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  • Walid J. Abdullah: Racism Only Occurs When The Commentary Fits

    Walid J. Abdullah: Racism Only Occurs When The Commentary Fits

    *When small Muslim children are called terrorists*

    ‘Oh this is a one-off incident. There is not much racism in Singapore.’

    *When girls in hijabs are attacked*

    ‘Let’s not make a mountain of a molehill. This is just one person.’

    *When a person is denied employment because of her race and religion*

    ‘This is bad judgment by an individual. Racism is not rampant.’

    *When a politician suggests fencing off foreign workers*

    ‘This is one misquoted statement. She gets along well with foreign workers in her ward. Let’s not make a big deal out of this.’

    *When a person is adjudged to be lazy solely because of his/her race*

    ‘Oh this is not widespread. People are generally racially tolerant.’

    *When a lady who calls out racists is attacked for the colour of her skin*

    ‘Oh those are just social media trolls. People are in actuality race-blind.’

    *When people are denied opportunities because of their faith*

    ‘Oh this is just pragmatism. Minorities shouldn’t complain too much. Racism is not a major issue.’

    *When clear-cut, indefensible racist incidents take place*

    ‘Racism exists everywhere.’

    —–

    *When a couple of teenagers express support for terrorist groups*

    ‘This shows that terrorism is a major problem. We need to ensure that our entire social fabric is intact, and is not affected by self-radicalized individuals. This is a clear and present danger to the harmony of our country, and we must spare no effort to tackle this issue. If left unchecked, this scourge could destroy everything that we have ever achieved.’

     

    Source: Walid J. Abdullah

  • Projek #GreenUmmah Teknik Baru Sampaikan Dakwah

    Projek #GreenUmmah Teknik Baru Sampaikan Dakwah

    Menggunakan teknik baru dan terkini dalam menyampaikan dakwah.

    Demikian pendekatan Masjid Mujahidin menerusi projek terbarunya, #GreenUmmah.

    Penerbitan sebuah video cara berwuduk yang mesra alam akan dilancarkannya sempena Ramadan nanti.

    Laporan tentang paras air di kolam simpanan Linggiu yang semakin susut, mencetuskan ilham Jabatan Dakwah Masjid Mujahidin untuk mencernakan projek #GreenUmmah.

    Matlamatnya untuk meningkatkan kesedaran bukan sahaja jemaah masjid tetapi umat Islam secara umumnya supaya melindungi alam sekitar.

    “Dapat membuat masjid memainkan peranan yang lebih, bukan sahaja sebagai tempat mencari ketenangan, meningkatkan kerohanian dan sebagai pusat pengajian Islam, malah ia juga satu pusat pembangunan sosial, pendidikan dan juga tempat untuk menyokong dan berkongsi nilai positif, seperti kesedaran dalam penjagaan alam sekitar,” Pengurus Khidmat dan Hubungan Korporat Masjid Mujahidin, Rohainizah Adnan memberitahu BERITAMediacorp.

    SUTRADARA FILEM SUMBANG KREATIVITI SECARA SUKARELA

    Sutradara yang pernah memenangi beberapa anugerah, Sanif Olek secara sukarela menyumbang kepakaran dan kreativiti dalam menghasilkan video pendek untuk menggalak penjimatan air sewaktu berwuduk.

    “Saya rasa apa yang buat video ini menarik adalah pertama mesejnya dan yang kedua sekali adalah cara penggambarannya yang berbeza daripada apa yang kita lihat sebelum ini,” kata Encik Sanif.

    Menurut kajian Masjid Mujahidin, jika seorang Muslim mengubah kebiasaan dan membuka air paip dengan tidak begitu deras, beliau dapat menjimatkan sekurang-kurangnya 10 liter air setiap kali berwuduk.

    Ini bermakna, 50 liter air dapat dijimatkan dalam sehari, bagi solat lima waktu.

    “Mengambil kira kita mempunyai sekitar 5,000 hingga 7,000 jemaah dalam seminggu, ini bermakna jika kita dapat kerjasama semua pihak, ia dapat membantu kami menjimatkan sekitar 250,000 liter air, hanya dalam jangka masa seminggu sahaja,” ujar Cik Rohainizah.

    MELENTUR BULUH BIAR DARI REBUNGNYA

    Usaha mengurangkan pembuangan sampah juga menjadi sebahagian usaha kempen #GreenUmmah.

    Pada tahun 2014, seorang penduduk sahaja membuang purata 1,370 kilogram sampah, dengan kertas dan plastik dicatat sebagai lima sampah yang terbanyak dibuang.

    Lantaran itu, Masjid Mujahidin menggalak usaha kitar semula dengan menyediakan tong tersebut di kawasan masjid.

    “Melentur buluh, biar dari rebungnya”, maka itu, usaha mesra alam di masjid ini melibatkan juga murid-murid prasekolahnya serta golongan belia.

    “Menggunakan lelaman sosial seperti Facebook, Instagram dan juga Twitter. Di sini, para belia dapat informasi yang terkini tentang projek ini dan juga boleh menggunakan #GreenUmmah sekiranya mereka ada idea yang baik seperti bagaimana cara untuk menjimat air atau elektrik,” kata Eksekutif Pendidikan Madrasah dan Belia Masjid Mujahidin Hafiz Jabbar kepada BERITAMediacorp.

    Walaupun akan dilancarkan sempena Ramadan, Masjid Mujahidin sudah mula membangkitkan kesedaran seawal mungkin tentang Projek #GreenUmmah.

    Source: Berita Mediacorp

  • Zulfikar Shariff: Racism Against Malay Community Finally Getting Attention

    Zulfikar Shariff: Racism Against Malay Community Finally Getting Attention

    For the last 17 years…. PAP Malay MPs have blamed me for discussing how Malays are discriminated in Singapura.

    I have been threatened, abused, attacked…

    They said I should not raise these issues.

    That we should compromise.

    Give and take.

    That I should encourage the community to support them so their party would see them as being relevant and they can do more.

    That discrimination is isolated.

    And now….we are starting to hear regular cases of discrimination.

    These cases are becoming common not because society is becoming more racist.

    But because the Malays used to accept being discriminated and kept quiet.

    We did not have any avenue to raise it.

    The media would not publish anything beyond government narrative.

    The Malay MPs would reject, ignore and give platitudes when told of racism.

    Malay organisations are powerless and (still) do not want to affect their standing.

    But now with social media…we are beginning to see how Malays are actually treated.

    And it is when we start to speak up, when we reject these discriminatory practices…

    When we resist…

    That we will finally be able to change the situation Insha Allah.

    Racism has been ingrained in Singapuran society and institutions for years…

    It finally is getting the attention it deserves.

     

    Source: Zulfikar Shariff

  • Khairi Shah: Muslims Should Act & React In A Way Befitting Prophet Muhammad In Multicultural Singapore

    Khairi Shah: Muslims Should Act & React In A Way Befitting Prophet Muhammad In Multicultural Singapore

    The PrimaDeli “racist” fiasco, the condo secret prayer space getting thrown out, and many other issues being brought up in social media, are all indeed saddening to us Malay Muslims here in Singapore. We all know, racism/hate is real. Of course it is. It’s been around for decades. I’m not gonna pretend it’s not.

    But, to see many of us dealing with the situation with threats and vulgarities, and rallying on one another with negativity towards other races.. Also saddens me. I mean, Islam doesn’t teach that. Our beloved Prophet wouldnt have approved of our behaviour. Like, take a step back and look. Arent we the same as them if we were to criticise a whole race for just several bad apples?

    Chill my people. The company tells you to take out the tudung? Nvm, find a company with a boss that respects you and your religion enough, or one that actually allows tudungs. Condo prayer space thrown out? It’s okay, Allah will help you find a new one. Prima Deli saying if you cant speak Mandarin, dont work there? Its okay. Learn Mandarin. Or find a job that the people converse in English. To those people who treated you as such, may HE forgive them and open up their hearts.

    We have to have patience, and chill. Show love, and lead by example. Even in bad times. God willing, it’ll move their hearts.

    Remember, we don’t live in an Islamic country so we can’t expect ALL jobs and places to allow our Islamic practices, BUT however, we live in a multi-cultural country. So to everyone, have respect to one another. Understand one another. Have some teh. Come.

    I give you free speech. Just gimme one teh-o peng, with prata. Multi-racial enough?

     

    Source: Khairi Shah

  • Muslim Convert In France Refuses To Sell Clothes To Women On Weekdays

    Muslim Convert In France Refuses To Sell Clothes To Women On Weekdays

    When Jean-Baptiste Michalon posted a notice on the outside of his general store last year, he hardly imagined that it would create a national outcry.

    “Sisters on Saturdays and Sundays only,” the note read. Michalon’s message to customers in the French city of Bordeaux: Women were welcome only on weekends. Men could shop on weekdays.

    On Tuesday, a court fined Michalon $560 for making such a distinction, despite his argument that he had posted the sign to protect his wife, who was also working in the store, and other women.

    “We put this in place at the request of the sisters who preferred when my wife was behind the counter. It is a shop where we sell clothes,” Michalon, who converted to Islam four years ago, told the French news agency Agence France-Presse last year.

    Following the outrage created by his note, the Frenchman closed his store and “admitted it was a blunder and tactless,” according to a statement from his lawyer.

    Local politicians and Muslim leaders stressed that Michalon’s behavior did not represent mainstream opinions. The city’s mayor, Alain Juppé, a former prime minister of France, called the practice “discriminatory.”

    Multiple studies have also found a growing problem with racism in France, mainly directed toward Muslims, who are believed to constitute about 7 percent of the French population. Muslims frequently complain that they have a hard time getting jobs, but conservative French commentators and politicians have emphasized that the country should not give up its founding promises of equality in order to please radical Islamists.

     

    Source: The Independent UK

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