* Have a blessed Aidilfitri and always be safe !
Cheers and Godbless !
wtf
Religious tensions have escalated to a very critical level with some fanatics who have shit in place of brains on their shoulders, running wild trying to make the sensitive thin-line situation reach a breaking point ! But then again Malaysians generally are a decent lot who will not resort to buying these idiotic stories and can see clearly that this is the work of a few village idiots paid to carry out the bigots' agenda ! Of course UMNO strikes as desperately guilty with the help of racist media Utusan Malaysia and Perkasa with Najib having absolutely NO control over the situation as every goon in UMNO enacts his own drama to steal a few dubious minutes as champion of Islam !
When was the last time you had the misfortune to visit a government office ? I did today and boy was I shocked at the "laziness" these government offices permeated. Well I can understand that this IS the holy month of Ramadan and can also try and forgive the pace the staff got this going at 3pm, but that is not what I'm entirely concerned about.
For 18 bloody years Koh Tsu Koon did nothing and before him going back to the early days of Gerakan ruling Penang, development and foreign investment were mediocre. For a long time when you took the ferry from Butterworth, before the Penang bridge was constructed by the Koreans, Komtar was the only building sticking out like a sore thumb on a rather flat piece of pre-war and colonial buildings on this island then know as "The Pearl of the Orient" !
And this was hidden in a library on the other side of the world ! A special thanks to my friend Vis and his keen eye for details ! Muchas gracias mi amigo !
Guidelines For Muslims Celebrating Religious Festivals Of Non-Muslims The 68th muzakarah of the National Fatwa Committee for Islamic Religious Affairs on April 12, 2005 discussed the Guidelines For Muslims Celebrating Religious Festivals Of Non-Muslims. The muzakarah has decided that:
In determining the non-Muslim celebrations that can be attended by Muslims, several main criteria should serve as guidelines so as not to contradict the teachings of Islam. The criteria are as follows:
The meaning of “against the Islamic faith (aqidah)” is a thing, act, word or situation which if conducted will lead to tarnishing the faith (aqidah) of Muslims.
For example:
For example:
Below are just a few random comments I want to highlight from some ordinary folks here and around the world on religious sensitivities which some in Malaysia would have made a mountain of an issue, enough for Ibrahim Ali to warrant a "jihad" ! But I guess nobody, nowhere in the world is as idiotic as Ib and his merry morons, right ? Go read the full article at the end of these selected comments ;
I'm a muslim woman and fasting at the moment, but it certainly doesn't 'offend' me if other people continue their normal activities around me such as having tea or snacking, that's their prerogative! Maybe I wouldn't go out for a lunch and sit through others eating a full meal. but the onus is definitely on me to decline. Also if the pastry was on the same plate and hence perhaps cooked with the pork sausage, Tamsin, as a muslim shouldn't be parting in this - so really even within muslims there are many who differ in observing the rules.
- Fasting too, London, 13/8/2011 7:18
A lot of fuss over very little I think. A fellow teacher was a Hindu, in a predominantly white school, but the pupils all wished him Merry Christmas, sent him cards and asked what his children were getting. He didn't take offense, he smiled and said thank you, if questioned about his plans for the break, he might explain his beliefs, but he was never upset. The same seems to have applied to this man. Too much of the racial trouble is stirred by other people taking offense on behalf of someone else!
- Chris, UK, 13/8/2011 16:04
What a stupid article, Adrian realised his mistake and made a joke out of it which was quite funny. No one seemed offended in the slightest!
- Leanne, London, 13/8/2011 4:49
I'm a Muslim and I don't take any offense if someone offers me pork or anything that my faith forbids me to consume. I'll just say thank you but I can't take that. It's the same if you're a vegetarian, I wouldn't know if you don't tell me. Names doesn't indicate so much of anything these days. You can be called Dylan and be a Muslim or you can be called Ahmad and be a non-Muslim. People need to chill a bit.
- nadia, malaysia, 13/8/2011 7:37
Oh so what, it is his choice to do Ramadan, he can't expect everyone else to say no or expect the programme producers to change the format, just because of one guy!! I am sure he wasn't offended or bothered by it, it may have made him feel a bit peckish but hey, it isn't the end of the world, get over it already. We cannot mollycoddle everyone with a different religious belief, they didn't belittle him or force him to eat it - so no harm done. Our general religion in England isn't one where we have ramadan, so it isn't really our problem.
- Gorgeous Brunette, Cornwall, 13/8/2011 4:17
you making something about nothing, stop stirring. - ni, london, 12/8/2011 10:26 Exactly. Adrian offered the sausage to be polite. Dhafer said he couldn't eat it, explained why and wasn't offended. End of.
- Sonia, England, 12/8/2011 18:27
Does this mean under Sharia Law he gets to be stoned live on TV ?
- Mortimer, Cork, 12/8/2011 20:46
1.Riot :
Now here's a good challenge for all you raping, plundering and corrupt politicians who have stashed away all your millions in some foreign bank for a "rainy day" and when your "political time" is up in Malaysia. It is because of these dedicated and brave few that you managed to amass your wealth today by corrupt means. Now here is your chance to make up to them and their families and for the sins you have committed.

Two important issues that happened in the last 2 days need the rakyat's immediate attention and demand for answers. Of course lah I'm exaggerating here ! 2 is just what comes to mind right now from the hundreds of other issues that begs for answers actually and with no solution in sight !