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  • Crisis In Rakhine State Evoked Strong Emotions Across The Muslim World Drawing In ISIS And Al-Qaeda

    Crisis In Rakhine State Evoked Strong Emotions Across The Muslim World Drawing In ISIS And Al-Qaeda

    The plight of the Rohingya, an Islamic minority in Buddhist-majority Myanmar, has evoked strong emotions across the Muslim world.

    Many countries have protested against the persecution of the community, following a violent crackdown by the Myanmar army that left hundreds dead and sparked an exodus of more than 410,000 people from Rakhine to Bangladesh.

    But as rights groups urge world leaders to impose sanctions on Myanmar’s military, which is accused of “ethnic cleansing”, a darker danger lies ahead.

    Counter-terrorism experts say the crisis has attracted the attention of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), as well as Muslim militants and hardliners in Indonesia and Malaysia.

    This may result in another longstanding conflict in South-east Asia, following the ongoing siege in the southern Philippine city of Marawi by Islamist militants.

    Echoing its strategy in southern Philippines, ISIS has routinely, through its online publication Dabiq, claimed that it plans to establish a base in Bangladesh to launch revenge attacks on the Myanmar government over its treatment of the Muslim Rohingya.

    Malaysian counter-terrorism chief Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said earlier this week that ISIS is exploiting the Rohingya crisis to recruit more fighters, particularly from South-east Asia.

    Indeed, latest developments out of Kuala Lumpur have revealed that a group of Malaysians had travelled to Myanmar, via Bangladesh and Thailand, to take on government troops there.

    Malaysian police in Kelantan state, which shares a border with southern Thailand, told news agency Bernama that it has identified more than 100 “rat trails” used for smuggling, and has stepped up patrols there to prevent the illegal entry of Rohingya and “untoward incidents”.

    Meanwhile in Indonesia, the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) had called for “jihadists” to travel to Rakhine to fight on behalf of the Rohingya. The FPI has shown that it has the ability to mobilise hundreds of thousands of people, as seen in the many rallies it led against former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, a Chinese-Christian politician, for insulting Islam earlier this year.

    FPI spokesman Slamet Maarif was quoted by The Australian newspaper earlier this month as saying that the group is prepared to wage “jihad”, or a holy war, in Myanmar if the need arises. “That is why one of the main requirements for our recruits is the willingness to die as a martyr,” he said.

    Centre for Radicalism and Deradicalisation Studies executive director Adhe Bhakti said the real danger for Indonesia lies in whether elements of the Jemaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD), a local terrorist network with ties to ISIS, join the fray. “More influential groups in the context of ‘jihad’ such as the JAD have yet to appeal for fighters. If they do, that may pose a greater risk,” said Mr Adhe.

    Islamist militant groups have previously exploited the Rohingya crisis for their cause, notably in 2012 and 2015, but this current conflict has drawn wider attention.

    Mr Iftekharul Bashar, an associate research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, said the crisis is unfolding at a time when ISIS is losing much of its territory in the Middle East and is trying to expand its hold in South Asia and South-east Asia.

    “The recent siege of Marawi… shows that ISIS penetration in the Rakhine state conflict cannot be ruled out,” he added.

    Datuk Ayob warned that Myanmar’s proximity to Malaysia would encourage ISIS to tap the conflict in Rakhine. “Myanmar is closer to Malaysia than Syria and the southern Philippines… and now Rakhine has become their latest destination for ‘jihad’,” he told Bernama news.

    The resurgent Al-Qaeda, which was behind the Sept 11, 2001, attacks in the United States, has also started to make its move, issuing a statement on Sept 12 calling for attacks against the Myanmar government over the Rohingya.

    While most of the attention by security agencies has been on ISIS, Mr Bashar warned that Al-Qaeda, and its affiliate in the Indian subcontinent known by the acronym AQIS, is equally dangerous.

    AQIS has not carried out any major attacks in Bangladesh in the past few years, but it has recently mentioned the Myanmar military as a key target, added Mr Bashar. “Although the majority of Muslims still support a peaceful settlement with Rohingya returning to their homeland, a smaller segment thinks that an armed ‘jihad’ is the only solution left to end the plight of the Rohingya.”

     

    Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/

  • Murid 13 Tahun Ugut Cikgu “Nak Kena Rogol Ke?”

    Murid 13 Tahun Ugut Cikgu “Nak Kena Rogol Ke?”

    Kami para guru disekolah seluruh negara tidak pernah membuat tayangan cerita ‘blue’ kat murid-murid. Apatah lagi kat murid sekolah rendah. Jadi dari mana mereka belajar tentang hal ini? Sehingga melukis gambar lucah cikgu sendiri dan berkongsi pula dengan rakan-rakan. Amat menyedihkan akhlak anak-anak sekarang, berani mengugut untuk merogol guru mereka sendiri. Ugutan ROGOL tuan puan. Bukan ugutan mencalar kereta atau sekadar melawan dengan kata-kata. Lebih menyedihkan, ugutan ini keluar daripada murid sekolah rendah. Yang usianya belum pun mencapai 13 tahun lagi. Apa hal ini kita masih boleh menutup mata?

    Semalam saya berkongsi gambar pelajar lelaki yang mengacungkan jari tengah (simbol fuck) kepada guru mereka. Hari ini guru tersebut bercerita, “Murid-murid ini tidur di atas meja kat belakang kelas. Maka aku tutup kipas nak bagi mereka sedar. Murid itu dengan berang berkata, ‘Pantat’ mana yang tutup kipas ni.’” Hati guru mana yang mampu bersabar kalau dipanggil ‘pantat’? Satu gelaran lucah yang amat biadab terhadap seorang guru. Sangat kurang ajar! Maka guru itu bertindak balas. Dia ambil gulungan kain dan pukul murid itu. Gulungan kain tuan puan, bukan pukul pakai kayu baseball. Tiada luka, tiada lebam.

    Namun murid itu mengadu guru itu memukulnya dengan besi. Sehingga guru itu dipanggil pentadbir dan dikenakan tindakan. Alangkah peliknya dunia pendidikan zaman sekarang. Murid biadab, guru cuba mendidik. Namun guru pula yang kena tindakan. Apa itu tidak pelik? Dan begitulah selalunya. Apa jua tindakan guru, anak-anak pulang melapor kepada ibubapa dengan kisah yang diputar belit. Ibu bapa datang menyerang, datang membuat aduan malah ada yang memfailkan saman. Maka akhirnya, guru juga yang bersalah. Guru juga yang dikenakan tindakan.

    Dan sahabat saya itu, kini hatinya sudah tawar. Tawar sudah hendak menegur dan mendidik. “Aku buat kerja aku saja. Malas dah nak ambil tahu dan didik lebih-lebih. Aku serik.” Bilamana si guru mulai tawar hati dan tidak lagi mempedulikan anak-anak kita, maka tunggulah saat kehancuran. Percayalah! Tolong sampaikan kepada seberapa ramai yang boleh untuk anak bangsa kita dimasa depan ‘bukan untuk membela guru’.😔😔😭…..

     

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  • Commentary: Kenapa Tak Boleh Minum Arak? Orang Jepun Mabuk Pun Maju!

    Commentary: Kenapa Tak Boleh Minum Arak? Orang Jepun Mabuk Pun Maju!

    Siti Kasim memuatnaik status menunjukkan beberapa keping gambar semasa lawatannya ke sebuah kawasan yang menempatkan ratusan tong arak di Jepun.

    Sengaja mencabar atau tidak, ini telah mengundang kemarahan orang ramai. Wanita ini lantang menyuarakan isu-isu yang bertentangan dengan agama Islam seperti LGBT dan sebelum ini juga ada mempertikai hukum korban semasa Raya Aidiladha.

    “Saya tak nampak orang Jepun mabuk dan memberi masalah kepada masyarakat, sebaliknya merekalah bangsa yang paling produktif di dunia,” antara maksud terjemahan dalam statusnya. Pendiriannya mendapatkan pelbagai reaksi dari netizen.

    Menjadi pertanyaan, adakah satu perlian dari Siti gara-gara pesta arak yang dibatalkan penganjurannya baru-baru ini?

    Untuk makluman, ini bukanlah sekali dia mengeluarkan kenyataan begini.

     

    Source: Facebook

  • Muar’s ‘Muslims-Only’ Laundromat: Racism, Inciting Division Or Strictly Business Owner’s Rights?

    Muar’s ‘Muslims-Only’ Laundromat: Racism, Inciting Division Or Strictly Business Owner’s Rights?

    A self-service laundromat in Jalan Junid, Muar, which caters only to Muslim patrons, has sparked controversy on social media.

    Photographs of the shop’s signboard with the words – “For Muslim customers only. Muslim-friendly. Leave your shoes outside” – placed at the laundromat entrance have gone viral on Facebook.

    Netizens were divided in their opinion. Some praised the move, saying that it was done for the benefit of Muslim customers concerned given possible mixture of ‘najis’ (impurities) in the wash loads, while others criticised it as being unfair.

    Facebook user Zachary Arshad said he was disappointed at what the laundromat is doing as it could divide the community.

    “I’m Muslim, and this is completely overrated and unacceptable. Islam does not teach this. Islam is for all, Islam is to unite the people, not divide. This will only cause further divide among the people,” said Zachary.

    Others however felt that the owner’s actions were justified.

    Facebook user Suresh Pandian agreed with the laundromat’s owner’s move.


    Above: A photograph of the shop’s signboard with the words – “For Muslim customers only. Muslim-friendly. Leave your shoes outside” – placed at the laundromat entrance have gone viral on Facebook. Photo: New Straits Times

    “Well, if the owner is a Muslim and wants to run it in a Muslim way , I don’t think there is anything wrong with it . That is his right.”

    “Why are there a lot of negative comments here? (He) hasn’t mentioned anything racist,” said Suresh on the ‘Persatuan Gaya Hidup Sihat Pelabuhan Klang’ Facebook page.

    Indra Aditya, meanwhile, urged people to look at the issue positively.

    “A majority of his customers may have complained about being uncomfortable in sharing the usage (of the equipment) with non-Muslims.

    “This is not about being racist or about any religion…this is business,” said Indra Aditya.

    The religious authorities, meanwhile, believe that the owner is acting within his rights.

    Johor Islamic Religious Affairs Committee chairman Abd Mutalip Abd Rahim said there was nothing wrong for the owner of the laundromat in imposing such a restriction as it was his right as a business owner.

    “Non-Muslims should not worry because there have options to patronise other laundromats elsewhere.

    “As Muslims who live in a multi-racial society, we cannot be too rigid in upholding such matters, but at the same time, should not belittle this effort taken by the operator of the laundromat either,” Mutalip told the New Straits Times.

    He said the state government has no plans to impose any such regulations statewide, and he urged people to better understand the concerns of Muslims in such issues.

    Johor Mufti Tahrir Samsudin said he welcomed the initiative taken by the business owner because some Muslims were doubtful in using self-service laundromats.

    “If someone wants to do it, then it is a good thing because some Muslims hold doubts over laundromat services.

    “It is better for Muslims to be free of such doubts when it comes to cleanliness as it will help Muslims fulfil religious obligations,” said Tahrir.

    Asked about the concept of laundromat services in Islam, Tahrir said that such a service should make sure that clothes are cleaned from minor and severe impurities.

     

    Source: http://www.todayonline.com

  • Masagos Zulkifli: Nothing Natural About Our Racial Harmony; It’s There BECAUSE We Keep An Eye All The Time

    Masagos Zulkifli: Nothing Natural About Our Racial Harmony; It’s There BECAUSE We Keep An Eye All The Time

    #masagos been reflecting PM sharing on Saturday as he recalled why he pushed for a reserved election for the minority communities although he knew it was going to be extremely difficult to carry the ground with it. PM could have kicked the can down the road for his successor to deal with it but he’s clear there’s no certainty the next PM is able to do it in time before a crisis makes it necessary.

    I acknowledge our race relations is good where Singapore is today and that it’s heartening how as a society, we are all on the same page in looking forward towards a future where we won’t need a reserved election. Some have concluded since it’s all good we need not make a special effort and unnecessarily raise our race issues to the fore.

    In truth, there’s nothing natural about our racial harmony – it’s there BECAUSE we keep an eye on it all the time and make many adjustments along the way – formation of MUIS, EIP for housing, GRC and now a reserved presidency. Even for MUIS, it was originally set up as requested by the community to help administer family laws for Muslims – now we’re glad there’s a MUIS to lead in our guard against extremism in our community and is a great asset against terrorism. We cannot take our harmony for granted and have a short term view of policies that seek to guard it.

    I think the whole of Saturday was simply PM pointing out examples from other countries of what could go wrong if we are not careful about sensitivities around race. Myanmar is facing an immediate issue. Even in Singapore, in our more progressive state, we still have instances where our Muslim youth had been labelled as terrorist unfairly.

    A friend told me that while in Pahang his family members there praised the courage of PM to get a Malay to the Presidency in a country where he has to handle the sensitivities of tbe Chinese majority. Thats why i always feel fortunate that i live in a country where the majority puts in so much hard work to make everyone feel they belong and the minorities make adjustments so that everybody integrates with one another. #OnlyInSingapore

     

    Source: Masagos Zulkifli