I refer to Syahredzan Johan’s articles
published on the Star newspaper, which alleged muslim insensitivities of other
non-muslims citizens of this country. It appears to pile up the blame on
muslims who offend non-muslim, be it in everyday life or on especially occasions
like during the fasting month. He forgets to mentioned that some local muslim
workers and muslim workers from foreign countries are often denied to pray
during Friday, and in spite of that, Christians are given a full holiday to
attend church during Sundays! He also forgets that, while a muslim must work on
Fridays, even though they can attend Friday prayers, but Hindus and Buddist
have their own public holidays in Thaipusam, Deepavali and Wesak day. He also
forgets to mentioned various female muslim workers were asked to remove their
headscarf, before being employed, in a non-muslim controlled company, such the
case of Rosyam Noor’s daughter who was asked to remove her headscarf before
securing employment in Toy R’ Us. Not long ago, Utusan Malaysia did report a
female Chinese muslim convert who was asked to remove her headscarf when she
was enrolled in a Chinese vernacular school. And UKM has reported that muslim
Malay undergrads are less likely to secure employment in companies run by
non-Malay muslim, which is fact a religious discrimination. He also forgot to
mentioned incidences where pig-heads were left outside mosque compounds, which
is a sign of disrespect for muslims. I expect an even reporting from a lawyer,
not biased reporting which provide fuel for Islamophobic newspapers like the
The Star. I would urge the lawyer to look into more insensitivities committed
by non-muslim against the muslim majority.
Saturday, June 27, 2015
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Farah Ann Hadi semi-nude attire and indecent performance
Around 50 years ago NBA basketballers wore short
trousers, but now players can wear long shorts which cover their knees and
still play the game very well. Now, the women beach volleyball wears very
skimpy bikinis that show their buttocks and shapes of their genitalia. Is it because
it is simply "beach" volleyball? Who said that a person has to wear
skimpy bikinis when swimming? Swimmers now wear full suit like scuba-divers.
It's only the fashion designers who dictate such styles and most of these
designers have no respect for women's modesty. And women wear it foolishly. Farah
Hadi's parents should have advised her against that attire. Her pictures are so
immodest and provoking, especially when she had to spread her legs wide apart
in her semi-nude attire. Doesn't she have any shame at all, when her photos are
seen by many? What is the point of winning medals to do the nation proud, at
the same time exposing her legs wide, as if she wants to advertise her v*****
for her future husband. The prosecution of two semi-nude couple models in a
main-street in Ipoh, was it because they fail to deliver gold medals? Why do
male gymnasts could dress in full attire, with their singlet and long pants
performing in the pommel horse and ring disciplines, while female gymnast must
be dressed to expose their bare legs and thighs, their shape of their genitals
and buttocks? Winning gold medals is no compensation for immodesty.
The ordinary Brazilians
were not interested on their country hosting the World Cup last year in 2014.
There were mass protests before the tournament began, asking the government to
increase spending on healthcare, clean water and housing. The only people who
were interested are those who profited from the tournament such as construction
companies, security firms, media, hotel owners, transportation companies etc. Some
land clearings to make way to new stadiums, with the expense of housing slums,
this increased the people dissatisfaction against their own government. Yes, this
happened in Brazil in 2014, the country with the most World Cup titles. People
often cheer their sport teams to win a competition. The euphoria happens only
in the sport arena, or in front to the TV, but disappears after that. You get
excited, happy and feel the sense of national pride when your favourite
competitor wins a competition, but when they are all over, your problems are
not solved. Sports personalities like Messi and Ronaldo are multi-millionaires,
but most the people who support them and who are their fans, are not. Focus on
more important issues such as reducing corruption, crimes, unemployment, living
cost and increasing the quality of life. Those are more important issue to be
solved, not winning gold medals or football matches.
Friday, June 12, 2015
Only in Msia – Gold medalist slammed for showing ‘aurat’ - sexualization of sports.
When competitors compete in their respective events,
they actually gather different attentions. First from people who admire their
talents, and second, media and personnel who exploit their sexuality. Anna
Kournikova might not have won any tennis Grand Slams, but her sexy images is
exploited every pages of men magazines. Wikipedia: “Sports Illustrated is an
American sports media franchise owned by Time Incorporated. The magazine has
over 3 million subscribers and is read by 23
million people each week, including over 18 million men”, especially in its
swimsuit issue which publishes images of sexy female athletes. And wonder why
women beach volleyball is the most watched events in the Olympic games? Then
you also have the top sexy categories such as “Top 20 sexiest female athletes”
or “top 10 sexiest female swimmers”, or “top 10 hottest female gymnast” and
even “top hottest male athletes” and “top 10 hottest footballers” coming out
every year. Does a fly prefer to feed on covered meat or exposed meat? Does a
mosquito prefer to bite someone with clothes on or without clothes? If a
competitor competes in the aforementioned events, i.e. events which require
them to expose their body parts, they must be aware of the risks, and should
not blame those who make fun on their sexuality. These liberal systems are so
decadent and so exploitative.
Sex on the back of a camel, why not? - a failure to understand Arabic idioms
Many people fail to understand the Arabic language or its idioms. One cannot simply take the literal meaning upon translating to other languages.
One hadith mentioned about “into the lizard’s hole”
The prophet (S.A.W.) said, "You will surely follow the ways, steps, or traditions of those who came before you, span by span and yard by yard (very closely) even if they entered into a lizard's hole you will enter it." The companions asked, "O prophet, you mean the Jews and Christians?" He replied, "Who else!?" [Reported by Imaam Bukhaari]
The hadith does not mean literally “enter the lizard hole”, rather do whatever other people do, even stupid as it may seem, like entering the lizard hole.
Similarly, “onto the camel’s back” does not mean literally riding on the camel. The meaning for the Arabs at that time is “while travelling”, as camels were used as a means of travelling. And on the camel’s back means while travelling, be it on a cruise ship, on wheeled vehicles including stoppage at some fancy hotels and rest houses, before reaching the destination.
And last and not least, camel toe does not mean the toe of the camel, it means something else. So be careful about the camel, this animal has so many idioms that people often forget.
To begin with the Arabic language, do not take its literal meaning.
Make ready for them all thou canst of (armed) force
and of horses tethered, that thereby ye may dismay the enemy of Allah and your
enemy, and others beside them whom ye know not. [TMQ, Pickthall translation, al-Anfaal:
60].
In this verse, it mentions horses, for the army to
gather their horses of war, to strike fear against the enemy. Horses were used as
a mobile vehicle in the time of war, in the time of Holy Prophet Muhammad
(SAW), as much as tanks, armoured vehicles, jet-fighters used now in modern
warfare.
This verse does contain references to horses as a mobile vehicle, but
in modern warfare, this is not acceptable. Any modern army will not resort
horses as a means of weapons, the use of horses will not inflict fear on the
hearts of the enemy. Therefore the use of “horses” in the verse cannot be taken
literally, as “on the camels’ back” must not be taken literally. For those who have
no knowledge on Arabic language, despite the zeal to use the Arabic word “Allah”
in the Bible text, the effort to study the Arabic language is simply absent
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