Tag: Muslim

Zulfikar Shariff: Singapore Malays Are “House Owners’, Not Minority

About 15 years ago, I was invited by Allahyarham Ebrahim Marican for a meeting at his office in Golden Landmark.

He was a brilliant man. Already 67 years old then, he was still active in various community causes. He was a leader of the Indian Muslim community in Singapore and was on MUIS council in the 80s.

He was also a PAP cadre and shared with me quite a bit of information about the PAP.

He invited me to speak with him after reading some of my posts in cyberummah. We would meet every few weeks to discuss various issues.

In one of our conversations, we discussed the supposed minority status of the Malays in Singapore.

He argued that Malays should not see themselves as a minority community.

According to Allahyarham Ebrahim, “If I have a house and some people come to stay in my house, no matter how many of them there are, it is still my house.

Even if there are only 4 people in my family and 30 other people come to stay, it is still my house. I cannot be classified as a minority. I am the house owner.”

Malays are not a minority community in Singapore. They are the house owners.

There is a majority community (Chinese), Indigenous community (Malays) and minority communities.

We need to stop seeing Malays as minority. No matter how many come to stay, the Malays are still the house owners.

Source: Zulfikar Shariff

December 30, 2015
Presiden Iran: Negara-Negara Islam Perlu Perbetulkan Imej Islam

TEHRAN: Presiden Iran, Hassan Rouhani berkata negara-negara Islam perlu berusaha memperbetulkan pandangan dunia terhadap agama Islam.

“Kami mesti menghapuskan pandangan negatif terhadap Islam baik dalam kehidupan harian mahupun ruang siber,” kata beliau di Tehran dalam persidangan antarabangsa bertajuk “Krisis Dunia Islam Sekarang Ini.”

Kebanyakan “keganasan, pengganasan dan pembunuhan beramai-ramai, malangnya, berlaku di dunia Islam,” kata Encik Rouhani.

“Saya mengajak semua negara Islam di rantau ini dan di seluruh dunia – termasuk negara yang hingga sekarang mengebom dan melancarkan peluru berpandu terhadap jiran-jiran mereka – supaya hentikan semua ini dan mengambil jalan yang lurus,” ujarnya.

Namun, Encik Rouhani tidak mendedahkan negara-negara manakah yang dimaksudkannya itu.

Iran, yang berfahaman Syiah, menyokong pemberontak Houthi di Yaman, sementara Arab Saudi yang berfahaman Sunni pula mengetuai perikatan tentera yang melancarkan serangan bom terhadap pemberontak Yaman sejak Mac.

“Berapa banyakkah bom dan peluru berpandu yang sudah anda beli daripada Amerika tahun ini?

“Jika anda bahagi-bahagikan wang untuk bom dan peluru itu kepada orang-orang Islam yang miskin, tiada seorang pun yang perlu tidur dalam keadaan lapar,” katanya.

Tehran juga menyokong rejim Syria, yang tenteranya kini bertempur dengan anggota militan dan pelampau, termasuk kumpulan militan ISIS yang merampas kuasa di sebahagian besar Syria dan Iraq.

“Sesetengah kumpulan seperti Daesh (ISIS) mampu merekrut askar, disebabkan kemiskinan dari segi kewangan dan budaya,” ujar Encik Rouhani.

Kedua-dua jenis kemiskinan itu, katanya, perlu dihapuskan daripada masyarakat Islam.

“Pengganasan tidak akan dihapuskan dengan bom semata-mata. Untuk bertahun-tahun lamanya, kita bercakap tentang perpaduan. Adakah perpaduan boleh dicapai tanpa hubungan ekonomi dalam dunia Islam?” katanya.

Encik Rouhani menambah, konflik di Syria dan Iraq hanya memanfaatkan Israel dan mereka yang menentang orang Islam.

Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

December 30, 2015
Orang Kurang Upaya Perangai Lebih Mulia Daripada Orang Cukup Upaya

While serving customer at expo… came fadhil in orange shirt asking

Fadhil :kak nak nasi briyani kambing

Me : ok

Fadhil: kak brapa

Me: tak pe fadhil kak blanja

Fathil: tk leh kak tuhan marah .. amik lah duit sikit(he took out 7 dlrs from his wallet)

Me : ok kak amik 2 dlrs k

Fadhil: terima kasih kak (smile n went off smiling …)

Masya allah .. lebih baik dier dari org2 disekeliling kita yg sombong n bongkak n talam dua muka … haiz semoga allah melindungi mu fadhil ..

Source: Hirni Hirman

December 29, 2015
Local Malay Celebrities Disrespected By Film Production Houses

I saw the articles from the vasantham actress and PA of a film production in sg and would like to also say that it happens in Suria!

I dont want to be named but I’m a fairly well known actress in Suria. You have probably seen me in commercials and magazines too. If you are malay,chances are you know my face and my name. I’m all over the place in the malay film community and im one of those really famous actress and people often ask for a picture with me in public. You may think we are ‘so kaya’, paid well and live comfortably but this is not true.

I, like many of the big local stars are not paid well. Tbh if you think about it, all the malay celebrities have a full time job or side business elsewhere while acting at the same time. Some will take to being emcees/host/DJ for events or weddings. Those who purely want to do acting only will be starred in multiple different shows at the same time just to make ends meet, and this is why sometimes you see the same actress or actor acting in every sit com, drama or commercial. because no choice lah. money from one project is not enough. My pay can be as low as $200 for a project. 1 project can take 2 months to complete shooting and most of the time I have to be on location the whole day. Normally by night time I will rush to my other project because I often juggle at least 3 of it at the same time.some film productions are professional and treat us with respect but MOST MACAM SIAL. my pay is always delayed by months and in some cases they expect me to forget about it and stop chasing.

Id like to say that it’s not mediacorp or suria that is at fault, its the film productions in sg! wtf sia so blardee budget!

mediacorp pays film productions lots of money (tens of thousands) to create content. But all the money goes to the whoever it is who owns the film production. He will fork out just mere pocket money to film crews and then book at least 1 or 2 A lister celebrity for cheap (as low as $100 – $600) and then get students to act for free.

Kids in SG are naive and want the fame so they will jump for any opportunity to act even if its free. Normally food is provided during set because someone will buy chicken rice or something. but then they kids dont gain anything. Not even fame, because their face will only appear for 3 seconds or they only have to do one line. I have seen so many secondary school kids skipping school just to travel all the way to shooting location and wait in the sun for their turn to act. By the time it’s their turn to act, director will be so harsh and humiliate them for being nervous. I don’t blame the kids, they dont have the experience for it and nobody was directing them! i overheard a
director saying ‘kalau dier isap, aku bagi spot” which means “if shes willing to suck my dick, will give her a spot to act”

Film productions always want things for free. They will get free sponsorship for food, drinks, wardrobe, music, by promising that the item will be displayed in clear view on screen but this is just a scam. For example film production gets sponsorship from a beverage brand, they get cartons of free drinks for crew to take and in return they need to show the actresses drinking it on tv for company awareness but often they just put the can of drink in the background but the image it so blur and small, you dont even notice it on tv. local bands often manipulated to provide free music for film production to use as soundtrack. local clothing brands and even big branded labels provide their outfits to be ‘borrowed’ for wardrobe but its rarely returned and the ones who steal it is the film productions.

This is why singapores local artists cant succeed. they dont pay the actors well, they dont pay the musicians, local clothing brands get taken advantage.

I act in Kuala Lumpur half the time because they pay us more in malaysia! ever notice how celebrities and musicians have a strong fanbase in malaysia? because they are all paid well and all talents in all prospects are being looked after. In sg, you have no other option but to take what you get.

its sad to see broken dreams of actresses and actors once they realise they can’t keep up with such peanuts pay. its sad to see them showing their talents on tv and being a STAR for a year but then the next year disappear forever from the acting scene and becoming just normal people.

producers often bully the workers. they make them do things out of their jobscope. For example, one producer i worked with made his production assistant book a hotel for him with her name so that he can pangkeng with a wannabe actress. at the end of it, the wannabe actress wasnt even selected for the show and the production assistant never got the money back

is this fair?

S
A.S.S. Contributor

Source: www.allsingaporestuff.com

December 29, 2015
Non-Muslim Singaporeans Makes Fun Of Islam, Kakak Took Them On

Well , just look at what we have here. Its just so amazing that people like this still exist.

For at least 10-11 years of our lives, we went to school everyday and sang the national anthem & the pledge. Well before i continue with what this post is about, let me share with you a highlighted phrase from the pledge we use to recite.

“Regardless of Race, Language or Religion”

Key Word: Regardless

With that in mind, lets have a look at the Fantastic 4 of the day:

Gary Ng
Farrah Tan
Kelly Chen
Ronald Chng Chee Gem

Lets Now Look at What each of them they have to say.

Mr Gary Ng:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php…

Mr Gary Ng, called the Sultan of Brunei a “bloody muslim” & a “bloody hypocrite”. Now, why on earth must you bring religion into this? WHY? If you dislike his ways of ruling his country, you can bring that out without putting the word “bloody” in front of his religion right?

From the bad angle of your selfie on your Facebook profile, I believe you are just like any uncle which is matured enough to know how to pick and use your words wisely right? Didn’t you think of how your words will affect the other muslims or the people/citizens of Brunei . They are under his rulings and do you see them complaining and whining like a little girl? I think they have more rights to complain of this particular matter compared to you. So my question is, are you a citizen of Brunei? If you’re not I suggest you shut your pie hole.

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And next on the list, we have
Miss Farrah Tan:
https://www.facebook.com/farrah.love.18

Jeng Jeng Jeng,

This lady right here made me really confused at first because I thought she might be Chinese/Malay/Pinoy Muslim. From her profile picture, she looks like she has some pinoy blood, but the picture of her cover photo made her look like she’s a malay. I thought she was a Chinese-Muslim due to the common malay first name & Tan, her Chinese sir name.

But boy was I wrong…..

After looking at her profile I found out that she stated herself as an Atheist (“a belief that there is no God”). Well i respect her beliefs but definitely not her comments.

She commented that “Most are hypocrite especially those who are wearing hijab”. Well the frightening thing about that was the missing comma (,)

Rephrased: “Most are hypocriteS , especially those who are wearing THE hijab”

Gurl, get your sentence structures right, especially before insulting someone else, OR even before insulting all the ISLAMIC WOMEN in Singapore and around the world with your words.

I don’t care if you’re Singaporean or not lady but your words have to go.

In another comment she mentioned: ” Actually I don’t like most Muslim people… Bad examples….hypocrites…liars….cruel”

Well miss Farahh Tan, if you don’t like Muslim people then I suggest you pack all your stuff and go to somewhere Muslims cannot be found. Perhaps the amazon jungle? If there are too many mosquitos or its too hot there, I would suggest the top of Mount Everest. I heard its chilly there. Mind you, bring a blanket.

Muslims are bad examples? Liars? Cruel? Cruel in what sense? If you’re gonna group all the muslims together with the ISIS and terrorist then my dear I would say you are seriously ridiculous. If you think all muslims are like that, why don’t you carry a machine gun everywhere you go?

FUN FACT: “Muslims constitute the world’s second largest religious group. According to a 2010 study and released January 2011, Islam has 1.6 billion adherents, making up over 22% of the world population.”

Muslims consist of 22% of the population. If all Muslims were really terrorist and are just like the ISIS, we would at least have conquered half of the world. But fortunately for you, thats not the case.

So Miss Farrah Tan, if you don’t believe there is a God, then so be it. But respect others. Like seriously. Your words are enough to put you behind bars. With that being said, please head for Amazon or Everest asap. Im giving you a heads up sister!

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Next on the Fantastic 4 list, we have:
Miss Kelly Chen
https://www.facebook.com/kelly.truth

Now this one, did not directly said any harsh comments to muslims in specific, but she had a big problem with the Sultan’s laws in his country and she is a bit of a hypocrite in my opinion.

Let’s look at what she has to say.

Firstly, a dear friend by the name of Jack Lee, commented that: “No religion is bad,only the people are bad”. This is very true. Like for instance, Islam is Perfect. But muslims aren’t. Its a true fact. So true that even Miss Kelly Chen agreed to it with replying: “Yep!” to Mr Jack Lee’s comment.

But why would I label her as her hypocrite then? Why you asked? Because she liked BOTH, BOTH AH, BOTH of Miss Farahh Tan comments which I have mentioned earlier. Not only one, BOTH leh. Walao wei, image drop liao. I thought she Peace Supporter. Sadly she isn’t. SO she is a supporter of Anti muslims and hate all muslims too i suppose? Just like Miss Farahh Tan?

Well if thats the case, please be Mrs Farahh Tan’s neighbour in Amazon or Everest cause we Singaporean do not wish to have racial or religious disputes among one another in our country.

And since we are on the topic of Christmas, please hope Santa gives you a present you want. Which is a one way ticket out of Singapore and perhaps to Brunei?

You wanna kpkb about the Sultan? Seriously? Its his country, he can do whatever he pleases. If tomorrow he wakes up and decides to name Brunei as “Gotham City”, it will happen. Why? BECAUSE HE CAN.

If one day you own a country, you too can put up rulings which ever way you seem fit, for both you and your people. Perhaps you can ban people from celebrating Hari Raya, if it would please you, Oh your Highness? -.-

You can say oh he did this, oh he did that. It may be true, It may not be true. We don’t know. Everyone makes mistakes. Even a great leader. We are all humans. He has the entire nation on his shoulders. He has his reasons for doing certain things. So don’t question the sultan on him allowing pubs here and there. Perhaps they might be referring to PUBs as “Public Utilities Board”? How would you know? Hahahaha.

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Anyways, we finally have our final person on the list. This guy here is very special. Oh yes he is. He deserves a cool intro! Drum Roll Please!

**** Drum Roll ******** Drum Roll ******** Drum Roll ******** Drum Roll ****

Presenting to you:
Captain Ronald Chng Chee Gem
https://www.facebook.com/chng.cheegem

Yes Captain! 3 Bars leh brotherrr. Not only that! This captain AIRBORNE leh. Jump here jump there one. There’s more! Ranger!!! Plus Guards! WAHHH KHAKI Beret leh. Mr Infantry is here to protect our country!

But why you no protect your mouth?

Captain Ronald Chng Chee Gem commented on the post saying: “Only eat gril between 13 to 16 lah. Virgin eater!!”

Lets clarify some stuff.

1) I love to eat Gril too! Gril food are so yummy and healthy too!

2) Did the article say the Sultan FEASTED on the girls/grils? hmmm.

3) Virgin eater? Only Girls 13-16 are virgins? Then 17 and above all not virgin la is it? So you saying when you got married your wife also not virgin la. Im not insulting your wife, No im not captain. Im simply trying understand what you’re saying.

Im utterly disappointed that a captain in the army has such behaviour. Its really such a disgrace. I also happen to notice a JCC(Jungle Confident Course) badge on your number 3 uniform, which was pointed out to me by a friend. And to my surprise, in order to be able to get that badge, you have to survive for 9 days in a thick jungle in BRUNEI.

You go training in Brunei, using their facilities and you still dare to DISS THE SULTAN?!

Mind you, he has an army rank of 5 stars. You have 3 freaking bars and you DARE to DISRESPECT HIM? This is truly unacceptable coming from a Captain In The Singapore Army. Shame on you! Like seriously.

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Hate me or not, I do not care. This post is to show how undivided we are as a Country. Every 9th of August we sing ” One Singapore, One nation strong and free…..” . What one nation you talking about? Look at all this. People hating & disrespecting other religions. People tryna create a divide within the country.

EH come on la guys. Stop it. Enough is enough. Think before you speak! You could be discriminating an entire country or religion! Make peace or we shall all be in pieces…..

With that being said, I want to wish all Singaporeans Happy Holidays. Rest well & enjoy the long weekend!

Source: Sarah Melissa

December 26, 2015