Sexual harassment is a sexually oriented act committed against another person either verbally, non-verbally, physically, or emotionally. Sexual harassment can occur to female teenagers whether they are inside or outside home. This quantitative study used questionnaires that were analysed using SPSS 2.0. The objective of the study is to explore the extent of domestic sexual harassment risk on female teenagers while they are at home. A total of 84 girls from the age of nine to fifteen in Selangor participated in this study where they have received consent from their parents and guardians to participate in this study. This study found that 7.14% of the participants admitted that they like to wear sexy clothes at home and had watched pornographic videos with close family members such as father, brother, uncle, and grandfather. The findings revealed that they had experienced sexual harassment by their family members if they do not maintain the Islamic manners in addition to being excessively exposed to the unlimited information technology facility. The findings also showed that there are unsafe elements towards female teenagers at home if the family well-being mechanism is not properly and well maintained. The implications of this study suggested a development of a mobile application to identify the initial signs of sexual harassment towards female teenagers. ABSTRAK Gangguan seksual merupakan perlakuan berbaur seks yang dilakukan terhadap individu lain sama ada berbentuk lisan, bukan lisan, fizikal atau emosi. Gangguan seksual boleh berlaku kepada remaja perempuan ketika mereka berada di dalam atau di luar rumah. Metodologi kajian menggunakan kaedah tinjauan yang melibatkan kajian kuantitatif dan dianalisis menggunakan perisian statistik SPSS 2.0. Objektif kajian adalah untuk meneroka sejauh mana risiko gangguan seksual berlaku kepada remaja perempuan sewaktu di dalam rumah.  Seramai 84 orang remaja perempuan yang berusia sembilan hingga 15 tahun di negeri Selangor telah mendapat kebenaran daripada ibu bapa dan penjaga masing-masing untuk menjadi peserta kajian. Kajian mendapati seramai 7.14% remaja perempuan mengakui suka berpakaian seksi di rumah dan pernah menonton video pornografi bersama ahli keluarga terdekat seperti bapa, abang, bapa saudara serta datuk. Dapatan juga menunjukkan mereka mengalami gangguan seksual dalam kalangan ahli keluarga sekiranya mereka tidak menjaga adab-adab Islam disamping banyak terdedah dengan kemudahan teknologi maklumat yang tiada batasan. Dapatan juga menunjukkan wujudnya elemen yang tidak selamat kepada anak-anak remaja perempuan yang berada dalam rumah sekiranya mekanisme kesejahteraan keluarga tidak dipelihara dengan baik dan betul. Implikasi kajian ini mencadangkan pembangunan sebuah aplikasi mudah alih bagi mengenalpasti tanda-tanda awal gangguan seksual yang berlaku kepada remaja perempuan.

Kesihatan mental boleh mempengaruhi kesihatan fizikal, kualiti hidup dan produktiviti seseorang. Namun begitu, peningkatan isu kesihatan mental dalam kalangan masyarakat di Malaysia pada hari ini berada pada tahap yang membimbangkan. Tambahan pula, penyebaran wabak pandemik Covid-19 pada tahun 2019 telah mengubah kehidupan normal manusia sekaligus berpotensi menjadi faktor yang mempengaruhi kesihatan mental terutamanya dalam kalangan masyarakat di negara ini. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk melihat tema kajian dan perbincangan tentang isu kesihatan mental di Malaysia semasa wabak Covid-19. Kajian systematic literature review (SLR) ini dijalankan dengan menggunakan artikel bermula daripada tahun 2019-2021 daripada tiga pangkalan data iaitu Researchgate, Google Scholar dan Science Direct. Artikel yang telah dikumpul kemudian diteliti bagi memastikan artikel yang dipilih menepati fokus kajian. Sebanyak 24 daripada 81 artikel telah dipilih untuk dibincangkan dalam kajian ini. Secara keseluruhannya, kajian menunjukkan bahawa terdapat empat tema yang boleh diklasifikasikan berkenaan tema kajian lepas tentang isu kesihatan mental di Malaysia. Tema tersebut ialah; 1) rawatan kesihatan mental, 2) kesihatan mental dan pandemik, 3) kesihatan mental dan faktor demografi dan 4) kesihatan mental dan pendidikan. Oleh yang demikian, terdapat keperluan kajian yang menyeluruh seperti kajian mengenai pembangunan model islamik daya tindak keluarga dalam menangani gejala kesihatan mental agar masalah kesihatan mental dapat dikenalpasti dan tindakan segera dapat diambil. ABSTRACT: Mental health can affect a person’s physical health, quality of life and productivity. However, the increase of mental health issues among the community in Malaysia today is at an alarming level. Furthermore, the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2019 has changed the normal lives of human beings and has the potential to be a factor influencing mental health, especially among the people in this country. This study aims to look at the themes of the study and discussion of mental health issues in Malaysia during the Covid-19 outbreak. This systematic literature review (SLR) was conducted using articles starting from 2019-2021 as of three databases namely Researchgate, Google Scholar and Science Direct. The articles that have been collected are then scrutinized to ensure that the selected articles fit the focus of the study. A total of 24 out of 81 articles were selected for discussion in this study. Overall, the study shows that there are four themes that can be classified with respect to the themes of previous studies on mental health issues in Malaysia. The themes are; 1) mental health treatment, 2) mental health and pandemics, 3) mental health and demographic factors and 4) mental health and education. Therefore, there is a need for comprehensive studies such as studies on the development of Islamic models for family resilience in dealing with mental health symptoms so that mental health problems can be identified and action taken in prompt.

Today’s scenario reveals an urgent need to help the problems faced by individuals suffering from mental health problems that stem from various factors with an appropriate approach. The paper will analyze on the psycho spiritual therapy based on Islamic principles in understanding and to overcomer mental health issues. The dynamic and holistic approach of Psycho Spiritual Therapy is suitable to help individuals with mental health problems through the methodology of Al Quran and As Sunnah. The approach of Psycho Spiritual Therapy is an added value and an alternative to the existing modern treatment. This therapy approach could also bring back the discipline on Islamic knowledge based on the paradigm of ‘tawhidik’ to help patient with mental health illness on faith and belief in Allah as a foundation to overcome mental health problems. Through the approach of Psycho Spiritual Therapy, various techniques can be used to strengthen the spirit of an individual. One of which is to improve relationship with Allah through the act of worship, strengthening the heart with remembrance (zikir), and fulfillment of the mind with positive thoughts. This practice will help to improve the wellbeing of an individual’s emotional, psychology, spiritual with mental health problems. Besides that, the approach of Psycho Spiritual Therapy can also be a support to patient with mental health illness in dealing with problems related to their needs and challenges.

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The concept of religious freedom based on the Islamic perspective and National Constitution is not absolute and limited. Because of that, several groups of Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) emerged, such as Islam Interfaith Commision (IFC) or Inter Religious Centre (IRC), Group of Article 11 and the Coalition of Malaysian NGOs in the UPR Process (COMANGO) whereby calling for an absolute understanding of religious freedom as its set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), 1948. Among the issues repeatedly associated with religious freedom in Malaysia is the issue of apostasy. Therefore, this research is conducted to identify the level of Muslim students understanding on the concept of religious freedom in Malaysia. This research is qualitative and exploratory based which used set of questionnaire as an instrument to collect data. By using purposive sampling method, a total of 404 respondents were selected among Muslim students at government or private higher learning institution in Klang Valley. The research found that the level of Muslim students understanding on the concept of religious freedom at Klang Valley is high with a min score 4.32 (sd = 0.82). This finding shows that although there are several issues concerning religious freedom and variety of demands from NGOs who are promoting the new and liberal concept of religious freedom, Muslim students still continue to understand the concept as it was institutionalized in the National Constitution and Islamic principle. ABSTRAK Konsep hak kebebasan beragama yang difahami berdasarkan kepada prinsip Islam dan Perlembagaan Negara tidak bersifat mutlak dan terbatas. Rentetan itu, terbentuknya beberapa kumpulan Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) baru seperti IFC (Islam Interfaith Commision) atau nama sebenarnya IRC (Inter Religious Centre), Kumpulan Artikel 11 dan COMANGO (Coalition of Malaysian NGOs in the UPR Process) atau Gabungan Pertubuhan Bukan Kerajaan Malaysia yang menuntut agar hak kebebasan beragama difahami secara terbuka sepertimana yang termaktub di dalam Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), 1948. Antara isu yang seringkali dikaitkan dengan hak kebebasan beragama di Malaysia ialah isu murtad atau menukar agama. Oleh yang demikian, kajian ini dijalankan untuk mengenal pasti tahap kefahaman mahasiswa Muslim di Lembah Klang tentang konsep hak kebebasan beragama di Malaysia. Kajian adalah berbentuk kuantitatif dan tinjauan yang akan menggunakan set soal selidik sebagai instrumen untuk mendapatkan data. Sampel seramai 404 orang responden telah dipilih dengan menggunakan kaedah persampelan bertujuan (purposive sampling) dalam kalangan mahasiswa Muslim yang sedang mengikuti pengajian di institusi pengajian tinggi awam dan swasta di sekitar Lembah Klang. Kajian mendapati tahap kefahaman mahasiswa Muslim di Lembah Klang tentang konsep hak kebebasan beragama adalah tinggi dengan skor min 4.32 (sp = 0.82). Dapatan ini menunjukkan bahawa walaupun terdapat isu tentang hak kebebasan beragama serta pelbagai tuntutan yang telah dibuat oleh beberapa NGO yang mempromosikan konsep hak kebebasan yang baru dan terbuka, mahasiswa Muslim masih lagi mengekalkan konsep kefahaman hak kebebasan beragama yang menepati Perlembagaan Negara dan prinsip Islam.