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  • Two Malaysians Identified In A Beheading Video By IS

    Two Malaysians Identified In A Beheading Video By IS

    Bukit Aman has identified two Malaysians who were spotted in a beheading video by Isis, The Star Online reported today.

    Special Branch Counter Terrorism Division principal assistant director Senior Asst Comm Datuk Ayub Khan was reported as saying that the two are 20-year-old Mohd Faris Anuar from Kedah and Muhamad Wanndy Muhamad Jedi, 26, who is from Malacca.

    The report said that the duo are believed to be part of a new group of militants comprising Malaysians and Indonesians – Majmu’ah al Arkhabiliy.

    This group, it was reported, replaced the older wing – Katibah Nusantara Lid Daulah Islamiah – in Syria and Iraq.

    In the 30-second video, Faris was the one gesturing with his index finger towards the camera, while Wanndy was believed to be the one recording the video, it said.

    The beheading video was uploaded to a Facebook account on February 20.

    The report said the recording showed a militant identified as an Arab cattying out the beheading of a Syrian accused of being a spy for the Assad regime.

    According to the Star online report, it also showed another militant identified as an Indonesian holding the head of the Syrian and shouting “Allahuakbar”.

    Ayub told the portal that from intelligence gathered, the video was taken by Muhamad Wanndy based on the voice heard in the clip.

    He said the video also showed Muhamad Wanndy, who is the owner of the Facebook account of Abu Hamzah Al Fateh.

    The Star report said Muhamad Wanndy is in Syria with his wife Nor Mahmudah, while Mohd Faris is believed to have gone to Syria in September last year.

    Muhamad Wanndy and wife went to Syria in January this year.

    Authorities in Muslim-majority Malaysia have expressed increasing alarm as scores of the country’s citizens have either gone abroad to join the Isis jihad or been arrested for supporting the group or seeking to travel to Syria.

    In January, Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said 67 Malaysians are known to have gone to Syria and Iraq and that five had been killed fighting for the cause.

    Malaysia was holding 120 people with suspected Isis links or sympathies, including both men and women, said Zahid, who is in charge of domestic security.

    Malaysia has traditionally observed a moderate brand of Islam and kept a lid on extremists.

    But Isis’ ability to lure Malaysian Muslims, along with thousands of others worldwide, to join its bloody jihad has rattled authorities and brought new attention on increasingly conservative Muslim views in Malaysia as its long-ruling government’s tight grip has eased somewhat over the years.

    Malaysia plans to pass into law a  new anti-terrorism law at the next parliament meeting to counter a potential Isis-related security threat as fears grow that recruits may return home to spread militant Islam.

     

    Source: www.themalaysianinsider.com

  • Intan Azura Mokhtar Saran Agar Yuran Peperiksaan Di Madrasah Juga Dimansuhkan

    Intan Azura Mokhtar Saran Agar Yuran Peperiksaan Di Madrasah Juga Dimansuhkan

    Langkah untuk menghapuskan yuran peperiksaan-peperiksaan nasional untuk para pelajar rakyat tempatan disentuh dalam perbahasan Belanjawan di Parlimen, hari ini.

    Anggota Parlimen GRC Ang Mo Kio, Dr Intan Azura Mokhtar menyarankan agar langkah itu diluaskan meliputi juga para pelajar madrasah.

    Dengan cara itu katanya, ini dapat memastikan tiada warga tempatan yang akan ketinggalan dalam mendapatkan pendidikan.

    Dr Intan menyarankan agar pemerintah memberikan pelepasan yuran peperiksaan sepenuhnya, bukan sahaja untuk semua pelajar warga Singapura yang menuntut sepenuh masa di sekolah-sekolah aliran utama, tetapi juga sekolah swasta.

    “Contoh tertentu adalah bagi para pelajar kita di madrasah sepenuh masa. Ini adalah antara keprihatinan para Anggota Parlimen Melayu Parti Tindakan Rakyat dan juga masyarakat Melayu/Islam kita.

    “Usulan ini sama seperti peruntukan dana Edusave untuk semua pelajar warga Singapura. Saya percaya tiada di antara para pelajar warga Singapura kita harus ketinggalan dalam mengejar impian mereka melalui peluang pendidikan,” ujar beliau.

    AP GRC Bishan-Toa Payoh Zainudin Nordin turut menyokong usulan Dr Intan itu. “Ini adalah dasar masyarakat yang inklusif yang digalakkan oleh pemerintah. Saya amat berharap agar idea ini akan diterima pemerintah,” ujarnya.

    AP pembangkang Muhd Faisal Abdul Manap pula menyarankan agar ia dilanjutkan juga kepada semua pelajar sambilan di politeknik dan Institut Pendidikan Teknikal (ITE).

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

  • Singapore Ranked Top Muslim-Friendly Destination Among Non-OIC Countries

    Singapore Ranked Top Muslim-Friendly Destination Among Non-OIC Countries

    MasterCard-CrescentRating Global Muslim Travel Index 2015 has finally been released, with a new and updated list of the top Muslim-friendly destinations for the year.

    Malaysia and Singapore have been ranked the best Muslim-friendly destinations in the MasterCard-CrescentRating Global Muslim Travel Index 2015 – in  the Organisation of Isalmic Cooperation (OIC) and non-OIC destination categories respectively.

    Malaysia takes the top spot on the list for the OIC destination category, followed by, Turkey, UAE,  Saudi Arabia and Qatar. The top 10 destinations have been listed below:

    The Top 10 OIC destinations of GMTI 2015

    RANK OVERALL

    GMTI 2015 RANK

    		 DESTINATION SCORE
    1 1 Malaysia 83.8
    2 2 Turkey 73.8
    3 3 United Arab Emirates 72.1
    4 4 Saudi Arabia 71.3
    5 5 Qatar 68.2
    6 6 Indonesia 67.5
    7 7 Oman 66.7
    8 8 Jordan 66.4
    9 10 Morocco 64.4
    10 11 Brunei 64.3

     

    In the non-OIC destination category Singapore ranks first, with Thailand, UK, South Africa and France making up the top five. The top 10 destinations in the non-OIC destination category have been listed below:

    The Top 10 non-OIC destinations of GMTI 2015

    RANK OVERALL

    GMTI 2015

    RANK

    		 DESTINATION SCORE
    1 9 Singapore 65.1
    2 20 Thailand 59.2
    3 25 United Kingdom 55.0
    4 30 South Africa 51.1
    5 31 France 48.2
    6 32 Belgium 47.5
    7 33 Hong Kong 47.5
    8 34 USA 47.3
    9 35 Spain 46.5
    10 36 Taiwan 46.2

     

    Based on in-depth research and travel data, the rankings cover 100 destinations to create an overall index. All 100 destinations in the GMTI were scored against a backdrop of criteria which included suitability as a family holiday destination, the level of services and facilities it provides, accommodation options, marketing initiatives as well as visitor arrivals. Each criterion was then weighted to make up the overall index score. This is the first time such thorough insights have been provided into the Muslim travel market.

    The index will provide travellers, governments, travel services and investors comprehensive benchmarks on several important criteria, enabling them to track the health and growth of this travel segment.

  • Civil Servant And Women Recruiter Among Those Arrested In Malaysia

    Civil Servant And Women Recruiter Among Those Arrested In Malaysia

    KUALA LUMPUR: A civil servant said to be one of the most senior Islamic State (IS) members in Malaysia and a 29-year-old housewife who recruited a 14-year-old girl into the militant movement are among three people detained by Bukit Aman.

    The 39-year-old civil servant was arrested in Kuala Lumpur on Monday while the housewife was picked up in Muar on Saturday.

    The third suspect – a 22-year-old trader – was also arrested in Perak on Monday.

    The three were detained by the Bukit Aman Special Branch Counter-Terrorism Division in separate operations.

    “The housewife is believed to have influenced and recruited the girl via Facebook and other media. Police are investigating whether she was also targeting other girls for IS,” a source said.

    “The trader is suspected of funding the girl’s trip to Cairo and may have allocated funds for her expenses,” added the source.

    The civil servant is believed to have used his position to recruit members to ensure the local militant network ran smoothly.

    “He is a senior IS member with direct links to Malaysians in Syria,” said one of the sources.

    Another source said the civil servant was also responsible for creating Facebook pages and other communication means for the local militant network.

    Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said all three suspects had planned to head to Syria “in the near future”.

    Vowing that Bukit Aman would never let Malaysia become a hotbed for militants, he pledged to use all resources to hunt them down.

    Two weeks ago, the 14-year-old girl was detained as she was about to board a plane bound for Cairo.

    The girl had intended to marry a 22-year-old Malaysian student in Cairo before making her way to Syria to join the IS.

    In Britain, The Telegraph reported that Scotland Yard was trying to track down three teenage girls who were suspected of travelling to Syria to join the IS.

    The report stated that the Metropolitan Police were extremely concerned about the girls from east London who were believed to have attempted to travel to Syria via Turkey.

     

    Source: www.thestar.com.my

  • Saudi Blogger Who Insulted Islam May Face Death Penalty

    Saudi Blogger Who Insulted Islam May Face Death Penalty

    Raif Badawi, the Saudi Arabian blogger who was sentenced to 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam, may now face the death penalty, his family says.

    In a statement published on Facebook, Badawi’s family says they’ve “received information from reliable sources” that Raif will be retried on charges of abandoning his religion by the same judge who has unsuccessfully tried to charge him with the crime twice before.

    “We have reasons to believe without any doubts that the same judge has again asked the Head of the Court of Apeal [sic] to charge Raif with ‘Apostasy’,” the statement reads.

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    Amnesty International, the international rights group that has been working to secure Badawi’s release, says the family’s claims could not be verified and that the controversial Saudi blogger shouldn’t be behind bars regardless.

    In May 2014, Badawi was sentenced to 10 years in prison, banned for life from giving media appearances and flogged for insulting Islam and violating Saudi Arabia’s information technology laws with his “Free Saudi Liberals” blog. His writing promoted secular and liberal views and denounced religious extremism.

    The judge’s attempt to charge Badawi with apostasy previously failed because the criminal court in Jeddah didn’t have the jurisdiction to rule on cases that resulted in the death penalty. Yet in  September 2014, that changed as Supreme Judicial Council gave the court the ability to rule on capital punishment cases.

    In their statement, the family renewed their call to have Badawi pardoned and permitted to fly to Canada, where he can be reunited with his wife and children.

    Ensaf Haidar, Badawi’s wife, is appealing to Sigmar Gabriel, the German vice chancellor and economic minister, who will travel to Saudi Arabia next week,Deutsche-Welle reports. Haidar appeared on German TV channel ZDF on Sunday and directly asked the country’s government to help secure her husband’s release.

    “I would like Vice Chancellor Gabriel to make contact with those responsible in Saudi Arabia and to ask them for Raif’s release, and not just for his release but also for an exit visa allowing him to travel from Saudi Arabia to Canada,” Haidar said.

    Gabriel said the German government is working on Badawi’s release, but that details shouldn’t be discussed on national television. In recent weeks, human rights groups and Germany’s opposition parties have criticized the German government for cultivating business ties and exporting military goods to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Egypt, which all have poor human rights records.

    Badawi received his first 50 lashes in a public flogging in January. He is supposed to receive 50 lashes every week until he has endured 1,000, buthealth complications from the first round  have prevented him from receiving any more, The Guardian reports.

    Source: www.newsweek.com