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Dari Madrasah Ke Poly, Kini Ke NUS Ikuti Pengajian Perubatan

Dua lulusan madrasah yang memilih laluan politeknik mencipta sejarah apabila ditawarkan tempat di Sekolah Perubatan Yong Loo Lin, Universiti Nasional Singapura (NUS) baru-baru ini.

Encik Ahmad Abdurrahman Hanifah Marican, 20 tahun, lulusan Madrasah Aljunied Al-Islamiah, ialah pelajar cemerlang kursus Diploma Sains Bioperubatan daripada Politeknik Singapura.

Lulusan Politeknik Temasek, Cik Amalina Ridzuan, 22 tahun, pula bekas pelajar Madrasah Al-Maarif Al-Islamiah yang meraih Pingat Emas Sysmex Asia Pacific bagi kursus Diploma Sains Bioperubatan.

Tahun lalu, lulusan sains bioperubatan Politeknik Republic, Cik Noor Ahmed Alkaff, merupakan pelajar politeknik Melayu pertama diterima masuk ke Fakulti Perubatan NUS.

Mengulas pencapaian ini, Cik Noor berkata: “Saya teruja kerana kejayaan mereka menunjukkan bahawa latar belakang pengajian bukan hambatan asal kita bermotivasi berusaha.”

Source: http://beritaharian.sg

May 18, 2015
HOME: Ihumane To Turn Away Refugee Boats

By Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics (HOME)

Singapore should demonstrate leadership to the humanitarian crisis that is happening with the Rohingyas, who have been victims of systemic persecution, discrimination and rampant abuse. We also urge the Myanmar government to stop persecuting them to prevent the mass exodus of asylum seekers.

Even though Singapore did not ratify the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees, under international law the Singapore government has to adhere to the principle of “non-refoulement” – not to expel anyone back to places where they may experience persecution.

The crisis involving the Rohingyas is one that has to be resolved by ASEAN and not one country alone. But for Singapore to say that it is not in a position to accept refugees goes against the values of cooperation and humanitarianism and we urge the government to re-consider its decision.

Singapore need not accept and re-settle all who seek political asylum. It can work with other ASEAN governments and civil society, both locally and abroad, to ensure that the asylum seekers have temporary housing, food and medical attention while their cases are processed by the the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The solution should not be to turn these boats away as the Singapore government did in 2012 when it refused entry to 40 stranded asylum seekers after their vessel sank off the coast of Myanmar on December 5 and sought to dock in Singapore waters.

An ASEAN inter-agency framework for action should be established and all countries should work together to resolve this crisis in a sustainable way. But even as this framework is being put in place, rather than abandoning them to their deaths, Singapore should do its part and provide them with protection.

This statement has the support of the following individuals:

Lynn Lee, Terry Xu, Jennifer Teo, Rachel Zeng, Joshua Chiang, Shelley Thio, Roy Ngerng,

Source: www.theonlinecitizen.com

May 18, 2015
Masjid Mujahidin Kini Miliki Galeri Al Quran Baru

Secuah galeri Al-Quran yang baru merupakan kemudahan terbaru yang dapat dinikmati para jemaah di Masjid Mujahidin.

Ia memaparkan keindahan khat atau kaligrafi Islam beserta maklumat tentang pembelajaran Al-Quran menerusi kaedah Qiraati serta alunan merdu ayat-ayat suci Al-Quran menggunakan pelbagai gaya tarannum.

Dua kios i-Pad juga disediakan di galeri digital itu bagi membolehkan orang ramai memuat-turunkan maklumat yang terdapat di galeri itu.

Galeri yang terletak di ruang masuk masjid tersebut merupakan inisiatif pihak masjid mendekati orang ramai serta mengenalkan keindahan Al-Quran menerusi seni, pembelajaran dan pembacaan.

Ia dilancarkan semalam di MeQar, yang merupakan nama baru Pusat Al-Quran di masjid itu yang terletak di Stirling Road.

Pengerusi Eksekutif Lembaga Pentadbir (LPM) Masjid Mujahidin, Encik Mohd Khairul Jameel Yahya, berkata:

“Mungkin tidak ramai yang mengenali pembelajaran Al-Quran kaedah Qiraati dan galeri ini akan memberi maklumat ringkas tentang kaedah tersebut.”

Menjelaskan penjenamaan baru MeQar, beliau berkata: “Dengan tema Jelajah Ilmu Al-Quran, perubahan nama itu bertujuan meluaskan kegiatan-kegiatan yang ada hubungan dengan pembelajaran Al-Quran yang telah dimulakan di masjid sejak awal 1990-an.”

Pusat ini mula mengenalkan kaedah Qiraati, iaitu kaedah cepat pandai baca Quran dengan tartil (tersusun). Kaedah ini diasaskan oleh Allahyarham Kiyai Haji Dachlan Salim Zarkasyi dari Indonesia, sejak 1963.

Turut hadir di majlis itu ialah ketiga-tiga anak Allahyarham Kiai Haji Dachlan termasuk Ustaz Abu Bakar, Ketua Pengurusan dan Pedtabiran Pusat Qiraati Luar Negara Indonesia.

Di Singapura, khususnya di Masjid Mujahidin, kaedah Qiraati diperkenalkan oleh Ustaz Mohammad Masruh Ahmad yang mempunyai pusat Qiraati di Rawang, Selangor, Malaysia.

Sempena majlis tersebut, seramai 100 orang guru Al-Quran kaedah Qiraati turut diberi pentauliahan. Sejauh ini, lebih 800 guru Al-Quran telah menerima tauliah dari Masjid Mujahidin.

Pusat MeQar turut menganjurkan kursus tarannum dan penulisan khat.

Turut dilancarkan semalam ialah majalah MeQar dan kios cenderahati yang membolehkan orang ramai membeli produk berkaitan Al-Quran seperti buku, papan logam dan tulisan khat.

Source: http://beritaharian.sg

May 18, 2015
Lima Anak Melayu Raih Pingat Emas Dari Politeknik Temasek

Lima anak Melayu yang merupakan lulusan Politeknik Temasek menutup tirai persekolahan mereka minggu ini dengan meraih pingat emas sebagai pengiktirafan di atas kecemerlangan mereka.

Setiap daripada mereka telah melalui tempoh-tempoh sukar, baik diuji dengan penyakit mahupun membuat peralihan dan penyesuaian dalam bidang pengajian baru.

Antaranya termasuk Cik Iffah Fathin Mohd Azhar, 20 tahun, yang diuji dengan ketumbuhan sista di rahimnya sehingga menyebabkan pendarahan berlebihan setiap kali kedatangan haid bulanan.

Pelajar jurusan Reka Bentuk Runcit dan Pelayanan itu adalah penerima Pingat Emas tajaan syarikat Designworx, syarikat yang membangun sekitaran kerja berkesan melalui solusi reka bentuk bijak.

Dua bekas pelajar maktab rendah, Encik Muhammad Zulaidil Kasman, 26 tahun, dan Encik Muhammad Alsyaari Mohamed Shahril, 24 tahun, turut dianugerahkan dengan pingat emas kerana muncul sebagai pelajar terbaik kursus masing-masing.

Encik Muhammad Zulaidil merupakan pelajar jurusan Diploma Pengurusan Kemudahan Bersepadu yang meraih pingat emas tajaan syarikat pengurusan hartanah dan kemudahan Property Facility Services.

Encik Muhammad Alsyaari pula merangkul Pingat Emas tajaan Micron Foundation kerana cemerlang dalam bidang mikroelektronik.

Penerima Pingat Emas tajaan syarikat RSA Security Analytics, Cik Nur Syakirah Mohd Said, 20 tahun, juga berdepan dengan kesulitan cabang pengajian forensik digital yang masih baru.

Turut cemerlang tetapi tidak dapat ikut serta merakam foto bersama lulusan lain kerana bercuti di luar negara ialah Cik Amalina Ridzuan, 22 tahun, penerima Pingat Emas Sysmex Asia Pacific.

Beliau adalah lulusan Madrasah Al-Maarif Al-Islamiah dan Diploma Sains Bioperubatan yang ditawarkan tempat di Sekolah Perubatan Yong Loo Lin, Universiti Nasional Singapura (NUS).

Mulai hari ini hingga Jumaat ini, seramai 5,437 lulusan kursus sepenuh masa dan sambilan akan menerima diploma mereka.

Menteri Negara Kanan (Pendidikan merangkap Undang-Undang), Cik Indranee Rajah, akan merasmikan sesi pertama penyampaian diploma di Pusat Persidangan Temasek, hari ini.

Source: http://beritaharian.sg

May 18, 2015
Umardani Bin Umle – Another Ridzwan Dzafir Community Award Recipient

My late father was an ex-drug addict and he was the reason for me to embark on a social work career. My mother’s relentless support to aid him in his recovery, gave him the impetus to desist from his drug addiction. His ability to overcome the struggles and his determination to build better lives for his children proved that recovery is a possibility. His journey became my inspiration.

It was the decision to join Singapore Prison Service as a Counsellor that deepened my passion to help the offenders. Through this work experience, I was fortunate to hear the offenders’ account on their struggles in rehabilitation and widened my horizon of the complexity reintegrating into the society effectively. Personally I believe reintegration is not only about the individuals’ motivation to change but also community efforts to support the change.

I was dissatisfied in merely adopting theories and framework and had recognised the pitfalls of blindly applying theories. Having attained both degrees in Social Work, the PhD programme in Criminology would augment my current knowledge of rehabilitation practices. With exposures in both social work and criminology knowledge, such multi-disciplinary approaches would benefit both offenders and helping professionals exponentially.

The Ridzwan Dzafir Community Award provided me with the opportunity to pursue my dreams and to learn from a renowned professor in Criminology. There is a need to uncover new approaches and to challenge paradigms to suit the needs for population that I am serving. It is with this conviction; I believe pursuing a Criminology degree from the University of Glasgow would expose me to a wealth of new knowledge on best practices.

As a doctoral candidate, I aspire to continuously provide new knowledge, through evidence-informed research, to advance our professionalism in managing offenders’ reintegration. Rehabilitation is a dynamic landscape and thus there is a constant search to ensure effective practices are in place to lower the recidivism rates. Through this PhD programme, I hope to work alongside the Malay/Muslim community to advance our community standing and contribute to nation-building.

– Umardani Bin Umle –

Source: MENDAKI SIngapore

May 18, 2015