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  • Female Police Recruits In Indonesia Made To Go Through Virginity Tests

    Female Police Recruits In Indonesia Made To Go Through Virginity Tests

    Indonesia must stop subjecting female police recruits to physical tests in an effort to determine whether they are virgins, a leading human rights group said today (Nov 18), describing the practice as degrading and discriminatory.

    Human Rights Watch said in a report that such tests were a longstanding practice in Indonesia, where patriarchal attitudes and practices in the security forces are common.

    The report was based on interviews with female police officers and police applicants in six Indonesian cities who had undergone the so called “two-finger” test to determine whether their hymens are intact.

    The requirement is even posted on the jobs website for Indonesia’s national police. It reads: “In addition to the medical and physical tests, women who want to be policewomen must also undergo virginity tests. So all women who want to become policewomen should keep their virginity.”

    Citing medical experts, Human Rights Watch said the physical tests are useless in determining virginity.

    Indonesian police spokesman Major-General Ronny Sompie urged people not “respond negatively” to the tests, saying they were aimed at ensuring applicants were free from sexually transmitted diseases. He said both male and female recruits also get blood tests for STDs.

    “All of this is done in a professional manner and did not harm the applicants,” Maj-Gen Sompie said.

    Human Rights Watch has documented the use of abusive virginity tests by police in several other countries, including Egypt, India and Afghanistan.

    In a video interview recorded by the group, a 24-year-old Indonesian woman said she was among 20 applicants who underwent the test.

    “I feared that after they performed the test I would not be a virgin anymore,” she told the group in a silhouetted video interview. “They inserted two fingers with gels … it really hurt.”

    Source: www.allsingaporestuff.com

  • Pelakon Datuk Eizlan Yusof Ceraikan Isteri Datin Vie Santi Harun

    Pelakon Datuk Eizlan Yusof Ceraikan Isteri Datin Vie Santi Harun

    KUALA LUMPUR – Isteri kepada pelakon kacak, Datuk Eizlan Yusof, Datin Vie Santie Harun memfailkan permohonan pengesahan lafaz cerai di Mahkamah Rendah Syariah Gombak Timur di sini, hari ini.

    Vie Santie, 28, selaku plaintif memfailkan permohonan pengesahan lafaz cerai mengikut Seksyen 57 Enakmen Undang-undang Keluarga Islam Negeri Selangor 2003.

    Semasa sebutan kes itu dihadapan Hakim Syarie Shaiful Azli Jamaludin, Peguam Syarie Syamimi Ab Rahman yang mewakili plaintif memaklumkan bahawa pihaknya telah memfailkan tiga keterangan saksi plaintif.

    “Terdapat juga beberapa permohonan lain yang berkaitan dengan perkahwinan ini sedang dibincangkan dengan defendan untuk diselesaikan,” katanya.

    Sehubungan itu peguam itu memohon penangguhan perbicaraan kes itu kerana  saksi-saksi plaintif yang sepatutnya memberi keterangan tidak dapat hadir.

    Pada prosiding itu, pasangan itu juga tidak hadir dan berada di luar kawasan.

    Eizlan atau nama sebenarnya Idris Md Yusof, 44, selaku defendan tidak diwakili peguam.

    Sehubungan itu mahkamah menetapkan 13 Januari tahun depan untuk menyambung semula perbicaraan dan meminta pihak-pihak hadir bersama saksi.

    Eizlan yang juga merupakan penerbit eksekutif dan ahli pernigaan itu bernikah dengan Vie Santie pada 7 Julai 2007.

    Hasil perkahwinan, mereka dikurniakan  tiga cahaya mata Vie Zaara; Zareef Yusof dan Vie Zaalia berusia antara satu hingga lima tahun.

     

    Source: www.sinarharian.com.my

  • World Muslimah Award Returns: It’s Not Your Typical Pageant

    World Muslimah Award Returns: It’s Not Your Typical Pageant

    World Muslimah Award is happening again – for the fourth year running. In a sea of conventional beauty pageants, here’s an alternative for Muslim women that involves no bikinis or racy dresses.

    This international Muslimah contest is organised by World Muslimah Foundation (WMF), an independent organisation focusing on sustainable development and equality for women and children.

    Despite its name, World Muslimah Award wouldn’t call itself a beauty pageant. This award is part of an international charity event run by WNF with the objective of raising funds for Muslimahs trapped in wars, natural disasters and food crises. The criteria used to decide on a winner, according to the committee, are in line with values stated in the Qur’an.

    The importance of Qur’an reading skills and the commitment to wearing hijab are just some of the qualifications for registration. Apart from that, achievements in sports, arts, academics or culture are also considered during the selection process of the young women aged between 18 to 27 years old. This year, World Muslimah Award will be held in the city of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

    The first round of participants are selected through an online audition from June 25 to September 7. The Grand Final and Coronation night will be held on November 21. Winners will receive various prizes including an umra package for two and $10,000 worth of gold dinar.

    The award will also showcase the Modest Street Fashion photography project, started by Detroit photographer Langston Hues. Langston has been photographing women in modest clothing who still look fabulous, in 20 countries and 25 cities. With a background in anthropology, he thinks of his journey as contemporary ethnography. Langston doesn’t believe that modesty is unique to Muslim fashion, but rather a multidimensional trend that spans the traditional to the experimental – all while maintaining spiritual principles. His shots of more than 400 outfits from around the world will be compiled into a book slated for release at the end of the year.

    For more information, visit the official website of World Muslimah Award

     

    Source: www.aquila-style.com

  • Kelantan’s Hudud Technical Committee Mulling The Use of Guillotine For Individuals Convicted Under Hudud

    Kelantan’s Hudud Technical Committee Mulling The Use of Guillotine For Individuals Convicted Under Hudud

    KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 — After receiving rebuke from the medical fraternity over its proposal to amputate the limbs of criminals convicted under hudud, Kelantan is now mulling the use of the guillotine – an 18th century contraption used during the French revolution to carry out executions by beheading.

    Deputy Menteri Besar Datuk Mohd Amar Abdullah told The Star that the state-level hudud technical committee is contemplating introducing a “mini version” of the apparatus, which he said would no longer need the services of surgeons.

    Mohd Amar, who chairs the committee, conceded that medical practitioners are averse to the proposal of amputating limbs as it is in contrary to the Hippocratic Oath.

    The Hippocratic Oath states, among others, that doctors must never do harm to anyone, and must do what is best for their patients.

    “The surgeon must first agree to carry out the procedure but he is likely to face the wrath of the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) for violating the Hippocratic Oath,” he was quoted saying in the local English daily.

    In April, the MMA warned that it will seek to disqualify surgeons who perform the unethical amputations on criminals convicted under hudud, reminding doctors that they are bound by their professional ethics to do no harm.

    The MMA represents 14,000 out of 37,000 doctors in Malaysia.

    With the guillotine, however, Mohd Amar said punishments could be meted out effectively as the method is fast; it requires only one individual to pull the lever; two to hold down the convict; the presence of the judge who ordered the sentence; and a doctor to ensure the offender “does not drastically suffer from the punishments”.

    “I will make extensive studies on the method used during the French Revolution in the 18th century when guillotines were used to sever the heads of those sentenced to death,” said Mohd Amar, adding that he will present his proposal to the hudud committee’s next meeting for feedback.

    Mohd Amar has been steadfast in his opinion that amputations under hudud is a far more effective penalty compared to the existing Penal Code’s jail terms, as it does not burden taxpayers.

    But the Kelantan state lawmaker added that due consideration would be given before sentences are meted out for offenders who steal due to hunger or other compelling circumstances.

    In 1993, the PAS state government passed the Kelantan Syariah Criminal Code Enactment II, but the strict Islamic penal code has not been enforced due to conflicts with the Federal Constitution.

    The state formed the technical committee after state government announced in April that it is gearing up present two Private Member’s Bills to Parliament, hoping to remove all obstacles to its implementation of the hudud law in Kelantan by 2015.

    But PAS is facing unyielding resistance from its Pakatan Rakyat (PR) partners PKR and DAP, and has said it hopes to get the necessary votes from Umno MPs in order to get the bill approved. The Islamist party will need a simple majority of 112 votes for this.

    In Islamic jurisprudence, “hudud” covers crimes such as theft, robbery, adultery, rape and sodomy.

    Punishments for the crimes are severe, including amputation, flogging and death by stoning.

     

    Source: www.themalaymailonline.com

  • Peniaga Julia Idris Akui Kesilapan Dulu

    Peniaga Julia Idris Akui Kesilapan Dulu

    BAK luka lama berdarah semula.

    Inilah yang dirasakan beberapa pembaca yang mendakwa menjadi ‘mangsa’ Cik Julia Idris apabila berita mengenai kehidupan baru beliau dilaporkan di Berita Harian (BH) baru-baru ini.

    Pemilik onecupcakeaday itu dicemuh hebat di laman web BH menyusuli laporan berita mengenai perniagaan barunya yang menjual kek cawan unik.

    Sekitar tiga tahun lalu, beliau pernah mengendalikan perniagaan dalam talian, shoogarush, yang menyediakan khidmat hiasan pencuci mulut.

    Ketika itu beliau mengambil pesanan awal bagi alat perkakas dapur yang dibeli dari China.

    Namun, separuh daripada barang yang dipesannya tidak tiba tetapi wang pelanggan telah pun diambil.

    Cik Julia dikatakan tidak mengembalikan wang pelanggan menyebabkan ‘mangsa’ cuba menjejaknya sepanjang tiga tahun lalu.

    Seorang yang mengaku ‘mangsa’ yang hanya ingin dikenali sebagai Cik Siti, 35 tahun, berkata sehingga hari ini, Cik Julia masih berhutang sebanyak $3,000 yang belum dilangsaikannya.

    “Sekitar 2012, saya memesan mesin pembancuh Kitchen Aid berharga sekitar $400 setiap satu.

    “Saya mengumpul pesanan daripada 10 teman saya. Saya telah membayar sekitar $4,000 kepadanya.

    “Sejauh ini, beliau hanya bayar sekitar $1,000 sahaja. Baki $3,000 masih tertunggak sehingga hari ini.

    “Beliau janji akan bayar tetapi dalam bentuk ansuran bulanan. Namun, beliau asyik hilangkan diri sehingga penat saya jejak dia,” jelas Cik Siti yang masih marah ketika dihubungi semalam.

    Cik Siti berkata beliau terpaksa mengeluarkan wang sendiri bagi membayar teman-temannya.

    Malah, beliau mendakwa terlibat dalam kemalangan jalan raya ketika memandu kerana fikirannya kusut memikirkan nasib yang menimpanya.

    Apabila diminta komen, Cik Julia mengaku telah membuat kesilapan sebelum ini.

    Namun, beliau menjelaskan bahawa beliau sendiri menjadi mangsa pembekalnya.

    “Separuh daripada barang yang saya pesan tidak tiba. Saya sendiri rasa serba salah. Saya mahu membayar wang mereka balik.

    “Tetapi buat masa ini saya belum mampu membayar balik. Perniagaan kek cawan yang saya buat secara kecil-kecilan ini juga saya harap dapat digunakan bagi membayar balik wang mereka yang terbabit,” ujarnya.

    Menurutnya, beliau masih berhutang dengan enam lagi bekas pelanggannya – secara keseluruhannya berjumlah sekitar $8,000.

    Cik Julia, yang sebelum ini pernah menyertai acara sampingan Pesta Raya di Esplanade Teater Di Pesisiran tahun ini dengan menjual kek cawannya, juga berkata akibat cemuhan teruk di laman media sosial itu, pihak pengurusan kantin tempat beliau mengendalikan gerai menjual snek telah memutuskan tidak meneruskan lagi kontraknya tahun depan.

     

    Source: http://beritaharian.sg