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  • Damanhuri Abas: We Must Focus On Issues Objectively

    Damanhuri Abas: We Must Focus On Issues Objectively

    Salam Jumaat to All,

    A week has past since Singaporean goes to the polls. I am sure the week has given us time to reflect on things. I have received many supportive words from people whom I juz knew over this election period and their encouragement helped me to look ahead amidst the gloom of the election outcome. From this people, everyone of us in SDP can draw much strength for us to continue the work we passionately believe in.

    While we surely feel for most of the issues that were shared during the election period, let us not allow the differences to cloud our unity as Singaporean and our collective desire to contribute to make this place better.

    I share this picture of a couple I met during our walkabout outside Yew Tee MRT. They were staunch PAP supporters and we had a good 5 minutes engagement and exchanges on the issues that we passionately hold to. We differ in our views but at the end of the exchange we both agree to maintain goodwill and work towards improving Singapore.

    So in the spirit of Jumaat, I would like to remind myself and everyone to focus on the issues objectively and work towards remedying areas that need to, through active and courageous engagement while maintaining decorum towards others whom may disagree with us.

    Within the malay/muslim community specifically, there are indeed systemic issues that must be addressed and corrected. I have spoken out clearly on that and I choose to differentiate that with the individuals that the system produce. We should not abuse the persons but should deal with the issues and look into how we can create more openness and space within the social structure of the community.

    We have 5 years to contribute, and lets do what we can actively. Leave the outcome to time and the wisdom of the people.

    Have a blessed Jumaat All.

     

    Source: Damanhuri Abas

  • Malaysian Netizens Tell Bank Negara Scholarship Winner To Don Tudung

    Malaysian Netizens Tell Bank Negara Scholarship Winner To Don Tudung

    KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 ― Hajar Nur Asyiqin Abdul Zubir, an 18-year-old who dreams of studying in Oxford University, is the winner of a prestigious Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) scholarship but to some on Facebook, the young Malay girl’s achievement has been shadowed by her failure to don the tudung (Muslim headscarf).

    On the social media site, the chemistry student, upon winning the Kijang Emas Scholarship 2015 that allows her to pursue any field of study at top universities across the world, was told that her father would bear the sins of her not covering her “aurat”.

    “Congratulations..but it’s a pity that the ‘aurat’ is not covered. Her father bears the sin,” a Facebook user called Rozaidi Jai commented on Friends of BN ― Barisan Nasional’s Facebook post Wednesday announcing Hajar Nur Asyiqin’s win.

    Facebook user named Nazri Toushirou even called for conditions of the scholarship interview to mandate covering the “aurat”

    “Don’t think it’s wrong, right?” he said.

    Facebook user Mohd Sabri Hussien said: “Pretty looks, good at studies. It’ll be better if she wore a tudung”.

    Another Facebook user, called Mohd Khairudzaman Bahaudin, said: “All right, congratulations, Allah hates His servants who do not cover their ‘aurat’, we succeed not because we’re clever”.

    Other Facebook users, however, have since come to the 18-year-old’s defence, with one named Ag Sha saying: “It doesn’t necessarily mean that not wearing a tudung means you’re not religious..congratulations..prove to them that you’re not shallow in your religious knowledge”.

    Islam as is practised in Malaysia is beginning to show signs of increasing conservatism, illustrated among others by the local boom in the tudung industry that was a rarity just several decades ago.

    Friday sermons sanctioned by the government also repeatedly tell women to cover their aurat, with a Malay-Muslim gymnast recently getting backlash for wearing a leotard.

    Local daily New Straits Times reported Monday that Hajar Nur Asyiqin ― who went to SMK Abdul Rahman Talib in Kuantan, Pahang, and is now doing her A-Levels at Tuanku Ja’afar College in Mantin, Negri Sembilan ― wants to study chemistry at Oxford University in the UK, one of the top universities in the world.

    The paper reported that she scored 9A+s in SPM last year and that she had undergone group and individual assessments by Bank Negara before she was announced last April as one of four recipients of the Kijang Emas Scholarship.

    According to Bank Negara governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz’s speech at the Kijang Emas Scholarship award ceremony last April, the central bank had received 212 applications for the 2015 Kijang Emas Scholarship and shortlisted the top 24 based on their SPM results and involvement in sports and co-curricular activities.

    “The students then underwent a rigorous evaluation process under the Bank’s ‘Kijang Academy’ which assessed their technical and leadership competencies, as well as their values,” Zeti said in the speech made available on Bank Negara’s website.

     

    Source: www.themalaymailonline.com

  • All 3700 Livestock For Hari Raya Haji’s Korban Ritual Sold

    All 3700 Livestock For Hari Raya Haji’s Korban Ritual Sold

    Members of the public have taken up all 3,700 livestock for the Korban rites to be carried out on Hari Raya Haji next Thursday.

    The sales of the 2,000 Australian sheep and 1,700 Irish lambs across all 25 mosques in Singapore have been “overwhelming”, Singapore Mosques Korban Committee chairman Rashid Ramli said yesterday.

    The committee had secured 200 more animals for Korban this year and at a lower price, with each sheep priced at S$490, S$9 less than last year and each lamb at S$570, down S$5 from the year before.

    “We thank the community for the continuous support in ensuring that the syiar (religious observance) of Islam continues in Singapore,” Mr Rashid said. “Preparations at all participating mosques are on track, and the committee seeks the blessings and prayers of the community that Korban rites will proceed smoothly.”

    The act of Korban is an Islamic ritual that involves slaughtering livestock and distributing the meat to the needy to mark Hari Raya Haji.

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com

  • Suara Rafaat Hamzah Kembali Lantang

    Suara Rafaat Hamzah Kembali Lantang

    SETELAH setahun meringkuk dalam penjara, beliau kini bersedia terus menghidupkan minatnya dalam arena sastera Melayu di Singapura.

    Malah, rasa rindu untuk mempersembahkan karya seni beliau membuak-buak menyebabkan beliau ghairah setelah menerima undangan ‘beraksi’ dan mempamerkan karya seninya.

    Rafaat Hamzah, yang dibebaskan pada 2 Jun lalu setelah menjalani hukuman penjara setahun kerana terjebak dengan dadah, telah pun membuat beberapa persembahan awam termasuk di acara pelancaran Bulan Bahasa tahun ini.

    Pada 6 Oktober ini, beliau akan beraksi di pentas Malam Sastera anjuran BeritaHarian.sg

    Nada pertuturan beliau berubah menjadi ghairah apabila meluahkan apa yang dirasakan semasa menerima undangan untuk mempersembahkan karyanya.

    Menurutnya, undangan ke Malam Sastera adalah yang pertama diterima sebaik dibebaskan, namun kerana tarikh acara itu ditangguhkan lantaran Pilihan Raya Umum 2015, ia bukan acara pertama yang beliau hadiri.

    “Saya gembira sangat kerana dapat melepaskan rindu dan naik ke pentas untuk menyampaikan kerja saya. Mungkin ada penonton atau teman yang rasa terlepas rindu ‘kan? Jika perasaan itu mutual, alhamdulillah,” ujar beliau yang datang berpakaian kasual dan bertopi.

    Beliau akur walaupun ada yang boleh menerimanya, tentu ada yang enggan.

    “Sebelum saya masuk penjara pun tak semua yang terima saya, jadi selepas saya keluar pun sama jugalah – ada yang boleh terima, ada yang tidak,” katanya.

    Namun, beliau berkata masyarakat Melayu umumnya bersifat pengampun.

    “Saya percaya dengan masyarakat dan industri. Bagi saya, kalaupun nak sekat pergerakan saya, ia tidak mudah.

    “Tidak mudah menyekat karya seni, dan tidak ada orang yang boleh buat seorang seniman berhenti bekerja atau berkarya. Ini kerana walaupun seorang seniman tu tidak boleh berjalan sekalipun, beliau tetap akan berkarya,” katanya.

    Ditanya mengenai persembahan beliau untuk Malam Sastera kelak, Rafaat tertawa.

    Katanya, walaupun beliau ada beberapa cetusan idea bagi karya yang akan dipersembahkan, belum ada yang pasti.

    “Kekadang walaupun telah saya sediakan puisi atau sajak yang ingin dipersembahkan, pada saat-saat akhir saya akan menukarnya kepada sesuatu yang berbeza, mengikut keadaan, ruang atau suasana persembahan. Oleh itu tidak ada yang pasti,” ujarnya.

    Namun, beliau menekankan bahawa tiada dua persembahan beliau yang sama 100 peratus.

    “Walaupun puisi atau sajak itu sama, cara saya mempersembahkannya akan dibezakan. Saya akan melagukan atau memendekkan puisi atau sajak tersebut serta bermain dengan nafas untuk menghidupkan lagi puisi atau sajak tersebut,” katanya penuh semangat membincangkan bidang yang beliau minati itu.

    Rafaat berkata acara itu amat penting, terutama bagi Berita Harian kerana bahasa dan sastera tidak boleh dipisahkan daripada dunia kewartawanan.

    “Ia bukan sahaja amat dialu-alukan tetapi ia seperti suatu kewajipan (untuk mengadakan acara ini). Ia juga penting untuk menjadi wadah bagi karya-karya tempatan, lebih baik lagi jika kita dapat memasyarakatkan Malam Sastera kerana penting bagi karya-karya ini sampai kepada masyarakat.

    “Saya tidak bimbang sama ada sastera Melayu atau bahasa Melayu di Singapura akan mati kerana walaupun masyarakat kita jumlahnya sedikit, masih ramai yang meminati dan giat meneruskan sastera Melayu di sini,” ujarnya.

    Rafaat dan 11 seniman mapan lain bakal mempersembahkan karya mereka di acara Malam Sastera anjuran wadah digital Berita Harian pada 6 Oktober di Auditorium SPH.

    Mereka yang ingin mendaftar diri bolehlah mengunjungi laman web kami diwww.beritaharian.sg/malamsastera.

    Tiket bagi pementasan puisi Malam Sastera adalah $18 seorang, dan $12 seorang bagi pembelian secara berkumpulan dengan minimum empat orang atau lebih.

    Wacana Malam Sastera pula, yang akan diadakan sebelum pementasan puisi itu, tidak mengenakan sebarang bayaran masuk.

    ATUR CARA

    Tarikh: Selasa, 6 Oktober

    Tempat: Auditorium SPH, 1000 Toa Payoh North, News Centre

    Wacana: 5 petang hingga 7.15 malam

    Pendaftaran bermula pada 4.30 petang.

    Masuk percuma

    Pementasan Puisi: 8 hingga 10 malam

    Pendaftaran bermula 7.15 malam.

    Makanan disediakan

    Tiket biasa: $18 seorang

    Tiket berkumpulan (minimum empat orang): $12 seorang

    Laman web: www.beritaharian.sg/malamsastera

     

    Source: http://beritaharian.sg

  • IIUM Scholar Advises Muslims To Use Syariah-Compliant Investment Tools

    IIUM Scholar Advises Muslims To Use Syariah-Compliant Investment Tools

    DEALING with syariah-compliant financial institutions is obligatory and not an option for Muslim customers in Brunei, said an Islamic scholar from the region.

    “(Products offered by) conventional banks are financial products that are not permissible in Islam as they involve riba (usury),” said Dr Zaharuddin Abdul Rahman, senior lecturer at the college of economics, International Islamic University Malaysia.

    He said Muslims should not move away from Islamic banking or investments and disregard the Islamic aspects of doing business just because they want to optimise their profit or investments.

    “We spoke of how riba is the highest degree of haram in dealing with business, money, earning and spending. So there is no way – when there are Islamic banks around (in Brunei) – can a Muslim ignore these Islamic banks by going to the conventional banks because of price or whatever reasons,” he toldThe Brunei Times on the sidelines of a symposium held at The Empire Hotel and Country Club last week.

    He said Muslims shouldn’t use price or efficiency as an excuse to stay away from Islamic banks.

    Dr Zaharuddin said there are various ways in which a Muslim can invest with an Islamic bank so that they can grow their money through syariah-compliant methods.

    The first option is to get a Muslim investment manager.

    “That type of investment is called Wakalah (protection or remedying on behalf of others) so the bank will use their expertise to find where would be best securities to invest in and then the bank will take some profit in terms of agency fee,” he said.

    He said if the bank manages to achieve a target profit, then all of it will be returned to the investors.

    “This type of contract is available in Islamic banks in Malaysia and all around the world,” he said.

    Another method is by investing money in unit trusts, if an investor decides to go for a “low to medium risk” investment vehicle.

    “ The contract will be under Wakalah and the agency will collect fees upfront and use their expertise in purchasing appropriate shares and securities as well as carry out trading based on their analysis,” he said.

    Unit trusts investing, may however, take “three or four years” to yield returns, he added.

    Muslims who want to invest their money for short to medium term, may also invest their money into a “general investment account which replicates a fixed deposit account”.

    “You can choose between three months to one year and then at the end of the maturity date, the bank will be able to give you some dividends based on the performance of the investment,” he said.

    High-risk investors can buy shares of companies that operate syariah-compliant businesses.

    “That is also permissible in Islam with the condition that you are using your own money and not borrowing from someone else with interests,” Dr Zaharuddin said.

    Another way of investing money is opening a physical business.

    “So you are using your own money to open a business. That is also an investment. Say you have for example, $100,000 to open a boutique, you just need to have knowledge and skills in managing cash flows, marketing and the whole operations. This is also acceptable in Islam,” he said.

    The investor can also get a partner who can manage a business.

    “You can do a partnership with somebody who knows how to market the product or business. So they may put 20 per cent of the capital and you pump in 80 per cent. That type of investment is calledmusharakah (partnership),” he said.

    Another method is a profit-sharing investment whereby an investor chooses not to have direct control of the operations.

    “For example, your friend has a good restaurant and you want to invest in it. You may put $100,000 into the business but you don’t have to work with him. Depending on the agreement, the restaurant owner, as an entrepreneur will run the business and you will have the privilege to do the audit to ensure the business is on the right track,” he said.

     

    Source: http://www.bt.com.bn

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