Tag: Islam

  • Singaporeans Should Stop Condoning Racist Practices Of Companies

    Singaporeans Should Stop Condoning Racist Practices Of Companies

    Dear Rilek1Corner,

    I saw your post on the SD Perfume. The first thing I thought to myself is that the company is really racist. This is obviously discrimination. They want to recruit because of someone’s race, not by someone’s ability to speak the language they require.

    Looking For Chinese Only

    When will such companies learn? After 50 years we still see people judge others based on the colour of their skin. Yes, some may say the situation is better here than many other countries. My question is, so what? There is no place for racism. Those discriminated against suffer, The country as a whole suffer.

    Even more grating are people who condone or try to justify these racist acts. You take a look at these people and their five-cens worth

    Abdul Malek Ishak

    Does everyone have to be an MP or a politician to make things right? This complaining is not without merit. We are not starting a riot, merely asking that such companies are penalised for their unfair, discriminatory practices. What makes him think that Malays are not striving to provide for the family? That is why the lady enquired about the job in the first place.

    Mustapha Kamal

    What does the attitude of parts of the Malay community got to do with this? Whether or not they are hardworking or lazy, this company will still not take them because “[they] are not Chinese”. This racism is there, regardless of how smart, intelligent, capable or beautiful that person is.

    Naqib Spec

    And this takes the cake…the worst thing you can do when a fellow member of your community is facing racism is to condemn your own community. Does he think he is better than everyone else?

    I am not a Malay ultra or even an Opposition supporter. But we cannot deny that racism exists and for us to overcome the problems, we need to acknowledge the problem and admonish those racist b******s…together as Singaporeans.

    #regardlessofraceandreligion.

    Say No To Racism

    [Reader Contribution]

  • 4 Anak Melayu/Islam Jadi Kohort Pertama Mahasiswa Di Sekolah Perubatan NTU

    4 Anak Melayu/Islam Jadi Kohort Pertama Mahasiswa Di Sekolah Perubatan NTU

    Empat anak Melayu/Islam bakal menjadi doktor perubatan ‘perintis’, setelah diterima masuk ke Sekolah Perubatan Lee Kong Chian (LKCMedicine).

    Mereka boleh dianggap istimewa kerana menjadi perintis bagi doktor-doktor Melayu yang dihasilkan Sekolah LKCMedicine kendalian Universiti Teknologi Nanyang (NTU) dan Imperial College London.

    Sehingga kini, para pelajar Melayu yang berjaya menjadi doktor, lulus dari fakulti perubatan NUS, ataupun universiti luar negara.

    Namun Shafiqah Shahrin, Muhammad Fadzil Kamarudin, Bureau Nicolas Khairul dan A Johan Saiful Mizra membentuk kohort mahasiswa Melayu/Islam yang pertama untuk mengikuti pengajian perubatan di Sekolah LKCMedicine.

    Mereka bukan sahaja mencatat keputusan cemerlang iaitu sekurang-kurangnya 3A dalam peperiksaan GCE ‘A’ , tetapi mereka juga berjaya mengharungi lapan sesi temuduga yang mencabar.

    KOHORT PALING RAMAI

    Empat mahasiswa Melayu/Islam itu boleh berbangga kerana dipilih setelah ‘bertarung’ dengan lebih 800 pemohon lain. Kesemuanya, 90 mahasiswa dipilih untuk kursus tersebut tahun ini.

    Jumlah itu kenaikan 67% berbanding hanya 54 mahasiswa yang diterima masuk untuk kohort pertama LKCMedicine pada 2013.

    Kohort mahasiswa pada tahun ini adalah yang paling ramai sejak Sekolah LKCMedicine ditubuhkan. Kini sekolah itu mempunyai 222 mahasiswa perubatan.

    Hari ini (17 Ogos), kesemua mahasiswa baru Sekolah LKCMedicine menerima jubah putih yang sering dipakai para doktor, dalam satu upacara khas, sebagai simbol permulaan pengajian mereka.

    Kohort ketiga mahasiswa perubatan NTU membaca perisytiharan pelajar perubatan baru. (Gambar: Universiti Teknologi Nanyang)

    Siapakah anak-anak Melayu tersebut? Mari kita kenali lebih dekat empat mahasiswa Melayu/Islam yang boleh dikatakan menempa nama dalam sejarah Sekolah LKCMedicine.

    Lebih menarik lagi, kesemua mereka datang daripada keluarga yang tidak mempunyai latar belakang perubatan.

    Ini bermakna apabila tamat pengajian kelak, Shafiqah, Fadzil, Nicolas dan Johan akan menjadi yang pertama di kalangan anggota keluarga masing-masing, untuk berkhidmat dalam industri perubatan.

    SHAFIQAH SATU-SATUNYA MAHASISWI MELAYU/ISLAM

    (Gambar: Universiti Teknologi Nanyang)

    Shafiqah Shahrin, 19 tahun merupakan lulusan dari Maktab Rendah Victoria.

    Sejak kecil lagi, Shafiqah memang sudah berminat untuk membantu orang lain. Beliau semakin yakin terhadap minatnya selepas mengikuti “internship” selama sebulan di Hospital NUH awal tahun ini.

    “Saya memang mengagumi doktor dan mendapat inspirasi daripada mereka melalui pengalaman ‘internship’ saya. Saya faham kerapian kerjaya itu namun saya rasa bahawa apa yang boleh mendorong saya ialah minat saya,” kata anak bongsu dalam tiga beradik itu.

    Dan kini Shafiqah menjadi satu-satunya mahasiswi Melayu/Islam yang berjaya masuk ke Sekolah Perubatan NTU.

    “Tiada kerjaya lain, selain dalam perubatan untuk saya dan saya rasa sangat bersyukur kerana pada akhirnya, saya diterima masuk ke dalam kursus yang saya mahukan.

    “Sepanjang pengajian lima tahun ini, saya akan meluaskan ilmu pengetahuan dalam bidang perubatan supaya dapat bantu masyarakat Melayu/Islam,” kata Shafiqah ketika dihubungi BERITAMediaCorp.

    FADZIL: PENTING DIANJAKKAN BILANGAN DOKTOR MELAYU

    (Gambar: Universiti Teknologi Nanyang)

    Muhammad Fadzil Kamarudin, 22 tahun muncul sebagai salah seorang lulusan terbaik dari Maktab Rendah Pioneer.

    Fadzil berasa terharu menjadi salah seorang mahasiswa perubatan Melayu yang pertama di NTU.

    “Tidak ramai doktor Melayu di Singapura, nisbah doktor Melayu kepada pesakit Melayu adalah tidak sama,” kata Fadzil kepada BERITAMediaCorp.

    Beliau menambah: “Saya rasa adalah penting untuk mempunyai doktor Melayu kerana mereka boleh memahami masyarakat Melayu dengan lebih baik, adat dan kepercayaan yang unik. Dan oleh itu, menyampaikan jagaan yang lebih baik kerana perubatan bukan tentang sains sahaja, tetapi juga mengenai hubungan antara pesakit dan doktor mereka.”

    Pada tahun 2007, bapanya pulih daripada penyakit angin ahmar selepas menetap di hospital untuk satu bulan. Tempoh itulah yang mengukuhkan tekad Fadzil untuk menceburi bidang perubatan.

    “Saya lihat tugas doktor dan jururawat setiap hari dan saya tertarik kepada pengorbanan dan dedikasi mereka terhadap tugas mereka. Hasil usaha mereka, bapa saya dapat sembuh sepenuhnya.

    “Saya berharap satu hari nanti, saya akan dapat melakukan perubahan yang sama dalam kehidupan pesakit-pesakit saya yang akan datang, dan keluarga mereka,” ujar Fadzil.

    “Saya harap untuk menjadi sumber inspirasi dan motivasi kepada para pelajar Melayu, yang walau datang daripada keluarga yang bukan doktor, untuk percaya dalam diri dan kejar impian mereka,” ujar Fadzil.

    NICOLAS FASIH BAHASA MELAYU, PERANCIS, INGGERIS & PERUBATAN

    (Gambar: Universiti Teknologi Nanyang)

    Namanya begitu unik bagi seorang anak Melayu. Bureau Nicolas Khairul, 19 tahun mempunyai darah kacukan Melayu dan Perancis. Ayahnya berasal dari Perancis dan ibunya orang Melayu.

    Nicolas mengambil bahasa Melayu sebagai bahasa ibunda, di samping juga fasih dalam bahasa Perancis dan Inggeris.

    Lulusan ACS(I) itu juga ‘fasih’ dalam bahasa perubatan, terutamanya mengenai fungsi organ-organ dalam tubuh. Sejak kecil lagi, beliau sudah mendalami mata pelajaran biologi.

    “Saya inginkan tugas yang mana ia tidak rasa seperti tugas kerana saya melakukan apa yang saya suka. Dan saya suka membantu orang.

    “Jadi saya pilih perubatan kerana ia menggabungkan dua minat saya (biologi dan membantu orang). Saya mahu berinteraksi lebih dekat dengan pesakit secara ‘firsthand’,” Nicolas memberitahu BERITAMediaCorp.

    JOHAN: TUGAS DOKTOR LEBIH ISTIMEWA

    (Gambar: Universiti Teknologi Nanyang)

    A Johan Saiful Mizra, 19 tahun merupakan lulusan Maktab Rendah Raffles.

    Johan sebenarnya berbelah untuk menerima tawaran daripada NUS dalam bidang undang-undang, atau perubatan di LKCMedicine.

    “Saya membuat keputusan untuk memilih perubatan kerana ia menawarkan kerjaya yang lebih memuaskan dalam jangka masa panjang.

    “Tugas sebagai doktor lebih istimewa kerana terdapat kepercayaan yang unik antara pesakit dan doktor. Doktor yang bagus memainkan peranan istimewa dalam hidup seseorang,” kata Johan.

    Anak sulung dalam dua beradik itu berkata, beliau mahu membantu orang ramai, terutamanya masyarakat Melayu/Islam.

    “Tumpuan saya sekarang adalah untuk menjadi seorang doktor yang sangat bagus supaya saya boleh menyumbang kepada masyarakat. Itu matlamat saya sekarang.”

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

  • Gold Coated Quran Aged Almost 500 Years Old Seized From Gang In India

    Gold Coated Quran Aged Almost 500 Years Old Seized From Gang In India

    A nearly 500-year-old gold coated antique Quran believed to be from the Mughal period has been seized from a gang that was trying to sell it for Rs five crores in Mysuru.

    Police in the Mysuru district seized the ancient Quran while a group of 10 persons were trying to sell it near the Hosa Agrahara Railway station in rural Mysuru on Monday. The Superintendent of Police of the Mysuru district Abhinav Khare said that the 10 persons who were trying to sell the ancient copy of the Islamic holy book, have been arrested.

    The Quran that was in the possession of the gang and a car they were using have been seized, Mysuru district SP said. A case has been registered at the Saligrama police station under section 25 of the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act 1972 and section 420 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code, SP Khare said. “We are investigating the case to ascertain how the gang got hold of the book,” Khare told The Indian Express.

    The ten persons who were arrested have been identified as N Nagaraju, 30, V Murali Krishna, 30,  and Bhaskar M, 31, all residents of Raichur district, Kallappa Kambala, 54 of Kalburgi, Kanakappa Kambala, 40 of Gadag, Sanath, 27 of Udupi, Ravindra, 33 of Kollur, Vijayendra, 30 of Hosanagar, Prasad, 43 of Sagar and Raghavendra, 30 of Siddapur.

    The Mysuru district police said that a team was looking for the gang after police recieved credible information that a group of men were trying to find customer to sell a gold coated Quran. Saligrama police sub-inspector S Gangadhar recieved an information around 8 pm on Monday that five members of the group were in a car near the Hosa Agrahara Railway station and were trying to sell the ancient copy of the Quran. He sent two police constables as decoys and the gang demanded Rs five crore to sell the book. The gang was arrested following the arrival of additonal police forces. Five more members of the gang were arrested from Mysuru city.

    Police investigation has revealed that the accused did not inform the archeology department about being in possession of the ancient Quran though it is mandatory while holding any type of antique goods. “This 500 year old holy Quran has a total of 302 sheets and 604 pages. All pages are coated with gold,” Mysuru SP Khare said.

     

    Source: http://indianexpress.com

  • Most Malay Malaysians Identify Themselves As “Muslims First”

    Most Malay Malaysians Identify Themselves As “Muslims First”

    KUALA LUMPUR — Most Malay Malaysians identify themselves as “Muslims first” rather than Malaysians or Malays first, independent pollster Merdeka Centre said yesterday, amid rising religious conservatism in the country.

    The centre’s executive director Ibrahim Suffian said its recent survey had found 60 per cent of Malays seeing themselves as being Muslim first, as opposed to 27 per cent who had identified themselves as Malaysians and only 6 per cent as Malays.

    In contrast, only 3 per cent of Chinese and 16 per cent of Indians said they identified themselves by their religion, based on the survey, which he said would be published on Sept 5.

    “Most Malaysians see themselves as Malaysians first, with the exception of the dominant group, Malays,” Mr Ibrahim told a discussion on the politics of race in Malaysia yesterday, organised by the Global Movement of Moderates.“Malays are increasingly identify themselves as Muslims first.”

    He added that fewer Malays were identifying themselves by their ethnicity compared with 10 years ago, despite Barisan Nasional’s (BN) reliance on race to woo voters.

    In 2005, 11 per cent of Malays polled by Merdeka Centre said they saw themselves as Malays first. This has now dropped to 6 per cent, said Mr Ibrahim.

    Meanwhile, most Chinese (58 per cent) and Indians (63 per cent) saw themselves as Malaysians first, while 24 per cent Chinese and 11 per cent Indians identified themselves by their ethnicity, based on the latest survey.

    “Future campaigning based on race will have a tough time convincing the electorate,” Mr Ibrahim said.

    He added that Malaysia’s 2013 general election results already suggested Malaysians did not respond to race baiting. “If you look overall, BN still lost 4 per cent of the popular vote, so I think there’s a limit to how much racial rhetoric can be used.

    “Maybe as many as 40 per cent of Malays don’t respond to Malay markers. They are more concerned with issues of good governance and what the government can do for them.”

    He said Malay voter support for ruling party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) improved only by 2 per cent during the last election, and that support figures were markedly lower among young Malay voters.

    Meanwhile, opposition party Parti Islam Se-Malaysia (PAS) gained 1.2 per cent more of the popular vote because of support from non-Malays, he added. “Malay support for PAS declined marginally by 1.3 per cent, mostly from (the states of) Perlis and Kedah,” he said. “This means its partnership with the Democratic Action Party did not substantially subtract support in locations such as Perak, Selangor or Johor.”

     

    Source: www.themalaysianinsider.com

  • Dad Chooses To Let Drowning Daughter Die Rather Than Being Touched By Strange Men

    Dad Chooses To Let Drowning Daughter Die Rather Than Being Touched By Strange Men

    A father of a 20-year-old girl let his daughter drown, stopping life guards from rescuing her.

    He preferred that his daughter die rather than she be touched by a strange man, according to a top official.

    Speaking to Emirates 24|7, Lt. Col Ahmed Burqibah, Deputy Director of Dubai Police’s Search and Rescue Department said that this incident took place at a beach in Dubai.

    “This is one of the incidents which I cannot forget.

    Lt. Col Ahmed Burqibah, Deputy Director of Dubai Police’s Search and Rescue Department said that this incident took place at a beach in Dubai. (Supplied)

    “It shocked me and many others who were involved in the case.

    “The Asian father took his wife and kids to the beach for picnic and fun.

    “The kids were swimming in the beach when suddenly, the 20-year-old girl started drowning and screaming for help.

    “Two rescue men were at the beach, and they rushed to help the girl.

    “However, there was one obstacle which prevented them from reaching the girl and helping her.

    “This obstacle was the belief of this Asian man who considered that if these men touched his daughter, then this would dishonour her. It cost him the life of his daughter.”

    Lt. Col. Burqibah added that the father of the girl did not want the rescue men to touch his daughter as they were strange men.

    “The father was a tall and strong man. He started pulling and preventing the rescue men and got violent with them. He told them that he prefers his daughter being dead than being touched by a strange man.”

    He pointed out that this delay and fight with the girl’s father cost the girl her life. She drowned.

    “She died unfortunately, at a time when she had a chance to live, especially that the rescue men were so close to her to pull her out of the water.”

    Lt. Col. Burqibah added that the girl’s father was later arrested by Dubai Police for stopping the rescue team from saving his daughter’s life and doing their job.

    “He was prosecuted and sued by the concerned authorities.”

     

    Source: www.emirates247.com

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