‘Patriotisme adalah kesetiaan kepada negara sepanjang waktu, kesetiaan kepada pemerintah ketika mereka layak.’ – Mark Twain. Apalah yang sudah jadi dengan jati diri dan rasa bangga kepada negara dalam jiwa rakyat Malaysia. Sudah terkuburkan semuanya? Terlalu banyak kelakuan biadap yang dilihat semakin menjadi-jadi kebelakangan ini sehingga merendahkan setiap hal berkaitan dengan identiti negara. Seolah-olah kejayaan […]
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SUDAH tiba masanya bidang kuasa Mahkamah Syariah dalam negara dinaik taraf dan dikuatkuasakan di peringkat Persekutuan. Harapan umat Islam untuk melihat undang-undang Islam diberi penghormatan dan kedudukan yang sepatutnya kembali mekar apabila Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Hal Ehwal Agama), Datuk Dr Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri menuntut supaya Pindaan Akta Mahkamah Syariah (Bidang Kuasa Jenayah) 1965 […]
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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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‘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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In Malaysia, some LGBTQ+ individuals are trying to make others see them as “normal” and now to an extent, wanting for legalization of same-sex and gender-neutral conduct in every aspect of life. We have not seen such liberal settings in Malaysia for decades but unfortunately the current situation has changed due to the extreme way […]
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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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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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Ramadan telah pun tiba. Ia adalah bulan yang dinanti-nantikan kehadirannya untuk menjalankan ibadah berpuasa sepanjang sebulan dan menjadi amalan wajib ke atas umat Islam. Seperti Firman Tuhan: “Hai orang-orang yang beriman, diwajibkan atas kamu berpuasa sebagaimana diwajibkan atas orang-orang sebelum kalian agar kamu bertakwa.” [al-Baqarah: 183]. Tetapi tahun ini, Ramadan akan disambung secara lebih istimewa. […]
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