Saturday 15 March 2008

Penghujung Bulan Mac

Assalamualaikum,


Dah lama tidak ku 'update' blog ini. Terlalu banyak yang ingin dikongsi bersama-sama rakan-rakan seperjuangan dan pelawat blog saya ini. Maaf kerana kekangan masa yang terlalu mencemburui diri dan tanggungjawab lain yang perlu diselesaikan.


Pertama,
Tahniah kepada pucuk pimpinan baru yang terpilih selepas piliharanraya. Mengenai isu pemilihan ketua menteri di beberapa negeri, sekarang secara terus terangnya dapat saya katakan, kita sebagai rakyat dapat melihat rupa-rupanya Sultan punya kuasa untuk memilih ketua negeri. Tidak lagi dikatakan seperti seorang boneka. Saya juga dapat melihat institusi diraja sudah mula menunjukkan bahawa mereka punya kuasa. Jika selama ini, memang ada atau mungkin ada undang-undang mengenai kuasa dan hak mereka, tetapi tidak undang-undang tersebut tidak diketahui oleh rakyat. Sekarang tidak lagi.


Seperti di Negeri Selangor, Sultan Selangor sendiri telah mengeluarkan kenyataan Timbalan MB dan Menteri Besar mestilah beragama Islam bagi membantu Raja atau Sultan sebagai Ketua Bagi Agama Islam di dalam sesebuah negeri walaupun ada penyataan yang menyatakan Timbalan Menteri akan dilantik dari yang bukan Beragama Islam.


Kedua,
Terlalu cepat rasanya Sem 2 di UIA. Sedar-sedar nak Final pula. Kepada semua rakan-rakan di UIA, Good Luck untuk Final Exam yang akan bermula Sabtu depan. Semoga kita semua dapat buat yang terbaik. Berdoalah agar kita semua dipermudahkan urusan.


"Ya Allah, Tenangkanlah hati-hati kami. Permudahkanlah urusan hamba-hamba Mu ini. Mudahkanlah kami untuk belajar. Mudahkanlah kami untuk mengingat. Dan Kau tunjukkanlah kami bila kami lupa. Kau mudahkanlah kami untuk menjawab. Dan berjayakanlah kami dalam peperiksaan. Ameen"


Ketiga,
Kepada Teman-Teman Rapatku,

Maafkan diriku tak sempurna. Terima kasih untuk sokongan yang kalian berikan. Maaf jika diri ini menyusahkan kalian. Maaf jika ada terguris hati. Maaf, maaf, maaf.


Terima kasih, tocheh, arigatore, syukran. Kita semua mampu lakukan. Kita semua hampir ke situ.


Sekian, Wassalam.


Yang Benar,
Rehan
Depan TV di Ruang Tamu
15 Mac 2008

Saturday 1 March 2008

FORCE or ENFORCE?

“ The rule which enforce the non muslim to wear shawl, scarf or bandana to cover their hair should be amend in this IIUM.”

“ I don’t agree with you. I think this clause is nothing to do with us as students. We have no power to amend it. It is a part of the University Rules and Regulation.”

“It is not we are trying to amend”

“Okay. Let we ask the representative from the Minority. What do you think ?”

“ I simply think it has nothing to do with me. I am a man and not affected by this rule. I don’t know what are they thinking about this rule. But, from my point of view, they seem don’t care with this rule and some of them freely open their hair to the public”

“ See. That’s why I am suggesting to this hall that the clause of wearing shawl or whatever should be changed since its deal nothing with Shariah. Why we need to enforce the Shariah Rule to the Non Muslim?”

“You know what. When we are forcing them to wear scarf and force them to the mosque and force them to take Islamic subjects, these seems like you are trying to converting this group of people to Islam.”

“” It is not about force but respect. For example, when you visit your friend’s house which who didn’t wear slipper inside his house, for sure you will take off your shoes in order to respect to your friends. It is same with this context. When the Non-Muslim entered IIUM, International Isalmic University Malaysia, they should cover the head to respect another muslims in this university and the university policy”

Youth Talk 2008
Round Table Discussion
23 February 2008

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The exact clause regarding on the issue arose in the Roundtable Discussion:

Students’ Discipline Rules 2004 (Amendment 2006)

Mahallah Standing Order 2004 Standing Order on Conduct & Attire

Orders of Attire For Female
2.4 Headcovers
2.4.2 As for female non-Muslim student she may adopt the Islamic Dress, if she so desires. Otherwise she should at least cover the head with a scarf or shawl or similar headgears as a symbol of respect to the Islamic University.

An offence under this order is a compondable offence and shall be dealt with in accordance with the procedure in Rule 34 of the Students’ Dicipline Rules.

P/S: Youth Talk 2008 was organized by KEMNS & Mahallah Ali and in collaborate with LAWSOC and SRC. I was a part of the committee member of Youth Talk 2008. This event dealt with the youth responsibilities toward this era and duting the evening section, it filled with the roundtable discussion.