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  • Walid J Abdullah: Crucial That Singapore Muslims Involve Themselves And Contribute In Issues Beyond The Traditional

    Walid J Abdullah: Crucial That Singapore Muslims Involve Themselves And Contribute In Issues Beyond The Traditional

    It is important that Muslims – in Singapore and elsewhere – speak up, donate, and craft solutions to issues beyond traditional ones that we are used to be passionate about (hijab, Islam and homosexuality, Palestine etc). A good example would be the collection of funds for the Nepali victims a couple of weeks ago.

    We should be more proactive in dealing with issues of poverty, homelessness, refugees, amongst others, so as to truly display the ‘mercy to all’ conduct that is befitting of our faith.

    Don’t get me wrong: i’m not saying that we should not take up those traditional issues, i am saying we must go beyond that as well.

    It is especially difficult to speak up/do something in issues where there is minimal gain (due to the unpopularity of the matter, like the Rohingyan refugees, as opposed to the Palestinian crisis) and plenty of costs (for example, ‘sensitive’ topics like poverty), but it has to be done. And, i believe this is one of the things that religion in general can offer to the modern world.

    On that note, anyone knows of anything we could do/could think of w.r.t the Rohingyan crisis? Any idea is welcomed, from the trivial to the sustainable.

     

    Source: Walid J. Abdullah

  • Berilah Bantuan Kepada Golongan Rohingya Muslim Yang Berkeperluan

    Berilah Bantuan Kepada Golongan Rohingya Muslim Yang Berkeperluan

    Alhamdulillah 360 Operations membantu golongan Rohingya di Malaysia. Sdra Tahar Jumaat (FB TJ Mohd), bekas petugas (man on the ground) Mercy Relief sedang berusaha membantu golongan Rohingya di Aceh.

    TJ Mohd

    Kita akur tidak semua dari golongan ini akan diterima Indonesia. Hanya Allah swt yg mengetahui rancangan Nya. Bukan kuasa kita utk memahami pekerjaan Nya. Mari kita berganding-bahu membantu golongan yg kurang bernasib-baik ini. Tiada jumlah yg dikira sedikit kerana mata wang kita di antara yg tertinggi di Nusantara ini.

    Yang berkemampuan bolehlah salurkan derma anda ke POSB Savings 406188922. Harap dapat catit “Rohingya” di dalam derma anda.

    Insyaa Allah “status update” akan disiarkan di halaman FB beliau dari masa ke semasa. Terima kasih. Jazaakumullahu Khairan Katheeran.

     

    Source: Zait Ismail Halimah Masa’ed

  • Lima Anak Melayu Raih Pingat Emas Dari Politeknik Temasek

    Lima Anak Melayu Raih Pingat Emas Dari Politeknik Temasek

    Lima anak Melayu yang merupakan lulusan Politeknik Temasek menutup tirai persekolahan mereka minggu ini dengan meraih pingat emas sebagai pengiktirafan di atas kecemerlangan mereka.

    Setiap daripada mereka telah melalui tempoh-tempoh sukar, baik diuji dengan penyakit mahupun membuat peralihan dan penyesuaian dalam bidang pengajian baru.

    Antaranya termasuk Cik Iffah Fathin Mohd Azhar, 20 tahun, yang diuji dengan ketumbuhan sista di rahimnya sehingga menyebabkan pendarahan berlebihan setiap kali kedatangan haid bulanan.

    Pelajar jurusan Reka Bentuk Runcit dan Pelayanan itu adalah penerima Pingat Emas tajaan syarikat Designworx, syarikat yang membangun sekitaran kerja berkesan melalui solusi reka bentuk bijak.

    Dua bekas pelajar maktab rendah, Encik Muhammad Zulaidil Kasman, 26 tahun, dan Encik Muhammad Alsyaari Mohamed Shahril, 24 tahun, turut dianugerahkan dengan pingat emas kerana muncul sebagai pelajar terbaik kursus masing-masing.

    Encik Muhammad Zulaidil merupakan pelajar jurusan Diploma Pengurusan Kemudahan Bersepadu yang meraih pingat emas tajaan syarikat pengurusan hartanah dan kemudahan Property Facility Services.

    Encik Muhammad Alsyaari pula merangkul Pingat Emas tajaan Micron Foundation kerana cemerlang dalam bidang mikroelektronik.

    Penerima Pingat Emas tajaan syarikat RSA Security Analytics, Cik Nur Syakirah Mohd Said, 20 tahun, juga berdepan dengan kesulitan cabang pengajian forensik digital yang masih baru.

    Turut cemerlang tetapi tidak dapat ikut serta merakam foto bersama lulusan lain kerana bercuti di luar negara ialah Cik Amalina Ridzuan, 22 tahun, penerima Pingat Emas Sysmex Asia Pacific.

    Beliau adalah lulusan Madrasah Al-Maarif Al-Islamiah dan Diploma Sains Bioperubatan yang ditawarkan tempat di Sekolah Perubatan Yong Loo Lin, Universiti Nasional Singapura (NUS).

    Mulai hari ini hingga Jumaat ini, seramai 5,437 lulusan kursus sepenuh masa dan sambilan akan menerima diploma mereka.

    Menteri Negara Kanan (Pendidikan merangkap Undang-Undang), Cik Indranee Rajah, akan merasmikan sesi pertama penyampaian diploma di Pusat Persidangan Temasek, hari ini.

     

    Source: http://beritaharian.sg

  • Meet Another Ridzwan Dzafir Community Award Recipient – Suen Johan Bin Mohd Zain

    Meet Another Ridzwan Dzafir Community Award Recipient – Suen Johan Bin Mohd Zain

    To me, the Ridzwan Dzafir Community Award not only represents an opportunity to continue my pursuit of academic excellence, it also serves as an inspiring symbol of perseverance, thought leadership, and unwavering dedication towards improving the community as well as the achievement of progressive social development. These values achieved average to below-average results from primary school up until the latter years of my undergraduate studies (in which I had to re-take my ‘A’ levels), I am grateful to have my relentless efforts at upgrading myself to be rewarded with a Master’s degree from the National University of Singapore, and now, an opportunity to complete a PhD at the University of Cambridge.

    I began to take huge interest in the area of ageing and post-retirement age employment after encountering the difficulties experienced by my retired father as well as the retired parents of members of my social circle. As the challenges of an ageing population begin to unravel across various social groups in Singapore, it is imperative to ensure that society develops inclusively and equitably with the guidance and support of empirically-grounded and empathetic thought leaders. I aim to position my role as a social scientist towards filling gaps in knowledge ageing population especially those more neglected segments such as women and ethnic minorities in the workforce.

    With the support of the Ridzwan Dzafir Community Award Scholarship, I am now able to advance in my career as an academic through the doctoral programme in Sociology at the University of Cambridge. My first year in Cambridge has been extremely fruitful both intellectually and socially. I have taken full advantage of the excellent teaching facilities by completing courses and workshops on quantitative research methods. Thus far, the supervision given by my primary and secondary advisors has been of the highest quality and ensures that my research questions address fundamental social and theoretical concerns. I have also been actively involved in cross-disciplinary research groups on labour market issues as well as in the organizing of PhD Research Skills Seminars for the Sociology department. Overall, Cambridge University has been a highly conducive environment for me to develop the necessary skills and networks to produce socially conscious and empirically rigorous scholarship.

    My ambition as an academic and a social scientist is to be a public intellectual that furthers the late Mr Ridzwan Dzafir’s legacy of promoting social change through progressive thinking. I am glad to be on my way to realising my dream of contributing towards building a more meaningful, financially secured, and sustainable future for older adults in Singapore.

    – Suen Johan Bin Mohd Zain –

     

    Source: MENDAKI Singapore

  • Meet Aziah Hussin, A Ridzwan Dzafir Community Award Recipient

    Meet Aziah Hussin, A Ridzwan Dzafir Community Award Recipient

    My first experience in the field of international law and development took place in the backdrop of one of the deadliest natural disasters in human history – the Boxing Day tsunami of 2004. During a youth expedition on behalf of the United Nations to deliver aid to children orphaned by the disaster in Banda Aceh, we were met with challenges from which I learnt that humanitarianism and human rights law are not simple matters of helping the helpless. Power and corruption, and politics and pragmatism, are at their most stark when resources are scarcest, and needs, most desperate. From that experience, I learnt that I would require the technical tools to make a difference, and for that, my academic journey in law began.

    After graduating from the National University of Singapore (NUS), I joined the Disputes Resolution team at a top litigation firm in Singapore, Drew & Napier LLC. In legal practice you learn the intricacies of the law and the challenges of using it for where the justice lies. After 5 years of being a litigator, I am determined to advance into a career in international law and human rights. I will soon be commencing the University College London Masters Programme (LLM) in International Law to gain the requisite knowledge and apply the same to effect real change on the ground.

    With the support of the RDCA Merit Scholarship, I am now undergoing an internship at The Hunger Project Australia (THPA). The Hunger Project (THP) is a large international non-government organisation (NGO) headquartered in New York. THPA offered me an internship specially curated to deepening my existing legal expertise and broadening my practical knowledge on the workings of an NGO.

    The THP model which focuses on (i) mobilisation for self-reliance, (ii) empowering women as key change-agents for development and (iii) making local government commit to breaking the cycle of poverty is truly remarkable. I have never seen anything like it and the data has proven successful results. I truly believe THP has found an effective and, significantly, enlightened, way to achieve its goals.

    The THPA team is inspiring and passionate and is an absolute joy to work with, both professionally and socially. They have prioritised my goals for the internship and married that with a range of challenging, mind-opening and dynamic work. They have tasked me with projects which challenge me beyond the legal work in which I am trained and have provided good guidance and support throughout.

    Work aside I have also grown from listening to their stories and understanding what motivated them to pursue this cause. In an environment of people who truly walk the talk, THP’s goal of breaking the cycle of poverty seems, I daresay, surmountable.

    With my internship experience and legal expertise, I hope to contribute back to our Malay/Muslim community through projects that adopt the key efforts of THP and focus on raising the educational attainment and self-esteem of women in need of empowering, assisting them in uncovering their own potential and skills, and ensuring the sustainability of such projects to ensure the cycle of poverty is broken.

    As Aung San Suu Kyi said, “The education and empowerment of women throughout the world cannot fail to result in a more caring, tolerant, just and peaceful life for all.” Though we may not solve all the world’s problems, it is a challenge that we must dare take on, in our lifetime.

    – Aziah Hussin-

     

    Source: MENDAKI Singapore