Mr Dear Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong ;
As we can have food that meet each of our religious requirements and still eat together..
We can also have our clothing’s that meet each of our religious requirements and still live together.
Let muslim ladies put on their “Tudung” and let us be proud as Singaporean, diverse yet united.
Yours sincerely
Muhammed Ibn Abd Latiff
Please share with hash tag #tudung
Source: Muhammed Ibn Abdul Latiff
PAPAR, Feb 8 — Sitting on the porch of his wooden stilt house, Sabahan rubber tapper Jilius Yapoo’s eyes welled up with tears when he recalled his shock earlier this week when he saw his 16-year-old daughter in a tudung (Muslim headscarf) for the first time.
The staunch Christian dusun said he had gone to his daughter’s hostel to take her home for the weekend when the teenager emerged garbed in the tudung, looking upset.
“She was wearing the tudung and showed it to me. I teared up and she looked at me and cried.
“She told me she had converted into Islam and could not back out now. I was absolutely speechless,” said Jilius, choking back tears.
The father of eight from the Kaiduan village in Kawang lodged a police report on Wednesday after being told by his relative that his daughter was seen in the Muslim headscarf at her school SMK Kinarut.
He said he had earlier tried to take the matter to the school’s Parents Teachers Association meeting but was allegedly rebuffed and told to calm down.
Jilius said he had also tried to see his daughter the day of the meeting, but was not able to.
“It was only two days later that I went to pick her up from school to take her home for the weekend when I got to see her, but she said she would not be coming home this week,” the distraught father lamented to Malay Mail Online when met at his home yesterday.
“She is only 16, underaged, and should not need to make a decision like this. Even if she had willingly declared the words (shahadah, the Islamic declaration of belief Allah and Muhammad), and wanted to convert, she and the school should have informed me,” said Jilius.
Malay Mail Online had on Thursday reported that authorities are investigating the alleged “Islamisation” of a Christian student in SMK Kinarut near here by the school hostel’s warden.
It is believed that the school’s former hostel warden had incited the conversion of the student with the recital of the shahadah, forcing her into embracing Islam despite being “underaged”.
According to the student’s mother, Jaina Yassin, her daughter had a lot of Muslim friends in school but never mentioned anything about changing her faith.
“We used to pray as a family with our pastor, who came to the house sometimes. When we heard she was wearing a headscarf and had converted, our hearts just sank.
“How can this happen?
“We have three other children studying in the same school and I fear this might happen to them as well,” she said, adding that the church pastor had suggested they consider transferring her out of the school.
The family, with Jilius as the sole breadwinner, earns a small income of up to RM350 a month.
The money is used to support the ten people living in their home, which is in the rural West coast of Sabah.
The village consists mostly of subsistence farmers and there is no telephone reception or television available, although there is electricity and running water.
“I sent her to school for her to learn and get an education. Not to be converted into another religion.
“As long as she is underaged and under my care, she cannot make this decision. When she reaches the age of consent, then it is up to her,” said Jilius.
Village safety and security committee chairman Michael Frederick said it was unusual for the school to allow a religious conversion without asking for the student’s parent’s permission.
“Usually they notify parents just to take their students out from school and a letter needs to be produced and signed by parents and acknowledged by the committee.
“We are not against freedom to choose religion but I hope the authorities will look into this and ensure it was carried out properly in the future, without ill motives from the school, and with parents consent.
“We cannot have students going to school one religion and coming out another,” said Michael.
Sabah police have said that the case has been referred to the state religious authorities for further action.
State Education Department director Datuk Jame Alip when contacted said that the matter is now in the hands of the police. He declined further comment.
Christian groups in Sabah have recently cried foul to alleged furtive attempts to convert Bumiputera followers of the faith to Islam.
In January 2014, a group of indigenous Sabahan villagers from the remote Pitas district were reportedly deceived into embracing Islam for RM100 by a Muslim welfare group.
Sabah Council of Churches as well as the Roman Catholic Church of Sabah had also complained officially to the Education Ministry last year of a covert ploy to convert under-aged Christian students at the residential Labuan Matriculation College to Islam.
Source: www.themalaymailonline.com
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
Stomper J was disgusted to see a couple behaving intimately at Jurong East Library yesterday, Jan 18.
In the photo, the young woman was seen sitting in front of the guy, who has his hands under her shirt.
According to the Stomper, he was seen massaging her.
J said:
“They were sitting in a weird position and behaving weirdly.
“I was disgusted!”
Source: http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg
LIMA tahun lalu, Nurul Iffah Baharudin muncul sebagai pelajar terbaik Madrasah Al-Arabiah Al-Islamiah bagi Peperiksaan Tamat Sekolah Rendah (PSLE) dengan agregat 244 mata.
Tahun ini, beliau mengulangi pencapaian cemerlangnya dengan menjadi pelajar terbaik madrasahnya bagi Peperiksaan Sijil Am Pelajaran (GCE) Peringkat ‘O’.
Anak sulung lima beradik itu meraih gred enam mata bagi L1R4 (untuk kemasukan ke politeknik) dengan lapan kepujian.
Nurul Iffah, 16 tahun, mendapat gred A1 bagi Matematik, Bahasa Arab, Sains Gabungan, Bahasa Melayu dan Pengetahuan Agama Islam (IRK) serta gred A2 bagi Bahasa Inggeris, Matematik Tambahan dan Geografi.
Keputusan cemerlang itu adalah hasil ketekunannya mengulang kaji pelajaran selama tiga jam setiap malam bukan setakat dari awal tahun lalu malah dari sejak memulakan pengajian di sekolah menengah.
“Saya pastikan saya mengulang kaji pelajaran secara konsisten.
“Saya akan pastikan saya belajar setiap hari dari 7 hingga 10 malam. Saya akan turut mengikut jadual pembelajaran ini pada hujung minggu kecuali jika saya tiada di rumah,” kata anak pasangan pembantu juruukur dan suri rumah itu.
Nurul Iffah, yang mendapat tempat pertama di dalam kelas bagi setiap peperiksaan sejak menengah satu berkata beliau tidak meletak apa-apa sasaran bagi peperiksaannya namun berharap melakukan yang terbaik agar dapat memasuki politeknik.
Beliau ingin melanjutkan pengajian dalam bidang perakaunan atau sains kerana meminati Matematik dan Sains.
Nurul Iffah, yang mengikuti kelas tuisyen bagi mata pelajaran Bahasa Arab, berkata ramai orang, terutama ibu bapanya, menjangka beliau akan mengulangi kejayaan yang diraih dalam PSLE dan muncul sebagai pelajar terbaik madrasahnya sekali lagi.
“Tahun lalu, pelajar terbaik dari Madrasah Al-Arabiah Al-Islamiah, yang juga pelajar madrasah paling cemerlang, mendapat gred A1 dalam lapan mata pelajaran. Ibu bapa saya menggalakkan saya cuba mendapat keputusan serupa. Saya tidak berasa tertekan sebaliknya menganggap ia satu motivasi,” katanya.
Nurul Iffah kini bekerja sebagai pembantu guru tadika sementara menunggu keputusan kemasukan ke politeknik.
Beliau bercita-cita menjadi guru sekolah menengah dan mengajar mata pelajaran Matematik atau Sains kelak.
Source: http://beritaharian.sg