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

advisory – October 2020, No. 8

PublicationsWe can’t believe that we have spent 2020 mostly at home. Working from home has become the norm but may not be welcome as people

advisory – Sept 2020, no. 7

In this advisory piece, IMAN delves into the outcome of this election by analysing the strengths and weaknesses of the two rival blocs – GRS

PRESS RELEASE: Muka Malaysia: The Premiere of IMAN Research’s Latest Production

On this Sunday afternoon, we are pleased to share our latest initiative — Muka Malaysia. To celebrate the diversity in culture, practices and beliefs in

THE PANJIALAM MONOGRAPHS

PRESS STATEMENT Youth Perception on New Malaysia

IMAN Research, a Malaysian think tank which studies society, religion and perception, found that youths played pivotal role in the recent shift of political power.

Two Murals at Patani Semasa

There are many kinds of maps in the world: political maps show where one state’s power ends and another begins; physical maps show the relationship

Konsumerisme Menanggalkan Makna Beragama dan Kemanusiaan (Bahagian 2)

Seyyed Hossein Nasr telah mengulas dan mengkritik dengan terang dalam karyanya bertajuk Man and Nature mengenai krisis segelintir manusia moden dengan persoalan-persoalan bersifat “supra-rational” seperti

ONLINE PRESENCE

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.