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

Temperatures rising in Sabah

The election campaign period enters an intense final stretch as rising COVID-19 infections pose fresh challenges for candidates and voters alike. The two-week campaigning

Sabah braces for a rocky election

The Court of Appeal’s recent dismissal of Tan Sri Musa Aman’s challenge against the dissolution of the Sabah legislative assembly has set the stage for

advisory – August 2020, No. 6

We are entering an exciting month, September: Sabah will hold state elections on September 26, 2020, and Sabahans and Malaysians are looking at the elections

THE PANJIALAM MONOGRAPHS

Terrorism: The New Cabinet Must Acknowledge Risk

Congratulations, Malaysia. You have voted for a new government, and you have received it.IMAN Research (IMAN) is now hard at work analysing and finalising a

Menuntut Kembali Makna Ramadan: Peranan Kerohanian Dalam Membangunkan Kemanusiaan (Bahagian 1)

Hari berganti hari, minggu berganti minggu, bulan demi bulan dan tahun demi tahun. Itulah kehidupan dan dunia yang sentiasa ada permulaan baharu, sekalipun di sebalik

PRESS STATEMENT GE14: No “Malay Tsunami”, Serious Electoral Reforms Needed

IMAN Research, a think tank consultancy based in Kuala Lumpur, has spent the past 10 days observing campaign rallies, on the ground sentiments, and voter

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.