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Demo Zoo Taiping: UMNO jadi Direktor
On Fatwas: Ten Questions
Seats demand behind the Hindraf-Pakatan impasse
MY FATWA on VALENTINE'S DAY and GREETINGS
Red faces after Psy’s no-show for yee sang tossing (Video)
Reclaiming Reason (part 1)
10 Reasons Why We Must Vote in GE13
BN's PSYchological moves on Penang

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 09:25 AM PST

RAMLI SUDIN menjadi jurucakap dan mengaku sebagai Ahli dan Penyokong PAS Taiping telah membuat Demo semalam.

Hasil maklumat yang didedahkan oleh kakitangan director itu sendiri menyatakan HASMADI ISMAIL ini ialah seorang peniaga satay disebuah gerai cina bersebelahan bangunan Kamal Bina di Taman Tasek Taiping. Lakonan beliau semalam sebagai RAMLI SUDIN telah mendapat reaksi dari beberapa pimpinan PAS Taiping.

Jika benar Hasmadi Ismail ini ahli PAS mengapa perlu menyamar dengan nama Ramli Sudin..???

Kisah lakonan Zoo Taiping
Demo Zoo Taiping : UMNO Taiping Jadi Director

12 Feb 2013 -- Zoo Taiping Perak : Musim cuti sekolah, Zoo Taiping menjadi tumpuan orang ramai kesini untuk beriadah bersama keluarga disamping bergembira bersama keluarga melihat binatang-bintang didalam Zoo Taiping.

Tapi lain pula dengan sekumpulan manusia hari ini yang hanya berkumpul didepan pintu Zoo Taiping, tapi tak masuk Zoo pun, mungkin mereka ini setaraf dengan yang dalam kadang Zoo.

Mereka mengaku konon-nya penyokong PAS dan Ahli PAS Cawangan Aulong,tujuan mereka berkumpul dihadapan pintu Zoo kerana berdemo berkaitan Isu Kalimah Allah: Penyokong PAS Taiping Desak Guan Eng Minta Maaf Kepada Umat Islam.

Kejadian demo mereka sudah tentu menjadi hidangan bagi blog pro UMNO BN dan didalam sebuah posting yang dikeluarkan oleh laman blog upahan UMNO BN (Kalau tak silap aku kat TV3suku pun ada) telah menyiarkan berita seperti berikut:

Jurucakap kumpulan itu, Ramli Sudin, berkata pemimpin DAP iaitu Karpal Singh dan Lim Guan Eng tidak menghormati keputusan Majlis Syura PAS kerana terus mempertikaikan perkara itu.

Jurucakap kumpulan Demo Zoo , Ramli Sudin

"Kami sebagai ahli dan penyokong PAS berasa kecewa kerana pemimpin PAS termasuklah kepimpinan negeri Perak tidak mengambil tindakan sewajarnya untuk mempertahankan keputusan Majlis Syura PAS. "Isu ini sangat penting kerana ia membabitkan soal akidah dan kita mahu Guan Eng meminta maaf kepada kepada umat Islam di Malaysia dan juga di seluruh dunia," kata Ramli yang menjadi ahli PAS sejak 1996 lagi.

Beliau berkata, Pakatan Rakyat (PR) juga tidak sepakat dalam menangani isu kalimah Allah sekaligus menyebabkan penyokong PAS menjadi keliru dan serba salah. Menurutnya, PAS Perak perlu tampil menyatakan pendirian tegas terhadap isu kalimah Allah dengan segera.

On Fatwas: Ten Questions

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 09:03 AM PST

1. if the argument is that only experts can issue fatwas, who then are the experts in matters of human spirituality and from which (legitimate) school of thought ought an expert come from?

2. in addition, on what ideological basis will the fatwas be produced?

3. in matters of "ijtihad" or reasoning (accordingly, preferable sources of construction of knowledge after the Quran and hadith) to arrive at the fatwas, what method is used and where would the source of information come from?

4. in addition, what is the nature of the "sociology of knowledge" would the non-legal-binding-religious opinion. a.k.a. fatwas emanate from and in addition, what constitute the idea of an "Islamic scholar"?

5. does this mean one can only draw his/her arguments from "purely Islamic sources"? (what are 'Islamic sources," in this case)

Read more at: http://azlyrahman-illuminations.blogspot.com/2013/02/on-fatwas-ten-questions.html

Seats demand behind the Hindraf-Pakatan impasse

Posted: 14 Feb 2013 04:36 AM PST

One has to examine his remarks, as reported by this news portal, in some depth before coming to the critical bit – nicely couched in circumlocution – which has had the similar effect of a bone stuck in Pakatan's proverbial throat.

After lamenting the "inordinate delay" by Pakatan in endorsing the Hindraf blueprint for the Indian poor, Ramesh lets on that there is also the matter of an "electoral pact with Hindraf" that is also awaiting Pakatan's concurrence.

Hitherto, no details about the pact have been shed in the public domain by either party in regards to the talks.

These have not had the publicity that details of the Hindraf blueprint for the Indian poor which were received in the public arena.

No doubt, the need for discretion must have been the motive behind both parties' silence on the pact's ingredients, but given the salience of this aspect of the talks and their potential for engendering deadlock, the quiescence has been extraordinary.

Hindraf has demanded of Pakatan, as a condition for their support of the opposition coalition in the 13th general election, that the movement be given the right to contest for seven parliamentary and 10 state seats.

The parliamentary seats that the Hindu rights movement has asked for are Telong Kemang, Tapah, Kapar, Padang Serai (all PKR), Cameron Highlands, Segamat and Batu Kawan (all DAP).

bukit selambau by election pakatan rakyat dap pas pkr Whereas, the state seats asked for are Bukit Melawati, Seri Andalas, Seri Setia, Jeram Padang, Port Dickson, Bukit Selambau (all PKR), Buntong, Prai, Tanah Rata and Tiram (all DAP).

In effect, Hindraf is asking Pakatan components, PKR and DAP, to hand them on a silver platter their incumbencies (where relevant) of these seats and (where it applies) cede the groundwork done over the last five years in seats where PKR and DAP have been working to win over from BN.

Hindraf deals a shocking blow to Pakatan

Pakatan were stunned by these demands made by Hindraf when both sides got down to brass tacks after the latter's leader, P Waythamoorthy, met with Pakatan supremo Anwar Ibrahim early last November.

Waythamoorthy, in contrast to his brother P Uthayakumar – who was always interested in the acquisition of parliamentary clout – had given the impression that as a social movement, Hindraf was more interested in fighting for its agenda for the Indian poor than in political representation.

Posted: 14 Feb 2013 04:34 AM PST

So, calm down, religionistas of all denominations. Both St. Valentine and Cupid are remembered for the love they promote. What is the problem with honoring that? Would blowing oneself up in the name of religion be a more noble cause to be romanticizing and rationalizing about?

And therefore, the fatwa is: it is okay to celebrate a day of love and not any day that promotes hatred.

Now go tell that to those ultra-racist fascist groups and those who are calling for the bible to be burned, over the use of the word "Allah"?

In addition, I believe there is nothing wrong in celebrating Valentine's Day as long as you don't shoot real arrows into people's behind ... promote love, not hate.

2) MY FATWA on greeting others on culturally-significant dates ...

I have come to enjoy greeting people for any celebration ---Valentine's Day, Christmas, Rosh Hashanah, Thanksgiving, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Eid ul Fitri, Eidul Adha, Thaipusam, Wesak, Groundhog Day, Dog Day Afternoons, D-Day, Doris Day, etc. It gives me a sense of "multiculturalism" and that life is a celebration, Now, that's another fatwa for you folks; make others happy with what they celebrate.

3) Happy "Belantan" Day folks ...

I first heard the word "Valentine" when I was growing up in Johor Bahru. Linguistically sensitive I am, that word I heard on American TV stuck in my head; as the Malay word "belantan" meaning the walking stick the policeman use to beat up suspected criminals. It's other name is a "chotar" It became a symbol of the Malaysian police back in the day .. ("... speak softly and carry a big stick ..." , said the America president Theodore Roosevelt of his foreign policy,). Police go on his/her "beat" swinging the belantan as a display of the "act of tough love) in my mind.

So, my feel for Valentine was cultural and evolving. I learned about "belantans" before "valentines" and even before that in between these two words were words such as "kelantan", "bentan", and "setan" and "sultan" too. Understandably, Bahasa Melayu was still a first language for me; Johor Malay that is. Now I consider myself quite fluent in both Malay and English and that my thought-processes vacillate between two worlds even when having conversations or lecturing about "Valentine Day as pop-culture".

Posted: 12 Feb 2013 03:53 PM PST

An eye-witness at the scene said the crowd at the back was not sure what exactly was going on on stage as all they could make out were people walking around during the tossing of the yee sang, but it seemed obvious that Psy was not there at the time.

The video above provides a clearer account. The BN leaders' look of anticipation and excitement slowly turned to embarassment. Is it my imagination or did their faces assume the same hue as their attire? Even the cajoling by asking the crowd to join in the clapping to pile on pressure on Psy to appear on stage failed to persuade him.

Reclaiming Reason (part 1)

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 03:44 PM PST

I asked him of his opinion on the practice by some Muslims in Malaysia who brush their teeth using a piece of wood which was apparently used by the Prophet (peace be upon him) to clean his teeth. The Malays call this wood "kayu sugi."

He smiled and asked me, "What is important to you, usage of the wood or the cleanliness of your teeth?" Without waiting for a reply from me, he continued, "if the usage of the wood is important to you, you use the wood and if the cleanliness of your teeth is important, you use Coldgate, as do I." He smiled.

It got me thinking. Have the Muslims misunderstood the sunnah (the Prophet's acts and sayings – the sayings are known as "hadiths" -, all of which are otherwise known as the "tradition")?

If for example, we have a sunnah that the Prophet loved to ride horses and learned how to use bow and arrow, what is the real lesson which we could derive from it? Is it that the Muslims should emulate the Prophet by learning how to ride horses and use the bow and arrow or is it that Muslims should stay healthy by leading an active life and perhaps in the process also learn the art of self-defence?

In a speech delivered at the Islamic Information Service's Outreach Award ceremony, on 3rd October 1998 in Beverly Hills, Sheikh Zaki Ahmad Yamani, posits:

"But back to how we apply Islamic Law in a modern society, a Muslim society? It's an important issue because first we have to distinguish between Al-Sharia and Al-Fiqh al Islami - Islamic Law and Islamic Jurisprudence. Al-Sharia or Islamic Law, it's what written in the Quran or in the Sunnah. This is obligatory, so to speak. The other part, Al-Fiqh al Islami, is a huge volume of legal opinion (sic)….. In Saudi Arabia they apply Hanbli (sic), In Iran they apply Jafri, in Yemen they apply a blend of Zaidi and Shafa'i. And so on. That is not really the Islamic Law.

What we applied 10 centuries ago or 15 centuries ago it cannot be really applied today at a time when camel was the only means of transportation."

Judging from current trend in Malaysia, where adherence to the strict and almost literal meaning of the sunnahs is the norm, Sheikh Zaki's statement above is astounding, to say the least. Some people may even argue that it is heresy.

Effectively, what the good Sheikh was saying is the various schools of thought and what they represent is not really Islamic Law. Thus it is not obligatory or mandatory for contemporary Muslims to subscribe a slavish adherence to the various principles which those schools propound.

Sheikh Zaki is not alone in his thinking. Contemporary Muslim jurists, such as Tariq Ramadhan has often made a case for a complete re-look and re-thinking of Syariah (Islamic code laws). Tariq Ramadhan has even gone as far as suggesting that the Muslim world should suspend the application of hudud laws until such time when a complete Islamic social justice is attained in Islamdom thereby laying a fair path for a thorough Syariah application.

Islamic history would show that in a period of almost unsurpassed intellectualism in medieval Islam (using the word "medieval" to describe this period is almost unfair as the intellectual expression of this era was anything but medieval), there were various schools of thought called the Rationalists which pursued a rationale and reasoned methodology of interpreting and applying Islamic laws. Against them were of course the Traditionists, who insisted on strict and almost literal application of the tradition and the Quran, thereby reducing Islam into a one dimensional legal code instead of a dynamic "ad-deen" (way of life) for which the Quran lays the foundation.

READ MORE HERE

10 Reasons Why We Must Vote in GE13

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 12:08 PM PST

Without doubt, we are into the final lap of what must be the most hotly contested general election in our nation's 56 years of history and one that many would consider to be a pivotal moment.

To many, the match is between the incumbent ruling coalition, the Barisan Nasional(BN) and the opposition coalition of Pakatan Rakyat(PR). To some the choice is between Najib and Anwar whilst to others it is between maintaining status quo or change.

But I want to put it to you that this election is not about BN or PR. Why? For usually in any contest, the winner is the one with the better skills, strategy, funds and luck even. But in an election, the winner or loser is decided not by the contending parties but by the audience or in this case the voters.

For in a democracy, we, the people more literally, have the power to decide who wins or loses, who to serve us as our government and who to serve us as the opposition for the next 5 years. This election is really about us, the voters, being able to exercise our democratic right to vote in a free and fair election.

More than ever before, if we are registered voters, we must vote in the upcoming 13th General Election. If you are still undecided or unconvinced if you should vote, let me offer you 10 reasons why you MUST vote in this election.

IT IS OUR RIGHT – Under Article 119 of the Federal Constitution, if we are a Malaysian citizen above the age of 21 and have not been convicted of any crime or are of unsound mind, we have the right to one vote in the constituency where we reside. But currently if you want to exercise that right, you must be registered as a voter with the Election Commission.
IT IS OUR DUTY AS A CITIZEN – Going beyond our right, it is also our duty as a responsible citizen to vote. Choosing not to vote is like a family member who chooses not to take out the trash in the house but then complained about the stench, or who chose not to participate in the decision-making process of repainting the family house but gripes about the colour chosen.We lose our right to complain about the state of affairs in this country when we choose not to vote when we can. Hazen Pingree who was Detroit's mayor in the late 19th century said, "Voter apathy was, and will remain the greatest threat to democracy."
IT IS STRENGTHENING OUR DEMOCRACY – We are not a true democracy until the majority of eligible voters vote. Some would say that Malaysia has a healthy and vibrant democracy as in the last general election we had a 75 percent voters turnout.But because we have a electoral system where you have to first register as a voter before you can vote, the actual number of eligible voters casting their votes is only around 53 percent, if you include eligible voters who did not register and those who registered but did not vote. If you take voters turnout against the total population of 28 million in 2008, it is only 28 percent of citizens whose votes decided who governs all of us.
We can definitely improve on this number by making sure we register ourselves and then turn up to vote on polling day. Power to the Rakyat!
IT IS WHERE EVERYONE IS TRULY EQUAL – It doesn't matter if you are the Prime Minister or a labourer, rich or poor, young or old, male or female, as long as you are a Malaysian above 21 with no criminal record and are of sound mind, you have one vote each. That is the beauty of democracy, everyone is truly equal at the ballot box.In this way, in a functioning democracy, this system ensures that the rights of the masses are protected and the rich and powerful cannot exploit the system to their advantage. If we don't realise this fact and allow the rich and powerful to buy our votes or to bully us into voting for them, then we don't have a democracy.

BN's PSYchological moves on Penang

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 11:18 AM PST

Even the most ardent of hip-hop/rap haters will know who PSY is. The Korean rapper became an overnight sensation worldwide with his Gangnam Style song and video, which had also spawned countless parodies the world over.

And PSY was here in Penang to perform as the headline act at Barisan Nasional's Chinese New Year open house event earlier today. On BN's invitation, sponsored by some undisclosed corporate entity, as has been reported.

It just so happens that Walski is up in Penang spending the Chinese lunar New Year with the in-laws, as he does every year.

It also just so happens that the historic Han Chiang grounds, where the BN Open House was held this morning, is not far from where his in-laws are. And so Walski thought, what the heck.

Not that he's a big fan of PSY, but as an old friend used to say, "He's International, and He's Here". That said, Walski doesn't dislike PSY either, and is quite impressed with the rapper's meteoric rise to international fame.

For BN, bringing PSY to Malaysia was to be the coup de grâce, a gift to the people of Penang, in hopes that Penang would return to their fold come GE 13. The logic, apparently, was that BN could bring the real deal, while DAP could only manage a parody - Ubah Rocket Style.

Did this strategic move work? By now, most of you reading this already know the answer.
(the day BN Kanna PSY, and more, in the full post)

Before we delve into that, here's a quickie look at what went on at the BN Open House earlier today.

This, by the way, is the first major political party/coalition open house Walski's been to. That said, he kind of knew what to expect. Being that its Chinese New Year, the obligatory ang pow and Madarin Orange giveaway was to be expected.

Yes, BN was there in full force, and all their component parties participated in one way or another. The ang pow and orange giveaway was done by somebody from UMNO's Women's Wing, by the looks of it. For those who bothered to queue, what they got was a box of two mandarin oranges, and a red packet with RM 2 in it.

For the record, the image above is not Walski's ang pow (he didn't bother to line up for it), but of a little girl who was kind enough to let him take a photo of the packet's contents. Most of you should know what two Mandarin Oranges look like, so Walski didn't bother snapping any photos of 'em. As for the box holding the oranges, it was a rectangular red-colored box that looked exactly like, well, a rectangular red-colored box. What else would it look like?

So anyways, there were loads of people who came to the open house. Walski estimates that the crowd, at its peak, was probably somewhere around 50,000 thereabouts. Including the police, RELA, BN volunteers, etc.

Malaysiakini in their report estimated around the same number. It is a wonder, therefore, how Gerakan Youth Leader, Tan Keng Liang, could have estimated 100k (via his tweet earlier today).

Unless the man was seeing double. The Han Chiang grounds isn't all that big, and there were many tents and other structures on the grounds. No way could it have been 100,000 people.

But never mind, based on Tan's optimistic tweet, more important is the REASON why a lot of folks came. Before we get to that, more on what happened.

PM Najib and the other VIPs arrived at the grounds at around 11am, and the "festivities" began, with the obligatory multi-cultural dances, emceed by a very over-exhuberant lady whose name escapes Walski. Kept egging the crowd, every now and again, to complete the sentence "ONE…..", and greeted with mostly silence from a crowd getting progressively impatient for the most important person for the day.

And Walski's not referring to our Dear PM Najib either.

So on the stage they were: PM Najib and Rosmah, former PM Abdullah Badawi, BN Penang Chairman Teng Chang Yeow (an extremely uninspiring person, Walski might add), other ministers, etc.

Najib's son addressed the crowd in Mandarin. You gotta give the guy points for trying. The response was lukewarm at best, however. More clues there as to WHO the crowd was really waiting for. After that Rosmah went up on stage, with a backup choir, to give the audience a couple of Chinese New Year standards. The crowd wasn't impressed.

And then came the first of two embarrassing moments for the day.

PSY SLAP IN THE FACE: Korean superstar refused to toss 'yee-sang' with Najib, BN
Korean superstar Psy handed Malaysia's ruling party a slap in the face when he declined to come onstage to toss the traditional 'yee-sang' with Prime Minister Najib Razak and other top members of his BN coalition at a gig to celebrate the Chinese New year.
(source: Malaysian Chronicle)

If Walski were tasked with writing the headline, it would have read "Najib Invites to Yee-Sang, But PSY Doesn't Give A Toss". But that's just Walski...

PSY is astute a professional artist enough to not get involved in Malaysia's political grandstanding , and therefore declined the invitation, much to the embarrassment of Team BN.

Kredit: www.malaysia-today.net

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