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  • Masjid Yusof Ishak Dibuka Rasmi Hari Ini Oleh Isteri Allahyarham Presiden Yusof Ishak

    Masjid Yusof Ishak Dibuka Rasmi Hari Ini Oleh Isteri Allahyarham Presiden Yusof Ishak

    Masjid Yusof Ishak akan menempatkan pejabat pertama Yayasan Rahmatan Lil Alamin (RLAF).

    Ia bagi menghidupkan semangat dan sifat Presiden pertama Singapura Encik Yusof Ishak yang dikenali sebagai berjiwa rakyat.

    Masjid tersebut dibuka rasmi esok (14 Apr) oleh isteri Allahyarham, Puan Noor Aishah.

    AJAK PENGUNJUNG LAYARI SUASANA RUMAH MELAYU

    Menjelang acara bersejarah itu, BERITAMediacorp diberi kebenaran secara eksklusif untuk merakamkan ruang dalamannya yang hampir siap sepenuhnya dan membawakan laporan berikut.

    Tersergam indah di tengah-tengah tanah lapang dan berkonsepkan nusantara, Masjid Yusof Ishak terletak di Woodlands Avenue 17.

    Masjid ke-71 itu mengajak para pengunjung seakan melayari suasana di sebuah rumah orang Melayu, digabungkan dengan suntikan ciri moden.

    “Keindahan seni bina masjid Yusof Ishak ini terletak pada keindahan seni bina bangunan rumah Melayu yang terdapat di nusantara, di mana kita dapati rumah-rumah Melayu ini, penuh dengan hiasan-hiasan yang berunsurkan keislaman dan kemelayuan. Di sekitar masjid ini sahaja, terdapat beberapa bentuk hiasan yang berbeza,” Pengerusi Masjid Yusof Ishak, Muhd Ayub Johari memberitahu BERITAMediacorp.

    KONSEP TAMPILKAN KEPERIBADIAN PRESIDEN PERTAMA S’PURA

    Menurut Encik Ayub lagi, konsep nusantara dipilih bagi menampilkan keperibadian Presiden pertama Singapura Encik Yusof Ishak yang ketika menjadi Presiden amat mengambil berat terhadap masyarakat Melayu Singapura.

    Bagi menghidupkan lagi semangat dan perwatakan beliau, mimbar masjid diukir dengan corak orkid, bunga yang menjadi kegemarannya juga isteri Puan Noor Aishah.

    Terdapat juga sebuah taman orkid khas di belakang masjid bagi menyerlahkan lagi keperibadian pasangan tersebut di masjid ini.

    Jika dilihat sekeliling masjid itu, banyak sekali hijau-hijauan. Yang menariknya, isteri Presiden Yusof Ishak, Puan Noor Aishah sudahpun menyumbangkan sekurang-kurangnya lima jenis tumbuh-tumbuhan dari taman di rumahnya. Ia sudahpun ditanam di sekeliling kawasan masjid itu.

    Setinggi lima tingkat, masjid itu mampu menampung 4,500 jemaah pada satu-satu masa.

    Ini sekaligus dapat mengurangkan kesesakan sewaktu solat Jumaat di masjid An-Nur, yakni satu lagi masjid di Woodlands.

    Selain kemudahan-kemudahan asas yang menerapkan pelbagai prasarana untuk setiap golongan masyarakat, termasuk golongan kurang upaya, pejabat RLAF di masjid itu juga bagi memperingati semangat dan sifat Encik Yusof Ishak yang sewaktu hayatnya, komited kepada pembangunan kaum belia dan membantu mereka yang sakit dan kurang bernasib baik.

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

  • Teacher Calls Out Student For Racist Comments, Class Learns Meaning Of Majority Privilege

    Teacher Calls Out Student For Racist Comments, Class Learns Meaning Of Majority Privilege

    There are a few things I don’t abide in my classes.

    One of them is racism. Today in class I pulled a boy out of class because he called one of his classmates “死黒人” (it literally translates to “die black person” but colloquially it’s more accurately translated to “stupid black person”, and is typically used on people who have dark and tanned skin, not necessarily just African Americans).

    This kid was from a majority race in Singapore, and I called him out on it. I told him people of his race were literally being abused and faced racism daily overseas, and that he was taking advantage of the safe environment here where he’s one of the majority. I told him that saying sorry to his friend was not enough, that he shouldn’t do it again.

    Don’t we all know that’s not going to happen.

    So I addressed the class on this. Acknowledged that I have said racist things before years ago, and that I have also been the target of racism right here in sunny Singapore. And that if you can’t even respect your friends and peers (because that’s what it boils down to), then how can you expect others to respect you.

    Pretty sure most of it fell on deaf ears, given that they are a class that has trouble respecting themselves, and with very probable self-esteem issues.

    It is so, so painful to see the world the way it is. To see kids behaving that way because we as adults tell them (through our behavior and the words we say) that it is okay. That it is normal to have pre-conceived (negative) notions of what different cultures or races or ethnicities are, or do, or have. It is tiring and exhausting trying to re-educate these kids into thinking that everyone deserves respect.

    The very fact that we NEED to RE-EDUCATE them about that is, in itself, appalling.

    And no, this isn’t just at the secondary school level either. I had to address a similar issue while teaching a primary 2 class this morning, when they didn’t react to 2 ethnic dances I mentioned we would be learning, but started giggling and making noise when I mentioned the third.

    Every day I realize how broken our world is, and how we are the ones who broke it. But shouldn’t we also be trying to help fix it?

    Sarah
    A.S.S. Contributor

    Source: www.allsingaporestuff.com

  • The Economist Got Reminded – Bigotry And Hate Speech Is Not Free Speech

    The Economist Got Reminded – Bigotry And Hate Speech Is Not Free Speech

    High Commissioner to the UK Foo Chi Hsia has responded to an article by The Economist, saying it is not true teen blogger Amos Ye was prosecuted here for political dissent and not for making vicious statements about Christians and Muslims as implied in the report.

    On Mar 30, The Economist published the article, titled An outspoken Singaporean blogger wins asylum in America, which talked about how a US immigration judge granted Yee asylum, and the reasons for doing so. The article cited the judge’s reasons, including that while the blogger was legally prosecuted under Singapore law, his prosecution served a “nefarious purpose – namely, to stifle political dissent”.

    In a response published by the UK-based weekly on Apr 12, Ms Foo, referencing specific comments against Christians and Muslims made by Yee in 2015 and 2016, said The Economist may agree with the US judge that such bigotry is free speech, but Singapore “does not countenance hate speech” as it has “learnt from bitter experience how fragile racial and religious harmony is”.

    She added that contrary to the suggestion in the article, Singapore’s laws on contempt do not prevent fair criticisms of court judgements.

    “Singapore’s court judgments, including on Mr Yee’s case, are reasoned and published, and can stand scrutiny by anyone, including The Economist.”

    This is not the first time Ms Foo has responded to an article by The Economist. In March this year, she took issue with an article alleging restrictions on free speech in Singapore, saying that no country gives an absolute right to free speech.

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

  • Jufrie Mahmood: Millionaire PAP Ministers Have Lost Touch, Don’t Understand Anxieties Of Common Singaporeans

    Jufrie Mahmood: Millionaire PAP Ministers Have Lost Touch, Don’t Understand Anxieties Of Common Singaporeans

    Minister Lawrence Wong and his cabinet colleagues don’t live in 99-year lease HDB flats.

    With their millions, chances are, they would be living in landed free-hold properties in choice areas. Their properties are for keeps which they can pass on to their succeeding generations.

    They therefore don’t have the anxieties that we ordinary mortals have.

    That is the difference.

    Unlike your COE for motor vehicles the HDB and most other private properties’ COE is for 99 years.

     

    Source: Mohamed Jufrie Bin Mahmood

     

  • Ahmad Osman: Calvin Cheng Not Fit To Comment On Tudung Issue

    Ahmad Osman: Calvin Cheng Not Fit To Comment On Tudung Issue

    I have refrained myself from commenting on this issue, but I can’t let it continue after coming across this particular post by NMP Calvin Cheng.

    Before I begin I would like to apologize to any parties which may feel offended by my post, and to all Muslim ladies who might just have had enough mansplaining on this entire tudung issue, but at the same time, I am not here to please everyone but simply to right what I feel is wrong.

    This individual right here started off on the wrong foot, talking about the history of politics in Singapore and comparing it to Malaysia for no reason whatsoever. The reality is that the issue we are facing is unique to our own country, and there should never have been any reason to compare our political system with that of our neighbours. And that too, was flawed. You might be well versed in the political history of Singapore, but please keep your mouth shut on the history of politics of other countries, for it seems like you are just taking advantage of this situation to paint our neighbours in a negative light. Silence would then be your best bet for things you obviously have no clue in.

    If the GRC system was supposedly set up to ensure minority representation, why is it that Mr Cheng here is repeatedly against minority MPs championing minority causes? Doesn’t that go totally against the intent of the GRC that he so clearly stated? So if a Malay MP is not allowed to question the parliament regarding the tudung issue, would it be more acceptable for lets say, a Chinese MP to bring up the same issue?

    Mind you, Mr Cheng, this isn’t the first time that Malay MPs have brought up this issue in parliament, and for the past few years a number of Malay MPs from PAP have brought up this issue as well. Why then are they not considered to be divisive or sowing discord? However, when the same issue is raised by a Malay opposition MP, the tables were quickly turned against him to shut him up. Are you telling me our politicians have stooped that low today?

    Yes, Faisal Manap represents people of all races and religions in Aljunied GRC, and I am pretty sure he remembers that, for the simple fact that he brought up a lot of issues in parliament on the very same day, yet unfortunately, only this issue was highlighted by the state controlled media. Mr Cheng, if parliament isn’t the place to discuss such issues, then where else? Where have the so called closed door discussions brought us to? Has there been any changes, any progress? It only makes the most sense to bring up such a large scale issue in front of all government members to discuss it with diplomacy, however, in doing so Faisal Manap was labeled as sowing discord instead.

    I’ll end off with two quotes for you. Last year, the very same Masagos was recorded saying “All matters pertaining to any religion are often discussed in the Cabinet and we do look at ways to lead society to be more open, more accepting.” A year before that, PM Lee mentioned, “we discuss things more openly now, even sensitive matters, we discuss openly in mixed groups and we speak candidly with one another from the heart.”

    I guess you are the one who has forgotten how Singapore’s political system and multi-religious society functions. Coming from someone who has advocated the killing of terrorists, their families and all their children, really, you are the least fit individual to even talk about this issue. You should remember that.

     

    Source: Ahmad Bin Osman

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