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Gaza Ibarat ‘Penjara Terbuka’, Dibelenggu Masalah Kemiskinan Dan Pengangguran

SEMENANJUNG GAZA: Tahun lalu, laporan PBB meramalkan bahawa Semenanjung Gaza akan menjadi ‘tidak boleh didiami” pada tahun 2020.

Ibarat ‘penjara terbuka’, Gaza dibelenggu dengan kemiskinan dan masalah pengangguran.

Bagi golongan muda di Gaza, akibat kekurangan peluang, satu-satunya penyelesaian adalah dengan meninggalkan tanah air mereka.

Dua tahun lalu, Mohammed Abu Hassira mengalami kecederaan di kakinya dalam pertempuran dengan Israel.

Walaupun peperangan berakhir dan kecederaannya semakin pulih, namun, luka dari segi psikologi masih nyata.

Kesannya- beliau mengambil keputusan untuk meninggalkan tanah air dan memulakan perjalanan yang berliku menuju ke Eropah.

Mohammed berkata ada rakan-rakannya yang sampai ke Sweden, Norway dan Belgium melalui jalan laut dan darat.

Tahun lalu, Mohammed memohon untuk mendapatkan visa untuk ke Turki.

Seperti kebanyakan warga Gaza, permohonannya gagal.

Untuk diluluskan, ia memerlukan pasport Palestin, bukti pekerjaan dan $500 dalam akaun bank.

Syarat-syarat itu adalah di luar jangkauan kebanyakan warga Gaza. Namun, Mohammed tidak putus asa dan mencuba satu lagi jalan.

Beliau terpaksa beratur di sebuah pejabat pelancongan memandangkan tiada kedutaan di Gaza.

Pejabat seperti itu menjadi pengantara antara mereka yang mahu meninggalkan Gaza dan mereka yang mahu mendapatkan visa untuk ke negara lain.

Menurut seorang penyelidik, separuh dari penduduk Gaza mahu berhijrah dan tidak hairanlah jumlah ini semakin meningkat.

Namun, seorang pegawai tinggi Hamas menolak kenyataan itu dan berkata penghijrahan bukan penyelesaian kepada perjuangan rakyat Palestin.

Ternyata, realitinya berbeza. Bagi kebanyakan warga Gaza, satu-satunya pilihan adalah untuk melarikan diri dari negeri sendiri.

Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

March 17, 2016
Al-Habib Syed Alwi Bin Muhammad Alhabshi Meninggal Dunia

Assalamualaikum. Dengan dukacita, saya sampaikan berita Al-Habib Syed Alwi bin Muhammad Alhabshi baru saja meninggal dunia. Moga dia ditempatkan dengan orang-orang yang beriman dan tergolong dalam golongan orang-orang yang soleh. Al-fatihah.

Jenazahnya akan dimandikan pukul 8 pagi di address berikut. Tempat di mana akan solat jenazah mungkin di rumah atau di masjid sultan. Solat Janazah will be at 10-1030am at Masjid Sultan

Address rumahnya:
Blk 143 lorong 2 Toa Payoh #03-186
Spore 310143

Source: Shafiq Bublé

March 17, 2016
Masjid Sultan Staff Apologised To Complainant, Matter Closed

Assalamualaikum wr wb.

Bismillahirahmanirahim

1. Sultan Mosque Board of Trustees thanked Mr Saifudeen and his team for meeting the committee at Sultan Mosque.

2. H Eusope was present and apologised. Saifudeen and his team accepted it.

3. H Eusope said that he regretted saying, ‘ kalau nak discuss tolong pergi ke kedai kopi’

4. The doa penutup for the meeting between the board and Saifudeen and team was recited by one of them, Mohd Shafik.

5. Both groups agreed to close the matter.

Wasalam

Source: Masjid Sultan Singapore

March 17, 2016
MUIS: Dapatkan Nasihat Jika Mahu Menuntut Di Luar Negara

TIMBALAN Pengarah Pejabat Mufti Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (Muis), Dr Nazirudin Mohd Nasir:

“Kami menggesa Muslim di Singapura yang mahu mendalami Islam agar mendapatkan panduan dan nasihat daripada asatizah yang diiktiraf.

“Bagi mereka yang ingin belajar di institusi luar negara, harap dapatkan nasihat Muis dan kami akan memberikan panduan dan sokongan sewajarnya berkaitan institusi luar negara yang sesuai bagi pengajian Islam.

“Kami juga ingin menggalakkan ibu bapa dan anggota keluarga agar memainkan peranan lebih aktif membimbing mereka yang disayangi, dalam mendapatkan sumber pengajian Islam yang sepatutnya.

“Sebagai sebuah masyarakat, kita harus kekal berjaga-jaga terhadap elemen pelampau dalam masyarakat. Kita harus terus menegakkan ajaran Islam yang relevan bagi keperluan kontemporari dan yang sesuai dengan kehidupan berbilang agama di Singapura

“Muis, dengan kerjasama masjid dan institusi setempat, telah memperkenalkan pelbagai program pengajian Islam seperti aLive dan ADIL (pengajian Islam bagi dewasa) yang bertujuan memenuhi objektif ini.”

Source: www.beritaharian.sg

March 17, 2016
Review ISA – Government Must Enact New Laws To Prevent Singaporeans From Fighting Overseas

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I am very concerned by the arrest of the four Singaporeans under the ISA (Internal Security Act). I read and re-read and the more i read, the more concerned I become. I feel that it is wrong for this four people to be detained under ISA.

I know ISA was created a long time ago. I found this from here.

An Act to provide for the internal security of Singapore, preventive detention, the prevention of subversion, the suppression of organised violence against persons and property in specified areas of Singapore, and for matters incidental thereto.

[16th September 1963]

Whereas action has been taken by a substantial body of persons to cause a substantial number of citizens to fear organised violence against persons and property:

And Whereas action has been taken and threatened by a substantial body of persons which is prejudicial to the security of Malaya:

And Whereas Parliament considers if necessary to stop or prevent that action:

You see this part…..”prevention of subversion, the suppression of organised violence against persons and property in specified areas of Singapore, and for matters incidental thereto.”

In Singapore. Where did all these people go? They were overseas or on the way overseas. 3 of them were in Yemen and the Chinese guy was on the way to Syria. Which part of Yemen or Syria is in Singapore?

I am not condoning what they have done or saying that they should not have been arrested. However, i feel that what they do is not covered under ISA. Am I correct to say that? So far MHA hasn’t mentioned that the four of them wanted to carry out attacks in Singapore. They did not carry a direct threat to Singapore. So why were they detained under the ISA?

It is different last time with the JI (Jemaah Islamyah). JI very clear cut want to carry out attacks in Singapore…Yishun MRT was one of the places right? Even if JI targeted foreigners, Singaporeans would also become victims. Lives were at stake and properties would have been damaged.

The communists were also like that. People lost their lives during a period of sustained turmoil. Singapore become topsy-turvy because of the communists. They were subverting unions and students and it was chaos. In this case, it was appropriate for the perpetrators to be dealt with using the ISA. It is very clear-cut.

But I disagree that they use ISA for these four people.

I urge the authorities to stop their crutch-mentality with the ISA. Cannot everything also use ISA.

ISA is draconian and is not in keeping with current situations. What they should do is review the ISA immediately. If they want to stop Singaporeans from fighting overseas, they must enact new laws which are effective and whose scope covers the acts carried out by the four people.

Isa

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March 16, 2016