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  • Walid J. Abdullah: Minorities Only Get What They Want If Authorities Want The Same Thing

    Walid J. Abdullah: Minorities Only Get What They Want If Authorities Want The Same Thing

    *when minorities ask for the hijab*

    ‘We must be mindful of the common space. It is a shared public sphere. We must not upset the balance.’

    *when minorities ask for greater cabinet representation*

    ‘We are a meritocratic society. We promote based on merit.’

    *when minorities ask about a minority Prime Minister*

    ‘Our society just is not ready yet.’

    *when minorities ask for more prestigious positions in the military*

    ‘It can be a tricky situation.’

    *when minorities ask about the navy*

    ‘It is a practical problem. There is just no halal food on board. What to do.’

    *when minorities (apparently) ask for a minority President*

    ‘Great idea! Let’s implement it at the next available opportunity! We are basically doing this because that’s what the people want.’

     

    Source: Walid J. Abdullah

  • Uqasha Senrose: I Took Off Tudung Because I Felt Like Hypocrite

    Uqasha Senrose: I Took Off Tudung Because I Felt Like Hypocrite

    KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 ― Local celebrity Uqasha Senrose who came under fire from fans earlier this week after going bareheaded has finally shared her reasons for removing the Muslim headscarf after covering up her tresses three years ago.

    Born Nik Zaris Uqasha Senrose, the 24-year-old actress told Malay daily Berita Harian that she took off her tudung as she no longer wanted to lie to herself.

    “Three years is not a short time. It’s different if I remove the tudung after wearing it for three months.

    “During that period I was also not consistent in terms of wearing the tudung. I feel as if I was constrained and restrained,” she said in the interview published today.

    The stage star of Ombak Rindu confessed that she might have been hasty when she decided to go for a new look after her engagement ended and having had her heart broken.

    She recounted that the desire to wear the tudung was strong in the initial stages, but as time passed, she felt like she was becoming more of a hypocrite as she no longer really felt a “sincere’ desire to do so.

    “It was as if I was afraid with what others say and think. But I don’t want to live based on what others think anymore. Let this decision be between me and God,” the Kelantan-born told Berita Harian.

    She also admitted peer pressure from her bareheaded girlfriends may have contributed to her removal of the tudung, a Muslim symbol of modesty in women.

    Uqasha said she is fully aware that she will continue to get flak for taking off her tudung as her face is well known to Malaysians.

    “But I only want to be myself. Hate or like, I am ready. After three years, only now have I plucked up the courage to remove the tudung,” she was quoted saying.

    She was criticised by social media users after removing the headscarf and had previously been criticised after photos of her uncovered head while on holiday in Koh Lipe, Thailand surfaced online.

    But Uqasha also said she may yet put on the tudung in future.

    “Who knows in the future or after marriage, I will cover up the aurat whole-heartedly,” she was quoted saying.

    Aurat refers to the parts of a Muslim woman’s body that must be covered, but the extent of which varies in interpretation according to schools of Islam.

    Last June, Muslim women’s rights group Sisters in Islam (SIS) said that the Muslims’ holy book al-Quran does not specifically mention hair as part of a woman’s “aurat”.

    SIS told Malay Mail Online then that the interpretation of the “aurat” in Malaysia has become increasingly influenced by Arab culture since the 1980s, noting that most Malay-Muslim women did not wear the tudung during the 1950s and 1960s, including the wife of the then Kelantan mufti and the spouse of Indonesian ulama, Prof Dr Haji Abdul Malik Karim Amrullah, better known as Hamka.

    “This very narrow and conservative interpretation of ‘aurat’ has also been directed mainly to women and as a result, the growing obsession with controlling women’s bodies by making wearing the hijab compulsory,” SIS had then said.

     

    Source: www.themalaymailonline.com

  • Wanita Muslim Disuruh Tanggalkan Hijab Di Pantai, Didera Secara Perkauman

    Wanita Muslim Disuruh Tanggalkan Hijab Di Pantai, Didera Secara Perkauman

    Seorang ibu diarahkan menanggalkan hijab atau didenda oleh polis semasa beliau sedang beristirehat di tepi pantai di Perancis, sebelum dilaporkan didera secara perkauman oleh orang ramai.

    Bekas pramugari berusia 34 tahun itu, yang bernama Siam bersama anak-anaknya dihampiri tiga pegawai di pantai La Bocca di Cannes, diarahkan supaya menanggalkan tudungnya, lapor laman Independent.

    Siam berkata polis memaklumkan kepada beliau tentang larangan hijab di pantai-pantai, sambil menambah bahawa para pengunjung mesti memakai “pakaian yang sesuai, hormat sekularisme dan peraturan kebersihan serta keselamatan” dan menegaskan bahawa hijab yang dipakai beliau adalah tanda agama “secara terang-terangan”.

    Wanita itu kemudian bersetuju untuk membayar denda €11 (S$17) namun dilaporkan dikelilingi oleh orang ramai yang memekik “Pulang ke rumah” dan “kami berfahaman Katolik”, menyebabkan beliau menangis, menurut saksi.

    “Saya bukan berada di sana untuk menggangu sesiapa. Saya terkejut. Bahasa perkauman digunakan secara berleluasa,” Siam memberitahu majalah L’Obs.

    “Anak-anak saya menangis, menyaksikan sendiri insiden yang memalukan saya dan keluarga. Saya sendiri tidak boleh berhenti menangis. Mereka memalukan kami.”

    Salah seorang wartawan France 4, Mathilde Cusin, memerhatikan insiden tersebut dan berkata orang ramai yang mengelilingi wanita itu seperti “sekumpulan anjing” yang menyerang wanita itu.

    “Mereka menyuruh beliau pulang atau menanggalkan hijabnya, mereka begitu berkasar,” menurut Cusin.

    “Apa yang mengejutkan saya adalah mereka terdiri daripada orang-orang dalam lingkungan usia 30-an, bukan warga tua.”

    Datuk Bandar Cannes David Lisnard menyokong tindakan para pegawai polis, sambil menegaskan bahawa mereka menjalankan tugas mendenda sesiapa yang memakai pakaian yang melambangkan mana-mana agama dan beliau “tiada sebab untuk ragu terhadap tindakan mereka”.

    Menerusi satu kenyataan, beliau berkata beliau tidak mahu masyarakat Islam berasa seperti tidak dibenarkan ke pantai sambil menambah bahawa semua orang dari pelbagai agama patut diberi hak, menurut laporan Independent.

    Source: Berita MediaCorp

  • Meet Anisa Hassan – Great Women Of Our Time 2016 Finance & Commerce Nominee

    Meet Anisa Hassan – Great Women Of Our Time 2016 Finance & Commerce Nominee

    The premature birth of Anisa’s eldest daughter prompted her career switch. “The ungodly hours of shiftwork destabilised my life,” shares the former Channel NewsAsia broadcast journalist turned award-winning entrepreneur. “Becoming a mother changed my perspective about what’s really important to me,” adds the mum-of-two, who took a two-year hiatus to focus on family and to think things through. In March 2004, Anisa gave birth to her second child, then flew off to US to complete a month-long training in preparation for the franchise business she had decided to embark on. It’s Just Lunch Asia, an upscale match-making agency for busy professionals, was launched in July 2004. Now 12 years on, her company has matched thousands of singles worldwide, and arranged over two million dates. Not one to rest on her laurels, the business-savvy Anisa has also authoured two e-books about dating, and has recently launched Oobat, a range of doctor-developed health supplements which use traditional jamu as the key ingredient.

    “Entrepreneurs are creators…
    We create solutions for problems that have not been overcome or effectively addressed. The entrepreneurial journey is long, winding, and very interesting. Be prepared to play full out, even when success is not apparent.”

    “Writing a book allows me to synthesise my ideas…
    And express them in a manner that can reach and benefit more people. I write to give people hope and optimism, and help create possibilities where all they see is the end of the rope.”

    “I look up to a lot of people, especially the self-made women…
    I love to read about success stories, and how these women overcome odds to get to the pinnacle of their careers or chosen businesses. One day, I hope to become an inspiration to the world. It’ll be exciting to see how this kampong girl emerges on the other side.”

    The Great Women Of Our Time 2016 is presented by Skin Inc and co-sponsored bySwarovski.

     

    Source: www.womensweekly.com.sg

  • Atlit Hijab Pertama Amerika Raih Gangsa Lawan Pedang

    Atlit Hijab Pertama Amerika Raih Gangsa Lawan Pedang

    RIO DE JANEIRO: Ibtihaj Muhammad menyertai Sukan Olimpik Rio dengan azam untuk menunjukkan kepada dunia bahawa wanita Muslimah Amerika juga mampu bersaing dalam sukan elit.

    Atlit lawan pedang berusia 30 tahun dari New Jersey itu – yang juga atlit Olimpik Amerika Syarikat pertama yang berhijab – berjaya meraih pingat gangsa dalam acara ‘sabre’ pasukan wanita pada hari Sabtu (13 Ogos).

    Pasukan AS terdiri daripada empat wanita itu – yang juga termasuk juara Olimpik sebanyak dua kali, Dagmara Wozniak, Mariel Zagunis dan Monica Aksamit – menumpaskan Itali 45-30 untuk meraih tempat ketiga.

    Pasukan Amerika (dari kiri) Dagmara Wozniak, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Monica Aksamit dan Mariel Zagunis dengan pingat gangsa mereka. (Gambar: AP/Andrew Medichini)

    Mereka juga merangkul pingat pertama untuk sukan lawan pedang wanita bagi Amerika di Rio.

    “Ia satu perjalanan jauh untuk kami. Sudah enam tahun kami menempuhinya. Saya tidak akan pernah melupakan detik ini.

    “Kami bekerja begitu gigih untuknya, dan hakikat bahawa kami mampu bersaing pada tahap ini, di pentas terbesar dunia di Sukan Olimpik, kami benar-benar menghargainya,” kata Ibtihaj.

    Ibtihaj, yang mengendalikan kedai pakaian wanitanya sendiri, sejak beberapa tahun kebelakangan ini terlibat dalam satu program yang disokong pemerintah untuk mengupaya kaum Hawa menerusi sukan.

    Rakan sepasukannya, Wozniak, yang mewarnakan rambutnya kepada warna ungu, berkata: “Inilah sukan. Tidak kira warna rambut anda, atau agama anda.

    “Yang penting, anda ke luar sana dan menjadi atlit yang terbaik mungkin, dan saya rasa kamilah contoh terbaik apa itu Amerika, iaitu gabungan begitu banyak budaya dan kaum berlainan.”

    AS kembali bangkit selepas tewas 45-42 di pusingan separuh akhir kepada juara dunia Rusia, yang terus menguasai acara itu dengan meraih pingat emas pertama di Rio, menewaskan Ukraine 45-30 dalam pusingan akhir.

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg