IMAN Research (IMAN)

ABOUT
IMAN

Based in Kuala Lumpur, IMAN Research is a think tank which focuses on the domains of protective security, peacebuilding and sustainable development. Research is spearheaded by experts with extensive local and international experience in the areas of prevention/counter violent extremism, ethnic-religious issues, social policy and community resilience and engagement such as participatory approach in urban policy and research and psycho-social intervention with communities in or from conflict zones.

WHAT
WE DO

IMAN seeks to understand a country and a society on a national, regional and global scale, by understanding what makes society tick from the following perspectives of faith, history, social science, psychology, to name a few.

AREAS WE COVER/

SECURITY

IMAN’s foray into security has materialized in publications such as Believing In Extremism: What Drives Our Youths, which investigates how normative beliefs towards violent extremism (NBVE) are triggered within Malaysian youth. Today, IMAN continues to observe developments in Malaysia and the larger Southeast Asian region to explore the implications of good governance on security challenges and extremism.

ECONOMY

In many of IMAN’s projects and research, the need to understand the demographic’s socio-economic landscape influences the political and ethnic environment.

SOCIO-POLITICAL

A nation needs to be understood from the lens of sociology and culture. What is the language and cultural make-up of a people, and how does a country’s politics influence a nation?

OUR PUBLICATIONS

LUKA PEPERANGAN

Data menunjukkan 1 daripada 5 atau 20% orang yang tinggal di kawasan konflik mengalami isu kesihatan mental (ICRC, 2021). Natijahnya, mereka yang tinggal di zon konflik menderita masalah kesihatan mental tiga kali ganda lebih berbanding masyarakat awam.

SCARS OF WAR

According to evidence, one person in every five – 20 percent – of people who live in conflict zones have some form of mental health issue (ICRC, 2021). Hence, in a conflict affected area, people suffer from mental health issue three times more than the general public and this is not just an issue of prevalence but an issue of access.

Remembering Pattani: Patani Conflict and Negotiating Identity

I visited the National Museum in Kuala Lumpur a few months ago and saw the Patani Malay kingdom stamps being exhibited. I quickly turned on my phone camera, and sent the picture to a Patani social worker who attended a workshop IMAN organised on para-counsellor training in early October 2022, to train Patani social workers on counselling skills.

THE PANJIALAM MONOGRAPHS

COVID-19: The New Normal

The lifting of current restrictions, whenever that is, should not signify an immediate return to business as usual. Malaysia is now into the fourth week

Peering Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic

With Malaysia’s number of recorded cases continuing to rise, the government has implemented a Movement Control Order (MCO) to reduce the rate of infection and flatten the curve. The economic impact of COVID-19 must be addressed.

Malay(sia): A Memoir (2)

“Dulu,” he whispered. “Aku Kristian, tau.”

“Apa?”

“Yea… aku keluar dari Islam dulu, jadi Kristian.”

ONLINE PRESENCE

Borak-o-rama #4 – TTDI

Sambil dikelilingi keindahan Taman Rimba TTDI, Borak-o-Rama kali ini berkongsi pandangan dan persoalan yang dihadapi pemuda-pemudi masa kini.

IMHO: The Politically Persistent

Borak-o-rama #3 – Gombak

Edisi Borak-o-rama kali ini di Gombak, sekali lagi bersama Ehsan Shahwahid sebagai moderator. Topik perbualan menyentuh soal kawalan dalam beragama, budaya takfiri dan lain-lain lagi isu yang berkaitan.

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to provide on the ground realities through rigorous academic and informal research, working with academics, journalists, activists and policy makers. The data is then provided to governments, development actors and specialists working in policy.

OUR VISION

We aim to be a regional think tank focusing on society, beliefs and perception, and have regional reach. ASEAN is our playground, while Malaysia is home.