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  • Zulfikar Shariff: How Much Longer Do We Have To Wait For Resolution To Hijab Issue?

    Zulfikar Shariff: How Much Longer Do We Have To Wait For Resolution To Hijab Issue?

    Over the years, there have been various claims about why the PAP government ban the hijab.

    One common excuse is that it is only a matter of time. According to this claim the government is trying to expand the common space and will allow the hijab in due course.

    This excuse is amazing in how ridiculous it is.

    When I discussed the hijab ban with Allahyarham Ustadz Abu Bakar Hashim several years ago, he told me that it was time the issue was resolved.

    He demanded that we double the effort.

    No more quiet begging. We need to stand up and be clear that the government should stop discriminating our sisters.

    According to Ustadz Abu Bakar, the first time he heard of the problem was in 1972. He said it had been almost 30 years (then).

    It is now 43 years.

    How much longer will the government need to oppress our sisters?

    How much longer will they use the excuse of needing time?

    How much longer will we keep quiet while our sisters are abused?

    The hijab ban has nothing to do with expanding common space. If it was, the government would have been able to do it a long time ago.

    They had 43 years to do it.

    And yet, they keep discriminating our sisters.

    They keep forcing Muslim ladies to take off an article of clothing.

    They forced us to beg for their approval.

    It has been 43 years.

    And it will keep going 43 years more.

     

    Source: Zulfikar Shariff

  • Zulfikar Shariff: PAP Malay Muslim MPs Cannot Be Counted On To Fight For Malay/Muslim Issues

    Zulfikar Shariff: PAP Malay Muslim MPs Cannot Be Counted On To Fight For Malay/Muslim Issues

    We are constantly told to leave the hijab issue to the Malay MPs. We are told they are working on it behind close doors.

    We are told that if we raise the issue, it will force the government to dig in their heels and deny our Muslimah of their rights for even longer. We should keep quiet and appreciate their decisions.

    I remember a conversation I had with a Malay MP shortly before the 2001 elections.

    Yatiman Yusof was part of the Tampines GRC. By 2001, he had been in parliament for 17 years and was the Senior Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Information, Communications And The Arts.

    One night about a week before the election, I had a meeting with members of the Fateha group at Afghanistan Restaurant in Tampines. Yatiman happened to be at the same restaurant.

    As I made my way to order dinner, he asked me to sit with him for a chat.

    Our conversation understandably, turned to the hijab issue. According to Yatiman, he supported the ban on “tudung”.

    He argued that if Singapore was to allow tudung in school, we will not integrate anymore and society will disintegrate.

    When it was pointed out that other countries such as Malaysia allows tudung, he answered:

    “It is a mistake by the Malaysian government to allow tudung in schools. I am 55 now. If we allow tudung in school, in 25 years, by the time I am 80, we will start to kill each other.”

    A Malay MP prioritized government policies and support the oppression of our Muslimah.

    And yet…

    We are told to leave the hijab issue to the Malay MPs.

    We are told they are working on it behind close doors.

    We are told to support them and keep quiet.

    And we believe them.

     

    Source: Zulfikar Shariff

  • Syed Danial: Government And Opposition Malay Muslim MPs Should Make Clear Their Stance On Hijab

    Syed Danial: Government And Opposition Malay Muslim MPs Should Make Clear Their Stance On Hijab

    The Malay Muslim MPs should make their stance on the hijab issue clear. From both the PAP n WP.

    I must say the only opposition Malay Muslim MP was the only one with the moral courage to make his stance unequivocally clear during the LGBT issue during last year’s Ramadhan. May Allah azzawajal Bless him n Reward him profusely. From the ruling party we have the Minister in Charge of Muslim Affairs making the statement mosques shouldn’t take sides in an issue Allah azzawajal Himself has taken sides. Shocking, to say the least. It doesn’t help that the establishment ulema were silent in docility when this was played out in real time.

    Our current MPs should bear in mind we may be witnessing as we speak this notion that if we throw our hat hook line n sinker with official govt stand we may juz end up being considered a sellout and a political liability when elections draw near.

    They plan. And Allah azzawajal Plans. And Allah is the Best of planners.

    May Allah azzawajal Grant us leaders who would serve His Deen.

    Above all.

     

    Source: Syed Danial

  • Dari Madrasah Ke Poly, Kini Ke NUS Ikuti Pengajian Perubatan

    Dari Madrasah Ke Poly, Kini Ke NUS Ikuti Pengajian Perubatan

    Dua lulusan madrasah yang memilih laluan politeknik mencipta sejarah apabila ditawarkan tempat di Sekolah Perubatan Yong Loo Lin, Universiti Nasional Singapura (NUS) baru-baru ini.

    Encik Ahmad Abdurrahman Hanifah Marican, 20 tahun, lulusan Madrasah Aljunied Al-Islamiah, ialah pelajar cemerlang kursus Diploma Sains Bioperubatan daripada Politeknik Singapura.

    Lulusan Politeknik Temasek, Cik Amalina Ridzuan, 22 tahun, pula bekas pelajar Madrasah Al-Maarif Al-Islamiah yang meraih Pingat Emas Sysmex Asia Pacific bagi kursus Diploma Sains Bioperubatan.

    Tahun lalu, lulusan sains bioperubatan Politeknik Republic, Cik Noor Ahmed Alkaff, merupakan pelajar politeknik Melayu pertama diterima masuk ke Fakulti Perubatan NUS.

    Mengulas pencapaian ini, Cik Noor berkata: “Saya teruja kerana kejayaan mereka menunjukkan bahawa latar belakang pengajian bukan hambatan asal kita bermotivasi berusaha.”

     

    Source: http://beritaharian.sg

  • Woman Told Off Man For Physically Abusing Tudung-Clad Wife But Victim Played Down Incident

    Woman Told Off Man For Physically Abusing Tudung-Clad Wife But Victim Played Down Incident

    I will tell you why the Asian mentality is extremely hopeless sometimes.

    Boarding on a Malindo Airlines flight from BKI to KUL on OD1003.

    This man on the right repeatedly slapped the lady in tudung on her head a few times over – I heard about 3 smacks and turn around to see his hand moving towards her head again. It was a loud smack that we all could hear and shocked me enough to turn around. Lady was crying as they walked to board the plane.

    Many others including myself saw it and no one seems to care or was too busy staring at their phones to notice! There’s these two big burly looking men walking right behind the couple and myself and I am positively sure they saw it too.

    When I told him off and raised my voice – the two men told me to hush and not to create trouble. They then pat the man in red on the back and told him to just calm down, bincang nanti and looked over to the girl and said Sudah, Sudah. Girl looked at me and told me “no no it’s ok. Sudah biasa takpe masalah sahaja”

    They then also turned around and told me that people have troubles and don’t worry about it. They also asked if I really did see it?

    And also here we are in an airport about to board the plane – you would think that security and staffs are constantly alert and observant.

    No one else said a thing. No one.

    How have we as a society – and unfortunately I see this much more in an Asian society, turn a blind eye even when something that is obviously wrong happening right in front of you?

    All these bunch of people standing around us – I am so sad and disappointed to be living amongst you. I am so sad that we let a man hit a woman in public and let him get away with it. I am sad that when confronted this woman who was hit, think it’s ok for her partner(which I am assuming he is) to treat her like that in public. I am annoyed that Malindo staff standing right at the door of the plane said nothing and allow this man to board the flight.

    For every time that you say nothing, do nothing and not speak up when someone use aggression onto you or another person – you are silently encouraging and applauding this person’s action.

    Violence against women is never right. Violence against men is also never right. Violence against anything will never be right.

    It is an even bigger problem when you as a victim choose to brush this off and let your aggressor get away with their actions. I am extremely sad because it clearly shows our education and society has failed to create a safe environment for victims to feel safe if they are attacked. I am sad because our education system (if there is any…) has failed to raise strong independent women. We have failed to raise men to have respect.

    There is nothing right about this situation at all.

     

    Source: Bea Meow