Im a Malay, and certainly Im not with him...

..and so many other Malays aren't with him as well!!

Anwar masuk parlimen!!!

Muslim Fanatics (updated)

I am getting more confused. From what I understood, its a forum to talk about this complicated issue, not to incite hate or religious disharmony.

refer to Bar Council's web, here and here.

IMO, if u got somethg to say, just freakin join the forum, not shouting like a maniac and talk nonsense, I strongly hate the Mahasiswa Islam rep speech, typical fanatics.



i smell somethg fishy here, it looks like these protestors are being used by the we-know-who-and-we-cant-speak-of-them peoples, so that the party being used loose support from nonMalays (hint: we know who is the culprit of malaysian disunity)
Moreover, since when Malaysians are allowed to protest? Aint that too good to be true?
they even granted an access by police into the forum and become very childish in there, i saw that on tv3's buletin utama, i felt ashame as a fellow muslim

p.s. my back hurt, hv to wait till 10pm for the pharmacy to open as today is Sunday, need some painkillers before I am capable on doing my work, thus why not blogging

Am I Too Stressfull that I cant think clearly?

reading the top news in Malaysian newspaper, The Star, make me question myself whether I am now plain stupid and cant think logically

see below, now Anwar had been charged with homosexual sex with consent, Saiful's lawyer comment on behalf of his client (the consenter), that they are happy that Anwar now is finally brought to justice.

Saiful thankful Anwar finally brought to justice

PETALING JAYA: Mohd Saiful Bukhari Azlan is thankful to Allah that Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will finally be brought to face justice.

His lawyer Zamri Idrus said in a statement that Mohd Saiful, who was Anwar’s former aide, would give full co-operation to ensure that the judicial court process ran smoothly.

“Mohd Saiful also hopes that all Malaysians will pray that the legal process is carried out smoothly so the truth can be proven in a just manner,” he said yesterday.

I really dont get it, if it was consensual, what is the justice that he want it to be brought up. I wonder if the lawyer misunderstood the court charge, or am I the one confused

what makes it more confusing is that, some politician argues that Saiful is exempted from being charged because he is the one reporting the 'crime'.
What if Anwar made the police report first?

p.s. sometimes i wonder how these people (the lawyer and the politician) became the person they are now, totally not based on their intellectual capacity

Kesalahan Luar Tabii di Malaysia (Unnatural Offences in Malaysia)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXLhX8cluXQ

Unnatural Offences

377.Buggery with an animal.
Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse
with an animal shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend
to twenty years, and shall also be liable to fine or to whipping. Explanation
Penetration is sufficient to constitute the carnal intercourse necessary to the
offence described in this section.
377A.Carnal intercourse against the order
of nature.
Any person who has sexual connection with another person by the
introduction of the penis into the anus or mouth of the other person is said to
commit carnal intercourse against the order of
nature. Explanation
Penetration is sufficient to constitute the sexual connection necessary to the
offence described in this section.
377B.Punishment for committing carnal
intercourse against the order of nature.
Whoever voluntarily commits carnal
intercourse against the order of nature shall be punished with imprisonment for
a term which may extend to twenty years, and shall also be liable to whipping.
377C. Committing carnal intercourse against the order of nature without
consent, etc.
Whoever voluntarily commits carnal intercourse against the
order of nature on another
person without the consent, or against the will,
of the other person, or by
putting other person in fear of death or hurt to
the person or any other person,
shall be punished with imprisonment for a
term of not less than five years and
not more than twenty years, and shall
also be liable to whipping.

funny codes...

Tired of Politicians

the song title is Violet Hill by Coldplay, aint the video amusing? ;)
I wish somebody out there could make a similar vdo for Malaysian's 'clowns and jokers'

UnIslamic Muslim?

Well, the thing is, I can no longer stand male chauvinist stupid remarks, hiding under their own interpretation of Islam, which to me is nothing Islamic, but just polemic,
Muslim men always got away, putting the blame on women, scroll down, you'll see what I mean. duh...

KB council bans lipstick, high heels

KOTA BARU: Muslim women employees working here are forbidden to wear lipstick and high-heeled shoes to work.

This directive is contained in a municipal council circular dated May 25 and signed by its president Shafie Ismail, which has been distributed to business premises here.

A check, however, found that only a few tenants had received the circular this week.

The circular stated that the directive, targeted at Muslim women employees working in food outlets and other business premises, was issued to prevent incidents like rape and illicit sex as well as to safeguard the morals and dignity of Muslim women in Kelantan.

It stated that Muslim women were forbidden to wear thick make-up, bright coloured lipstick and high-heeled shoes which made a tapping sound.

Those who insisted on wearing high-heeled shoes should choose those with rubber soles.

Attempts to contact Shafie for clarification were futile.

The directive on the wearing of lipstick and high-heeled shoes are in addition to the wearing of scarves, which should cover the chest and not be of transparent material, blouses with long sleeves, which were long and loose, as well as socks.

Those who do not adhere to the regulation can be fined up to RM500. – Bernama

whats next? forbidding them to shower, because from male chauvinist point of view, smelling good is sexually appealing as well I guess
uhh

p.s. probably he didn't meant to be sexist, but the problem is most of us Muslim thinks like that, its a problem of mindset which I am not sure where it came from.

Outlandish version of The Little Red Riding Hood

I actually cant wait to see them live on Sunday ;)

Best of Luck Malaysia

Malaysian PM on Riz Khan

Im not campaigning!

I think somebody had just realised the potential of internet.
See my hotmail account pop-up add below. I am quite impressed (judging based on their track record)



but anyway, I am disappointed not having the chance to perform my responsibility as a Malaysian, it is supposed to be my first time voting (I'd checked my ID online and my election post is at my primary school! aint that cool?), but I am not back home, and I don't trust the choice I have from here.

All the best for my country...

when an Archbishop speaks on behalf of Islam...

I was watching the evening news last night, which is normally not my routine. Did that because I read an interesting headline on my personalized Google homepage about Dr Roman Williams' lecture on Islam in English Law. read more here

Anyways that news did upset somebody that is watching the news with me. She went totally mad with that idea, although she is neither Christian nor English. And started speaking nonsense IMO, saying that it is not realistic to have two set of laws in a country (i corrected it is not a dual law, but a sub law which governs only Muslims, as it is a need esp in Marriage etc) and then she speaks even more nonsense by saying 'if these people want such law they should just go live in Iraq or somewhere else.

"Daa, thats frm the Archbishop mouth himself!"
I didnt say that or anything after that, first I understand her nature being like that over small matter. (really admire her bf's patience) And I understand peoples have the wrong idea about Islamic law, straightaway they'll think about all these barbaric and male chauvinist we always see on media, which is unIslamic, wrongly practiced by some Muslim countries. Shame on us...

but anyways, i realize suddenly that my surrounding is now more 'biblical', this afternoon during a seminar, i overheard people at the back speaking about their Christian congregation back at home, i certainly never heard they speak on that topic.

I do admire Dr Rowan integrity and his depth understanding on Islam (you can read his speech on BBC news web). It shows that he did his research on Islam, because in my opinion even Muslims themselves are afraid to say the word Sharia because they themselves have the misconception on this law.

and I believe in this free-from-political-interference-country, the real values of Islamic Law can be uphold iA

6 years of Injustice - Guantanamo Bay

I was in London yesterday, have to attend the annual student union meeting and later that evening a birthday bash. (this post is neither about both, just an intro)

So I have some time in between, and decided to stop by at the Westminster area (for non Londoners, it is the area where the Big Ben, House of Parliament and London eye are located). It is a nice place esp in the evening where the lighting effect multiply the artistic nature of the building and its surrounding. In front of the Parliament House there is an open area called Parliament Square (where the statue of Churchill stand) and also there is a small camping site from the anti war group, i admire their determination, as it is a 24-7 campaign.
And yesterday was Friday, there is a weekly protest against the War including other things like the oppressive Guantanamo Bay, and the Palestine Conflict.

I am somehow lucky to turn up that evening, it is a special event. I saw Yvonne Ridley live giving a speech!(she was a British journalist, famous for her Taliban Capture story. Wiki her if u cant remember).

Part of her speech, the last bytes at the end.

also there was a rendition of the famous Cuban Guantanamera song, altered to include the Anti Guantanamo msg, by an artist (sorry i dont know him, but he looks very familiar)


Here is the story of the campaign, it is organised by the Green Party.

For Londoners, u can help by being at the field every Friday evening 6 till 7, shouting anti war slogan towards House of Parliament. It is cool! and hopefully beneficial.

Close Guantanamo

Guantanamo, a place with no soul,
where laws don’t apply,
It’s a legal black hole.

In orange jumpsuits and cages they remain,
for fours years and more they have suffered this pain.

No charges, no trial, no due process,
innocent or guilty they couldn’t care less.

Brought to Cuba from far and wide,
tortured so bad they would rather have died.

Guantanamo, a place with no soul,
where laws don’t apply,
it’s a legal black hole.

Captured and sold to the US by their own,
how have they ended up so far from home?

Families and lives torn apart,
this is the beginning - only the start.
Children labelled as terrorists,
a symbol of injustice is what it is.

Guantanamo, a place with no soul,
where laws don’t apply,
it’s a legal black hole.

Respect for human rights is what they preach,
what a shame its not what they teach.

For every Guantanamo there are many more,
this is what they have in store.

This is America's war on human rights,
without boundaries it reaches new heights.

Guantanamo, a place with no soul,
where laws don’t apply,
it’s a legal black hole.

Who are these people, what was their crime?
Have they not served their time?

America's war comes at a price,
just ask Dr. Condaleeza Rice,

The time has come for us to make a stand,
the time has come for us to demand...

CLOSE GUANTANAMO!!!
Shazia Parveen

p.s. please pardon the vdo quality

BBC reported "Bush urges Israeli occupation end'

President George W Bush has said Israel must end its occupation of some Arab land to enable the creation of a viable Palestinian state.

wait, hold your applaud
watch the aljazeera report on this



Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege.

Islam on Youtube

I have to admit Im an avid 'youtube-ian'. Why I love it? It allows peoples to express their opinions, and say anything they want to the world.
This anyways does somehow result, the emergence of quite a number of youtube-ians bashing Islam via video or their comments, criticising the religion and Prophet Muhammad PBUH. Few years back, I feels very sad watching all these, and feels helpless because I know what they say isnt true, and I had tried my best to correct the things they said by commentg/defensing on the video. But that wasnt really efficient.

And now, I realise there are more and more Muslim youtube-ians start to produce their own video, to correct whats wrong and to deny what is not Islam. Bravo to them.

And below is a summary of the situation.




and bravo to the guy below, there are many more alike him on youtube

more from him at http://ummahfilms.blogspot.com/

In the time where Islam is being humiliated and misrepresented. Allah send us help in a way we didnt think of. Subhanallah.

Can u spot the missing info?

Although im in a far-far-away land, i still folow the current affairs of our bolehland. Spotted an interesting article from the star about a malaysian born new ausie minister; Interestingly the article had i think intentionally deleted somethg about her. Erm, i do understand why. its like we all malaysian can be proud about her being a minister but it wont go well if the deleted info is undeleted. can u spot the missing info?

From The Star

Sabah dad proud of new Aussie minister
By Muguntan Vanar
KOTA KINABALU: Pride and joy was all over the face of the father of Malaysian-born Penny Wong Ying Yen who has been appointed as a cabinet minister in Australia.
“I am very happy. I hope her appointment will be a blessing for Australia,” said Penny’s father Francis Wong Yit Shing, 66, an architect here.
The 39-year-old Penny, who was born in Sabah but grew up in Australia from the age of eight with her mother, was named Climate Change and Water Minister Thursday by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd whose Labour party won the recent elections.
Francis, who described his daughter as a go-getter, said that the portfolio given to his daughter was very “current and important” not only for Australians but for the people around the world who are concerned about global warming and climate change.
“I know she is a very responsible person and she will work hard to achieve her objectives,” said the father, who keeps in touch with his daughter through SMS.
Describing his daughter as a person with strong personality, he said that he never expected Penny to become a politician.
“I wanted her to be a doctor and she enrolled for it but a year later she switched to law after she went on a student exchange programme to Brazil where she saw the need to help people,” said Francis.
On completing her studies, she got involved in unions and industrial court cases in Australia and “I believe that the Labour Party spotted her capability and urged her join them.”
Penny became the first Asian-born woman Senator when she won a seat in South Australia in 2002 and last week’s Australian elections saw her winning a second term with her party toppling John Howard’s government.
Asked if he had ever given his daughter any political advice, Francis said that the politics that he knew about was only that of South East Asia and that “Australian politics (is) totally different.”
“ We mostly talk family matters ... not much on politics though I always follow developments of her career,” he said, adding that Penny is an outdoor person who has among others, scaled Mount Kinabalu several times and dived in Sipadan.
Francis said Penny and her mother left Sabah for Australia in 1977 for Penny’s education while he remained in the state. Over time, he and his wife separated with Penny taking up her mother’s Australian citizenship.
source http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/11/29/nation/20071129153509&sec=nation

From Wikipedia

Penny Wong
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Penelope Ying-yen "Penny" Wong (Chinese; pinyin: Huáng Yīngxián, born November 5, 1968), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian Senate since 2002, representing South Australia. On 29 November 2007 she was appointed to be the first Australian Minister for Climate Change. She is the first openly gay [1] and the first Asian member of the Australian Cabinet.
PersonalWong was born in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia to a Chinese Malaysian father and an Australian mother.[2][3] She moved to Australia at the age of eight with her mother and brother, after her parents separated. After spending a year on exchange in Brazil, Wong studied Arts/Law at the University of Adelaide. While at university, she worked part time for the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union.
CareerShe also became involved in political activism at university, winning a position on the National Executive of the National Union of Students. In 1988, Wong joined the Australian Labor Party, winning a position as a delegate to the party's state convention the following year. She has been a delegate each year since, with the exception of 1995.
Wong graduated from university in 1992, and continued on with the CFMEU, working as an industrial officer, gaining admission to the bar in 1993. During 1995 and 1996, she acted as an advisor to the New South Wales state government, specialising in the area of forest policy. On returning to Adelaide, she began practising law, won a position on the ALP's state executive, and also took on work as a legal officer with the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union.
Wong ran for pre-selection for the Senate in 2001, and was selected for the top spot on the party's South Australian ticket, as a result of affirmative action policies and factional changes. Wong is a member of EMILY's List Australia, the support network for Labor women, and currently sits on a number of Senate committees, primarily those related to economics.
She has been a vocal critic of Prime Minister John Howard's ban on same-sex marriages, despite the ban also having the support of her own party.
In June 2005 Wong was appointed Shadow Minister for Employment and Workforce Participation and Shadow Minister for Corporate Governance and Responsibility. Following the reshuffle in December 2006, she became responsible for the portfolios of Public Administration & Accountability, Corporate Governance & Responsibility, and Workforce Participation.
In November 2007, in the wake of the Labor Party victory in the 2007 election, Wong was appointed Minister for Climate Change and Water. Her appointment as the first Australian from an Asian background to hold a cabinet position was quickly greeted by ethnic groups. She will accompany Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to Bali for the international climate change talks.source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Wong

Angkasa1 in less than 1 day

In less than 24 hours, Dr Sheik will be the first Malaysian in space, Congratulation. [more infos and live stream here] Despite the program was turned into a political mockery, I cant help myself feeling proud when I see this pic on the front page of Utusan Malaysia.



hopefully, this program will really be a catalyst for our Science and Technology development, or at least an inspiration to all of us.

Published ISS* Guidelines for Muslim

*ISS = International Space Station

I did posted about this months before, and today I've been alerted by the Star that the guidelines have been published. So straightaway I downloaded it from JAKIM web.
You can download the docs here (Malay) and here (English translation), and also a fancy looking version here.

Although, I applaud such effort, which is able to tell the world that its not a problem for Muslim to be in space, but I couldn't accept the way they put up the guideline.

First of all, it doesnt have the authors' name in it (even the fancy version), I think having a name or two or more does matter, to whom the readers are supposed to refer to in case they need further explanation.

Second, lacking of source. Islam is a religion that uphold its references such as The Quran and the authentic Hadith, thus it is important to elaborate how they had come up with such guide, or the sources of scholars book they refer to.

Third, I dont like the way the write it. It doesn't in line with the standard as the guideline for ISS and doesn't reflect the way Islamic books on ruling supposed to be written.

For examples:

1) Cleaning the no.1 & no.2 section

Istinja’ (washing-up)

Istinja’ means cleaning of the private parts after relieving onself. Istinja’ is by using wipes/tissues which are available at the ISS.

Rules of making istinja’:

1. Using pure, not sacred material
2. Using a solid material
3. Using a dry, non-slippery material
4. Using not less than 3 pieces wipes/tissues
5. Before the najas (filth) dries
6. Before the najas (filth) spreads

I did stumble on this before, its just a normal way of performing istinjak, even on earth we can do the same. Why on earth they have to put such rules, for example rules no1 until 3. Since we all know that they will use the tissue provided in the ISS, why cant we just eliminate these 3 rules, since we all know that the tissue is hygenic, solid and dry?
The way they put it, looks like its just a copy paste work.

2) Eat

4.1 Food

If there is doubt on whether the food served on ISS it is halal or not, it is then permissible to eat the food on the basis of not to starve.

Why the 'if' is still necessary, I think it is possible to check what are the foods that will be prepared for the ISS. And why we still need to put the clause that if it is non halal, it is only permissible to eat to avoid starving. Taking into account how highly scientific ISS station is, I'm sure that they all had calculated the food intake that will provide enough nutrition to each individual on the station. Thus there will be no problem about eating non halal food excessively, the intake is just enough for survival, and isn't that make the non halal now permissible?

3. Pray

3.5 Praying

ii The performance of the physical postures (such as standing, bowing and prostrating) is to suit the conditions in ISS,prioritizing as follows:

1. If upright standing is not possible, then any standing posture,
2. Sitting. Bowing is by bringing down the chin closer to the knee or the prostrating place,
3. Lying down on the right side with body facing the direction of Qibla,
4. Lying flat
5. Using the eye lid as an indicator of the changing of postures in prayer,
6. Imagining the sequence of prayer.

The guideline for Praying, is also a copy paste from the existed rules on how to Pray when the normal ways is not possible. Why on earth, they cant just be exact on how to do it on ISS, taking into account the ISS situation?

I have to admit that my knowledge on Islamic rulings is not in depth, but I can't just zip out my mouth, knowing that such guideline that will be distributed worldwide and carry the Islamic image is not done on par with Islamic analytical sense on rulings. Wallahu'alam.

I am now have a Power...

...but too bad, couldn't make it this year,
and I dont dare to vote via post from overseas, skeptical of its confidentiality



hopefully, nobody dares to use my ID as a phantom voter. (this answer why I had deliberately erased the details)
Please do check yr status here even if you havent register with SPR
thx En Arip for alerting this

CRAZY WORLD it is

The body found in the bag is in fact the 30 days missing girl, Nurin, DNA test had confirmed. Breaking news from the Star

I AM SICK TO MY STOMACH!

In fact, I just came back from KL for my VISA application, did stayed in Kg Baru for a night, and I found that the bag the CRAZY BEAST stuffed Nurin in was sold at only RM10 in the ramadan market there.

God, give her parents and families, strength to endure this. Amin. My deepest condolences towards them.

It is time to do something. Make it unlawful for parents to live their kids alone/roaming freely.

More sickening news and pics here

Negaraku

Malaysia Tanah Airku
Celebrating 50 years of Nationhood
Keep it up Malaysians!



Weird, I havent step my feet in some of these landmarks, huhu

Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka!
Sometimes I wish we can simply value our patriotism by how loud we shout these words or how modern the buildings we build...Anyway, Im still proud to be Malaysian!