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  • Pembahas Madrasah Aljunied Menang Anugerah Pembahas Terbaik Di Qatar

    Pembahas Madrasah Aljunied Menang Anugerah Pembahas Terbaik Di Qatar

    Pelajar Madrasah Aljunied Al-Islamiah, Nazihah Mohamad Pauzi berjaya menjulang anugerah pembahas terbaik dalam Kejohanan Bahas Antarabangsa di Doha, Qatar baru-baru ini.

    Tiga anugerah pembahas terbaik dari kalangan negara-negara bukan Arab diberikan, dan Nazihah merupakan salah seorang penerimanya.

    Kesemuanya, empat pelajar Madrasah Aljunied Al-Islamiah mewakili Singapura dalam kejohanan tersebut, iaitu Harithatunnu’man Hasbi, Muhammad Hariz Ramli, Humaira Julfikar Khan dan Nazihah Mohamad Pauzi.

    Ini adalah kali kedua Madrasah Aljunied diundang untuk mengambil bahagian dalam kejohanan bahas dwi-tahunan itu, yang diadakan dalam Bahasa Arab.

    PENCAPAIAN MEMBANGGAKAN

    Pencapaian Nazihah selaku Pembahas Terbaik boleh dibanggakan kerana ia menunjukkan mutu pendidikan madrasah di Singapura. Ini sehinggakan ia berjaya melahirkan pelajar yang mempunyai bakat dan potensi yang besar, serta mampu menguasai pelbagai bahasa khususnya Bahasa Arab.

    Semasa dihubungi BERITAMediacorp, Nazihah berkongsi pengalaman bertutur bahasa Arab di sana.

    “Ia satu pendedahan bagi saya terhadap berbual dalam Bahasa Arab kerana pengalaman berbual Bahasa Arab antara kami di sekolah itu lain daripada kami berbual dengan mereka (para peserta negara lain). Jadi itu pun telah memperbaiki perbualan saya dalam Bahasa Arab,” kata Nazihah.

    Dia juga mengambil peluang tersebut dan menjadikannya sebagai latihan untuk bertutur dalam bahasa Arab secara berkesan.

    “Jika kita belajar tetapi tidak mempraktikkannya, ia akan menjadi susah. Memang mencabar untuk berbual dalam Bahasa Arab tapi saya menjadikannya satu motivasi untuk berbual dalam Bahasa Arab,” kata Nazihah lagi, kepada pihak kami.

    Nazihah kemudian berkata, dia menghargai pelbagai usaha pihak madrasah untuk menanamkan rasa sayang akan bahasa Arab.

    Walaupun demikian dia mengakui, menggunakan bahasa Arab dengan kumpulan penutur asli memang bukan mudah: “Ia memang sangat susah tetapi ia pengalaman yang amat baik.”

    PASUKAN S’PURA MENANG 1, KALAH 4

    Di peringkat saringan, pasukan dari Singapura itu mengalahkan Croatia tetapi tewas di tangan India, Kuwait, Ukraine dan Brazil. Ini menyebabkan mereka gagal mara ke peringkat suku akhir.

    Pada tahun ini, 53 negara mengambil bahagian dalam kejohanan tersebut, khususnya negara-negara Arab dan Teluk.

    Negara-negara bukan Arab yang turut mengambil bahagian termasuk Amerika Syarikat, Britain, Croatia, Ukraine, Bosnia, Malaysia, Turki dan Singapura.

    Tuan rumah Qatar muncul sebagai juara dalam kejohanan bahas ini, manakala Syria adalah naib johan.

    Pasukan Madrasah Aljunied itu berada di Qatar dari 10 April sehingga 13 April untuk menyertai kejohanan tersebut. Mereka diiringi oleh pembimbing mereka, Ustaz Mohamad Nasrullah Refa’ie.

    Source: Berita MediaCorp

  • Muslim Charity To Put ‘Allah Is Great’ Posters On Buses To Portray Islam In A Positive Light

    Muslim Charity To Put ‘Allah Is Great’ Posters On Buses To Portray Islam In A Positive Light

    Hundreds of British buses will carry adverts praising Allah as part of a campaign launched by the country’s biggest Muslim charity to help victims of Syria’s civil war.

    Islamic Relief hopes the posters, which bear the words “Subhan Allah”, meaning “Glory be to God” in Arabic, will portray Islam and international aid in a positive light.

    Buses will carry the advertisements in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leicester and Bradford.

    These cities have large Muslim populations and the charity hopes it will encourage people to donate generously ahead of the start of Ramadan on 7 June.

    According to Islamic law, Muslims are supposed to donate 2.5 per cent of their income to the poor and needy.

    Known as Zakat, the pratice is regarded as one of the “five pillars of Islam”.

    Many people choose Ramadan to donate their Zakat, as the month of fasting is regarded as a month of blessings.

    Muslims believe the rewards for all good deeds are greater during Ramadan than during the rest of the year, according to Muslim Aid.

    The charity hopes the campaign will help young Muslims channel anger about the war in Syria and discrimination at home into humanitarian work, thereby preventing them from becoming involved with extremist groups.

    Imran Madden, the UK director of Islamic Relief, said: “In a sense this could be called a climate change campaign because we want to change the negative climate around international aid and around the Muslim community in this country.

    “International aid has helped halve the number of people living in extreme poverty in the past 15 years, and British Muslims are an incredibly generous community who give over £100 million to international aid charities in Ramadan.”

    The new campaign will appear on buses from 23 May on 640 buses around the country.

    The adverts will have a special resonance in London as the city elected its first Muslim mayor, Sadiq Khan, on Thursday – despite a Conservative campaign which repeatedly accused him of having connections to extremists.

    An estimated three million Muslims are believed to live in London – around 50 per cent of British Muslim population.

    Transport for London (TfL), which regulates the advertisements appearing on the city’s buses, has a clause banning campaigns linked to a “political party or campaign” but does not prevent religious advertising.

    It can ban ads if it believes the campaign is likely “to cause widespread or serious offence”.

    In 2012, a Christian charity had its adverts cancelled by then Mayor Boris Johnson after it was accused of claiming to “cure” gay people.

    In 2009, the British Humanist Association drew complaints after it ran a campaign saying “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life”.

    In response, Christian groups ran a counter-campaign saying there “definitely is a God” a month later.

     

    Source: The Independent UK

     

  • Almakhazin: Chee Soon Juan As An Intellectual Statesman

    Almakhazin: Chee Soon Juan As An Intellectual Statesman

    There are very few politicians that I believe have impeccable integrity.

    Faisal Abdul Manap is one.

    Chee Soon Juan is another. Chee Soon Juan’s integrity I believe, come from his deep commitment to his Christian beliefs.

    It is this commitment and integrity that I am sure, helped him to weather the challenges of opposition politics in Singapura.

    Soon Juan has done a lot for Singapura’s political space. He has sacrificed and suffered. He gave all that he had to the cause.

    Like JBJ, he has fought the good fight.

    But fighters do not necessarily become leaders. And while the system remain, they may not necessarily be fully appreciated.

    Singapurans may not generally recognise his sacrifices. The system and instruments of the state have been successful in painting him as a rabble-rouser who may not be able to manage the state or a town council.

    And while there is optimism that Singapurans may be better informed and more receptive of his message, we should recognise that accepting his ideas do not necessarily mean they are willing to have him as their representative.

    The Bukit Batok By-Election

    The election was a watershed moment. After the optimism from opposition gains in 2011, there was a strong sense that the PAP may lose a few more wards in 2016. SG50 and Lee Kuan Yew’s deification clearly swung support to the PAP.

    While there is evidence of some remnants of the SG50/ Lee Kuan Yew effect, the by-election provided a strong yardstick, not only of where the PAP is with regard to the public, but whether Soon Juan is able to dismiss the public perception that has been created.

    There are indications that he has changed some minds. However, once again, the perception change relates to his ideals and person. Not necessarily as a statesman or political administrator.

    Soon Juan has helped to elevate how Singapurans view the political process. He has helped to expand political understanding.

    His ideas are making its way among Singapurans not because he was elected into office but because he transmits it outside of the defined political arenas.

    Redefine role

    He did not need to be in parliament to transmit his ideas and ideals.

    He has done a lot without needing political office.

    I truly hope that Soon Juan will consider a shift. And we can help him to achieve that shift.

    Not as a politician.

    Not as a future MP.

    But as a moral and public intellectual.

    The fighter in him will want to keep fighting for parliamentary access.

    But rather than focus on winning a seat, I hope he will redefine his role.

    Help civil society develop.

    And be an intellectual statesman.

     

    Source: Almakhazin SG

  • Bekas Gangster Singapura Kini Berdakawah

    Bekas Gangster Singapura Kini Berdakawah

    Ini adalah Abang Long Fadzil, bekas gengster Singapura…beliau telah memperoleh hidayah dengan memilih jalan dakwah sebagai perjuangannya..

    Sesungguhnya Hidayah itu milik Allah..

    Lokasi: Forum Mega Pajak Song, Masjid Al jalal Pajak Song, Kepala Batas, P. Pinang

     

    Source: Taiko Tai

  • Walid J. Abdullah: Murali’s Win Illustrates That Sinicization Important Pre-Requisite For Winning

    Walid J. Abdullah: Murali’s Win Illustrates That Sinicization Important Pre-Requisite For Winning

    I have seen opposition supporters trying to put a positive spin on the by-election.

    Honestly, whichever way you look at it, it was quite a disaster (but not an unexpected one) for the SDP and Dr Chee. This was a by-election, not a general election, so there was a greater chance for him. He was up against a minority candidate. And it was an SMC.

    If he could not get more than 40% of the votes considering these factors, honestly, he’d probably find it hard to win in any other contest.

    Perhaps then it is time for Dr Chee Soon Juan to consider stepping down. He can help build the SDP, but maybe, his time with regards to contesting elections should be up.

    Of course, it is easy for me to say all these. I am not the one who has fought my entire life against all odds, just for what i believe in. So i may not feel the need to hold on as much as him.

    As for our friend Ah Mu, congratulations are due. But more than that: scrutiny should also be applied. His attendance record in Parliament, the amount of time he spends in his constituency (visiting homes just during election period is not ‘walking the ground’), the promises he made during hustings: all these should be looked at closely by Bukit Batok residents and Singaporeans in general.

    And a word on race: Ah Mu, it is hard enough for minorities as it is, so when someone who is as successful as you feels a need to be known via a Chinese name, it really does tell the rest of us that perhaps, being sinicized is a prerequisite for success. So please, Ah Mu and future minority candidates, bear this in mind.

    I want to say that elections should henceforth be based on contests of ideas, and not personal attacks, but Singaporeans have shown that personal attacks are rewarded. So my point on this would be moot.

     

    Source: Walid J. Abdullah

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