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FINANCIAL RESILIENCE AMONG WOMEN SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE IN MALAYSIA DURING AND AFTER COVID-19: THE ROLE OF ISLAMIC SOCIAL FINANCE Mahadi, Nur Farhah; Yusuf, Muhammad-Bashir Owolabi; Kassim, Salina; Mohd Yusoff, Syarah Syahira Binti
Journal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance Vol 10 No 4 (2024)
Publisher : Bank Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21098/jimf.v10i4.2009

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The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted women-owned small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia, exposing their vulnerabilities and highlighting the need for effective resilience strategies. This study examines the role of Islamic social finance in enhancing the financial resilience of these businesses during and beyond the pandemic. To achieve this goal, the study explores three key areas i.e., identifying factors shaping the financial resilience of women-owned SMEs in Malaysia during and beyond the pandemic, assessing the effectiveness of Islamic social finance instruments in fostering financial resilience for these businesses, and formulating recommendations for effective policies that strengthen the financial resilience of women-owned SMEs, enabling them to navigate future pandemics more effectively. Using a Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) method and 330 respondents, we document no significant effects of Islamic social finance instruments on the financial resilience of women-owned SMEs. We argue that this documented insignificance could be due to the ways Islamic Social Finance (ISF) is operationalized. At the same time, contradicting previous research on the ISF women-owned SMEs financial resilience, we also believe that further investigation is needed. ACKNOWLEDGMENT This research is supported by the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia (MOE) through Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS/1/2021/SS01/UIAM/03/3).
MASCULINITIES AND ETHNIC CONFLICTS: THE NIGERIAN MILITARY EXPERIENCE, 1966–1970 Jimoh, Dauda Ishola; Yusuff, Rilwan Olabisi; Yusuf, Muhammad-Bashir Owolabi
International Journal of Humanity Studies (IJHS) Vol 9, No 1 (2025): September 2025
Publisher : Sanata Dharma University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24071/ijhs.v9i1.11339

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This paper examines the masculinities and ethnic tensions within the Nigerian military between 1966 and 1970. The study explores how different ideas of masculinity shaped the way the military operated and how it handled ethnic conflicts. The study sheds light on how various masculinities influenced the emergence of the first military junta, power struggles, and masculine roles during the first military incursion into Nigerian politics and the Nigerian Civil War. The paper relies on primary and secondary sources and adopts both chronological and thematic analyses. This paper contributes to a larger discussion on the intersectionality of masculinity and ethnicity in a military context by recognizing that both ideas contributed to recurring coups and political instability in Nigeria.
FINANCIAL RESILIENCE AMONG WOMEN SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE IN MALAYSIA DURING AND AFTER COVID-19: THE ROLE OF ISLAMIC SOCIAL FINANCE Mahadi, Nur Farhah; Yusuf, Muhammad-Bashir Owolabi; Kassim, Salina; Mohd Yusoff, Syarah Syahira Binti
Journal of Islamic Monetary Economics and Finance Vol. 10 No. 4 (2024)
Publisher : Bank Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.21098/jimf.v10i4.2009

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted women-owned small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia, exposing their vulnerabilities and highlighting the need for effective resilience strategies. This study examines the role of Islamic social finance in enhancing the financial resilience of these businesses during and beyond the pandemic. To achieve this goal, the study explores three key areas i.e., identifying factors shaping the financial resilience of women-owned SMEs in Malaysia during and beyond the pandemic, assessing the effectiveness of Islamic social finance instruments in fostering financial resilience for these businesses, and formulating recommendations for effective policies that strengthen the financial resilience of women-owned SMEs, enabling them to navigate future pandemics more effectively. Using a Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) method and 330 respondents, we document no significant effects of Islamic social finance instruments on the financial resilience of women-owned SMEs. We argue that this documented insignificance could be due to the ways Islamic Social Finance (ISF) is operationalized. At the same time, contradicting previous research on the ISF women-owned SMEs financial resilience, we also believe that further investigation is needed. ACKNOWLEDGMENT This research is supported by the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia (MOE) through Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS/1/2021/SS01/UIAM/03/3).