“LGBTQ persons do not need to change who they are” – this is the very curious assertion in the concluding paragraph of a statement made by the Pelangi Campaign dated 5 August, 2020. This statement encapsulates the epistemological difference in the worldviews of those who are ‘LGBTQ-affirming’ and those who reject this ideology in favor […]
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(The article first appeared on 25th September 2014) There is no doubt that countless Muslims passionately desire a socio-political development on Islamic lines, but there is also no doubt that in the mental climate of the modern world it has become almost axiomatic among many educated people that RELIGION OUGHT NOT TO INTERFERE WITH POLITICAL LIFE. […]
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It appears that Malaysia is having its very own #metoo moment following a flurry of accusations on social media of sexual misconduct. Riding on the wave of confessions following the allegations against Harvey Weinstein and others, no less than 8 men in Malaysia have been accused publicly on social media of sexual harassment and assault. However, just […]
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‘Apa yang diperoleh daripada kebencian akan menjadi beban hidup kerana akan mencambahkan lebih banyak kebencian baru.’ – Mahatma Gandhi. Dalam tahun 2019, kerajaan Kanada telah mentakrifkan Islamophobia sebagai sentimen ‘perkauman, stereotaip, prasangka, ketakutan atau permusuhan yang ditujukan kepada mana-mana individu Muslim atau pengikut Islam secara umum.’ Takrifan ini adalah selari dengan definisi yang diberikan Majlis […]
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MACSA menyokong kenyataan yang dikeluarkan oleh Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Bahagian Hal Ehwal Agama), YB Datuk Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri di laman Facebooknya bertarikh 10 Julai 2020 yang meminta Pegawai Penguatkuasa Agama Jabatan Hal Ehwal Islam Wilayah Persekutuan (JAWI) untuk tidak hanya menangkap tetapi juga memberikan pendidikan agama sehingga masyarakat transgender dapat “kembali ke […]
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MACSA is supportive of the statement made by the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department for Religious Affairs, YB Datuk Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri in his Facebook page dated July 10, 2020 calling on the Religious Enforcement Officers of Federal Territories’ Islamic Affairs Department (JAWI) to not arrest but also provide religious education so that […]
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Umat Islam cenderung bersikap “judgmental” dalam isu jenayah seksual? Isu ini menjadi hangat kerana perbincangan antara 2 pihak yang menumpukan kepada 1 faktor sahaja dalam kes rogol sedangkan terdapat beberapa faktor terlibat. Ia juga melibatkan jenayah dan mangsa, jadi perbincangan harus lebih teliti tanpa menyebabkan mangsa lebih terbeban dengan trauma yang dihadapi dan dalam masa […]
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A never ending plight for the so-called ‘oppressed ex Muslims’ as they are still unable to reform Malaysian laws and change local norms & perceptions from the early 90s until today. The trend of ‘self-removing hidayah’ is getting pretty hyped since the past decades which has then attracted a lot of false & unfair criticisms […]
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By virtue of this country’s legislation for sexual offences, position in Syariah, the reality of criminal practice, as well as norms and culture of the Malaysian people – marital rape is not recognized here. There is no such thing as rape after marriage in the context of legally married couples in Malaysia. Malaysia does not […]
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Pada 5 April 2020 seorang lelaki yang memandu dalam keadaan mabuk, merempuh sekatan jalan raya Perintah Kawalan Pergerakan (PKP) COVID-19 di Bintulu jam 11.40 malam. Pada 10 April 2020 seorang lelaki warga emas yang memandu di bawah pengaruh alkohol merempuh kereta polis di sekatan jalan raya Op Covid-19 di Plaza Tol Petaling Jaya, jam 9.30 […]
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