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  • Kedai Fesyen Online Poplook Sasar Pasaran Global Bagi Luaskan Pakaian Muslimah

    Kedai Fesyen Online Poplook Sasar Pasaran Global Bagi Luaskan Pakaian Muslimah

    Poplook, kedai fesyen online yang popular di kalangan wanita di Malaysia dan Singapura, menyasarkan untuk ke peringkat global dalam usaha meluaskan lagi pasaran produk mesra muslimahnya yang bermutu dan mampu milik.

    Pereka fesyen utama bagi Poplook, Nik Amanina Liyana Nik Abd Aziz berkata ketika ini, selain Singapura, Poplook mempunyai pelanggan dari negara-negara seperti Kanada, Amerika Syarikat, United Kingdom dan Timur Tengah.

    “Tahun lepas, kita lancarkan laman web antarabangsa Poplook yang mana urus niaga semua dalam dolar AS. Hasrat kami untuk pergi lebih global…kami mempunyai pelbagai pelanggan. Kami juga menyasarkan untuk mempunyai lebih banyak kedai dan rekaan yang menarik.

    “…tetapi yang penting kita tetap berpegang kepada pendirian Poplook iaitu pakaian semua sederhana dan mesra muslimah, semuanya mesti mesra wuduk dan labuh,” katanya kepada Bernama semasa program Poplook Indahnya Raya Styling Event yang diadakan sempena pembukaan kedai kedua Poplook di Setia City Mall baru-baru ini.

    Poplook yang sudah beroperasi sejak tahun 2007 dengan kedai pertama dibuka di The Curve, Damansara pada tahun lalu.

    LEBIH 1,000 PRODUK BERMUTU TINGGI

    Mengulas lanjut, Cik Nik Amanina Liyana berkata laman web Poplook, poplook.com mempunyai lebih 1,000 produk dengan reka bentuk berbeza, bermutu tinggi serta harga berpatutan.

    Katanya selain pakaian wanita, Poplook turut mengeluarkan pakaian kanak-kanak, pakaian untuk wanita hamil, pakaian lelaki, tudung, beg tangan dan barang kemas.

    “Peminat Poplook memang tahu setiap minggu kita akan keluar dengan rekaan baru yang harganya berpatutan, selain fabrik yang sangat kualiti dan memang sesuai untuk wanita di Malaysia dan luar negara,” tambah wanita yang mempunya perwatakan lembut dan mesra itu.

    Beliau berkata untuk pemasaran produk, selain melakukannya online, Poplook mengadakan kerjasama dengan kedai fesyen online lain yang terkenal seperti FashionValet selain pernah mengadakan kerjasama dengan pereka fesyen terkenal Jovian Mandagie dan Melinda Looi.

    “Menerusi kolaborasi dengan FashionValet, kita letak pakaian kita di kedai FashionValet di pusat membeli-belah Pavilion di Kuala Lumpur dan berdasarkan maklum balas, jualan Poplook lebih tinggi berbanding pereka yang lain. Orang ramai kini melihat barangan yang lebih ringkas dan berpatutan.

    “Selain itu, kita juga banyak buat penajaan, kita menaja drama selain blogger and personaliti Instafamous. Inilah caranya kami memasarkan produk kami…kami tidak takut untuk menaja selagi ia boleh memberi manfaat kepada kita, ia adalah situasi menang-menang,” katanya.

    4 TEMA FESYEN HARI RAYA TAHUN INI

    Cik Nik Amanina Liyana dalam pada itu berkata, pada tahun ini Poplook mengeluarkan empat tema fesyen pakaian untuk Aidilfitri iaitu ”Borneo”, ”Heritage”, ”Dentelle” dan ”Antalya” yang juga merupakan kolaborasi dengan FashionValet.

    “Kita tahu orang suka membeli-belah untuk hari raya, jadi tahun ini kita ambil peluang untuk hasilkan lebih banyak rekaan seperti tema Borneo yang merupakan insipirasi daripada batik dan kita ada Antalya yang diinspirasi dari Turki.

    “Sepanjang bulan Ramadan ini juga, Poplook membuka ”pop-up store” di pusat membeli-belah Sogo dan The Gardens di Kuala Lumpur,” katanya.

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg

  • Prof Madya Dr Rafidah: ‘I Am A Malay Muslim Woman’ – A Response To ‘I Am A Malay Woman’

    Prof Madya Dr Rafidah: ‘I Am A Malay Muslim Woman’ – A Response To ‘I Am A Malay Woman’

    I AM A MALAY WOMAN.

    I am a Malay woman too.
    I subscribe fully to Islam.
    As I have believed in the ayat

    يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا ادْخُلُوا فِي السِّلْمِ كَافَّةً
    “Oh you who believe, enter into Islam completely and perfectly”

    Therefore I do not pick certain ayatul Quran
    To suit myself.
    Or to what the world dictates.

    As I’m fully aware
    The Quran is a book of God
    and He knows His creation very well.
    That it’s impossible for one single ayat to contradict another.
    I will never pick which to object and which to follow.

    I am a Malay Muslim woman.
    And like many other Muslim women elsewhere
    We know Islam treats us with justice.
    That the men are commanded to treat us justly.
    That the best of them, are the best in ‘akhlak’ towards their wives.
    That mothers, are mentioned 3 times more than fathers to reaffirm our position to sons and daughters.

    I am a Malay Muslim woman.
    I know my rights are upheld in Islam.
    And I know these rights are not defined by equal numbers of everything.
    That bigger numbers do not necessarily mean privileges.
    They actually mean heavier responsibilities.

    I am a Malay Muslim woman
    I know that Allah SWT judge by those with the most sincere of ibadah
    And not by the position in prayer rows of separated men and women.
    Men can perform solat in the first row, but if their hearts are full of insincerity, they can never supersede women who pray at the back with full submission to her God .
    And when it comes to blessings, Allah SWT put us all at par, regardless of gender.

    I am a Malay Muslim woman.
    I know that Islam has granted women fairness
    In inheritance matter, Jointly Acquired Property, debts and Wasiat are duly settled first
    Before Faraid take its course
    A man takes more, but in his properties are the rights of others, his wife, his children and his parents
    A woman takes less, but all properties are hers, and hers alone.

    I am a Malay Muslim woman
    Let’s not emotions and testimonials blind us towards our religion, when many others obliging to the law of Allah SWT never once felt that Islam, creates caste among its followers.

    There are bad men and bad women and bad implementation by humans, that mar any good system.
    The pre-nuptial agreements so revered by the Western societies.
    Makes more men chose to not make women their wives
    Prefer cohabitation instead and in the process, the woman lose her rights.

    In this day of Israk and Mi’raj, let us be reminded of things that were given to the Prophet Muhammad SAW in Ascension as a result of the encounter in Miraj:

    1. Five daily prayers equal to the reward of fifty daily prayers.
    2.The last two verses of the chapter al-Baqara.
    3.The muqhimat (major sins) of the people from the ummah of Muhammad were forgiven except those who associated partners with Allah.

    On the perception that Islam discriminate man and woman, let’s again be reminded that the differences are only in worldly matters, that have interconnection with differences in responsibilities awarded to each man and woman.

    But as to whom shall be the best in the eyes of Allah SWT, WE ALL STAND THE SAME CHANCE.

    Al-Ahzab 35:

    إِنَّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمَاتِ وَالْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالْقَانِتِينَ وَالْقَانِتَاتِ وَالصَّادِقِينَ وَالصَّادِقَاتِ وَالصَّابِرِينَ وَالصَّابِرَاتِ وَالْخَاشِعِينَ وَالْخَاشِعَاتِ وَالْمُتَصَدِّقِينَ وَالْمُتَصَدِّقَاتِ وَالصَّائِمِينَ وَالصَّائِمَاتِ وَالْحَافِظِينَ فُرُوجَهُمْ وَالْحَافِظَاتِ وَالذَّاكِرِينَ اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَالذَّاكِرَاتِ أَعَدَّ اللَّهُ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةً وَأَجْرًا عَظِيمًا .

    VERILY, for all men and women who have sur-rendered themselves unto God, and all believing men and believing women, and all truly devout men and truly devout women, and all men and women who are true to their word, and all men and women who are patient in adversity, and all men and women who humble themselves [before God], and all men and women who give in charity, and all self-denying men and self-denying women, and all men and women who are mindful of their chastity, and all men and women who remember God unceasingly: for [all of] them has God readied forgiveness of sins and a mighty reward.

     

    Source: Prof Madya Dr Rafidah Hanim Mokhtar

  • Retired Parking Attendant Becomes A Graduate At The Age Of 67

    Retired Parking Attendant Becomes A Graduate At The Age Of 67

    Fond of reading, retired parking attendant Rokiah Omar always wished she had attended a madrasah – an Islamic religious school – when she was a child.

    Yesterday, the 67-year-old fulfilled her childhood dream by graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Islamic studies. She was the oldest among the Jamiyah Education Centre’s (JEC) 33 graduands.

    “I didn’t want age to be an obstacle to my learning,” said Madam Rokiah, who did not graduate with O levels, and got her first diploma in the Arabic language only in her 40s.

    With the support of her husband, three daughters, and two grandchildren, she obtained her degree after 11/2 years of part-time study.

    Her thesis examined the role of Muslim women in Singapore, and she looked to Speaker of Parliament Halimah Yacob and family physician Elly Sabrina as examples.

    “I hope to be a role model for others my age, to not give up and to pursue lifelong learning,” she said.

    For Madam Rokiah, the learning continues – she is currently pursuing a certificate in Islamic psychology, which she believes will help her understand her religious texts better. Next year, she will embark on a master’s in Islamic studies.

    At the ceremony yesterday, Senior Minister of State for Defence and Foreign Affairs Maliki Osman said lifelong learning is one of the tenets of Islam, as there are many things that are constantly changing and which require new ways of thinking.

    He encouraged the graduates to take advantage of their SkillsFuture credit to improve their skills and “guarantee a brighter future”.

    He also urged them to make use of their knowledge to help others understand Islam better, whether in Singapore or abroad.

    “Give guidance to members of the public, especially those who are on the Internet with information that is less accurate, but can become viral quickly,” he said.

     

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    Source: http://www.straitstimes.com

  • WP MP Faisal Manap Brought Up Aspirations Of Muslim Women In Singapore

    WP MP Faisal Manap Brought Up Aspirations Of Muslim Women In Singapore

    The Singapore Parliament was speaking about the aspirations of the Singapore Women.

    WP MP Faisal Manap brought up the aspirations of the Singapore Muslim women.

    He highlighted the importance of inclusiveness for Muslim women which would allow them to fulfill their career aspirations while meeting religious obligations (i.e. to wear the tudung at work)

    It was a fair point, except that he seems to needle these ‘Malay-Muslim’ issues consistently every chance he gets – a point, which Minister Masagos highlighted.

    In 2014, he called for the formation of a committee to tackle issues faced by the Malay-Muslim community because participants felt left out in certain policies and practices that “question the loyalty of Malays to the country”.

    In 2015 and 2016, he called for inclusion of Malay officers on Navy Ships and other sensitive positions in the Military

    As the only Malay Opposition member, he had every right to bring this up in parliament. After all, as a politician, he has to work to keep up his political mileage with his Malay voters.

    But why is he constantly harping on this issue whenever he talks about the Malay Community?

    What about other equally important and challenging issues that the Malay community is currently facing?

    What about Malay entrepreneurship, upskilling of the Malay community, Malay home ownership. The Malay community significantly lags behind other races in education, health and housing and is over-represented in crime, drugs and prison statistics.

    Are these issues not worth championing for, in parliament?

    What good will it do for the community if they can wear the tudung on the front line, but struggles to keep pace with the rest of the races in our society.

    How different is this from the political party, PAS,  in Malaysia, who pushed for Hudud laws every election, organised rallies for thousands of people, championed laws prohibiting the proximity between men and women but conveniently ignored other pertinent social issues in their community such as education and standard of living.

    Singapore cannot be successful and Singaporeans cannot be happy if there is any section of the population which is not doing well.

    Because we are such a small population – we breathe and live each other’s air. If that under-performance is defined by race or religion, it will even be starker.

    As much as we want our brothers and sisters to be able to fulfil their religious obligations, it is in our national interest, to make sure that everybody succeeds and that the under-performance is not defined by race and religion.

    You want to push for the tudung issue, sure.

    Make sure you champion other cases as well. Otherwise, you are nit-picking on popular issues and not really looking out for the Malay community.

     

    Source: www.thoughtssg.com

  • Bernard Chen: Faisal Manap Is True Singaporean Son, Not Divisive Character

    Bernard Chen: Faisal Manap Is True Singaporean Son, Not Divisive Character

    When the highest ranked public servant in our legislature (and potentially Singapore’s first women Muslim president come September 2017) is allowed to wear a head scarf while attending to her duties both inside and outside of the House, I do not see why other Muslim officers are unable to do so.

    And by the way, I have known and worked with Mr Faisal for years. He is far from being a divisive character, he is humble, slow to speak, and always listening to what others have to say, even when he is personally criticised. He makes it a point to attend funeral wakes / ceremonies of his residents, regardless of their ethnicities. He attend dinners organised by temple associations, house temples etc. He speaks with his community with patience and honesty and he engages other communities with tact and grace. So please refrain from throwing unwarranted accusations and red herrings in the House.

    And what’s Parliament for if you cannot raise issues that matters.

    And yes he raises issues pertaining to the Malay-Muslim community as the advancement of his community is close to his heart but more often than not, he raises national issues that will benefit all Singaporeans, regardless of their race or religion. I can attest to that as I helped draft his questions. He is a Singaporean and proud of it. Probably that explains why he was able to increase his vote share in his own ward of Kaki Bukit because more people want him to speak up for them in Parliament and not behind closed doors.

    And “subtly” raising issues sensitive to Muslims is the responsible thing to do. Isn’t that what “engaging people quietly behind the scenes” is all about, being responsible and “subtle”.

    Mr Faisal’s “subtlety” is discord and divisiveness while Mr Masagos’ “subtlety” is good, responsible and the way forward. Double standards.

     

    Source: Chen Jiaxi Bernard