Nerawi Sedu is an Assistant Professor of Communication at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Nerawi Sedu obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in Journalism in 2009 from the School of Journalism and Communication, University of Queensland, Australia. His Ph.D thesis focuses on the Islamic conceptualisation of press freedom in the context of Malaysia and it was considered to be among the few contemporary researches that focus specifically on application of Tawhidic framework in understanding press freedom.
His research works as well as courses are on media system and media practice. Besides analyzing the media system and policies from the Western perspectives, Nerawi also studies how Islam can become a foundation for understanding media system or journalism and the practices. He has presented a number of research papers at international as well as national conferences, in Malaysia and abroad. One of his research papers on the Islamic perspective of press freedom was published as a book chapter by the Athens Institute for Education and Research in 2009.
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FINAL YEAR PROJECT I	2023/2024
QUALITATIVE COMMUNICATION INQUIRY	2023/2024

Completed

2018 - 2018	Kajian Penggunaan Media Massa dan Pilihanraya Umum Ke-14
2016 - 2020	A Study on Socio-Cultural Determinants of Parental Vaccine Refusal among Muslim Parents in Klang Valley
2015 - 2016	?Flood Trauma: The Role of Islamic Religious Education in Shaping Personality Well-being?
2010 - 2013	Representation of Islam and Muslims in The Australian
2005 - 2005	Perceived Media Freedom In Malaysia

On-Going

2023 - Present	Food Operator/Restaurant's Readiness for the Changing of Choice Environment of the Food Delivery Applications.
2021 - Present	Understanding Communication: An Islamic Approach
2016 - Present	The News Coverage of Selected Malaysian Newspapers on Zika: An Analysis of Berita Harian, Utusan Malaysia and the STAR
2015 - Present	"Wasatiyyah within the Practices of Malaysian Higher Learning Institution (MHLI): A Psychometric Measurement and Evaluation."

Article

2022	Impact of perception, attitude, and behavior on cyber resilience towards online fraud threats among IIUM students. Journal of Communication Education, 2 (2) pp. 46-59
2020	Political discussions among young malay voters on WhatsApp during Malaysia’s 14th general election: a case study of IIUM students. IIUM Journal of Human Sciences, 2 (2) pp. 81-93
2019	Refusal towards vaccination: a survey among Malay parents. International Journal for Studies on Children, Women, Elderly and Disabled People, 7 () pp. 11-16
2015	Framing Islam-related issues during GE13: an analysis of Malaysian mainstream newspapers. Intellectual Discourse, 23 (1) pp. 7-30
2015	Images and representations of menopause in a Malaysian woman magazine: an analysis of MIDI. Asian Social Science, 11 (22) pp. 76-80

Conference or Workshop Item

2023	Impact of perception, attitude, and behavior on cyber resilience towards online fraud threats among IIUM students. In: MENTION 2021,
2021	Impact of perception, attitude and behavior on cyber resilience towards online fraud threats onto IIUM students. In: International Conference on Media and Communication 2021 (MENTION 2021),
2021	The mediating effect of behavior on cyber resilience towards online fraud threats among IIUM students. In: Communication Research Seminar 2021 (CORENA21),
2021	Understanding academic misconduct among IIUM students during RTL phase: the role of social presence & religiosity. In: 3rd Communication Research Seminar 2021 (CORENA21),
2020	Vaccination practices and preferences among muslim parents of young children : trends and challenges. In: 2nd National Seminar in Contemporary Fiqh 2020 Family: Fiqh in Malaysia: Towards Promoting Insan Sejahtera,
2019	Refusal towards vaccination: a survey among Malay parents. In: 8th Putrajaya International Conference on Children, Women, Elderly and People with Disabilities (PICCWED 8),
2018	Political discussion on WhatsApp groups among IIUM students. In: Post-GE14 Conference,
2017	The coverage of dengue and zika in selected Malaysian newspapers: an analysis of Berita Harian, Utusan Malaysia and The Star. In: 4th International Conference on Human Sustainability 2017 (INSAN4),
2014	Images of menopause in a Malaysian women magazine: an analysis of MIDI. In: Seminar Kebangsaan Media dan Dakwah (SMED2014),
2013	Media coverage of Islam-related news during General Election 13: Analysis of mainstream newspapers. In: International Seminar on GE13: An Analysis and Aftermath,
2013	Newspapers and politics in Malaysia: the coverage of Islam-related news during the 13th General Election. In: Biennial International Conference on Media & Communication (MENTION 2013),

Book

2019	Being human: responding to changes. Partridge, ISBN: 978-1-5437-4913-7
2018	Women, society and change: modern trends & patterns. Patridge Singapore, ISBN: 978-1-5437-4856-7

Book Section

2022	The mediating effect of behaviour on cyber resilience towards online fraud threats among IIUM students. In: Communication and Media Center (COMET), IIUM, ISBN: 9789671987704, pp. 112-125
2021	Vaccination practices and preferences among muslim parents of young children : trends and misunderstandings. In: Contemporary Fiqh Research Unit IIUM & Islamic Book Trust, ISBN: 978-967-0526-83-6, pp. 369-389
2021	Vaccination practices and preferences among muslim parents of young children : trends and misunderstandings. In: Contemporary Fiqh Research Unit IIUM & Islamic Book Trust, ISBN: 978-967-0526-83-6, pp. 369-389
2021	Vaccination practices and preferences among muslim parents of young children: trends and misunderstanding. In: Contemporary Fiqh Research Unit (CFRU) Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences (KIRKHS) International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), ISBN: 978-967-0526-83-6, pp. 369-389
2018	A comparative analysis on Islamic and Buddhist perspectives on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT). In: Partridge Publication, ISBN: 987-1-5437-4856-7, pp. 61-99
2018	Analysis of the Malaysian Women's Policy Agency (WPA) network in the implementation of gender empowerment initiatives. In: Partridge, ISBN: 978-1-5437-4856-7, pp. 1-30
2018	Potrayal of women's art work and traditional attire in National Heritage Museum Pakistan & National Textile Museum Malaysia. In: Patridge Publishing, ISBN: 978-1-5437-4856-7, pp. 31-60
2018	Potrayal of women's art work and traditional attire in National Heritage Museum Pakistan & National Textile Museum Malaysia. In: Patridge Publishing, ISBN: 978-1-5437-4856-7, pp. 31-60
2018	Women understanding of preconception care: How much do they know?. In: Partridge, ISBN: 978-1-5437--4856-7, pp. 139-158
2018	YouTube-ing Islam to the world in the 21st century. In: Partridge Publishing, ISBN: 978-1-5437-4913-7 / 978-1-5437-4936-6, pp. 16-33
2017	Representations of Africa and African societies in a Malaysian newspaper: an analysis of the star. In: Partridge, Singapore, ISBN: , pp. 67-74
2012	Press freedom from an Islamic perspective. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674182366, pp. 7-20
2009	An analysis of perceptions of press freedom: an Islamic perspective. In: Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER), ISBN: 9789606672460, pp. 59-71