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  • Madam President To Hold Open House At The Istana For Deepavali Celebration With Singaporeans

    Madam President To Hold Open House At The Istana For Deepavali Celebration With Singaporeans

    The Deepavali public holiday may have passed by already, but the celebrations continue at the Istana this weekend in the first open house hosted by President Halimah Yacob since she took office.

    This Sunday, the grounds of the Istana will be open to the public from 8:30am to 6pm, with a line-up of programmes that includes music and dance performances, and henna painting among other activities. Visitors are also welcome to go on guided walks and tours around the Istana greenery and the main building itself.

    Halimah was officially sworn into office on Sep 14 as the first female president of the country and the first Malay head-of-state in 47 years following a highly contentious governmental decision to reserve the elections to Malays only. Though the president longed to live in the heartlands in her Yishun jumbo flat, she was forced to move out due to security challenges.

    Of course, you can ask the lady all about it if you happen to see her at the Istana open house on Oct 22. More details on the Istana’s website.

     

    Source: https://coconuts.co/

  • Takde Pelapis Untuk Tukang Masak Masakan Melayu? Semua Sibuk Nak Masak Fusion

    Takde Pelapis Untuk Tukang Masak Masakan Melayu? Semua Sibuk Nak Masak Fusion

    20 years from now, I see problem in our Malay Food. Now all chef, graduates come out of school, cooking fusion food cooking salmon, steak.. same thing over and over again. Suruh masak lauk lemak aja terbeliak biji mata.

    Kalau masak seperiuk kecik, mungkin ramai boleh bikin…
    Tapi kalau masak longgok siapa nak bikin? Ayam Lemak Cili Padi nak masak untuk 200 org mcm mana? Siapa nak buat?
    Ini skill punya kerja, it takes experience and a lot of patience.

    Tukang masak yg terror dan bagus semua dah teramat senior, One day retire, kalau anak tak take over, mcm mana?

    Budak Singapore in 20s, mana dia nak masuk dapur mcm gini. Rare nak cari tukang masak longgok yg in their 20s or 30s.

    Recently, Ummi pergi meeting, customer yg ada cafe ni, nak belajar buat sambal tumis untuk Mee rebus nya, and Ummi tanya siapa masak mee rebus tu.. dia kata org china. Ummi tanya mcm mana dia belajar… customer Ummi tu kata belajar dgn kakak melayu yg dah retire….
    Dia pun boleh masak sambal, tapi tak sedap…so they want to ask if they can pay me to teach him?

    Anyway, there goes our Malay cooking, if none of our children wants to do this, foreign talent is going to take over. Mati lah kita kalau rendang kat wedding nanti nak harap org asing masak. And at that time, Sambal Goreng Pengantin will be a rare treat at function and restaurant. In 20 years time, Im worried all will be gone.

     

     

    Source: Ummi Abdullah Saadah

  • Philippines Arrest Top Female IS Recruiter, Ex-Wife Of Radicalised Singaporean

    Philippines Arrest Top Female IS Recruiter, Ex-Wife Of Radicalised Singaporean

    MANILA: Philippine security forces have arrested a 36-year-old Filipino woman suspected of recruiting, via social media, fighters from around the world for the ultra-radical Islamic State (IS). Karen Aizha Hamidon was arrested in Taguig city, an hour east of the capital Manila, on Oct 11, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre announced at a news conference on Wednesday. Aguirre said Haidon was formerly the wife of Singaporean Muhammad Shamin Mohamed Sidek, a security guard detained in Singapore in August 2015 for planning to join IS and using social media to incite violence.

    Hamidon later married Mohammad Jaafar Maguid, a Filipino, who led ISIS-linked Ansar al-Khilafah Philippines till he was killed by police in January this year, according to Mr Aguirre. Aguirre said Hamidon was also a close associate of Musa Cerantonio, an Australian Islamist preacher who was purportedly recruiting fighters for IS. Rebellion charges are being readied against Hamidon in relation to 296 social media posts linked to her seeking to recruit reinforcements for besieged Muslim militants in the war-torn southern city of Marawi.

    “It is very clear that her actions are in conspiracy, or in sync, with actions of the rebels. While her companions are fighting in Marawi, her part is to further recruit fighters to assist in the Marawi siege by the IS and Maute groups,” said Aguirre. Hundreds of Muslim militants stormed Marawi on May 23 in an audacious bid to turn it into an IS “province”. They have held on to parts of the city for nearly five months. News of Hamidon’s arrest comes two days after security forces in Marawi battled and killed Isnilon Hapilon, designated by IS as its top man in South-east Asia; and Omarkhayam Maute, co-leader of a group that provided the bulk of fighters that attacked Marawi.

    On Tuesday (Oct 17), President Rodrigo Duterte declared that Marawi had been “liberated from terrorists’ influence” following the deaths of Hapilon and Maute, though the army has yet to dislodge a pocket of militants entrenched in the heart of the city. More than 1,000 militants, government troops and civilians have been killed and about 400,000 people displaced. Half of Marawi lies in ruins, levelled by air raids, artillery barrages and fierce urban fighting. Indian intelligence officials last year sought help from Philippine authorities, after Hamidon’s name cropped up as administrator of Facebook, Telegram and WhatsApp groups that sought to recruit Muslims in India to fight for IS in Iraq and Syria.

    Mohammad Sirajuddin, 33, a marketing manager with the Indian Oil Corporation arrested in December 2015, said it was Hamidon who first contacted him on Facebook and WhatsApp and convinced him to join IS in Syria. A profile provided by India’s National Investigation Agency said Hamidon’s father was a Muslim. He died when she was 20 years old. Her mother was a Christian, and brought her up as a Christian. But she and her two sisters converted to Islam about 10 years ago.

     

     

    Source: The Star

  • Mohamed Jufrie: Takkanlah Presiden Bertudung Tapi Sesetengah Jawatan Lain Tidak Dibenarkan Kerana ‘Problematic’

    Mohamed Jufrie: Takkanlah Presiden Bertudung Tapi Sesetengah Jawatan Lain Tidak Dibenarkan Kerana ‘Problematic’

    Terdapat harapan di sebahagian masyarakat Melayu Islam agar isu-isu yang membelenggu masyarakat kita itu, seperti pemakain tudung, diskriminasi dalam perkhidmatan negara dan banyak lagi, akan terhurai semasa tempuh perkhidmatan seorang Presiden Melayu Islam.
    Jika benar berlaku ia akan memberi makna kepada pindaan perlembagaan yang memberi giliran kepada masyarakat minoriti menyandang jawatan tertinggi negara itu.
    Sangat anih dan menghampakan jika peluang yang diberi ini tidak membuahkan perubahan yang diharapkan dan ianya hanya untuk dipamir-pamirkan kepada dunia tentang kewujudan masyarakat berbilang bangsa di Singapura.
    Takkanlah presiden bertudung tetapi sesetengah jawatan lain tidak dibenarkan pemakain tudung kerana akan menimbulkan masalah (problematic kata mereka)? Dan presiden seorang Melayu Islam tetapi masyarakat Melayu Islam didiskriminasi dalam angkatan bersenjata? Lucukan?
    Sama-samalah kita tunggu dan lihat. Tariklah nafas panjang-panjang dan urut dada sementara menanti. Bukankah penantian seperti ini, yang berdekad-dekad lamanya, satu penyiksaan batin?

     

    Source: Mohamed Jufrie Bin Mahmood

  • Commentary: Artis-Artis Yang Tidak Bersalaman Di APM, Tidak Bererti Mereka Memegang Sikap Radikal

    Commentary: Artis-Artis Yang Tidak Bersalaman Di APM, Tidak Bererti Mereka Memegang Sikap Radikal

    Maher Zain tidak bersalaman dengan Puan Zakiah Halim semasa menerima Anugerah APM. Tidak bersalaman itu bukan bererti Maher Zain seorang radikal.

    Begitu juga Izzue Islam, artis dari Malaysia, ketika menyampaikan Anugerah APM kepada seorang artis Indonesia. Beliau setakat mendakapkan kedua tapak tangannya sendiri (macam aksi “ampun tuanku”) sebagai tanda hormat apabila artis itu menghulurkan tangannya ke arah Izzue Islam. Dengan bertindak demikian, itu bukan tanda yang Izzue Islam itu seorang radikal.

    Bersalam atau tidaknya di antara seorang lelaki dengan wanita tidak seharusnya dijadikan kayu ukur untuk menilik samada seseorang itu bersikap radikal atau tidak.

    Seharusnya, perkara ini dilihat dari sudut pendirian peribadi seseorang Muslim dan bukan petanda seseorang itu radikal kerana bersikap eksklusif.

    Kalau enggan bersalaman di antara lelaki dengan perempuan dianggap sebagai bersikap eksklusif lagi radikal, apakah boleh Maher Zain dan Iszul Islam dianggap sedemikian?

    Dalam usaha untuk membenteras radikalisme, usah pula kita jadi terlalu ekstrim atau melampau sehingga bersikap parochial lagi tidak berlapang dada terhadap kepelbagaian yang wujud dalam masyarakat.

    Jangan sampai diri sendiri jadi radikal dalam usaha membenteras radikalisme.

    Kalau ada Muslimah atau Muslimin yang tidak mahu bersalaman dengan lelaki atau perempuan yang bukan Mahram, usahlah mereka itu dilabel sebagai radikal.

     

    Source: Mohd Khair