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Next Question: What Actually Is The Definition Of Malay In Mendaki Context?

So we all know that PAP MP Zainal Sapari vouches for Halimah Yacob’s malayness from a facebook post that he made. Here we want to share some highlights from netizens that may be important.

Someone said, “I thought she is an Indian Muslim? Meaning Islam is her religion but her race is Indian, not Malay. That qualifies her to run for a president that is reserved for Malay race?”

Another asked, “Mr Zainal bin Sapari, regarding the definition of a “Malay” which u hv quoted, does d govt applies it across all matters? Or is it only for this PE?”

Unfortunately, it is pointless to debate or argue with them about the definition of a Malay when all this while they pushed down the throats of the people this simple definition:

What constitute a Malay person? – “any person, whether of the Malay race or otherwise, who considers himself to be a member of the Malay community and who is generally accepted as a member of the Malay community by that community”.

But there was another important question that was brought up by one of the netizens. What is the definition of Malay in Mendaki context?

Someone hurled, “Then how come students of Indian Muslim father but who speak Malay and behave like Malay does not qualify for Mendaki assistance cause Mendaki considers them as Indian race and not Malay. so haw does Mendaki define Malay”

*mike drop*

The response? Apparently there was nothing but silence. Even when others probed the MP further quoting the same question. Korang rasa dorang akan reply ke?

Based on that comment, it is easily interpreted that the definition of Malay given for the reserved presidential elections 2017 vastly contrast the Mendaki’s view of definition of Malay. At this moment it may seem as though the current definition was created only for #PE2017 or certain reasons. Because Singaporean Malays and Singaporean Indian Muslims know best if they qualify for Mendaki’s assistance or not.

This comment sums up all the comments posed to our dear PAP MP Zainal Sapari,

“When it suits all of you, you change the def. But when a non Malay Muslim asks for help from Mendaki, its a no go. Tak tahu malu ke? Not every Malay is a muslim and not every muslim is a Malay. Ada Melayu Christian, Hindu, Atheist and etc Islam transcends races and here you are doing the opposite. So here we are with this quandary again and again.”

Rilek1Corner

July 21, 2017
10 Golongan Manusia Yang Akan Masuk Syurga Tanpa Hisab

Siapakah 10 Golongan Manusia Yang Akan Masuk Syurga Tanpa Hisab? Siapakah golongan yang beruntung ini? Mereka adalah…

1) Ahli Al-Fadl (ahli kemuliaan) – Golongan ini adalah orang yang bersabar menanggung kesakitan apabila dizalimi dan diperbodohkan dan mereka senantiasa memaafkan segala kejahatan yang dilakukan terhadap mereka.

2) Ahli As-Sabr (ahli kesabaran) – Golongan yang sentiasa bersabar menjalani suruhan dan sentiasa taat kepada Allah. Mereka yang sentiasa menghindarkan diri dari melakukan maksiat.

3) Berjiran kerana Allah – Golongan ini akan saling berziarah dalam berkasih sayang kerana Allah. Mereka yang duduk dan bangun bersama-sama dengan saudara mereka kerana Allah. (hadis riwayat Abu Nu’aim daripada Ali bin Husain)

4) Orang yang meninggal dalam perjalanan ke Mekah, tidak kira pergi atau balik. (hadis riwayat Jabir)

5) Golongan yang sentiasa menuntut ilmu yang membawa ke jalan Allah, perempuan yang taat kepada suami dan anak yang berbakti kepada ibu bapa. (hadis marfu’ sumber Abu Ayyaub al-ansari)

6) Individu yang dalam perjalanan hendak menunaikan hajat saudara seislamnya sehingga tertunai hajat tersebut dan meninggal dalam masa tersebut. (hadis marfu’ sumber daripada Anas)

7) Individu yang mengasuh kanak-kanak sehingga kanak-kanak itu berupaya mengucapkan ‘lailahaillallah”. (hadis sumber daripada A’isyah r.a)

8) Orang islam lelaki dan perempuan yang meninggal pada malam dan siang hari jumaat. (hadis marfu’ sumber daripada ‘Ata’)

9) Hamba Allah yang bersabar dengan ujian bala bencana pada tubuhnya ataupun pada tubuh anaknya. (hadis marfu’ riwayat Hakim at-Tirmidzi)

10) Individu yang menggali perigi di tengah padang dengan penuh keimanan demi mendapatkan ganjaran Allah. (Ibn Mas’ud)

Source: Islam Itu Indah

July 21, 2017
Malaysia Government Bans ‘Despacito’ On Government-Run TV & Radio Stations

Malaysia has banned “Despacito” on state radio and television, though it might be hard to slow the song’s record-breaking popularity.

The ban applies only to government-run radio and TV outlets, not to private stations or YouTube or the music streaming services fueling the song’s success.

Communications Minister Salleh Said Keruak said late Wednesday the song was reviewed and banned because of a public complaint that the lyrics are obscene. He urged private radio stations to censor the song themselves out of sensitivity to local culture.

An Islamic party Amanah has earlier denounced the song and called for it to be kept off Malaysia’s airwaves as many young children were singing the song without understanding the words.

“We respect the right to be entertained but there should be clearer guidelines so that the entertainment does not spoil people but makes them better,” party official Atriza Umar told The Star newspaper.

Source: www.bloomberg.com

July 20, 2017
Should Food Delivery Services Here Have 2 Delivery Boxes For Halal And Non-Halal?

China’s Meituan stirred up controversy online after announcing that it will begin offering separate logistics infrastructure for halal food, causing Chinese netizens to condemn the company for “discriminating against” non-Muslims while also worrying about the “rise of Islam” in their country.

Meituan couriers on bikes will now be armed with two delivery boxes, a normal one for non-halal food and a smaller one for halal food. Netizens viewed the change as discriminatory and vowed that they will delete the app en masse.

In Singapore, food delivery services like Ubereats, Foodpanda, Deliveroo and several others are the bike couriers we see day to day on the streets delivering food both (halal and non-halal) to their destinations.

These couriers store their delivery items inside a bag with their own company name imprinted on it. They do not carry two delivery boxes like what Meituan’s is trying to implement.

However is not clear though if the bag has compartments inside to separate non-halal from halal food. Or are there dedicated riders to deliver only halal food and only non-halal food? If not, should Singapore follow what Meituan is doing to safeguard the sanctity of minority food?

We also know that there are Malay riders who do not mind sending orders or food that are not halal. Can we hope for a change to this in the near future?

Rilek1Corner

July 20, 2017
Angry Netizens Deleting Meituan En Masse After Delivery App Introduces Separate Boxes For Halal Food

Popular food delivery app Meituan has stirred up controversy online after announcing that it will begin offering separate logistics infrastructure for halal food, causing Chinese netizens to condemn the company for “discriminating against” non-Muslims while also worrying about the “rise of Islam” in their country.

Meituan couriers on bikes will now be armed with two delivery boxes, a normal one for non-halal food and a smaller one for halal food, the company announced recently, a change that many netizens apparently see as discriminatory, vowing that they will delete the app en masse.

One Weibo thread on the controversial topic currently counts nearly 50,000 comments. “Meituan is really acting outside natural morality,” reads the top comment with more than 18,000 likes. Meanwhile, other Weibo users have more specifically charged the company with discriminating against Han people, wondering why separate delivery boxes are not also offered for them or for Buddhists or for people with other religious beliefs which affect their diet. “I don’t like to eat lamb, can I have my own separate delivery box as well?” asked another Weibo user.

“Meituan delivers both halal food and non-halal food. That really isn’t proper or harmonious. In order to safeguard the sanctity of minority food, we non-halal diners should start using Ele.me [another popular delivery app] instead. That way Muslims will have their own halal app,” argued another netizen, joining calls online to boycott Meituan and delete the company’s app.

Others have voiced their dissatisfaction with the policy change in different ways. For instance, Twitter user @kitmention points out one netizen who asked Meituan on Weibo to: “Please put my pork soup in your halal-only delivery box.”

Meanwhile, some netizens have wondered who exactly is discriminating against whom in this matter. In one popular post, a Weibo user asks “Have anyone’s rights been hurt?” by this logistics change, adding that if you believe that Muslims are really unfairly forcing you to accommodate to their religious beliefs, then are you not also committing the same sin by raising a fuss and calling for a boycott over this issue?

In response to this argument, another Weibo user has argued that, in fact, separate boxes mean increased delivery costs that will be borne by all customers, not just halal ones, so the change will have direct consequences on the app’s users. And, as for the negative societal effects of such a policy, the netizen worried about how continuing to cater to religious customs could lead to problems down the road, arguing that consumers should be free to vote with their wallets to support or not support Meituan’s new halal boxes.

More broadly, the controversy over halal delivery boxes appears to have reawakened ethnic fears among Chinese netizens against Muslims. A post by one female business owner on “rising Islamization,” which includes screenshots of a rather Islamophobic story, has gone viral on Weibo with nearly 40,000 shares. The comments below the post are filled with netizens condemning Islam and cautioning their Han brothers and (especially) sisters to be careful about the creeping influence of Islamic culture.

Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Beijing, Meituan started life as a group buying website that emerged in the wake of the Groupon craze. It merged with restaurant reviews app Dianping in 2015 to form Meituan-Dianping, which now claims to be the world’s largest on-demand delivery platform, receiving up to 10 million orders every day.

Source: http://shanghaiist.com

July 20, 2017