Latest Publications by IIUI Faculty Members

1. Suicide attacks and Islamic law
International Review of the Red Cross, Volume 90 Number 869 March 2008
http://journals.cambridge.org/download.php?file=%2FIRC%2FIRC90_869%2FS1816383108000040a.pdf&code=edcb8a0645f5fd3f3f42f347c677729f

By Muhammad Munir, Assistant Professor of Law at the Department of Law,
International Islamic University, Islamabad.

Abstract

Suicide attacks are a recurrent feature of many conflicts. Whereas warfare heroism and martyrdom are allowed in certain circumstances in times of war, a suicide bomber might be committing at least five crimes according to Islamic law, namely killing civilians, mutilating their bodies, violating the trust of enemy soldiers and civilians, committing suicide and destroying civilian objects or properties. The author examines such attacks from an Islamic jus in bello perspective.

2. Customer acceptance of online banking in developing economies

Journal of Internet Banking and Commerce, April 2008, vol. 13, no.1
An open access Internet journal (http://www.arraydev.com/commerce/jibc/)

By Tahir Masood Qureshi, PhD, Assistant Professor, International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan; Muhammad Khaqan Zafar, MBA-IT Research Associate, Management Sciences Faculty and Muhammad Bashir Khan, PhD, Professor/Consultant, Management Sciences Faculty, International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan.

Abstract

Technology is affecting the life of every individual in this present age. Online banking is also one of the technologies which are getting recognition around the globe. There are a lot of customers around the world who are accepting this technology very quickly but in growing countries like Pakistan the adoption ratio is very high. There are many banks which are providing these facilities to customers. The basic purpose of this research is to evaluate the customer acceptance of online banking. Almost 50% of the clients shifted from traditional banking to online banking system. The core reason of this transfer is perceived usefulness, security and privacy provided by online banking.

Keywords: Pakistan, customer acceptance, online banking, perceived usefulness, security and privacy, amount of information, perceived ease of use.

3. Globalization and a coalition for peace: the issue of global action by an enlightened and concerned Public
http://english.safe-democracy.org/2008/06/26/globalization-and-a-coalition-for-peace/
By Sohail Mahmood, Professor of the Department of Politics & IR, International Islamic University, Islamabad.

As globalization increasingly provides access to resources necessary for the spread of militant radicalism, it also allows valuable opportunities to begin healing animosities between certain Western countries and the developing world. The slogan of the environmental movement, think globally and act locally, would be an appropriate point of departure for building a global peace movement.

4. The law of insider trading in Pakistan
Publisher Federal Law House-Pakistan, July 2007.

By Samia Maqbool Niazi, Assistant Professor of Law at the Department of Law, International Islamic University, Islamabad.

The book was published in July 2007 and it surveys the insider trading regulation law in Pakistan with several policy recommendations for reforms and amendments. Some of the recommendations are now taken up through the Finance Bill 2008.

5. Therapeutic Jurisprudence in the Context of Islamic Legal and Judicial System: Judges and Amicable Settlement
Paper presented at an International Conference on "Justice and Policing in Diverse Societies" held under the Auspices of John Jay College of Criminal Justice of The City University of New York. http://www.jjay.cuny.edu/ic/IC_Program.pdf , San Juan, Puerto Rico on 9-12 June 2008.

By Muhammad Ahmad Munir, Lecturer, Islamic Research Institute International Islamic University, Islamabad.

6. Common Fixed Points of Fuzzy Mappings

By Muhammad Arshad Zia, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, International Islamic University, Islamabad.

Presented at Conference on Recent Advances in Mathematical Methods, Models & Applications, April 26-27, 2008, Centre for Advanced Studies in Mathematics, Lahore University of Management Sciences

7. 'Al-Hadanah'
'Hamdard Islamicus': Quarterly Journal of Studies and Research in Islam published by Bait-ul-Hikmah at Madina-tul-Hikmah, July-September 2007, Vol: XXX

By Mrs. Mudasra Sabreen, Lecturer, Faculty of Shariah and Law, International Islamic University, Islamabad.

8. Concept of Rights in Islamic Law
'The Islamic Culture': Research journal published by Sheikh Zayed Islamic Centre, University of Karachi, Vol XII 2006

By Mrs. Mudasra Sabreen, Lecturer, Faculty of Shariah and Law, International Islamic University, Islamabad.

9. Marriage in Islam: A Civil Contract or a Sacroscant?
XXXI, No. 1, Hamdard Islamicus, January-March 2008, pp. 77-84

By Muhammad Munir, Assistant Professor of Law at the Department of Law, International Islamic University, Islamabad.

10. Stipulations in a Muslim Marriage Contract with Special Reference to Talaq al-Tafwid Provisions in Pakistani Law
12 YIMEL (2005-2006), pp. 235-262

By Muhammad Munir, Assistant Professor of Law at the Department of Law, International Islamic University, Islamabad.

11. International Islamic Law: Siyar
VII Research Papers (No. 1-2), (2007), pp. 923-940

By Muhammad Munir, Assistant Professor of Law at the Department of Law, International Islamic University, Islamabad.