologically and aesthetically. In this research, we investigated the rate of divers' contacts
and physical damage by observing divers' underwater behavior in Tioman Island, Malaysia and tested the
effectiveness of pre-dive briefing as a mitigation measure of divers. By observing thirty divers, only few divers
contacted the live coral cover and caused skeletal breakage. The average contact frequency of the divers during
diving trips was approximately 45 minutes. The study found that divers were highly responsible during
underwater diving. The contact frequency of the divers decreased significantly after they listened to an
environmental briefing among divers who could maintain neutral buoyancy, as opposed to those who could
not do so. This study suggests that buoyancy control training for divers may also be important for coral reef
conservation in addition to environmental education. Diver-induced damage decreases with increasing number
of logged dives and attendance at pre-dive briefings. Marine Park managers can help reduce impact by
identifying and directing use to sites that are resistant to damage, matching diver competence and site
preferences and alerting operators to dive conditions. Minimizing impact requires dive master and dive
operators to be proactive in promoting low impact diving behaviour. This includes selecting sites that match
divers’ expectation and experience and providing pre-dive briefings in the context of divers’ activities and
physical capacity and site susceptibility to impact and current strength. In response, the study suggests a new
paradigm for the management of reef-based SCUBA dive tourism integrating the management and governance
frameworks of the management strategy and multi-stakeholder approach
The nusantara ethnic groups from historical and genomic perspectives
No full textMalays are a distinctive nation native as well as among the oldest ethnic group in
the world encompassing the land of Nusantara, Madagascar and the Pacific Islands.
The Malay civilization is associated with the Southeast Asian region known as the
Malay Archipelago, the Malay-Indonesian Archipelago, the Nusantara, the Malay
Realm and the Land of Java. It also includes the islands of Indonesia, Malaya, the
islands of Borneo, Philippines, Singapore which consisting two communities namely
Proto-Malay (aboriginal Malay) and Deutero-Malay (new Malay). Therefore, this
study attempts to shed some light on the origins of the Malay community from the
historical point of view and its relation to modern genomic field. The findings indicate
that there is a significant relationship between the history of Malay origins and the
modern genomic field that was done through the mitochondrial DNA analysis. This is
followed by the Nusantara that serves as the major genetic reservoir of the world
Malay group. Thus, it is apparent that the genomic study of the Malay ethnic group is not solely focused on the origins of the nation alone, but to enhance the health level of
the race through disease analyses, medical practice and research. Subsequently, this
will lead to the production of pharmaceutical products which is indeed beneficial in
addressing local health needs
Al-takfir according to ahl al-sunnah wa al-jama'ah and its relation to national unity
No full textThe misunderstanding of the concept of al-Takfir in Islam is one of the factors that
leads to disunity of people nowadays. The unity of a country depends on the unity of
its people. Al-Takfir without rights and propositions is a violation of the concept of alWasatiyyah and a breach of the principle of al-Tabayyun. One considered as an
extremist when he judges a person blindly without any proof and investigation. Hence,
the role of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama‟ah to be in the middle between two extremes
seems to be significant so that the real concept of moderation is preserved in addition
to comply with syariah. By using the method of libratory study, this qualitative
research explains what is meant by concept of al-takfir and how its relation to the
national unity. The result of research shows that the concept of al-takfir by Ahl aSunnah wa al-Jama‟ah is very specific and not to judge a person with the matters of
khilafiyyah in a simple way. It is also one of the aspect to mantain the national unity
and its people
Methods replacing speech for people with dumbness deformity الوسائل التي تقوم مقام الكلام للمصابين بعاهة الخرس
No full textPeople with deformities have many rulings because these deformities may affect their lives. These
may cause symptoms and inhibitions, which diminish their eligibilities for performance and make
their body organs and members impotent. The problem of the research lies in the proposition that
if the disabled organs is removed or insufficient, does it have an alternate that is able to perform
what it could not. Should it be considered like the original member or not? Do all deformities have
alternates? The importance of this research is manifested for this reason. The researcher focuses
on the methods which substitutes the deformity of dumbness through which man wholly lost his
ability to speech is no more considered. The researcher adopted the inductive and deductive
methodology. The results he found that nothing can replace the deformed member except for the
member of speech which be replaced writing and pointing
The concept of moderation in creed according to perspective of ahl al-sunnah wa al-jama’ah
No full textThe concept of moderation basically refers to being in the middle of two extremes. This concept
can be understood in larger scope which includes the matter of creed, whorship, social relation,
economy dan leadership. Nowadays, there are a lot of chaos that has been lit up by a group of
people who relate themselves to Islam, thus the Western does not review Islam as a religion
that promote justice. It clearly can be seen from the attacks of the groups of Islamic State (ISIS),
al-Qaeda, Jamaah Islamiyyah and others. These attacks affect the nomination of Islam as a
religion of good and mercy. Hence, this research has been done to highlight the concept of alwasatiyyah according to perspective of ahl al-sunnah wa al-jama’ah. The research based on the
method of libratory study (qualitative) to get the result. The research also collects the data and
information via documentation and the method of inductive to get the conclusion. The result
showed that ahl al-sunnah wa al-jama’ah stand out in introducing the concept of al-wasatiyyah
in creed. The madhhab of Islamic creed is dominated by two group people called as alAsha’irah and al-Maturidiyyah
Does socio economic factor affect the quality of life of Malaysian fishermen?
No full textThis study is written to propose new indicators for measuring the
quality of life and examine socioeconomic factor, and government policy
could be improving the living standard of fishermen. This study designed
using quantitative and qualitative approaches through cross-sectional
study. The result of this study showed that socioeconomic factor has
significant for improving the quality of life of Malaysian fishermen. In
conclusion, religious programs should also be enhanced in the fishing
community, especially to the second generation of fishermen
Special rights in Quran and Sunna and its effect on public life
No full textAllah (SWT) selected the human being to be his successor in the earth; and prepared for him
all what can assist him in this mission. God distinguished him on all other creatures and ridiculed everything in
the land for him, and what helps him to build the land to feel privacy in the ownership. This makes him work
harder and accomplish more. Thus God; gave this right this right is within the rules of Islamic Shari, and God
sent messengers missionaries and forerunners, they defined the rules and clarified them, one of those are the
special rights explained by Shari to humans.
This study deals with some of the special rights, through the verses of the Holy Quran and the Sunnah. The
researcher discussed the effects of special property, the rest of the special rights and the consequent effects on
people's lives in general
The sources of reading comprehension difficulties among Saudi EFL learners
No full textArab students confront several reading difficulties such as lack of vocabulary and useful reading
strategies. These difficulties make them unable to fully comprehend an English text. This paper
discusses the sources of EFL reading comprehension difficulties faced by students at a university in
Saudi Arabia. Data were collected from questionnaires which had been distributed to 250 students at
Umm Al-Qura University. The questionnaire consists of only one part, asking students about the causes
and factors that led them to struggle with reading. The responses reveal that the students mainly felt
their reading difficulties related to several factors such as the lack of support from their parents,
teachers and society, their reading textbooks which the students found uninteresting, and the classroom
environment. The findings also suggest that most Saudi university students have little interest in reading
in English. It is hoped that the findings of this research will inform Saudi education policymakers,
teachers, parents and text books designers to enhance Saudi students’ reading level by taking account
the reasons behind their reading difficulties
Content analysis of figurative language used in newspaper advertisement slogans
No full textThis study aims to identify and analyse the figurative language that are used in newspaper
advertisement slogans in The Star. Apart from that, this study also aims to identifythe types of
industries that uses newspaper as their medium of advertising. A content analysis was used as
a research method for this study. This study employs McQuarrie and Mick’s (1996) and
Perrine’s (1992) theory of figurative language. The finding of this study reveals that metaphor
and rhyme are the most used figurative language in newspaper advertisement slogans. The
finding also shows that the industry that uses newspaper advertisement the most is healthcare
and education