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Islamophobia Among Malaysian non-Muslim Indian Undergraduate Students: A Focus group Study Siah, Poh Chua; Low, Sew Kim; Mohd Anis, Nurullashkeen; Tan, Soon Aun; Tan, Ting Ying; Nainee, Sarvarubini
Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia Vol. 26, No. 1
Publisher : UI Scholars Hub

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Malaysia is often regarded as a multi-ethnic nation that inherited a few ethnic groups who were taken as homogeneous unions. Still, the rise of Islamophobia in Western countries has increased the same sentiment among Malaysian non-Muslim Indians, with the HIND RAF protest in 2007 demonstrating their deep concern for religious freedom. This study aims to understand the formation of Islamophobia among Malaysian non-Muslim Indians and their perceptions of Islam. This study employed the focus group method to collect data, thematic analysis to analyze data and purposive sampling to recruit 16 non-Muslim Indian undergraduate students. Intergroup contact theory was used as a framework to understand the mechanism for the formation of Islamophobia. Results showed that although participants from public universities have more contact with Muslim classmates than those from private universities, their knowledge and perception of Islam, as well as the levels of their Islamophobia are quite the same. The results suggest that it is important not only to increase contact between Muslims and non-Muslims in Malaysia but also to increase knowledge of each other’s cultures and religions, because increasing contact without knowledge will only further strengthen the existing prejudice. Through increasing contact and knowledge of both Muslims and non-Muslims, it is believed that the Islamophobia among non-Muslims would be reduced, thus increasing harmony among different ethnic groups.
A Qualitative Study of drivers behaviour for practicing safety riding Merdiaty, Netty; Abdillah, Rijal; Nainee, Sarvarubini
JURNAL SPIRITS Vol 15 No 2 (2025): Juli
Publisher : Universitas Sarjanawiyata Tamansiswa

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Safety riding in traffic results from a complex interaction of various factors, one of which is driver behavior, influenced by cognitive aspects such as knowledge of traffic signs. This knowledge is an important indicator of prosocial behavior in the context of driving. This study explores riders’ knowledge of traffic signs and the disciplines contributing to the likelihood of traffic accidents. Non-compliance with traffic regulations is often the basic trigger for accidents, which not only have material impacts but also pose a risk of physical injury and death. This research uses a qualitative approach with a phenomenological methods to explore a person’s awareness and compliance in traffic, and how safe riding behavior develops. Two research subjects and two informants were selected as study participants through the purposive sampling technique to obtain relevant data. The research results show the subject’s understanding of safety riding, their awareness of traffic, and their level of compliance with traffic regulations. Although police officers have tried to implement the principle of safety riding, in reality, many people have still not internalized safe driving behavior. Hence, traffic accidents remain a worrying problem.