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"This book investigates the theme of global transitions with a cross-regional comparative study of two areas experiencing change over the past three decades: Southeast Asia and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Political transitions in Asia have been the subject of interest in academic and policy-making communities recently as there are encouraging signs of democratization in countries that exhibit elements of authoritarianism. In those countries with relatively open political systems, transitions to democracy have been complete - albeit messy, flawed, and highly contested. In contrast, countries of the MENA region that have been gripped by revolts in recent years find themselves in the midst of chaotic and uncontrollable transitions. Why are there such differences between these regions? What, if anything, can be learned and applied from the transitions in Southeast Asia? These questions are answered here as Asia's experience is contrasted with the Arab revolts and the struggle of the different countries in the MENA region to fashion a new social contract between states and citizens."

"One of the fulcrums of change in political Islam is the relationship between traditional patterns of Islamic politics, which focus upon the pursuit and wielding of formal power, particularly with the aim of enacting of shari’a law, and the more recent emergence of dynamic social spheres of Islamic activism, which emphasise values and moral order and operate with considerable autonomy from Islamic parties. This article explores the nature of the interactions between political and social activism and identifies the ways in which more established form of political Islam are changing as a result of pressure from the social realm. It compares case studies from the Middle East and Southeast Asia, paying particular attention to Muslim Brotherhood and Salafist expressions of social and political activism in both regions. It argues that burgeoning pietistic social activism presents both challenges and opportunities to Islamic political actors, and that failure to engage with these new forces will lead to further marginalisation and the risk of declining relevance."

"How should we conceptualize regions? What is the context in which new approaches to regional study take place? What is the role of historical change in the reconceptualization of regions or areas? This article addresses this issue by using two case studies to shed light on the history of regional study by comparing some of the ways in which the Middle East and Southeast Asia have been conceptualized. Accordingly, the discussion traces the ways in which these areas were understood in the 19th century by highlighting the ideas of a number of influential Victorian thinkers. The Victorians are useful because not only did British thinkers play critical roles in the shaping of modern patterns of knowledge, but their empire was global in scope, encompassing parts ofboth Southeast Asia and the Middle East. However, the Victorians regarded these places quite differently: Southeast Asia was frequently described as “Further India” and the Middle East was the home of the Ottoman Empire. Both of these places were at least partly understood in relation to the needs of British policy-makers, who tended to focus most of their efforts according to the needs of India— which was their most important colonial possession. The article exhibits the connections between the “Eastern Question” and end of the Ottoman Empire (and the political developments which followed) led to the creation of the concept of “Middle East”. With respect to Southeast Asia, attention will be devoted to the works of Alfred Russell Wallace, Hugh Clifford, and others to see how “further India” was understood in the 19th century. In addition, it is clear that the successful deployment of the term “Southeast Asia” reflected the political needs of policy makers in wake of decolonization and the Cold War.Finally, by showing the constructive nature of regions, the article suggests one possible new path for students of Southeast Asia. If the characterization of the region is marked by arbitrary factors, it may actually point to a useful avenue of enquiry, a hermeneutic of expedience. Emphasis on the adaptive and integrative features of lived realities in Southeast Asia may well be a step beyond both the agendas of “colonial knowledge” and anti-colonial nationalism."

"Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh diversifikasi pendapatan terhadap kinerja dan risiko pembiayaan bank syariah di Kawasan Middle East and North Africa (MENA) dan Southeast Asia (SEA), serta peran Pandemi Covid-19 sebagai variabel moderasi pengaruh diversifikasi terhadap kinerja dan pembiayaan bank syariah. Sampel penelitian terdiri dari 72 bank syariah yang beroperasi secara penuh di 14 negara di Kawasan MENA dan SEA dari 2012 hingga 2021. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pengaruh positif diversifikasi pendapatan terhadap kinerja bank syariah. Selanjutnya, ditemukan pengaruh negatif diversifikasi pendapatan terhadap risiko pembiayaan bank syariah. Lebih lanjut, ditemukan bahwa terdapat efek moderasi krisis kesehatan dalam memperlemah pengaruh diversifikasi pendapatan terhadap kinerja dan risiko pembiayaan bank syariah.

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This study aims to analyse the influence of income diversification on the Sharia banks’ performance and financing risk in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Southeast Asia (SEA), as well as the moderating role of health crisis. The study uses 72 Islamic banks in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Southeast Asia (SEA) Region during 2013 – 2021. The study found a positive effect of income diversification on Islamic banks’ performance. Additionally, income diversification negatively affects the financing risk. Moreover, using the health crisis as the moderating variable has proven that it weakens the initial findings of the impact of income diversification on the Sharia banks’ performance and the financing risk"