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Posted by: F.A.S.A.Z
(Fiqry,Amal,Syed,Anas,Zul)
Sunday, 18 March 2012
Saturday, 17 March 2012
where are your kids right now ?
IT has happened again. A child killed in a manner most sane adults would not even dream of subjecting their worst enemies to.
What did 5-year-old Nurul Nadirah Abdullah, or Dirang, do to have her life nipped in the bud like that? Or Nurin Jazlin Jazimin, 8, or Nurul Huda Abdul Ghani, 10 -- both of whom met their end at the hands of perverted psychopaths, not too long ago?
This is the time when most of our hearts burn with rage and armchair vigilantes take to cyberspace to demand justice and bay for the blood of the child's killers.
While you are furiously tweeting or Facebooking about this tragedy, take a good look around you to check where your children, or brothers or sisters are. They could be out there playing by themselves or with an equally innocent, defenceless soul, oblivious that they are being watched or preyed by the dregs of society.
Children don't come with "Adult supervision needed" tags, but it does not mean that they can survive out there all by themselves. Rule of thumb -- you make babies, you take care of them until they are old enough to fend for themselves.
Your flesh and blood (in some cases, stepchildren) are your responsibility and no one else's. The police can only do so much. They can look for the suspects after a crime has happened, but by then, milk (or blood) has already been spilt.
Judging by the way things are going nowadays, a law should be introduced that forces adults to supervise their young ones until they are at least 15, failing which, the parents, or guardians, should be punished harshly to serve as an example to others.
In the case of Dirang, she was sent to buy groceries at a shop near her flats in Bandar Seri Alam in Johor Baru on March 1 by her mother, Roselyn Alan, 25, who is in confinement after giving birth. Her charred remains were found in a hole at an oil palm plantation in Nusa Damai, Masai, eight days later.
If my memory serves me right, Dirang's stepfather and Roselyn's husband, Lima Medeng, 25, was a jobless man. Mister, what other important "tasks" did you have that you can't carry out minor errands such as buying groceries for your wife who is in confinement? In an alternate reality, if Lima had done what he was supposed to do, Dirang would still be alive today. I'm not judging, just a thought that crossed my mind.
Even I, who is not related in any way to the little soul, feel so much anger and disgust towards the perpetrators of this horrendous crime that I want to subject them to torture too gory to be printed in a newspaper. I'm sure many people would want to join me if such vigilante justice is allowed in the book of law.
As heart-wrenching as it may be for the families of Dirang, Nurin Jazlin and Nurul Huda, at least there is some sort of closure to their misery. What about the families of Sharlinie Mohd Nashar, 5, and Nisha Chandramohan, 2, who have been missing since 2008 and 2010, respectively?
They can only imagine the fate that has befallen their missing children.
Victims and suspects aside, there are always a third category of people who constantly make "appearances" in such kidnap cases -- those who take advantage of the tragedy and demand ransom from the victims' grieving families.
These are the worse type of people, the bottom feeders in the food chain, the same types who would snatch jewellery from a rotting or burning corpse. These people and the perpetrators should all be bundled up and put under a structure in the most earthquake prone area on the planet so that Mother Earth could open up and swallow all of them whole. That way, their journey to where they belong would be shorter and faster.
As for Dirang, Nurin Jazlin and Nurul Huda, may your souls rest in peace. God loves all of you more and you are at a far better place.
This is the time when most of our hearts burn with rage and armchair vigilantes take to cyberspace to demand justice and bay for the blood of the child's killers.
While you are furiously tweeting or Facebooking about this tragedy, take a good look around you to check where your children, or brothers or sisters are. They could be out there playing by themselves or with an equally innocent, defenceless soul, oblivious that they are being watched or preyed by the dregs of society.
Children don't come with "Adult supervision needed" tags, but it does not mean that they can survive out there all by themselves. Rule of thumb -- you make babies, you take care of them until they are old enough to fend for themselves.
Your flesh and blood (in some cases, stepchildren) are your responsibility and no one else's. The police can only do so much. They can look for the suspects after a crime has happened, but by then, milk (or blood) has already been spilt.
Judging by the way things are going nowadays, a law should be introduced that forces adults to supervise their young ones until they are at least 15, failing which, the parents, or guardians, should be punished harshly to serve as an example to others.
In the case of Dirang, she was sent to buy groceries at a shop near her flats in Bandar Seri Alam in Johor Baru on March 1 by her mother, Roselyn Alan, 25, who is in confinement after giving birth. Her charred remains were found in a hole at an oil palm plantation in Nusa Damai, Masai, eight days later.
If my memory serves me right, Dirang's stepfather and Roselyn's husband, Lima Medeng, 25, was a jobless man. Mister, what other important "tasks" did you have that you can't carry out minor errands such as buying groceries for your wife who is in confinement? In an alternate reality, if Lima had done what he was supposed to do, Dirang would still be alive today. I'm not judging, just a thought that crossed my mind.
Even I, who is not related in any way to the little soul, feel so much anger and disgust towards the perpetrators of this horrendous crime that I want to subject them to torture too gory to be printed in a newspaper. I'm sure many people would want to join me if such vigilante justice is allowed in the book of law.
As heart-wrenching as it may be for the families of Dirang, Nurin Jazlin and Nurul Huda, at least there is some sort of closure to their misery. What about the families of Sharlinie Mohd Nashar, 5, and Nisha Chandramohan, 2, who have been missing since 2008 and 2010, respectively?
They can only imagine the fate that has befallen their missing children.
Victims and suspects aside, there are always a third category of people who constantly make "appearances" in such kidnap cases -- those who take advantage of the tragedy and demand ransom from the victims' grieving families.
These are the worse type of people, the bottom feeders in the food chain, the same types who would snatch jewellery from a rotting or burning corpse. These people and the perpetrators should all be bundled up and put under a structure in the most earthquake prone area on the planet so that Mother Earth could open up and swallow all of them whole. That way, their journey to where they belong would be shorter and faster.
As for Dirang, Nurin Jazlin and Nurul Huda, may your souls rest in peace. God loves all of you more and you are at a far better place.
[source : new straits time online on 18 march 2012]
:: vocabulary quest ::
a) sane :
adjective
b) horrendous :
adjective
c) nipped :
verb ( nips, nipping, nipped)
noun
d) perpetrators :
verb
e) vigilantes :
noun
f) confinement :
noun
g) gory :
adjective ( gorier, goriest)
g) fend :
verb
1 [ no object] (fend for oneself) look after and provide for oneself, without any help from others
she left her 14-year-old daughter to fend for herself
Shoe
A shoe is an item of footwear intended to protect and comfort the human foot while doing various activities. Shoes are also used as an item of decoration. The design of shoes has varied enormously through time and from culture to culture, with appearance originally being tied to function. Additionally fashion has often dictated many design elements, such as whether shoes have very high heels or flat ones. Contemporary footwear varies widely in style, complexity and cost. Basic sandals may consist of only a thin sole and simple strap. High fashion shoes may be made of very expensive materials in complex construction and sell for thousands of dollars a pair. Other shoes are for very specific purposes, such as boots specially designed for mountaineering or skiing.Shoes have traditionally been made from leather, wood or canvas, but are increasingly made from rubber, plastics, and other petrochemical-derived materials.
Until recent years,shoes were not worn by most of the world's population—largely because they could not afford them. Only with the advent of mass production, making shoes available very cheaply, has shoe-wearing become predominant.
The foot contains more bones than any other single part of the body. Though it has evolved over hundreds of thousands of years in relation to vastly varied terrain and climate conditions, the foot is still vulnerable to environmental hazards such as sharp rocks and hot ground, which shoes can protect against.
VOCABULARY QUEST (Oxford Dictionaries)
1) enormously - Pronunciation: /ɪˈnɔːməsli/
adverb
2) dictate -
verb
Pronunciation: /dɪkˈteɪt/
[with object] noun
Pronunciation: /ˈdɪkteɪt/
(usually dictates)
3) worn - Pronunciation: /wɔːn/
past participle of wear1
adjective
4) predominant - Pronunciation: /prɪˈdɒmɪnənt/
adjective
5) terrain - Pronunciation: /tɛˈreɪn/
noun
[mass noun]
Posted by: F.A.S.A.Z
(Fiqry,Amal,Syed,Anas,Zul)
Sheikh Salman - Top 20 Influential Muslims
Sheikh Salman - Top 20 Influential Muslims
Posted by: nabilah.adilah.humaira.hamiza.hana
Sheikh Salman al-Oadah has been ranked as the world’s 19th most influential Muslim in the world, returning to the ranking he received in 2009.
The Muslim 500: 2011 is the third annual edition of a publication that sets out to ascertain the influence Muslims have in the world. This list attempts to shed some light on the many challenges and pioneering triumphs that are present at the very crux of shaping the Muslim community.
In the first volume, published in 2009 in cooperation with Georgetown University's Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Sheikh Salman was also ranked as number 19. The 2009 edition was highly popular, with its e-book version being downloaded more than 150,000 times.
In the second volume, 2010, he was ranked at 25.
Influence is defined as the power “to make a change that will have a significant impact on the Muslim World” whether that power is “cultural, ideological, financial, political or otherwise.”
The Top 50 are dominated by religious scholars and heads of state, but include influential Muslims from all categories.
The remaining 450 are presented in chapters covering a range of categories of influence, 14 in total: Scholarly, Political, Administration of Religious Affairs, Preachers and Spiritual Teachers, Philanthropy/Charity and Development, Social Issues, Business, Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, Qur’an Reciters, Media, Celebrities and Sports Stars, Radicals, and Issues of the Day.
How to measure this influence are of course the most challenging aspect of the publication and the one where opinions diverge the most. Influence can sometimes be gauged on a quantitative basis; the number of people influenced, the amount of sales etc, but more often it is related to the qualitative and lasting effect of that influence.
Sheikh Salman is identified again this year as a "Saudi scholar and educator" and is described as an "advocate of peaceful coexistence."
In previous editions, Sheikh Salman was described as an "advocate of non-violence". The current edition has changed this to "ambassador of non-violence" citing his new, prominent role as a delegate and representative of the International Union for Muslim Scholars.
It mentions among his achievements that he has published 53 books, supervises IslamToday.net, and makes numerous television appearances that reach millions across the globe. The book also cites him for his unwavering and vocal support for the Arab Spring in Egypt and Libya.
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia remains number one on the list for the third year in a row, with King Muhammad VI of Morocco as number two, and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as number three.
The Muslim 500: 2011 is the third annual edition of a publication that sets out to ascertain the influence Muslims have in the world. This list attempts to shed some light on the many challenges and pioneering triumphs that are present at the very crux of shaping the Muslim community.
In the first volume, published in 2009 in cooperation with Georgetown University's Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Sheikh Salman was also ranked as number 19. The 2009 edition was highly popular, with its e-book version being downloaded more than 150,000 times.
In the second volume, 2010, he was ranked at 25.
Influence is defined as the power “to make a change that will have a significant impact on the Muslim World” whether that power is “cultural, ideological, financial, political or otherwise.”
The Top 50 are dominated by religious scholars and heads of state, but include influential Muslims from all categories.
The remaining 450 are presented in chapters covering a range of categories of influence, 14 in total: Scholarly, Political, Administration of Religious Affairs, Preachers and Spiritual Teachers, Philanthropy/Charity and Development, Social Issues, Business, Science and Technology, Arts and Culture, Qur’an Reciters, Media, Celebrities and Sports Stars, Radicals, and Issues of the Day.
How to measure this influence are of course the most challenging aspect of the publication and the one where opinions diverge the most. Influence can sometimes be gauged on a quantitative basis; the number of people influenced, the amount of sales etc, but more often it is related to the qualitative and lasting effect of that influence.
Sheikh Salman is identified again this year as a "Saudi scholar and educator" and is described as an "advocate of peaceful coexistence."
In previous editions, Sheikh Salman was described as an "advocate of non-violence". The current edition has changed this to "ambassador of non-violence" citing his new, prominent role as a delegate and representative of the International Union for Muslim Scholars.
It mentions among his achievements that he has published 53 books, supervises IslamToday.net, and makes numerous television appearances that reach millions across the globe. The book also cites him for his unwavering and vocal support for the Arab Spring in Egypt and Libya.
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia remains number one on the list for the third year in a row, with King Muhammad VI of Morocco as number two, and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as number three.
http://en.islamtoday.net/artshow-417-4261.htm
ascertain | |
Part of Speech: | verb |
Definition: | make sure |
Synonyms: | catch on, check, check out*, check up on, confirm, determine, dig*, discover, divine, double-check, establish, eye*, eyeball, find out, fix, get down cold, get down pat, get hold of, get it down, get the hang of, identify, learn, learn the ropes, look-see, make certain, make sure, peg, pick up on, pick up*, read, see, settle, size, size up, tell, verify |
shed | |||||
Part of Speech: | verb | ||||
Definition: | cast off | ||||
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crux | |||||
Part of Speech: | noun | ||||
Definition: | most important part | ||||
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Antonyms: | trivia | ||||
preacher | |||||
Part of Speech: | noun | ||||
Definition: | person who gives religious instruction | ||||
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diverge | |||||
Part of Speech: | verb | ||||
Definition: | go in different directions | ||||
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advocate | |||||
Part of Speech: | noun | ||||
Definition: | person supporting an idea or cause publicly | ||||
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Antonyms: | antagonist, assailant, enemy, opposition, protestor | ||||
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