EDITORIAL

We are once again grateful to the Almighty Allah who has enabled us churn out another edition of the Islamic University Multidisciplinary Journal (IUMJ) formally known as Islamic University Journal (IUJ). With Volume 6 Issue 2, we are steadily marching the University community towards academic growth and intellectuality. The journal is a multidisciplinary and multilingual publication that cuts across all areas. It engages the creative, innovative and keen minds of scholars around the world while providing a rich point of reference for the ever-inquisitive researchers. The IUMJ fulfils two of the core functions of Islamic University in Uganda viz; dissemination of knowledge that is relevant to the needs of the society and involving in research that reveals new knowledge and provides solution to existing community challenges.

This volume 6 issue 2 presents scholarly works on various areas covering soio-economic development, students’ performance in education, staff welfare, sustainable development, entrepreneurship and globalization, value chain, school feeding and cubing child labour, urban development, exchange policies, migration and internalisation, judicial and democratic consolidation, criminal justice system, job satisfaction, influence on exercises, psychological skill training, energy depletion, among others.

It is our hope and prayer that our distinguished readers find the publication engaging with potentials towards virgin researchable areas.

Our sincere gratitude goes to the renowned contributors, peer reviewers and readers of the IUMJ for the continued support.

Yours in Service

Anselm O. Oyem, Ph.D

Editor-in-Chief

Islamic University Multidisciplinary Journal

Directorate of Research, Publications and Innovation

Islamic University in Uganda

P.O. Box 2555

Main Campus, Mbale, Uganda

iumjeditorinchief@gmail.com