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Wear The Hijab – Break The Stereotypes

I am a born Muslim and the family that I am bred in is pretty inclined towards religion. So the idea of significance of Islam and the proper following was innate. The more I matured up, the more I started reading, thinking and well, worrying about the socio-political affairs of the world especially in relation to Islam and Muslims. What I have realized through my humble understanding is that it is becoming more and more important for us to take up the RESPONSIBILITY of being Muslims.

Hijab is a choice yes I agree and no one can force another into donning it. Having said that, I firmly believe that to change a stereotypical perception, one has to take solid courageous steps. The world usually sees Hijab as a sign of oppression, viewing it as more of a sexist notion. In order to break this (oh-so-annoying) stereotype, I feel, Muslim women MUST prove their mettle in every field of life. From Journalism to Medicine to Fashion Designing, just everything! And prove to the world that Hijab does not limit or deprive them from succeeding in the society.

We live in a world where objectifying women is termed as “freedom” and I staunchly believe that if any woman is truly capable of shattering this insulting idea, it has to be a Hijabi! For Hijab gives the people a chance to look for something more than just skin deep in a woman. It compels a person to concentrate upon the intellect and beauty of the brains a woman holds.

I wish to request all of you who are taking out time to read this piece that PLEASE use your capabilities for the betterment of the despicable condition of Ummah. Everyone is born with an ‘IT’ factor PLEASE use it to demolish the horrible lies that are associated with our beautiful religion and costing us innocent lives every single minute. People distort a belief when they know that the beholders of that faith are not brave or steadfast enough to fight back, this is the case with us right now. If we take it upon ourselves that we will not stay quiet about the wrongs and we will show the world what we truly are made of through our highest potential then I promise you, we won’t have to apologize for crimes we did not commit and bad people we do not own.

For starters, Lets get ready for the World Hijab Day!! And from then on, lets live everyday with a fulfilling promise to use our potentials for Islam.

Source: http://worldhijabday.com

January 30, 2015
Harassment Of Blind Busker At Woodlands MRT Resolved By SMRT

Dear Netizens and all FB friends,

Mr Suhaime Roa and Wife, Siti Aisah Sawie have met with SMRT official, Andrew last Friday. We were happy with the outcome of the meetings where the SMRT official offered their apologies for the incidents.

According to them, they were not aware of the situation till it was highlighted through the social media. They took the matters seriously and the said Station manager has been given warning, reprimanded, would be send for training and would not be at Woodlands MRT for the longest of time.

As SMRT already took responsibility for the unbecoming behavior of one of their staff high handed approach in dealing with Mr Suhaime, Mr Suhaime have decided to close this matter and move forward.

On behalf of Mr Suhaime family, from the bottom of my heart I can only thank each and everyone of you for being there for them. At 3R Sincerely & Giving, ONE STARFISH AT A TIME, everyone matters! Please continue to support our cause to give a bright spot to those who need us.

Having said all this, I am just disappointed that a simple issue if taken seriously by the authority like the MP’s and Police where an appeal and complain has been lodged, this case would not need be blown out of proportions. Their heck care attitude to the disable left much to be desired!
I will personally write to the said MP to highlight this matter to him.

I too was toying with the idea of any possibilities of gathering our buskers for a concert or maybe a get together for them to entertain us at Hong Lim park perhaps? Any promoters can take up this challenge? Just a thought!

Please comment responsibly. No racists or vulgarities yah! LOVE ONE LOVE ALL!

Zarina jaffar
3R Group

Previously…

Dear Editors,

Suhaime Roa is a prolific song writer and singers back in the 80’s. He is visually handicap and is a father of 4 children. For the past few years he has been busking at CWP and Civic centre. Woodlands. He hasNAC license for it.

Sometimes back he has been harassed by Edmund Chong Kong Lum from Woodlands MRT. This idiotic of a guy try to exert his authority by ordering Suhaime to move away from the usual place he used to play.Suhaime would comply. If not he would call the police.

This harrassment got so bad that a police report has been lodged against him but it still continued. I will copy and paste the convoy I had with his wife.

By the way when he played its not even on SMRT Ground. following are her PM’s “We’ve been tolerating this far too much. We did go to MPs to seek advice n help.

As a responsible man, Suhaime just want to earn a living by trading his talent for the family. Insyaallah.” TODAY AFTER I LEFT THE STATION, HIS WIFE PM AGAIN ”

He came again. Demand to see Suhaime’s busking license. He want to make report to NAC tomorrow. We refused to give. Told him that he got no right to see as we are not in his ground. He said he will call the police. We told him to go ahead…” “He call Transcom Policeman. They also agree that it’s not MRTground.” “Just now, he’s not happy when Transcom Police refuse to give Suhaime’s particulars because the policemen said that Suhaime is not MRT ground. He call NPC. NPC came n told him the same thing.

Our friend still not happy:, when the Transcom Policemen refused to give Suhaime’s particulars to him, he took down the Policemen’s particulars? What was he up to? Is he trying to manipulate with the Police too? “Even the CWP staff talk to him. He wants to show his power” UNQUOTE

In one of the pictures you would see he very the kurang ajar put a barrier in front of Suhaime while the other picture is he standing threateningly. This has been going on for 2-3 years by the same person. SitiAisah Sawie please feel free to share more.

We are all here for you and Suhaime Roa Ok Guys please help to stop this! Together we have a duty to make a difference to someone in need of us now!

Source: www.allsingaporestuff.com

January 26, 2015
Mufti Mesir Gesa Agar Cari Huraian Yang Adil Dan Elak Gunakan Keganasan

Muslim yang berasa sedih dan terguris akibat penghinaan ke atas Nabi Muhammad saw menyusuli penerbitan karikatur di majalah Charlie Hebdo, diajak mencari huraian yang adil berdasarkan perundangan negara dan mengelak daripada menggunakan keganasan.

Reaksi terbaik bagi umat Islam menangani kejadian sedemikian ialah mencontohi amalan Nabi Muhammad yang membalas setiap keburukan dengan sifat kebaikan.

Demikian pesanan Mufti Besar Mesir Sheikh Dr Shawki Allam di Seminar Asatizah yang berlangsung di Hab Islam di Braddell Road semalam.

Seminar anjuran Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (Muis) yang dihadiri sekitar 200 peserta itu membawa tajuk Penguasa Agama dan Pembentukan Sebuah Masyarakat Harmoni dalam Dunia Majmuk.

Antara yang hadir di acara itu ialah Ketua Eksekutif Muis, Haji Abdul Razak Hassan Maricar dan Mufti Dr Mohamed Fatris Bakaram.

Di seminar itu, Sheikh Dr Shawki diminta mengulas tentang isu penerbitan karikatur yang menghina Nabi Muhammad saw oleh majalah Charlie Hebdo di Paris dan serangan oleh sekumpulan lelaki bersenjata ke atas pejabat majalah itu yang mengakibatkan 17 nyawa terkorban.

“Kita rasa sedih dan terguris apabila kita mendengar atau melihat penghinaan ke atas Nabi Muhammad saw.

“Namun kita harus mencari huraian yang adil kepada semua menerusi perundangan atau sistem negara,” kata Sheikh Dr Shawki.

Sebagai anggota masyarakat yang bertanggungjawab, beliau menekankan individu tidak berhak menjatuhkan hukum dengan sewenang-wenangnya apabila berdepan dengan sesuatu yang tidak menyenangkan atau apabila menyaksikan sesuatu jenayah.

Cara yang lebih berhemah menurut beliau ialah mencontohi amalan Nabi Muhammad saw yang membalas setiap keburukan dengan kebaikan dan cara yang berakhlak.

Terdapat banyak contoh dalam riwayat Nabi yang mempamerkan sifat beliau yang berahlak.

Sheikh Dr Shawki menukil kisah seorang jiran yang selalu membuang najis dan kotoran di hadapan kediaman Nabi Muhammad saw.

“Suatu hari, Nabi Muhammad saw mendapati tiada kotoran yang dibuang di hadapan rumahnya dan beliau diberitahu jiran yang sering mengotori lamannya sedang sakit.

“Nabi Muhammad bersifat mulia dan menziarahi jiran berkenaan,” kata beliau.

Sheikh Dr Shawki berada di sini dalam rangka lawatan empat hari bermula kelmarin di bawah Program Pelawat Unggul (DVP) Muis.

Ini kali pertama ketua agama itu, yang dilantik menjadi Mufti ke-19 Mesir pada 2013, mengunjungi Singapura dan rantau ini.

Sheikh Dr Shawki seorang pemimpin Islam dan ulama yang dihormati dan dikenali kerana dedikasi dan usahanya ke arah keamanan menerusi pemahaman masyarakat yang pelbagai dan berbeza.

Semalam beliau menghadiri jamuan malam bersama pemimpin berbilang agama.

Hari ini beliau dijadualkan bertemu Presiden Tony Tan Keng Yam dan Perdana Menteri Lee Hsien Loong di Istana.

Selepas itu beliau akan mengunjungi Pusat Sumber dan Kaunseling, Kumpulan Pemulihan Keagamaan (RRG) di Masjid Khadijah.

Malam ini pula beliau akan menyampaikan Ceramah Muis di Hotel Orchard.

Source: http://beritaharian.sg

January 26, 2015
Arab-American Civil Rights Group Says Movie American Sniper Spurs Threats Against Muslims

CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Arab-American civil rights organization has asked “American Sniper” director Clint Eastwood and actor Bradley Cooper to denounce hateful language directed at U.S. Arabs and Muslims after the release of the film about a Navy marksman.

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) said in a letter to Eastwood and Cooper that its members had become targets of “violent threats” since early last week, before “American Sniper” went into general release. The letter said Eastwood and Cooper, the film’s producer and star, could bolster the ADC’s message of tolerance.

“It is our opinion that you could play a significant role in assisting us in alleviating the danger we are facing,” said the letter, dated Jan. 21. Reuters was provided a copy on Saturday.

The film is a box office hit and has been nominated for six Academy Awards, including best picture.

The ADC said it was working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and police to assess the threats.

The film tells the story of Chris Kyle, a Navy SEAL sniper. His 160 kills in Iraq is considered the highest count in U.S. military history. Some critics have said the film glorifies war and sanitizes Kyle, who called Muslims “savages” in his memoir.

Kyle was killed by a disgruntled U.S. veteran at a Texas gun range in 2013.

ADC President Samer Khalaf said on Saturday that it did not make sense to call for a boycott given the film’s box office success.

“If we boycott it, it will only cause people to want to see it more,” he said.

The Washington-based ADC asked Arabs and Muslims to send them copies of threatening messages they had received. More than 100 have been collected, all from social media.

“Nice to see a movie where the Arabs are portrayed for who they really are – vermin scum intent on destroying us,” said one Twitter post collected by the ADC.

Jack Horner, a spokesman for Warner Bros., the studio releasing the film, said in a statement that the company, a unit of Time Warner Co, “denounces any violent, anti-Muslim rhetoric, including that which has been attributed to viewers” of the film.

He added, “Hate and bigotry have no place in the important dialogue that this picture has generated about the veteran experience.”

Spokesmen for Eastwood and Cooper had no immediate response to requests for comment.

Source: https://sg.news.yahoo.com

January 26, 2015
Fighting Between Police And Muslim Rebel Groups in Philippines Results In Death Of At east 30

MANILA – At least 30 people were killed in heavy fighting between police and Muslim rebels in the Philippines on Sunday, military and local officials said, threatening a year-old peace agreement and shattering a ceasefire that held for three years.

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the largest rebel group in the Philippine south, accepted an autonomy offer in March 2014 from the government, ending 45 years of conflict in which 120,000 people were killed and 2 million displaced.

Under the deal, brokered by Malaysia, the Moro rebels were to surrender their weapons and disband after the government had set up a new autonomous government in the south and granted the Muslim minority wider economic and political power.

But Sunday’s clashes, which lasted nearly 12 hours near Mamasapano town, Maguindanao, are likely to be a major setback in the implementation of the deal as Philippine Congress deliberates a new law on Muslim autonomy.

Army sources said police had entered a Muslim community where MILF and its rival faction, Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, are believed to be operating. The Philippine National Police did not give any statement.

Zacaria Guma, a MILF commander, in a statement said the police did not coordinate with a joint government and rebel ceasefire panel.

Police had wanted to arrest Zulkifli bin Hir, a Malaysian bomb expert who has a $5 million bounty on his head from the U.S. State Department, an army spokesman said.

Local officials in Mamasapano said 27 police officers and five rebels were killed. Seven more police officers were unaccounted for and a further eight captured by Muslim rebels.

The death toll could reach 50 people, most of them from the police, the army sources said. Colonel Restituto Padilla said no army unit was involved but they were helping recover police casualties in the area. Nine had been retrieved.

Government and rebel peace panels are now holding informal talks to defuse tension and prevent the incident from escalating and spilling out and threaten the entire peace process.

The last time the MILF clashed with security force was in November 2011 when troops raided a supposed Islamist militants lair. The peace talks with MILF nearly collapsed then.

Source: www.todayonline.com

January 26, 2015