Staff Directory

Academic Qualification
- Philosophy, Ethics, and Contemporary Issues - Doctor of Philosophy, International Islamic University Malaysia
Homam Altabaa (Dr.)
Assistant Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus
ABDULHAMID ABUSULAYMAN KULLIYYAH OF ISLAMIC REVEALED KNOWLEDGE AND HUMAN SCIENCES
drhomam@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile
Dr Altabaa holds a PhD in Philosophy, Ethics, and Contemporary Issues from the International Islamic University Malaysia. His research interests include creative and critical thinking, Islamic and comparative literatures, and spirituality and mysticism. He is the Associate Editor of Journal of Islam in Asia and a member of the editorial board of Al-Tajdid Journal.
Area of Specialisation
- Humanities ~ Humanities ~ Philosophy ~ Ethics
Professional Membership
- 2019 - 2020: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), American Communication Association
- 2019 - 2020: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), National Association for Media Literacy Education
Teaching Responsibilities
19TH CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE | 2022/2023 |
APPROACHES TO READING LITERATURE | 2021/2022 |
CREATIVE THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING | 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES | 2015/2016 |
ENGLISH LITERATURE: BEOWULF TO JOHNSON | 2023/2024 2022/2023 2020/2021 |
ETHICS AND FIQH OF CONTEMPORARY ISSUES | 2019/2020 2018/2019 |
FINAL YEAR PROJECT I | 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II | 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 |
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING | 2020/2021 |
ISLAMIC LITERATURE IN ENGLISH | 2020/2021 |
LITERARY GENRES I: DRAMA AND POETRY | 2020/2021 2019/2020 |
LITERARY GENRES II: THE NOVEL & THE SHORT STORY | 2021/2022 |
RESEARCH PAPER 2 | 2021/2022 |
THE ISLAMIC WORLDVIEW, KNOWLEDGE AND CIVILIZATION | 2018/2019 |
TOPICS IN ISLAMIC LITERATURE | 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 |
TOPICS IN ISLAMIC LITERATURE I | 2023/2024 |
TOPICS IN ISLAMIC LITERATURE II | 2020/2021 2019/2020 |
TWENTIETH-CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE | 2023/2024 2022/2023 |
Research Projects
Completed
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On-Going
2023 - Present | The Relevance of Shaykh Ismail Shihabuddhin's Thoughts to Islam and Humanity |
2023 - Present | Relevantisation of Ethical, Juristic and Social Discourses in Shaykh Ismail Shihabuddhin Works |
2022 - Present | Academic Arabic Writing Problems Faced by Postgraduate Students at the International Islamic University Malaysia: An Investigation Research |
2020 - Present | Islamization and Contextualization of Islam to the Contemporary World |
2019 - Present | 'Ulu al-Absar: A Novel Framework for Developing Creative Thinking & Problem-Solving Skills through Qur?anic and Prophetic Literature |
Publications
Article
Conference or Workshop Item
2023 | Khalil Gibran and the American context. In: Explorations of American Literature Online Conference 2023, |
2023 | Mathnawi tales for religious education of muslim children: literary, theological, ethical, and pedagogical dimensions. In: Expert Forum: “Mathnawi Tales for Religious Education”, |
2022 | تحديات دراسة الأدب الإسلامي: الجامعة الإسلامية العالمية بماليزيا أنموذجًا. In: International Conference on the Integration of Knowledge in Higher Education (ICIOK 2022), |
2021 | Digital media education: the experience of IIUMToday. In: International Conference on Language and Communication 2021 (ICLC 2021), |
2021 | Islam and progress. In: International Grand Summit Indonesian Day 2021, |
2020 | Émigré literature & the spiritual revolution. In: DELL Research Seminar 2020, |
2020 | Exploring teachers’ reactions to writing ‘Thinking Stories’ for enhancing critical and creative thinking. In: Malaysian International Convention on Education Research & Management (MICER 2020), |
2020 | Maqasid al-Shariah and the value of trust. In: Symposium of Interdisciplinary Islamic Research, |
2020 | The paradox of creativity education. In: International Symposium On Creativity, Values & Sustainability, |
2019 | Creative language: aphorisms, parables and fables of spirituality in modern literature. In: 3rd International Language and Tourism Conference 2019 (ILTC 2019), |
2019 | Mapping creativity: a historical contextualisation of emigre literature. In: Seminar on Interdisciplinary Islamic Studies, |
2019 | Trusting the institutions in Malaysia: an Islamic sociological perspective. In: International Conference On Religion, Governance And Sustainable Development (ICRGD2019), |
2018 | The mystical dimension in Islamic literature. In: Symposium on Contextualization and Relevantization of Religion to the Contemporary World, |
Book
2022 | Modern spirituality in Paulo Coelho's the alchemist: a aeligious archetypal reading. Qourtuba Publisher, ISBN: 978-967-16138-7-0 |
2022 | Religion, governance and sustainable development: contemporary studies from the muslim world. AbdulHamid AbuSulayman Kuliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, ISBN: 978-967-19771-1-8 |
2022 | Social challenges and opportunities: perspectives of young muslim researchers on modern problems. International Institute for Muslim Unity, ISBN: 978-967-25504-4-0 |
2022 | Welcome to my world: short stories by IIUM students. International Institute for Muslim Unity (IIMU), ISBN: 978-967-25504-5-7 |
Book Section
2022 | Teaching Islamic literature at the tertiary Level. In: AbdulHamid AbuSulayman Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, ISBN: 978-967-19771-1-8, pp. 45-57 |
2021 | Pandemics and the Islamic sociology of amanah. In: Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-19812-0-7, pp. 34-36 |
2021 | Pandemics and the Islamic sociology of amanah. In: Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences, IIUM, ISBN: 978-967-19812-0-7, pp. 34-36 |
2020 | Moral and holistic development in higher education. In: IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 9789674910488, pp. 94-107 |