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  • WP MP Faisal Manap Brought Up Aspirations Of Muslim Women In Singapore

    WP MP Faisal Manap Brought Up Aspirations Of Muslim Women In Singapore

    The Singapore Parliament was speaking about the aspirations of the Singapore Women.

    WP MP Faisal Manap brought up the aspirations of the Singapore Muslim women.

    He highlighted the importance of inclusiveness for Muslim women which would allow them to fulfill their career aspirations while meeting religious obligations (i.e. to wear the tudung at work)

    It was a fair point, except that he seems to needle these ‘Malay-Muslim’ issues consistently every chance he gets – a point, which Minister Masagos highlighted.

    In 2014, he called for the formation of a committee to tackle issues faced by the Malay-Muslim community because participants felt left out in certain policies and practices that “question the loyalty of Malays to the country”.

    In 2015 and 2016, he called for inclusion of Malay officers on Navy Ships and other sensitive positions in the Military

    As the only Malay Opposition member, he had every right to bring this up in parliament. After all, as a politician, he has to work to keep up his political mileage with his Malay voters.

    But why is he constantly harping on this issue whenever he talks about the Malay Community?

    What about other equally important and challenging issues that the Malay community is currently facing?

    What about Malay entrepreneurship, upskilling of the Malay community, Malay home ownership. The Malay community significantly lags behind other races in education, health and housing and is over-represented in crime, drugs and prison statistics.

    Are these issues not worth championing for, in parliament?

    What good will it do for the community if they can wear the tudung on the front line, but struggles to keep pace with the rest of the races in our society.

    How different is this from the political party, PAS,  in Malaysia, who pushed for Hudud laws every election, organised rallies for thousands of people, championed laws prohibiting the proximity between men and women but conveniently ignored other pertinent social issues in their community such as education and standard of living.

    Singapore cannot be successful and Singaporeans cannot be happy if there is any section of the population which is not doing well.

    Because we are such a small population – we breathe and live each other’s air. If that under-performance is defined by race or religion, it will even be starker.

    As much as we want our brothers and sisters to be able to fulfil their religious obligations, it is in our national interest, to make sure that everybody succeeds and that the under-performance is not defined by race and religion.

    You want to push for the tudung issue, sure.

    Make sure you champion other cases as well. Otherwise, you are nit-picking on popular issues and not really looking out for the Malay community.

     

    Source: www.thoughtssg.com

  • Fatwa Saudi Bolehkan Wanita ‘Tok Kadi’ Jalankan Pernikahan

    Fatwa Saudi Bolehkan Wanita ‘Tok Kadi’ Jalankan Pernikahan

    Percaya atau tidak, wanita boleh menjalankan pernikahan.

    Demikian menurut fatwa yang dikeluarkan seorang anggota Majlis Masyaikh Arab Saudi, Sheikh Abdullah Al-Manea.

    Beliau memberitahu Okaz Daily bahawa tugas itu sekadar mencatat dokumen kontrak perkahwinan dan “jika Kementerian Kehakiman meluluskannya, maka tidak ada sebarang halangan dari segi undang-undang, lapor laman Arab News.

    Untuk melayakkan diri bagi mendapatkan lesen, pemohon perlu mempunyai tatasusila yang baik dan tiada rekod jenayah, mendapat sokongan daripada dua ulama Islam dan berusia 25 tahun ke atas.

    Ini bukanlah fatwa pertama yang dikeluarkan oleh Al-Manea yang menyebelahi kaum wanita.

    Pada bulan September lalu, beliau berkata wanita-wanita adalah penjaga diri mereka sendiri dan mempunyai hak untuk menguruskan semua ehwal berkaitan diri mereka kecuali dalam perkahwinan, lapor Arab News.

    Peguam Nojoud Qasim memberitahu Arab News tiada halangan dari segi undang-undang bagi wanita untuk menjalankan pernikahan.

    Terdapat permintaan bagi kerjaya itu di kalangan wanita Saudi “jika mereka diberi pelulang”, menurut Qasim seperti yang ditukil Arab News.

    Source: BeritaMediacorp

  • Couple Suing JAWI For Wrongful Khalwat Arrest

    Couple Suing JAWI For Wrongful Khalwat Arrest

    KUALA LUMPUR:  A married couple is suing Jawi and six others for allegedly wrongfully arresting them for khalwat.

    Self-employed Mohd Ridhuan Giman, 34, and his wife Siti Sarah Maulad Abdullah, 26, filed the claim at the High Court civil registry on Friday.

    The couple say they were wrongfully detained during a Jawi raid on a budget hotel on January 8, despite showing proof of marriage.

    They are suing for wrongful confinement, trespass, violation of privacy, abuse of office and violation of fundamental liberties under the Federal Constitution.

     

    Source: www.thestar.com.my

  • The Next President, Hopefully Female, Likely Malay, Will Be Served By An All-Men Council Of Advisers

    The Next President, Hopefully Female, Likely Malay, Will Be Served By An All-Men Council Of Advisers

    In 1991, Parliament passed a Bill to amend the Constitution of Singapore to change Singapore’s presidency to an Elected Presidency.

    The Elected President (EP) was given new discretionary powers to safeguard Singapore’s past reserves and to appoint key personnel in government organisations.

    One of the less prominent aspects of turning the President’s office into an elected office in 1991 was the creation of the Council of Presidential Advisers (CPA).

    What does the CPA do?

    Currently comprising of six members and two alternate members, the CPA’s role is to advise EP, particularly regarding the use of his/her discretionary veto powers.

    Following the recent legislation in November to amend the Constitution regarding the EP, there will be eight members of the CPA in future.

    As the CPA is unelected, its powers to act is constrained. For instance, it does not have the power to block the EP.

    The chairman of the CPA also plays an additional role as Acting President whenever the EP is unavailable.

    When current President Tony Tan was away on a State Visit to Japan recently (Nov. 28 to Dec. 6), the current CPA chairman, J Y Pillay, stood in for Tan as Acting President.

    As Acting President, Pillay hosted Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi when she came to Singapore on a three-day visit in late November.

    In the event that the both the EP and CPA chairman are unavailable, the Speaker of Parliament stands in as Acting President.

    How is the CPA formed?

    The eight members of the CPA are appointed in the following ways:

    – EP nominates three members.
    – Prime Minister (PM) nominates three members.
    – Chief Justice (CJ) nominates one member
    – Chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC) nominates one member

    CPA members are initially appointed on a six-year term, and are eligible to be re-appointed on subsequent six-year terms.

    Under the Constitution, a CPA member must:
    a) be a Singapore citizen who is at least 35 years old;
    b) be resident in Singapore; and
    c) not be subject to certain disqualifications.

    Powers of CPA were recently strengthened

    Besides the increase in the number of members in the CPA, the powers of the CPA have also been strengthened.

    The next EP would be required to consult the CPA before exercising his/her discretion in respect of all fiscal matters touching on Singapore’s reserves and all public service appointments.

    This is not the case at present.

    The EP’s decision would be subject to Parliamentary override (by simple majority) where he acts against the CPA’s advice.

    However, if the EP was to act with the support of an absolute majority of the CPA, Parliament should not be able to override the President’s decision.

     

    Source: http://mothership.sg

  • Indonesia Police Chief Warns Of Growing Role Of Women In Terrorism

    Indonesia Police Chief Warns Of Growing Role Of Women In Terrorism

    National Police Chief Gen. Tito Karnavian said Friday that terrorist groups have developed a new trend of recruiting women to launch attacks in the country.

    “Using women to carry out acts of terror is becoming increasingly more popular with terror groups because women are seen as less suspicious,” Tito told the press on the sidelines of a ceremony at the National Police headquarters in South Jakarta, adding that recruiting women for terrorism was not new in other parts of the world.

    The National Police have arrested three women that have been implicated in a foiled plot to bomb the State Palace. The women include Dian Yulia Novi, Tutin, alias Ummu Abza, and Arinda Putri. They are suspects for their roles in planning and preparing for the thwarted attack.

    The three women are affiliated with the Surakarta terrorist cell, which was reportedly planning to attack the State Palace under the guidance of Bahrun Naim, an Indonesian jihadist who is currently fighting for the Islamic State in Syria.

    National Police Spokesperson Insp. Gen. Boy Rafli Amar said that the police had anticipated involvement of women in terrorist groups in the the country but did not expect that women would take on direct and core roles in planning attacks.

    “Terrorist groups here are recruiting women to avoid suspicion when carrying out attacks. It’s a new strategy to deceive the targets,” Boy said.

     

    Source:www.thejakartapost.com