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  • A Hijab Issue: Apa Yang Orang Perlu Is Expertise Aku, Bukan Kaki Ke Ketiak Aku

    A Hijab Issue: Apa Yang Orang Perlu Is Expertise Aku, Bukan Kaki Ke Ketiak Aku

    Hijab issues.

    Memang tak habis kan.

    Especially kalau kita kerja in a non muslim environment.

    Harini, aku kena one of the worst hijab comments dari a non muslim colleague. #IndiaMari

    Mula2 dia tanya,

    Dia : Kau pernah tak rasa macam nak bukak tudung and wear normal clothes?

    Aku ekcheli tengah busy gila tapi ye la, dia budak baru so aku layankan je.

    Aku : Apa yang normal? Ni normal la.

    Dia : Tak.. maksud aku.. pakai normal blouse.. normal clothes la.

    Aku : Tak pernah. Ni normal aku.

    Dia : Kenapa kau nak cover up? Semua perempuan ada desire untuk dress up and melawa. Abih apa yang orang boleh nampak kalau semua kau tutup?

    Aku : I am a senior system analyst with a double degree. Aku da puas melawa dengan make up, dengan baju2 sexy. Aku nak be defined by my intelligence. Bukan the depth of my cleavage.

    Dia : Kau gila. Kau seriously gila. Aku tak pernah nampak orang so so silly macam kau. Aku dress up untuk diri aku, bukan untuk orang lain. Aku put on make up, dress nicely so orang tak pandang rendah pada aku.

    Aku : Apa yang gila? Apa yang bodoh? Kau ada kau nye own definition of beauty. Pada aku yang sexy tu mentality, brain. Sekarang ni apa yang aku pakai cantik. Aku rasa cantik camni. Apa yang cantik pada aku, tak semestinya cantik pada kau. Aku tak pernah kutuk orang pakai sari buruk. So apa sebenarnya problem kau dengan my dressing.

    Dia : Takla.. maksud aku macam kita kan career women, abih kau pakai macam ni, how orang nak take kau seriously? Kau tertekan dengan culture ke? Parents kau paksa kau pakai macam ni? Sebab aku kenal ramai muslim ladies yang modern. Kau nampak macam backdated.

    *Sedap betul minah ni kutuk aku*

    Aku : Aku tak perlu prove apa2 pada sesiapa. Kalau sesiapa rasa aku tak layak to do this job, aku will happily go. Apa yang orang perlu is expertise aku, bukan kaki ke ketiak aku. Modern tu tak terletak pada skimpy clothes. It is terletak pada pemikiran kita. Aku dengan agama aku, and ni cara aku. So kau rasa by wearing sleeveless and mini skirts, kau lagi modern dari aku? Make sure kau abiskan semua reports ni by today. Jangan asik bebual buang masa je.

    Dia : Kau marah ke?

    Aku : Yes. Marah. Sekarang diam. Aku nak sambung kerja.

    Aku take hijab very seriously. Pada aku, it is bullshit bila orang kata takleh pakai hijab sebab kerja kat town or holding a senior professional position. Kita kena shake hands dengan clients lelaki. Takleh kuno sangat.

    And so far memang selalu orang tanya, tak panas ke kau pakai gini. Aku ok kalau orang tanya baik2. But kalau orang kutuk2, arh tu memang la. Tekan switch auto eject to outerspace. And aku tak believe in “Biarlah apa orang nak kata.. janji Allah knows hati kita”. Memang la Allah tau, tapi aku bukan jenis bagi orang hentam je hijab. Aku berhijab kerana Allah and aku pertahankan hijab pon kerana Allah. Its just not me untuk “biarkan la”.

    Anyway, yang nak kerja is kepala otak ke kepala? Jangan bukak tudung for your job. No matter what happens, jangan bukak tudung. Biar orang kata kita kuno ke, bodoh ke, gila ke pakai camni dalam hot weather.. lantak diorang la. Takde siapa yang boleh jamin rezeki kita. Rezeki kita da tertulis kat loh mahfudz. Hak kita.. akan jadi milik kita no matter what.

    And yakin dengan rezeki dari Allah SWT. Tak guna kalau gaji 10 ribu tapi tak berkat. Baru dapat, da abis. Biar kita gaji kecik, tapi dengan gaji kecik tu, kita boleh ada bajet nak sedekah.

    Aku da lama tak marah tapi lately aku tengok orang perlekehkan hijab and kata it is tuntutan kerja untuk bukak hijab. It is my passion.

    Passion tu boleh jamin syurga ke?
    Kalau tak boleh, buat apa buat?

    Nanti bagi alasan yang sama pada Allah SWT. Bila Allah SWT tanya kenapa bukak tudung bila kerja, bila nak carik rezeki yang halal, cakap, “Sorry Allah, it is my passion.”

    Siapa yang tak boleh terima, takyah waste time comment panjang2 sebab aku tak baca. Aku tak pernah judge orang yang tak berhijab sebab aku pon pernah struggle masa mula2 nak pakai hijab. Aku sayang and layan semua orang yang PM aku tak kira korang berhijab ke tidak ke. Semua sama je. And aku respect those yang tak bagi alasan untuk bukak hijab.

    “Oh sebab kerja.”
    “Oh Allah Maha Pengampun”

    Ni hak peribadi. Nak pakai, you are saving yourselves. Not me. Taknak pakai, terserah.

    Ingat, Allah SWT tak rugi sikit pon kalau kita taknak berhijab or solat. Kalau kita taknak taat, ada bermillion million lagi orang yang nak taat pada Allah SWT. Kita ni kira macam sebutir garam dalam lautan. Kalau kita betul la nak Allah SWT sayang kita, ikut perintah Allah.

    “Kami dengar. Dan kami taat.”

    Aku share bukan tuk riak. Tapi kinda untuk membebel pada those yang taknak take hijab seriously. Kita ada beli 50 pcs hijabs to give away. Kalau sesiapa rasa nak jinak2 berhijab, boleh PM aku, aku akan post out kan untuk korang as a small gift. But jangan give up untuk try berhijab.

    Kita hidup tak lama kat dunia ni. Sekarang da makin ramai yang mati muda and mendadak. So kalau ada difficulties nak share, boleh PM. In shaa Allah aku boleb adakan masa sikit untuk membebel in private.

    Ni bukan judge. Jangan narrow minded sgt. Ni cakap. Aku memang cakap camni. Kuat. Dengar tak? Hello..

    Semoga bermanfaat. Pada those yang kaki menjawab macam aku, jangan takut jawab balik. Jangan asik dengan attitude “biarlah..” Sampai bila nak jadi layu2.. lembik2. Tunjuk orang kita pon ada otak nak fikir and kita are not stupid. Pada yang tak agree, to each his own.

     

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    Credit: Khainis Tahir (We salute you!)

  • HDB Flat Burnt Down Due To Home Refrigerator Exploded

    HDB Flat Burnt Down Due To Home Refrigerator Exploded

    Dear friends and family of Faizal Khalid.
    I’m seeking assistance for my Escooter Friend.
    Ladarious Lawrence and Jessica Ong home was severely burn down due to an explosion of his home refrigerator.
    The whole house items has been totally damaged by the fire.
    Donations on Basic essentials such as:
    Bed
    Cooking Stove
    Wardrobe
    Kettle
    Rice Cooker
    Cooking Utensils
    Plates and Cutleries

    Alternatively monetary assistance can be transferred to Ladarious Lawrance personal bank account.
    POSB Savings: 153-94100-9

    From the bottom of my heart, I thank everyone for reading this post.

     

     

    Rilek1Corner

    Source: Faizal Khalid

  • Prominent Muslim Scholars Assembling To Discuss Rising Levels Of Islamophobia In Britain

    Prominent Muslim Scholars Assembling To Discuss Rising Levels Of Islamophobia In Britain

    An event due to be held in London and Yorkshire in England has been billed as the event of the year.

    There has been a rise in Islamophobia, Islamic principles and practices are under the spotlight, and Muslims are being subjected to verbal and physical abuse.

    On top of that, Muslims are constantly being asked to prove their loyalty. This has made them feel foreign in their own countries. As Muslims come under pressure to maintain their creed in this difficult time, some are close to losing their faith.

    In response, the ‘Losing My Religion’ conference has been organised to discuss some of the challenges faced by Muslims in Britain.

    Prominent international speakers will be sharing knowledge and guidance from the Qur’an, Hadith and the Seerah to help Muslims preserve their faith during these testing times.

    Speakers include: Imam Omar Suleiman, Shaykh Yasir Qadhi, Dr Tariq Ramadan, Shenaz Bunglawala, Shaykh Abu Esa Niamatullah, Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan, Maryam Amir and others.

    The conference will take place on Saturday 22nd April in Yorkshire and Sunday 23rd April at the Excel.

     

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    Source: http://ilmfeed.com

  • Anggota Parlimen Rahayu Mahzam Selamat Bersalin Anak Lelaki Bernama Muhamad Ayden

    Anggota Parlimen Rahayu Mahzam Selamat Bersalin Anak Lelaki Bernama Muhamad Ayden

    Anggota Parlimen GRC Jurong, Rahayu Mahzam sudah selamat melahirkan, dan beliau mendapat seorang bayi lelaki.

    BERITAMediacorp difahamkan, beliau memilih nama Muhamad Ayden bagi bayi tersebut.

    Ini merupakan anak sulung bagi Cik Rahayu dan suaminya Muhamad Imaduddien Abdul Karim, seorang peguam. Cik Rahayu, juga seorang peguam, bertugas di firma guaman Heng, Leong & Srinivasan.

    Yang pasti, Cik Rahayu yang berusia 36 tahun, kini sah mencatat sejarah menjadi Anggota Parlimen (AP) Melayu tempatan yang pertama, melahirkan anak sulung semasa memegang jawatan AP.

    Muhamad Ayden dilahirkan di Hospital KK bagi Wanita dan Kanak-kanak pada 10.35 pagi, 7 April, dan BERITAMediacorp diberitahu, bayi comel itu seberat 3.39 kilogram semasa dilahirkan.

    Cik Rahayu kini masih lagi berehat pasca kelahiran dan pihak kami belum lagi mendapat peluang untuk mewawancara beliau.

    BEREHAT 2 BULAN

    Dalam wawancara dengan BERITAMediacorp bulan lalu, Cik Rahayu pernah berkata, beliau mungkin mengambil dua bulan cuti sahaja, walaupun ibu bersalin di Singapura layak mendapat cuti penuh empat bulan. Beliau sempat berseloroh bahawa “mungkin untuk bulan pertama itu ‘radio silence’, betul-betul perlu berehat”.

    “Tugas dan harapan orang sebagai AP itu berat sedikit. Saya rasa mungkin sukar untuk saya mengambil masa sepenuhnya empat bulan,” ujar beliau ketika itu, sambil menambah, ini juga akan bergantung kepada keadaan kesihatan beliau dan bayi sulungnya itu.

    “Rancangannya adalah untuk mengambil dua bulan. Mungkin satu bulan penuh untuk berehat dan bulan kemudiannya kalau sekiranya saya sihat, alhamdulillah, saya akan cuba mungkin lakukan tugasan yang tidak begitu berat,” kongsi Cik Rahayu ketika itu.

     

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    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg/

  • Muslim Jakarta Governor Candidate Ahead In Election, Early Count Shows

    Muslim Jakarta Governor Candidate Ahead In Election, Early Count Shows

    Former Indonesian education minister, Anies Baswedan, was slightly ahead of Jakarta’s incumbent Christian governor in the race to lead the Indonesian capital, unofficial early counting by a private pollster showed on Wednesday.

    Baswedan had secured 51.93 per cent of the votes, just ahead of Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, known as “Ahok”, on 48.07 per cent, based on a quick sample count of around 5 per cent of the vote by Indikator Politik.

    A candidate needs a simple majority to win. The national elections commission will announce official results in early May.

    The Jakarta poll has been overshadowed by religious tensions, with mass Islamist-led protests against Purnama, and is being widely seen as a proxy battle for the presidential election in 2019.

    Purnama is backed by President Joko Widodo’s ruling party. Baswedan is supported by a conservative retired general, Prabowo Subianto, who lost to Widodo in a 2014 presidential vote and may challenge him again.

    But the election is also viewed as a test for Indonesia’s young democracy and record of religious tolerance, with both sides raising concerns about intimidation and voter fraud.

    The campaign featured mass rallies led by a hardline Islamist movement, which has strengthened in recent years in a country long dominated by a moderate form of Islam.

    Police said 15 people were detained following reports of disturbances at several polling stations in the city of 10 million people, after what the Jakarta Post this week dubbed “the dirtiest, most polarising and most divisive” election campaign the nation had ever seen.

    “Political differences should not break our unity,” President Joko Widodo said in a statement after casting his ballot at a central Jakarta polling station. “We are all brothers and sisters. Whoever is elected, we must accept.”

    LIGHT SECURITY

    “Don’t let any cheating happen, because the future of Jakarta is determined by the election today,” Purnama, 50, told reporters after voting with his family in North Jakarta.

    His rival, Baswedan, 47, said as he voted in the south of the city that the election was being closely watched at home and abroad, so it was important to avoid an atmosphere of tension.

    Polls closed at 1pm (0600 GMT) with 7 million people eligible to vote. Security appeared light at several polling stations, though police said 66,000 personnel were deployed across the city.

    Police in neighbouring provinces on Java island searched private cars and public buses heading for Jakarta on Tuesday to look for sharp objects and explosives.

    Jakarta police spokesman Argo Yuwono said police had stopped and searched vehicle heading for Jakarta on Tuesday to ensure “no movement of masses toward the capital”.

    Religious tensions have been an undercurrent in the campaign, with Purnama on trial for blasphemy over comments he made last year that many took to be insulting to Islam.

    Hundreds of thousands of Muslims took to the streets late last year to call for his sacking and to urge voters not to elect a non-Muslim leader. One person died and more than 100 were injured after one protest turned violent.

    Police fear Islamic leaders could incite a fresh bout of unrest if Purnama wins the election.

    CONTESTING THE RESULTS

    Purnama faces up to five years in jail if convicted of blasphemy. His trial will resume on Thursday, when prosecutors will submit a sentence request.

    “We are worried things could be hotter if the results are quite close,” said Isabella Hariyono, a 30-year-old voter in North Jakarta. “We hope things don’t heat up. The police and military are ready but we never know.”

    Private pollsters, approved by the national elections commission, are expected to announce an unofficial tabulation of a sample of votes, known as “quick counts”, within a few hours of polls closing. The elections commission is expected to announce official results by the first week of May.

    The loser can contest the results in the Constitutional Court, which could prolong political uncertainty for weeks.

    Citigroup said in an investor note that, despite the potential for renewed protests if Purnama won, it was maintaining a Jakarta stock index target of 6,150 by the end of 2017, representing an 8 per cent upside.

    “As long as there are no security issues, the election outcome should not significantly stall the reform programme of the national government, in our view,” it said.

     

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    Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com