Significant Muslim Population Research Articles

Assessing the impact of supporting facilities on the development of halal tourism: A bibliometric review

This bibliometric review evaluates the research progress and knowledge structure regarding the impact of supporting facilities on halal tourism development. Using the Scopus database and bibliometric analysis with the “bibliometrix” package in R, the study covers the period from 2016 to 2023. The search, employing keywords like “halal tourism,” “facilities,” “infrastructure,” and “local support,” identified 26 relevant publications. The findings highlight a limited body of research, with the Journal of Islamic Marketing being the most active publisher in this area, contributing six articles. Indonesia emerges as a leading contributor to halal tourism research, driven by its significant Muslim population and the economic potential of this niche market. Key facilities, such as mosques, musholla, and high-quality halal food options, are identified as crucial factors influencing Muslim travelers’ destination choices. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the current research landscape on supporting facilities in halal tourism and highlights opportunities for future investigation to further enrich the field.

Financial Feasibility Analysis of XYZ Company Market Expansion Plan to Kalimantan

XYZ Company, a B2B manufacturer of Songkok in Gresik, East Java, plans to expand its market by establishing a new distribution warehouse in Banjarmasin, Kalimantan. This strategy aims to leverage the growing demand for Songkok in Kalimantan, which has a significant Muslim population. The primary goal of this study is to evaluate the financial feasibility of purchasing versus renting the new warehouse for this investment plan. The financial feasibility analysis was conducted in multiple stages. Pro forma financial statements were constructed for both scenarios, incorporating historical data of the company's financial statements, industry benchmarks, and growth assumptions from management interviews. Free Cash Flow to the Firm (FCFF) and terminal cash flows were calculated using the Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC). Capital budgeting techniques were then used to evaluate financial feasibility, including Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), and Discounted Payback Period. Risk assessment was performed through sensitivity analysis and Monte Carlo simulation. Results indicate that the renting scenario, with an initial investment of IDR 242 million, has a higher NPV and IRR than the purchase scenario, which requires an initial investment of IDR 944 million. The renting scenario also offers a faster-discounted payback period of 2 years and one month, making it more feasible. Risk assessment shows moderate risk, with an 83% probability of achieving a positive NPV. The financial feasibility analysis recommends renting the new warehouse in Banjarmasin. This option provides a quicker payback period, higher NPV and IRR, and positive risk assessment results. Investing in this project will enhance XYZ Company's market presence in Kalimantan, cater to the growing demand for Songkok, and achieve sustainable growth and profitability.

Abortion in Islam: A Fiqh Examination of Medical and Social Indications

This article aims to explore how principles of Islamic fiqh can be integrated with modern medical approaches in addressing abortion, particularly in countries with significant Muslim populations. Given the high rates of unwanted pregnancies and the grave consequences of unsafe abortions, this research is imperative to enhance understanding of the diverse fiqh perspectives regarding medical and social justifications for abortion. The methodology employed is a phenomenological qualitative approach with a constructivist paradigm, emphasising a deep comprehension of the subjective experiences and viewpoints of Islamic scholars. Data was collected through extensive literature review, including classical and contemporary fiqh texts as well as academic literature related to medical ethics in Islam. The findings reveal various interpretations of Quranic verses relevant to abortion, underscoring the importance of preserving life and human dignity. Within the context of Maqasid Shariah, it was found that abortion could be permitted in situations meeting the criteria of Darura, where the preservation of the mother's life is the paramount concern. Social phenomena related to abortion were also examined, highlighting the stigma and social consequences faced by women in Muslim communities who undergo or consider abortion. The discussion in this article includes the integration of religious law and medical practice, and the need for greater education and awareness about reproductive health within Muslim communities. This allows the research to provide clear guidelines that not only assist healthcare practitioners in making ethical decisions but also support the creation of more effective and empathetic policies that consider the health and well-being of women within a framework of human rights and social justice.

The Dutch Language in the Muslim World (1600-1800)

ABSTRACT There was much contact between the Dutch Republic and Muslim world in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The Dutch East India Company (VOC) (1602-1799) undertook extensive commercial activity in the Indian Ocean and Indonesian archipelago, where many Muslims lived. The VOC established trading posts in Bengal, across the Indian sub-continent, in Persia, the Yemen, and at its headquarters in the East Indies at Batavia. Whilst people in these areas practised several religions including Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity, most of these areas had significant Muslim populations, often with Muslim rulers. I am undertaking a project to analyse who spoke and wrote Dutch to whom and when in the Muslim world in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Given the scale of the Muslim world, it will be useful to divide it into two parts: one that focuses on the Indonesian archipelago and another on other countries with Muslim populations. This article examines what the second part of this project might look like, mapping out the form and content of a project on contact between Dutch and languages spoken in the Muslim world in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

МУСУЛЬМАНСКАЯ БЛАГОТВОРИТЕЛЬНОСТЬ В ДОРЕВОЛЮЦИОННОМ ОРЕНБУРЖЬЕ

The article is devoted to the main directions and features of the organization of Muslim charitable activities in the Orenburg province in the pre-revolutionary period. The authors also focus on the theological foundations of the formation of the tradition of Islamic social service and the main directions of its manifestation in the socio-cultural life of that time. They examine the active participation and contribution, in particular, of Tatar merchants and Muslim clergy to organizing the construction of mosques, mektebas and madrasas, holding various public events, developing the system of religious education, and helping the state during the famine. On the basis of archival materials, research works, pre-revolutionary reference materials, the events of the past are reconstructed, the scale of charitable activities of Muslims, its features and significance for society and the state are revealed. The authors identify the main stages of the emergence of charitable societies in the life of pre-revolutionary Orenburg region and the formation of a tradition of various forms of social activity of religiously oriented societies. They note that, although Muslim charity in the Orenburg province with its significant Muslim population had many similarities with general Islamic charity, it also had its own specific features due to its "frontier" status: as the Tatar merchants gained financial stability, it was Tatar charity as well as the nature of private initiative in its implementation that prevailed in the region.

Seventh-day Adventist Understandings of Islam and Muslims from the 1840s–1920s

Seventh-day Adventist understandings of Islam can be traced to the Millerite movement and the prophetic prediction that the Muslim Ottoman Empire would fall in 1840. The Seventh-day Adventist movement, which came out of the Millerite movement, would continue to connect Islam and prophecy throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Often the prophetic discussions of Islam utilized demeaning language and racialized terminologies to describe Muslims as anti-Christian forces. There was very little personal interaction between Seventh-day Adventists and Muslims during the nineteenth century. This gradually changed in the twentieth century as more Seventh-day Adventists worked in places with significant Muslim populations. As a result, an alternative way of describing and understanding Islam emerged that was less reliant on prophetic interpretation and took more seriously the lives and beliefs of Muslims. While the general tone towards Islam typically was negative through the 1920s the increase in interaction began to create the possibility for less antagonistic understandings of Muslims.

Enhancing Awareness of the Needs of Muslim Visitors among New Zealand Tourism Operators

Summary Muslim visitor-friendly tourism has become one of the fastest growing sectors of the industry. New Zealand, a country whose tourism industry is a central pillar of the national economy, has witnessed an increase in visitors from countries where Islam is the dominant religion in recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic notwithstanding. The country also has a small but significant Muslim population. It is against this background that this case study aims to enhance awareness of the faith-based needs of Muslim visitors and the steps that can be taken by tourism operators to meet these. Although the case is situated in New Zealand, it has implications beyond these borders. It explores both Muslim visitors’ and tourism operators’ perspectives, including through video material. The case highlights the importance of satisfying traveller needs in a culturally sensitive way. The end goal of this case study is to recognize the morality of doing the right thing and the business imperatives related to this. Information © The Authors 2023

The Role of Halal Ecosystem Goods in The Horn of Africa (HOA)

The Horn of Africa (HoA) is a region with diverse cultures and traditions, and a significant Muslim population. Halal ecosystem goods have the potential to accelerate economic growth and improve the quality of life for individuals and communities in the region. This qualitative research paper aims to explore the adaptability and effectiveness of halal ecosystem goods in the HoA region, and their implications for economic growth. The study will utilize qualitative methods such as literature reviews, document analysis, and in-depth interviews with key stakeholders. The research will uncover the factors that contribute to the growth of halal ecosystem goods in the region, including their adaptability to local contexts, effectiveness in meeting consumer demand, and impact on the quality of life for individuals and communities. The findings will also identify challenges and opportunities for further development of halal ecosystem goods in the region, and provide recommendations for policymakers, businesses, and other stakeholders to foster sustainable economic growth through halal economies.

Review: Here, There, and Elsewhere: The Making of Immigrant Identities in a Globalized World, by Tahseen Shams

Review: <i>Here, There, and Elsewhere: The Making of Immigrant Identities in a Globalized World</i>, by Tahseen Shams

The System of Muslim Education in Astrakhan Province (Guberniya) Before 1917

Astrakhan province (guberniya) within the Russian Empire was a region with a significant Muslim population. In the pre-revolutionary period, a third of the region’s population were Muslims who were part of the OMDS structure. The system of Muslim education in the region has passed a long way, and since the second half of the XIX century it began to play a huge role in the education of Muslim children. In the counties and in Astrakhan itself there were mektebes and madrasas operated, in which could study male as well as female children. Based on archival documents, the article presents an analysis of the state of development of the primary Muslim education system in the Astrakhan province before the Russian Revolution of 1917. The author considers problems of its formation and development, the history of the spread of Jadid education, its quantitative and qualitative characteristics.

BERT based Named Entity Recognition for Automated Hadith Narrator Identification

Hadith serves as a second source of Islamic law for Muslims worldwide, especially in Indonesia, which has the world's most significant Muslim population of 228.68 million people. However, not all Hadith texts have been certified and approved for use, and several falsified Hadiths make it challenging to distinguish between authentic and fabricated Hadiths. In terms of Hadith science, determining the authenticity of a Hadith can be accomplished by examining its Sanad and Matn. Sanad is an essential aspect of the Hadith because it indicates the chain of the Narrator who transmits the Hadith. The research reported in this paper provides an advanced Natural Language Processing (NLP) technique for identifying and authenticating the Narrator of Hadith as a part of Sanad, utilizing Named Entity Recognition (NER) to address the necessity of authenticating the Hadith. The NER technique described in the research adds an extra feed-forward classifier to the last layer of the pre-trained BERT model. In the testing process using Cahya/bert-base-indonesian-1.5G, the proposed solution received an overall F1-score of 99.63 percent. On the Hadith Narrator Identification using other Hadith passages, the final examination yielded a 98.27 percent F1-score.

Antecedents of Intention to Buy Non-Muslim Halal Fast Foods: Evidence from the Biggest Muslim Population Country

Purpose: This study aims to analyze the antecedents of consumers' intention to buy non-Muslim (Western) halal fast food in Indonesia. Although the country has the biggest Muslim population globally, compared to other countries, Indonesia only managed to get the fourth rank on the overall Global Islamic Economy Indicator score in 2020.Method: This study distributed an online questionnaire, using convenience sampling method, to 159 Muslims in Indonesia. A multiple regression analysis was used to evaluate the proposed relationships of halal awareness, halal certification, halal marketing, religiosity, brand, and food quality towards non-Muslim halal fast food purchase intention.Findings: The results of this study indicate that halal awareness, halal certification, religiosity, brand, and food quality positively influence consumers' intention to buy non-Muslim halal fast food, whereas halal marketing does not support this relationship.Originality: Due to the inconsistent findings from past studies, this study wanted to contribute to the literature about the antecedents of consumers' intention on non-Muslim halal foods in the context of fast foods. Understanding the motivation behind consumers' behavior is also essential for fast food marketers, especially in countries with significant Muslim populations.

ISLAMIC FINANCE IN ETHIOPIA: CURRENT STATUS, PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES

Ethiopia is a country found in the horn of Africa and notable in the Muslim world as the destination of the two migration of the companions of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Ethiopia has a Muslim population expected to be around 50 million. Unfortunately, with this significant Muslim population, it accommodates Islamic finance in its conventional financial system lately. This study aims to investigate the current status, prospects, and challenges of Islamic finance in Ethiopia. For these reasons, different secondary data were collected and analyzed. The result of the study indicated that Islamic finance in Ethiopia is representing by three financial institutions such as Islamic banks, Islamic Insurance and Islamic microfinance. Islamic banking is providing through the Interest-free banking window and fully-fledged forms of interest-free banking. The interest-free banking window system is adopted by conventional banks, whereas Full-fledged Islamic Banks providing services using their own separate Sharia-compliant financial system. The result also indicated that high public demand, adequate capital for the establishment, availability of substantial customers, easy deposit mobilization and profitability are the foremost opportunities for Islamic finance in Ethiopia. Whereas, negative perception about Islamic finance, legal framework challenges such as restriction of investment and double taxation, and lack of skilled human resources are the main potential hindrances for the sector.

EUrope in focus: imperial formations in the fabric of the European Union

ABSTRACT In the middle of the twentieth century, when the European Union (EU) started to take shape, numerous European colonies – many with a significant Muslim population – gained independence. These two moments in history need to be read in relation to each other when thinking about “Islam in Europe”. This paper engages in such a relational reading and shifts the analytical focus from “Islam” to “Europe”, exploring the ways “EUrope” manifests itself in the city of Brussels. By combining a spatialized analysis of the European Quarter with the conceptual lens of the “palimpsest”, I seek to offer a spatiotemporal framing that renders visible the material remains of imperial formations within the fabric of “EUrope”. The paper further explores how these often unmarked layers configure EU-space as “white” and Christian, and impact the ways Muslim bodies navigate within the EU-fabric and create counterspaces.

The Relationship between Islamic Structures and the State: the Case of Tatarstan

The paper focuses on the relationships that have developed over the past 30 years of the post-secularity period between the state and Islamic structures and communities using the example of the Republic of Tatarstan as a region with a significant Muslim population. Based on the data of 14 in-depth interviews with the experts, imams and residents of Tatarstan, it is shown that the secular power controls the Islamic community and the Spiritual Administration of Muslims and plays a dominant role in the interaction between the state and Islamic organizations. The modern processes of re-Islamization are associated with the risks caused by Islamic globalization which may lead to the loss of regional Islamic tradition and threaten the stability of the Republic. The state has strengthened control over the religious sphere in this context and has charged the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Republic of Tatarstan with an important task of neutralizing and preventing extremism. The main ways to overcome radicalization of believers are educational activities with special attention paid to young people and work for training Muslim clergy. The paper also analyzes whether it is possible to observe the principle of secularism. Special attention is paid to the description of the two main parts that make up the Muslim Ummah of Tatarstan, their different attitudes to the issue of the state intervention in the affairs of Islam and the reaction that they received from the state and official Islamic organizations. The Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Tatarstan is forced to respond to the demands of not only the state, but also ordinary Muslims. However, it can hardly cope with the request to be a buffer between the secular authorities and the Islamic community.

Mapping perceptions of Islamophobia in the San Francisco Bay Area, California

ABSTRACT Recent debates in social and cultural geography on the inclusionary/exclusionary nature of space have brought our attention to the ‘everywhere different’ nature of racism across cities. Among these debates have been calls to interrogate the socio-spatial dimensions of new forms of racism, like Islamophobia as they evolve. This paper draws on the findings of an online survey conducted from September 2016 to April 2017 with young Muslim American residents of the Bay Area, California. It provides empirical material on the way young Muslims map ‘the geography of Islamophobia’ across this region to uncover how the racialization of Muslims has translated into perceptions of racism across city spaces. The findings indicate that Islamophobia occurs in various public spheres, particularly on public transport and in airports. There is a spatial concentration of Islamophobic spaces in the Bay Area, focussed in the North and Outer-East Bay regions – relatively rural parts of the region with a less significant Muslim population. Conversely, areas with larger Muslim populations were associated with lower levels of perceived Islamophobia. This paper highlights the need for more localised, socio-spatial engagements in racism that capture the evolving nature of the American racisms, and how they are spatialised across cities.

The Influence of Zakat on Economic Growth and Welfare Society in Indonesia

Indonesia as a one of the most significant Muslim population in the world has developed zakat rapidly; it is shown by the development of the zakat regulation and establishes of Badan Amil Zakat Nasional (BAZNAS). Zakat has many benefit for economic both of macro and micro aspect, such as foster inclusive economic growth. The objective of this study are 1) to examine the influence of zakat on economic growth and welfare society which uses 3 (three) indicators i.e.HDI, Percentage of Poor People, and GINI Index and 2) to investigate whether items of Theory Planned Behavior influence of zakat payment. The researcher used Structural Equation Model (SEM) with PLS software. The result showed that zakat in Indonesia does not influence economic growth and welfare society. Besides that, welfare society Indonesia as a developing country has a negative value to HDI and GINI index but has a positive value to Percentage of Poor People.

Контртеррористическая деятельность западнобалканских стран (на примере Албании)

&lt;p&gt;В статье на основе значительного количества албанских источников, ряд из которых впервые вводятся в российский научный оборот, проанализированы методы и инструменты противодействия терроризму и экстремизму на Балканах. Конкретным казусом исследования выбрана Албания. В силу социально-экономического (слабая экономика, высокий уровень безработицы, значительный мусульманский сегмент, широкое распространение радикальных форм ислама) и геополитического положения она является наиболее подверженной из стран региона проникновению лиц, включенных в международные террористические организации. В то же время эта страна занимает первые позиции в оценках рекрутинга боевиков, которые едут воевать в конфликтных зонах на Ближнем Востоке. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Начиная с 2012 г. руководство страны осуществляет меры контртеррористической направленности. На институциональном уровне это выражается в принятии комплекса документов, в том числе национальных стратегий, в ужесточении наказаний за наемничество, а также в создании соответствующих структур. В настоящее время в Албании действует Антитеррористическое управление государственной полиции, работает Национальный координатор по борьбе с экстремизмом. В контртеррористическую деятельность включены также прокуратура и суды по тяжким преступлениям, Государственная разведывательная служба Албании (SHISH). Однако не наказание и жесткое пресечение террористической деятельности являются приоритетом государственной политики. Тирана уверена в эффективности религиозного образования и социальных программ, направленных в том числе на реабилитацию вернувшихся из горячих точек боевиков. Автор критикует такую позицию.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Содержатся рекомендации по развитию взаимодействия с организациями, имеющими богатый опыт контртеррористической деятельности, в частности, речь идет о выстраивании связей с Антитеррористическим центром стран СНГ.&lt;/p&gt;

On the Muslim Minority in India

Western media usually describe India as ‘the largest democracy in the world’, paying little attention to the various dark corners surrounding this rosy picture , especially if one takes into consideration the difficulties its neighbours have had in their roads to democracy. It is true that the country has historically benefitted from generally good press in the West due to concerns about the increasing assertiveness of another demographic giant – the People’s Republic of China. As the centre of global gravity moves inexorably towards Asia, Western Europe and North America, with their ageing populations, seek to keep on board allies with whom they believe they share a similar system of values. Above all, western powers have their gaze fixed on the Indian market, assuming that its annual economic growth of 7% can offer rich dividends.Prime Minister Narendra Modi has acquired almost rock star status in recent years: November 2015 saw him address crowds packed inside London’s Wembley Stadium, while in June 2016, American Congressmen and women applauded him as he made an extended comparison of the virtues of American and Indian democracy. Incidentally, he boasted that the ‘biggest democracy in the world’ guarantees equal rights to all its citizens, whatever their religious beliefs. Indeed, he declared himself in favour of stronger Indo-American linkages, especially, he added, when it came to the fight against terrorism (Kelly 2016). Some observers may recall a remark made by Modi as the Chief Minister of Gujarat in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks during The Big Fight, a Star News Channel debate programme, on 14 September 2001. He stated that, ‘All Muslims are not terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslims’ (Engineer 2015). During political debates, especially televised ones, politicians often make use of such rhetorical devices to nurture or boost their popularity. Even limiting oneself to India itself, such a declaration was factually incorrect. According to figures for the year 2014 cited by Aakar Patel in a revealingly titled article, Most extremists in India are not Muslim – they are Hindu, published on 8 June 2015, the country had: Some 976 deaths from terrorism (or extremism, whatever name one wants to use for it) in India. Of these, the most (465) came in the North East. The second most (314) came from left-wing extremism, by a group of people called Maoists. Deaths in Jammu &amp; Kashmir, assuming one wants to attribute the whole lot to terrorism, stood at 193. Outside of these conflict theatres, Islamist extremism claimed four lives (Patel 2015). India is home to a very significant Muslim population that is scarcely reassured by the absolute majority enjoyed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (India People’s Party, Hindu nationalist in outlook) in the Lok Sabha (House of the People, the lower house of India’sbicameral parliament). Before looking at the fragile position of the Muslim community and the campaigns it believes are conducted at its expense, the author would first like to see how India has projected its power across the New World Order that emerged after the collapse of the Soviet Union. India rightly seeks recognition as a great power, but is inclined to forget that in a sense, it remains a colossus with feet of clay – top end scientific research juxtaposed with aching poverty. It is made up of a mix of different religious communities, harmony between which has been key to the successful construction of the nation. More extreme sections of the Sangh Parivar (a group of Hindu nationalist organisations) who play up – without always sticking close to the facts – the threat of rapid population growth of the Muslim community. This seems to neglect one of the attributes that has the potential to increase India’s global influence: its 180 million Muslim inhabitants that have the potential to project India’s power in the Islamic world. This work, therefore, seeks to first of all look at India’s position internationally, and how this has enabled the most extreme Hindu nationalist components to adopt policies and political positions of concern with regard to minorities in general and Muslims in particular. Narendra Modi was formally cleared of all the various accusations made against him pertaining to his role in Gujarat in 2002. However, some schools of thought continue to cast doubt as to his innocence. Given the difficult relations between India and Pakistan in recent times, the author will abstain from any recommendations as to what the Indian government should or should not do. However, the author would encourage India’s civil society to undertake a greater role in reinforcing inter-communal harmony so necessary to the construction of a country that remains uniquely diverse in a world characterised by a worrying level of polarisation.

Islamic banking presence and economic growth in Southeast Asia

Purpose The purpose of this study is to empirically assess the relationship between Islamic banking presence in Southeast Asian countries and the economic growth. Design/methodology/approach The presence of Islamic banks is measured by the ratio of Islamic to conventional banking assets as well as the ratio of deposits of Islamic to conventional banking. This study starts by checking the presence of cointegration using Pedroni’s and Westerlund’s specifications; short- and long-run dynamics are further analyzed with the panel autoregressive distributed lag model (ARDL)-based estimators: pooled mean group (PMG), mean group (MG) and dynamic fixed effect (DFE). Furthermore, a two-stage regression [two-stage least squares (2SLS)] was constructed to measure the sensitivity of economic growth to the Islamic banking presence. Quarterly data from Southeast Asian countries cover the period between 2000Q1 and 2012Q4. Findings A long-run relationship is evident between economic growth and the Islamic banking presence in the selected region, but not in the short run. Furthermore, the Muslim population share in a given country plays a positive and statistically significant role in fueling the contribution of Islamic banking share in the financial sector on the economic growth. Social implications The results of this study show that Sharia-compliant banks succeeded in mobilizing additional resources for the financial sector, which may increase the stability of the banking system and the efficiency of the whole banking sector. The authors believe that the inclusion of Islamic banking products in the financial systems will, along with the diversification effect, stimulate financial deepening and, therefore, improve the financial stability in the countries under investigation in particular, and all countries with significant Muslim population in general. Originality/value This study empirically assesses the contribution of Islamic banking presence on the economic growth with a focus on Southeast Asia, as this region encompasses the most developed and experienced institutions in the field of Islamic finance. Error correction-based models such as PMG, MG and DFE lend itself to the analysis of the panel data. This study also uses the instrument-based 2SLS to cope with the endogeneity problem between the real and financial sectors.