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Turks move to ease headscarf ban February 7th, 2008

The ban on headscarves which has been a feature of secular Turkey ever since its inception has been overturned.

Turkey’s parliament has approved a constitutional amendment that would ease the ban on women wearing Islamic headscarves in universities.

Headscarves were banned from campuses after pressure from the staunchly secularist military ousted a government seen as too Islamist in 1997.

Wednesday’s vote was carried by 397 in favour to 113 against. Final approval is expected in a vote on Saturday.

The Islamist-rooted AK Party has a safe majority in the Turkish parliament.

It is very good news indeed and alhamdulillah, I am very happy with this outcome. It will not be long before the scourge of Kemalism is wiped out from the annals of Turkish history. We hope that this vision will come sooner rather than later.

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Subashini vs Saravanan update December 27th, 2007

12.05pm: Azmel FCJ concurs with Nik Hashim. Wife’s appeal dismissed by 2-1 majority.

12.03pm: Abdul Aziz allows substantive appeal by wife and also allows injunction except confirmation of conversion. But injunction applies in re husband seeking ancillary relief.

11.59am: High Court could and should have granted injunction against Syariah court to stop abuse of process and undermining divorce petition under section 51 of the 1976 Act. While conversion of child is valid injunction should be granted to stop conversion until objection by wife is heard and it is granted.

11.52am: Aziz FCJ said his judgment 110 pages long and so he is going to summarise it. Question of date of husband’s conversion needs to be tried. High Court has exclusive jurisdiction over civil marriage even though husband has converted. It’s abuse of process to file custody proceedings in Syariah courts in re civil marriage as those courts have no jurisdiction.

11.45am: Conversion of eldest son valid. Not abuse of process. Wife’s appeal dismissed with costs. Datuk Abdul Aziz’s judgment being read now.

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HINDRAF: ABIM urges Malaysians to remain calm November 29th, 2007

The Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia (ABIM) urges Malaysians of all races and religions to remain calm following street protests by a group Indian Malaysians led by Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) on Sunday.

ABIM notes with deep concern that some of the actions and contents of various documents issued by HINDRAF, in substance and wordings constitute extreme, exagerated and sensationalised allegations implicating the Muslim community in one way or another. The use of terms and expressions such as “ethnic cleansing”, “permanent colonization” of Indian Malaysians by ” Islamic extremists” “Malay gangs” and the like is clearly racially and religiously unjustified, seditious and borders on the subversive.

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Some thoughts on the recent Maldivian bombings October 8th, 2007

This is the except of a conversation that I had over MSN with a Muslim brother from Maldives on the recent bombings in Maldives by suspected Al-Qaeda agents. You can see the pictures here. Anyway our conversation was regarding this particular event and the conclusion was unanimous.

www.leadingdir.com - List your website today! says:
I saw cc TV footage released by local police today

www.leadingdir.com - List your website today! says:
it was scary.. all the events were captured right from the beginning

MENJ says:
these people have no regard for human life

MENJ says:
they are no better than common criminals or thugs

www.leadingdir.com - List your website today! says:
true

MENJ says:
if they really want to help Islam

www.leadingdir.com - List your website today! says:
I dont like these actions carried on behalf of our religion

MENJ says:
they could do da’wah to the tourists

www.leadingdir.com - List your website today! says:
this pretty demaging our pictures

MENJ says:
instead of trying to kill them

www.leadingdir.com - List your website today! says:
people call ilsam bad for such acts carried by the name of Islamd

www.leadingdir.com - List your website today! says:
this is not very true

MENJ says:
these people do not represent islam, period

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“Sadness and anger” is all that you are good at, Jellyfish September 23rd, 2007

The Chief Executive Offer of this country is “sad and angry” that a horrible crime was committed against Nurin Jazlin:

Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi expressed sadness and anger yesterday over the brutal murder of Nurin Jazlin Jazimin.

“Nurin Jazlin’s case is most touching. I’m sad and angry,” he told reporters after chairing a meeting of the Police Commission at the Internal Security Ministry in Putrajaya.

Expressing his condolences to Nurin Jazlin’s family, the Prime Minister said police were tracking down the murderer.

Seems that is all what you are good at. “Sad and angry”, eh? It does not take a genius to figure out that this is the result of the lax attitude of the present government, particularly those in the secular-nationalist party, who defy Allah’s Laws and refuse to implement deterrents to would-be offenders. Now what is the punishment for hirabah?

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