JOURNAL OF INTEGRATED SCIENCES

THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON MUSLIM MOTHERS IN BALI: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Asih Sofiah Ningrum — 2025-01-28

Muslim mothers in Bali are vulnerable since they are a minority and because of the life-changing conditions due to the COVID-19 outbreak. This study aims to evaluate anxiety levels in Muslim mothers in Bali and to explore factors that impact their anxiety. This is a descriptive study with a cross-sectional design where independent variables are COVID-19 related stressors, and the dependent variable is anxiety. Mothers (n=51) of age 18 and above in Bali were examined by a web-based GAD-7 Indonesian Version questionnaire. Chi-Square and Fisher’s Exact Test were employed to find an association between demographic data, COVID-19 related stressors with Anxiety. The data was collected in December 2021and the result found that there are 33.3% (n=17) of mothers have anxiety symptoms and 9.8% of Muslim families in Bali do not have enough food to fulfill their basic household needs. Among 10 COVID-19 related stressors, having enough food to fulfill basic household needs was found to be statistically associated as a protective factor against anxiety (P = .037 < .05 (α); RR =.35). In conclusion, this study found that food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting Muslim mothers’ anxiety. However, a bigger number of samples would be needed to verify these findings.

INTERPRETATION OF THE USE OF THE PRONOUNS "WE" AND "I" IN THE QUR’ĀN AS A DEMONSTRATION OF ALLĀH’S ONENESS

Agus Darwanto — 2025-01-28

The Qur’ān was revealed in clear Arabic because Arabic is the most perfect language, the most eloquent, and conveys the broadest of meanings. The use of the pronoun "We" for Allāh's word is often used to raise doubts to weaken the monotheistic faith of the Muslims by spreading the false assumption that it implies that Allāh is not one but many. The pronoun "We" in its use according to Arabic experts can be interpreted as plural mutakallim (many persons) according to its original meaning or mutakallim mufrad (one person) because it wants to give the meaning of exaltation. The proofs that the pronoun "We" for Allāh's words still show the infinite oneness of Allāh is that there is no mukhātab or ghayb pronoun for Allāh's words which are plural, all of them are in the form of mufrad (one person).

A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN THE REWARD- PUNISHMENT SYSTEM AND THE PROPHETIC TEACHING METHOD IN CHILDREN’S EDUCATION AT DHAKA CITY

Ferdousy Akhter Tani — 2025-01-28

Educators have been using different reward and punishment systems to educate learners since the history of early pedagogy. This research aimed to explore the effectiveness of different techniques of reward and punishment to facilitate teaching and learning in the classroom environment in Dhaka. The research also sought to implement Prophetic teaching methodology in today’s classrooms in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, to demonstrate its effectiveness in teaching. A survey was conducted in the form of a questionnaire using 28 educators and 61 students of Dhaka city assessing the effectiveness of different reward and punishment systems in the classrooms. Analysis of the responses demonstrated that half the students participating in the study believe that both reward and punishment are required for managing behavior and improving class performance, and less than half the educators reflect the same view. The study also concluded that the use of corporal punishment is a highly ineffective method of classroom management. The study also employed educators acting as volunteers to implement Prophetic teaching techniques in Dhaka’s classroom and found out that the techniques are well received by students. On this basis, it was recommended that Prophetic teaching methodologies are used in everyday classroom settings to ensure proper management of classes and effective learning.

CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS TO PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ISLAMIC EDUCATION IN WESTERN NIGERIA

Musa Ibrahim-Katsina — 2025-01-28

This study discusses the challenges faced by primary and secondary educational institutions in western Nigeria and their proposed solutions. The problems began with the colonization of the country by the British empire, the Christianization agenda implemented by the colonizers, the inferiority complex that followed, and the lack of zeal to present Western education from an Islamic point of view. There is also the problem of finding knowledgeable and qualified Muslim teachers to employ, whose primary objective would be to instill knowledge in students rather than the financial gains that come with it. Proprietors of Islamic schools are recommended to invest in their teachers by organizing workshops for them at least twice a year, inviting Islamic pedagogists to train them, thereby boosting their confidence, increasing their knowledge and work input, and reducing the unnecessary inferiority complex they might have towards the Western education. Islām came with all branches of knowledge ranging from economics, human relations, sciences, agriculture, trade, etc., and actualized by earlier Muslims, especially in the golden era when the Muslims ruled in Andalusia (Spain) and in Baghdad. The major problem is the will of the parents and Muslim schools to invest in Islamic pedagogy and to be determined to make its application effective and acceptable to the rest of the world. The qualitative research method was the main source of information for this research sourced from books and research papers written on pedagogy by renowned educators in Nigeria and other countries.

AN EXPLORATION OF BROADCAST MEDIA REGULATION IN NIGERIA

Okechukwu Chukwuma — 2025-01-28

This paper is an exploration of broadcast regulation in Nigeria with a focus on how broadcasting is regulated in the country including the activities of the National Broadcasting Commission concerning its broadcast regulatory role. The main approach adopted for the study was document research while the survey was used as a supporting method that enabled administering a questionnaire to selected persons in the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. Findings from the review and survey indicated that broadcasting in Nigeria was regulated to the extent the audience receives the appropriate messages. This has been done to a significant extent by the regulatory authority of the country. As a regulatory body, particularly for broadcasting, the National Broadcasting Commission of Nigeria has continued to ensure that broadcast contents are properly regulated in line with international best practices and that defaulters are met with sanctions in line with the provisions of the broadcasting codes.