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  • China Larang Puasa Semasa Ramadan Di Kawasan Ramai Muslim

    China Larang Puasa Semasa Ramadan Di Kawasan Ramai Muslim

    Para pegawai China dikatakan melarang kakitangan awam, para pelajar dan kanak-kanak di wilayah Xinjiang yang ramai penganut Islam daripada berpuasa semasa bulan Ramadan.

    Demikian menurut lelaman web pemerintah sempena permulaan Ramadan di sana hari ini (6 Jun).

    Parti Komunis yang juga parti memerintah negara itu sudah bertahun-tahun melarang kakitangan pemerintah dan anak-anak kecil daripada berpuasa di Xinjiang, tempat tinggal kepada lebih 10 juta penduduk yang kebanyakannya adalah muslim.

    Mereka merupakan kaum minoriti Islam daripada kaum Uighur.

    Ia juga memerintahkan beberapa restoran untuk kekal dibuka.

    Pertempuran sering berlaku di wilayah tersebut, antara puak Uighur dengan pasukan keselamatan negara itu.

    Beijing sering menyalahkan pihak militan Uighur di atas kejadian-kejadian serangan di Xinjiang dan di wilayah-wilayah lain di China.

    Pihak pemberontak muslim dikatakan mahu wilayah yang kaya dengan sumber itu berpecah dari pemerintah pusat.

    “Anggota parti, anggota kader, kakitangan awam, para pelajar dan anak-anak kecil tidak boleh berpuasa semasa Ramadan dan tidak terlibat dalam aktiviti agama,” demikian menurut sebuah notis yang dimuatnaikkan Khamis lalu (2 Jun) di laman web rasmi kota Korla di tengah Xinjiang.

    “Semasa bulan Ramadan, perniagaan makanan dan minuman tidak boleh ditutup,” tambah notis tersebut.

    Satu laman web yang dikendalikan biro pendidikan kawasan Shuimogou di wilayah Urumqi memuatnaik satu notis Isnin lalu (30 Mei) yang menyatakan “para pelajar dan guru dari semua sekolah dilarang memasuki masjid bagi aktiviti keagamaan” semasa Ramadan.

    Di bandar Altay yang terletak di utara China, para pegawai juga setuju untuk “lebih berhubungan dengan para ibu bapa” demi melarang berpuasa semasa bulan Ramadan, menurut satu laman web Agama Etnik China.

    China sering mengawal ketat kumpulan-kumpulan agama, tetapi sering juga mendakwa ia memberi para penduduknya kebebasan untuk mengamalkan kepercayaan masing-masing.

    Source: Berita MediaCorp

  • Walid J. Abdullah: What Exactly Are People Mourning In Muhammad Ali’s Death?

    Walid J. Abdullah: What Exactly Are People Mourning In Muhammad Ali’s Death?

    As people mourn the death of Muhammad Ali, i can’t help but feel amused. For some of these people, what exactly is being mourned? Which aspect(s) of his life truly ‘inspired’ them?

    Was it the fact that he would not take racism lying down, and would always respond in no uncertain terms? Or was it the fact that he refused to be part of his country’s army, an act that would make him a disloyal citizen to many of these people? Or was it the fact that he was a proud, proud Muslim, and spoke about God whenever he was given a platform?

    Some of these people who are ‘mourning’ are the same ones who are outright or latent racists. Some of them find a lot of comfort in making racist jokes (‘it’s just a joke guys, you should learn to lighten up’ – to which, a part of me always feels like responding ‘it’s just a slap man, doesn’t hurt that much’.) Some of them deny the existence of majority privilege. Some of them think members of other races are biologically inferior. And yet they are ‘admirers’ of Muhammad Ali?

    Some of these people abide by the mantra ‘my country, right or wrong.’ Anything with regard to the military, cannot be questioned: otherwise, you’re being disloyal. Yet they praise Muhammad Ali for refusing to participate in his country’s?

    Some of these people have absolutely zero regard for Muslims. They think Muslims are sub-humans, whose voices should not be heard too much (except when they advocating the ‘reformation of Islam’), and that Muslims ‘demand’ too much.

    And these people are mourning Muhammad Ali?

    But i understand. There is a need to portray one’s self as a ‘global citizen’, however twisted one’s beliefs actually are. When the world mourns for Muhammad Ali, you should mourn for him. When the world criticizes Donald Trump, you should tag along and express outrage.

    Expressing ‘admiration’ for Muhammad Ali, or ‘disdain’ for Trump doesn’t make you an egalitarian, or a non-racist. Ultimately, your own actions and words do.

     

    Source: Walid J. Abdullah

  • Ulama Izinkan Sebahagian Muslim Eropah Tetapkan Sendiri Berapa Jam Berpuasa

    Ulama Izinkan Sebahagian Muslim Eropah Tetapkan Sendiri Berapa Jam Berpuasa

    Umat Islam yang menetap di Eropah, di mana waktu siangnya terlalu panjang, bebas menentukan tempoh mereka berpuasa, atau dalam lain perkataan, berapa jam mereka mahu berpuasa.

    Demikian menurut kenyataan yang dikeluarkan oleh Majlis Fatwa dan Kajian Eropah (ECFR) semasa membuat pengumuman bermulanya bulan Ramadan di benua itu.

    Di beberapa negara, terutamanya kawasan nordik, tempoh berpuasa boleh mencecah hampir 22 jam sehari.

    Oleh itu, ECFR berharap para penduduk yang berpuasa di kawasan-kawasan sedemikian dapat mengubah suai tempoh berpuasa dengan merujuk kepada hari yang mana waktu siang dan malamnya sama panjang.

    Fatwa lain yang dikeluarkan ECFR termasuk waktu bersahur dan bersolat, dengan merujuk kepada beberapa wilayah Eropah yang sepanjang bulan April hingga Jun, waktu untuk bersolat Maghrib, Isyak dan Subuh amat singkat memandangkan matahari muncul terlalu lama.

    ISYAK DAN TERAWIH BOLEH DIJAMAK…
    Maka, dalam keadaan sedemikian, tempoh bersahur boleh dilambatkan sehingga tempoh sejam sebelum matahari benar-benar terbit.

    “Solat maghrib, isyak dan terawih boleh dijamak dalam satu waktu apabila penanda waktunya tidak jelas,” menurut kenyataan ECFR lagi.

    Solat zuhur dan asar pula tidak boleh dijamak memandangkan batasan waktunya amat jelas.

    Isu tempoh berpuasa ini adalah penting kerana kebanyakan umat Islam di dunia menahan lapar dan dahaga rata-rata 12 jam sehari.

    BAYANGKAN JIKA BERPUASA 24 JAM

    Manakala umat Islam yang menetap di Kota Tromso, Norway harus terpaksa berpuasa hampir 24 jam. Di negara itu, matahari tetap menerangi bumi meskipun sudah tengah malam.

    Tahun lalu, waktu Imsak di Britain bermula pada pukul 2.18 pagi sedangkan waktu maghrib baru masuk pada pukul 9.22 malam.

    Ulama yang juga merupakan anggota ECFR, Usama Hasan, sudah lama mengusulkan agar tempoh berpuasa bagi umat Islam di utara Eropah diberi fatwa khusus.

    Ia bertujuan memudahkan kanak-kanak yang baru berjinak-jinak hendak berpuasa supaya tidak terasa terbeban untuk menjalankan perintah agama.

    “Saya fikir sudah tiba masanya para ulama berhimpun bagi menentukan tempoh puasa yang lebih sederhana bagi umat Islam di bahagian utara dunia,” tegas Encik Usama.

    ECFR adalah sebuah pertubuhan cendekiawan Islam yang berpangkalan di Irlandia, Dublin dan yang diterajui oleh Setiausaha Jeneral Syeikh Halawa.

    Source: Berita MediaCorp

  • Activist: Malaysian Malays Still Cannot Accept Non-Muslim PM

    Activist: Malaysian Malays Still Cannot Accept Non-Muslim PM

    PETALING JAYA: The majority of those who responded to a survey conducted by social activist Fahmi Reza rejected the possibility of Malaysia having a non-Muslim prime minister some day.

    According to a Malay Mail Online report, out of 1,344 respondents, 39% said they could accept such a situation, while 31% said that as long as the prime minister was a Muslim, they would be agreeable to it.

    The other 30%, however, completely rejected the possibility of having a non-Malay premier.

    The one-day survey conducted on Fahmi’s Twitter account revealed the prevalence of mistrust among the Malays towards those of other ethnicities which he said portrayed Malaysians’ failure as a society.

    Speaking to the English news portal, he said the country’s education and political systems, which had increasingly become polarised based on race, were not helping the situation.

    “But at the same time, this problem exists because there is a lack of interaction and sharing among races and an in-depth understanding among ourselves in society.”

    Targeted only at Malays, Fahmi said he conducted the survey because he was interested in finding out their views over such a possibility.

    The graphic designer acknowledged that the results of his survey may be flawed as anyone could have responded to it, but said that was a trivial matter as the survey’s primary aim was to get the public speaking on the issue.

    It was also a follow-up to a previous question he posed on Facebook, asking his followers if they were prepared to openly discuss matters related to racial discrimination and racism, with those of a different ethnicity.

    “I posted this question because I wished there were more spaces and opportunities where these exchanges could really happen in real life, and not just on social media,” he said, adding that the poll was merely a starting point for open talks on the rarely discussed topic of racism.

    “I am actually planning to hold a few series of workshops about the issue of racial discrimination and racism that is intended to create a space and opportunity for this issue to be discussed openly by workshop participants from different ethnic backgrounds.”

    Public policy advocacy group Centre for a Better Tomorrow had on March 17, released the results of a survey it conducted last year where 60% of the 1,056 Peninsular Malaysians polled claimed they were not racist.

    Out of the 60%, half however said they would not vote for a candidate coming from a different race, while another 34% felt race-based politics was still relevant.

     

    Source: www.freemalaysiatoday.com

  • Walid J. Abdullah: Be Honest – Why Are We Selectively Indignant To Racism?

    Walid J. Abdullah: Be Honest – Why Are We Selectively Indignant To Racism?

    -When people who disagree with the government are harassed-

    *silence*

    -When politicians one likes spout racist comments-

    *silence*

    -When fences for foreign workers are mooted-

    *silence*

    -When Donald Trump suggests a wall to be built on the border, Muslims to be monitored, and that Mexicans are rapists-

    ‘This is absolutely outrageous. No human being who believes in the values of liberty and democracy, and basic human rights, should tolerate this. This is an attack on all of us. I really hope Americans do not vote for this demagogue. He is a threat to the entire world.’

    ——

    Selective outrage sure is not limited to Fox News.

    If we are inconsistent in our indignation toward similar events/actions, it is then perhaps timely to touch our hearts and ask ourselves what we are actually disgusted with or angry about. Our selective outrage could reveal more about ourselves than about people like Trump.

     

    Source: Walid J. Abdullah

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