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Student Care Centre Rejects Muslimah Because She Wears Hijab

So Today I got rejected in a interview , simply because I was wearing the HIJAB.

This was what happened .

I went in and had an interview with the manager/boss . So she asked for my certs and since I didn’t bring it , I told her I’ll email it to her. Then suddenly she started off by saying why didn’t you go to ite after your N levels . I then told her that if I went to ITE, I will have to remove my scarf, she just say , “then take out your scarf lo” . Was shocked to hear that , but I smiled . Then she went on saying , “this job(student care teacher) got no future” so she was just talking and I was just listening to everything she had to say. And then at one point she said , ” don’t think I don’t like you (which obviously she doesn’t like me) , I think you have a bright future (I felt the insincerity) . So I said ok, since you feel this job has no future and that this job is suitable for the elderly,housewives, I asked her, ” If that’s the case, can my mom come and work here?” She immediately asked , “is your mom a Muslim?” Like even a monkey would know that my mom is obviously a Muslim. I told her “ya.” She then said ,”oh, your mom wears the hijab right? I don’t want this place to have muslim people , later they will think this is a Muslim student care and that won’t look good for our centre.” And she mentioned after that, that they’re finding for a Chinese teacher. Racist. Racist. Racist. After that, she called her Miss Angela( who claimed shes a counsellor) came in and said that they have few kids who are ADHD and that I can’t control them . This was all EXCUSES . They wasted my time travelling from yishun to bukit Timah . The centre name is OUT OF THE BOX KID’S CLUB.

Source: Ismeth Haseena

November 21, 2015
Ustaz Dr Mohamed Ali: Masyarakat Tidak Harus Keliru ISIS Berlandas Islam

Masyarakat Islam tidak harus keliru dengan fakta bahawa ajaran pengganas ISIS walaupun atas nama Al-quran dan Sunah tetapi bukanlah satu ajaran Islam yang sebenar.

Pengganas ISIS ialah golongan yang melampau yang menggunakan agama bagi membenarkan sesuatu fahaman atau ajaran mereka termasuk pengganasan diterima oleh umat Islam yang lain.

Fahaman mereka itu hanya menuju ke arah radikalisme dan akan terus merosakkan Islam.

Naib pengerusi Kumpulan Pemulihan Keagamaan (RRG), Ustaz Dr Mohamed Ali, yang juga Penolong Profesor Program Pengajian Perhubungan Antara Agama Dalam Masyarakat Majmuk (SRP), Sekolah Pengajian Antarabangsa S. Rajaratnam (RSIS) di Universiti Teknologi Nanyang (NTU) berkata: “Adakah umat Islam perlu menanggung masalah ISIS? Sebenarnya masalah yang dihadapi oleh ISIS bukanlah masalah umat Islam keseluruhannya. Tetapi ini masalah salah guna agama dan tiada kena-mengena dengan Islam.”

Beliau berkata demikian ketika diminta mengulas mengenai tulisan Encik Sulaiman Daud di laman Facebook yang meminta umat Islam menanggung masalah militan ISIS.

Menurut Dr Mohamed, umat Islam perlu membezakan antara keperluan sebenar umat Islam dengan kehendak pengganas.

Beliau turut mengutarakan konsep ‘Al Wala Wal Bara’ iaitu di antara konsep Islam yang diputarbelitkan kumpulan pengganas bagi mengesahkan niat jahat mereka itu.

Konsep itu membicarakan tentang hubungan antara orang Islam dan golongan bukan Islam, serta Islam ialah agama yang mementingkan perhubungan baik sesama manusia.

Menyentuh tentang langkah mewujudkan negara Khalifah Islam, Dr Mohamed berkata tindakan mewujudkan negara khalifah bukan satu keperluan agama pada zaman hari ini.

“Zaman ini terdapat kuasa negara ‘nation state’ dan zaman telah berubah kepada bentuk sekular atau sistem pemerintahan yang lain. Umat Islam sebenarnya sesuai pada setiap zaman pemerintahan. Kita boleh tinggal di mana sahaja di England atau di mana sahaja. Apa yang diperlukan oleh setiap orang Islam yang berpegang teguh kepada agama dan menyesuaikan diri dalam apa sahaja keadaan,” ujar Dr Mohamed.

Source: http://beritaharian.sg

November 20, 2015
Appeal Of IS Goes Beyond Religious Persuasion

It is preposterous for the writer of the letter “Muslim-S’porean leaders must be proactive in reaching out to youth” (Nov 18) to suggest there has been a “self-imposed gag among Muslim Singaporeans on talking about jihad” since 9/11.

His view that Daesh, or the Islamic State (ISIS), has become the vanguard of jihad in Islam is simplistic and does not reflect the views of experts and scholars analysing trends in global terrorism.

Muslim scholars, leaders and groups here have made a concerted effort to define jihad within the parameters of the Syariah, or Islamic legal code. This is manifest in the Religious Rehabilitation Group initiative.

The Islamic Religious Council of Singapore, Pergas, Darul Arqam, SimplyIslam, Sout Ilaahi and other organisations have also made a concerted effort to organise talks to combat the hateful message of Daesh and its ideological precursors such as Al Qaeda. The writer would do well to acquaint himself with what these organisations have done in this regard before making such generalisations.

I am also concerned about his naive effort to legitimise and bring credibility to Saudi Arabia in matters relating to Islam. While Arabia may be the “cradle of Islam”, modern Saudi Arabia, with the puritanical, intolerant version of Islam her scholars espouse, is probably the main source of global terrorism.

Condemnation of Daesh from any quarter is welcome. Such a condemnation by Saudi scholars, however, is akin to pinching the baby and rocking the cradle. We should not forget that 15 of the 19 hijackers in the 9/11 attacks were Saudi citizens.

It is necessary to view current events with a historical lens that goes back to the 20th century, though in this age of 24-hour news cycles, hoping for such an effort may be wishful thinking. It is worth noting that the appeal of Daesh and other radical groups goes beyond religious persuasions.

RAND Corporation’s Brian Michael Jenkins writes: “Young men may be equally seduced by visions of adventure or they may want to escape the frustrations of life in the West. ISIS recruitment increasingly takes in impressionable young women and teenage girls attracted to jihadist bad boys, boasting about their bloody deeds.”

To paraphrase a researcher, most of Daesh’s young recruits have binding traits: They do not get along with their parents and have social issues; many have been in trouble with the police, have criminal backgrounds and have passed through the prison system. In short, they have little understanding of Islam. Also, their radicalisation happens away from their community, mosques and madrasahs.

It would be a mistake to simplify the appeal of Daesh for our youth.

Mohamed Idris Kamal

Source: www.todayonline.com/voices

November 20, 2015
Muslim-Singaporeans Leaders Must Be Proactive In Reaching Out To Youths

I refer to the report “Nations cannot keep silent on threat of terrorism: PM Lee” (Nov 17). Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was quoted as saying: “We cannot avoid this problem (terrorism), much less solve it by hiding or by keeping silent, hoping that the scourge will pass us by, on the other side.” I cannot agree more.

Post-9/11, there was a self-imposed gag among Muslim Singaporeans on talking about jihad in Islam. Now, Daesh has taken over its place. Muslim Singaporeans must discuss Daesh ideology openly such that they are able to counter its wayward ideologies confidently.

In this regard, I hope Muslim-Singaporean leaders play a proactive role in reaching out to Muslim youth in schools and madrasahs.

The Religious Rehabilitation Group has come up with an educational leaflet that quotes a few Muslim scholars regarding the conflict in Syria. It is important, however, to quote scholars trusted by Muslims.

Quoting one from Saudi Arabia, the cradle of Islam, would give much credence in the struggle against Daesh ideology. Regrettably, the condemnation of Daesh by Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti has been neglected by local Muslim scholars.

Haj Mohamed

Source: www.todayonline.com/voices

November 20, 2015
A Step By Step Guide On How To “Own” The ISIS Problem

Dear Alfian (can I call you Alfian?),

Here’s a step by step guide on how to ‘own’ this problem:

1) Acknowledge the fact that these barbarians subscribe to the same faith as you and I do – even if they’re the smallest, most radical, most extreme, faction of that faith.

2) Acknowledge the fact that these barbarians quote verses from the same holy book you and I hold high, when they choose to commit horrendous, unimaginable, inhumane acts.

3) Acknowledge the fact that the these verses can be, and have been, misinterpreted, distorted, abused, and weaponised far more than any other text.

Then,

4) Get involved in the the fight against the weaponisation of Islam.

I have no doubts that these barbarians are not ‘real’ Muslims; but they’re a real problem — and you and I, and the billion others who share the same faith, need to look inwards to find a solution.

Source: Nabil Mustafiz

November 19, 2015