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The Star: Apabila Bukan Islam Mengkritik Hal Agama Islam,Melayu Tidak Berani Bersuara?

Filed Under ( ) by pisau on 25.2.10

Setakat ini tidak ada langsung bantahan ataupun mana mana pihak mengadakan bantahan terhadap The Star apabila wartawan rasis berbangsa India menyelar dan mengkritik isu hukum sebatan terhadap peminum arak malah penulis turut memperlekehkan Islam.

Artikel tersebut telah dipadam di laman web The Star

By P Gunasegaran

When federal laws unambiguously prohibit whipping or caning of women, religious laws must not be allowed to do the opposite.
ONE of the small things that I am grateful for is that I cannot be legally whipped or caned for any offence any more. Yes, there are criminal penalties which can specify whipping, but not for those over 50, I am told. Sometimes being old(er) is an advantage.

The other reason that I won’t be legally whipped is that I am not a Muslim and therefore my personal behaviour is not subject to syariah courts, which can hold me liable for offences such as drinking alcohol and have me caned.


For me and for millions of Malaysians of all races and religions, Feb 9, 2010, was a sad, black day in the history of our country. On that day, three women were caned legally for the first time ever in this country. They, all Muslims, were caned for engaging in illicit sex, an offence under syariah law, it was announced.

It is shocking that such sentences are being meted out for such offences. While religious laws may allow for such sentences, it is possible for judges to mete out lower sentences, especially when such “offences” are of a very personal nature and harm no one else.

When there are loopholes in religious laws which allow such punishment out of all proportion to the “crime” committed, and which go against the sensibilities of most Malaysians, then it is incumbent upon the Government of the day to use the legislature to do the needful. Otherwise it abdicates its responsibility.

Illicit sex means sex out of wedlock and if we are all not hypocrites, we will admit that it happens all the time, among both Muslims and non-Muslims. To prescribe caning for such an offence is something that most Malaysians are likely to consider just too much.

It also opens the door for caning for more minor offences in the eyes of religious officials, such as drinking alcohol. In fact one Muslim woman, who has refused to appeal her case, is currently awaiting a caning sentence to be carried out after she was found guilty of drinking alcohol.

That case attracted international attention and made it to the front page of two international financial dailies – The Wall Street Journal and The Financial Times – on the same day last year. The current case, announced on Wednesday, is already beginning to attract world attention.

With three women already having been caned for illicit sex, the way has been paved for more caning of women in the future. That will not endear Malaysia to Malaysians, let alone foreigners who are inevitably going to equate us with the Taliban. And who can blame them?

And are we going to go further down the slippery road and cane women for dressing immodestly too, as has been done in some countries?

There are already indications that Malays, especially women, are migrating and leaving their homeland, not because they don’t have opportunities here but because as Muslims, their personal freedom is restricted – and there is danger that it will be curtailed even more.

Yes, it has been said the three women did not suffer any cuts or bruises following the caning but that is scant consolation to those who have to undergo such humiliating punishment on top of the intrusion into their personal affairs.

As if the caning was not bad enough, alarmingly they spent months in prison. One of them is still serving her jail sentence and will be released only in June.

All three were found guilty of committing illicit sex by the Federal Territory Syariah High Court, which issued the caning order between December last year and last month. Perplexingly, they were not made public at that point of time. The public had no idea of the caning before it was done.

Also, it was not clear if the women had exercised their full rights under syariah law by appealing the court’s decision.

These are behaviours which should not be treated as if they were criminal offences; but they have been. The offenders have not only been caned but also jailed, which is rather harsh punishment for something which did not harm anyone else and was done in privacy and behind closed doors.

This is clear indication that there are laws in our statute books – both syariah as well as civil – which are outdated and need to be revised in keeping with the times and the recognition that individuals have personal rights.

Personal behaviour between consenting adults that do no physical harm to them and to others should not be legislated. This is in keeping with the development of personal rights throughout the world, and anything that takes away these rights is a step backwards.

Religion is open to interpretation, man interprets it and man can – and does – make mistakes.

Even if religious rules are flouted, we should have a system which does not mete out punishment for offences, and focus instead on rehabilitation and counselling. That will be in keeping with the universal tenet that there is no compulsion when it comes to religion.

Custodial and punitive sentences by religious courts should be limited via statutes because personal behaviour of adults is often involved and there is no hurt or harm to any others arising from such behaviour.

Religion is about persuasion not compulsion, about faith not certainty, and that is the way we should keep it. Otherwise, bigotry is going to get in the way and we won’t be following the tenets of religion but of those who choose to interpret it the way they want to.

We have all seen what happens when religion – no matter what religion – is carried to extremes and hijacked by bigots. We don’t want public flogging, we don’t want arms chopped off, we don’t want people to be stoned to death, and we don’t want people to be burned at the stake.

We have already moved way past that. Let’s not allow a small number of religious bigots to take us back into the dark ages. And for that, we all need to stand up and speak up when our individual rights are trampled upon.

Managing editor P. Gunasegaram is appalled by the number of sins committed in the name of God.



Source The Star: 21 Fen 2010


Inilah yang dikata sama rata konsep pakatan haprak,mereka yang bukan Islam cukup bebas mengkritik atau menyatakan apa saja tentang orang melayu dan agama Islam,tetapi apabila orang melayu berbicara soal bangsa sendiri atau berbicara isu agama Islam akan dikritik ataupun di tuduh rasis oleh juak pakatan haprak.

Apa akan terjadi jika kita mempersoalkan isu kepala lembu? isu pembinaan kuil haram dan pembinaan tanpa had rumah ibadat agama lain? Ya,sudah pasti akan dituduh sebagai rasis dan perkauman oleh bangsat bangsat ini,malah jalang seperti PAS turut sama akan menuduh kononnya Umno memainkan politik perkauman, di sini Pisau melihat satu sikap double standart atau lebih tepat sifat munafik yang ada didalam kalangan pimpinan PAS dan melayu haprak diluar sana.

Mereka cukup berselera untuk menghentam Umno dalam apa isu sekali pun,namun jika bangsa atau pihak agama lain mempertikaikan hak bangsa melayu dan agama Islam,gampangan ini akan diam membisu kononnya sama rata atau slogan PAS for All.

Kali terakhir Pisau klik di The Star,artikel itu sudah dibuang , namun mereka terlupa kita masih mampu menyimpan setiap artikel yang pernah disiarkan.

Pisau menyeru tidak kira dari mana fahaman politik atau pun NGO adakan bantahan dan penulis artikel diatas harus memohon maaf secara terbuka dan letak jawatan , siapa dia untuk bercakap soal agama Islam?atau pun paria ini sudah diendorse oleh PAS untuk bercakap bagi pihak umat Islam?





Pisau kata " memang celaka"

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19 Responses to “The Star: Apabila Bukan Islam Mengkritik Hal Agama Islam,Melayu Tidak Berani Bersuara?”

  1. Tamingsari on 2/25/2010 01:11:00 PM #

    Asalamualaikum En.Pisau,

    Kurang ajar,biadap dan tak layak jadi rakyat negara ini. Orang Islam tdk pernah persoal agama yg dia anuti. Yg kena hukum pun redha dihukum kerana mereka cintakan Islam tetapi gagal mengawal diri.

    P.Gunasegaran mesti bertanggung jawab dgn artikelnya. Kementerian Dalam Negeri wajar mengambil tindakan kerana beliau telah menghina keputusan mahkamah syariah. Pandangannya juga telah menimbulkan kegelisahan dikalangan umat Islam.

    Tapi boleh ke kita harapkan menteri berkenaan bertindak?

    Hishamuddin nak kata apa?

  2. Anonymous on 2/25/2010 01:12:00 PM #

    apa pasai keling ni ni sibuk campur dalm urusan agama islam.... agama kau ko jagalah.....

  3. Tinta Emas on 2/25/2010 01:34:00 PM #

    mereka memang patut diajar. biadap sungguh india ni.

    KDN inipun satu. tidur je memanjang. Apa kerja Hishamuddin, akupun tak tahu. Dia ni tak LAYAK jadi menteri KDN !

  4. Anonymous on 2/25/2010 01:54:00 PM #

    hmmm..
    inilah akibat banyak sangat politikin
    kena tunggu menteri saja ka..
    apa kata,boikot saja star..


    buy last from non muslim

  5. Anonymous on 2/25/2010 02:32:00 PM #

    BKN SALAH HISAMUDIN..
    TP SALAH EDITOR SURAT KABAR TU...
    ETIKA SURAT KABAR KALO DAH LANGA SMUE MENDE BLEH TULIS IKUT SEDAP KPALA OTAK SI BANGSAT ITAM TU...

    PENGARAH SURAT KABAR SILA PANTAU TULISAN PARA EDITOR...

  6. PUTRA MERDEKA on 2/25/2010 02:54:00 PM #

    hishamuddin amaran jer la yg reti, bacul!
    kerajaan pulak dah jadi lembu ikut ajer telunjuk puak-puak komunis bangsat macam kes anak tunang TBH yg kerajaan beri kebenaran menggunkan namanya...cehh memang celaka!

  7. Anonymous on 2/25/2010 03:20:00 PM #

    Kat IKEA banyak jual cermin, hang hantak kat dia banyak2 sikit..

    Theses nothing to comment of this man who I believe is not a Muslim? Strongly suggest being a HINDU?

    He should look himself first in the mirror and tepuk dada tanya selera.. WHAT ABOUT MY RELIGION?

    Why the DALITS and BRAHMINS and all realated caste system survived so long even practiced today?

    Those burning of Widows, in the quiet, still some incidences few years back.

    And Good Lord, the dowry system, some daughter-in-laws are badly abused till today.. instances even dowsed with petrol and burnt to death..

    And the Thaipusam rituals, why inflict horrific acts of cruelty on oneself and let the world witness your trying to purify your sins..

    I can go on and on... but what the heck, I am not a HINDU, don't know anything about what their religion is all about.. so I SHUT MY STUPID MOUTH and just let them go on with their ways of belief? FAIR?

    PERWIRA

  8. eekaa on 2/25/2010 11:27:00 PM #

    Sometime we have to listen to other people too.

    If they think it isn't right then tell him what is right.

    I say, most of us must see the reality, see the people in the town.

    They don't fast during ramadhan. and many more sins. Where do we go from here, teach them or punish them for not following u?

    Sorry, that is my opinion.

    Thanks

  9. Anonymous on 2/26/2010 03:24:00 PM #

    dulu tak dengar ,sekarang di sebabkan disokong parti mangkuk melayu PKR,PAS diorang dah berani bersuara.PAS ?! sanggup jadi pelacur agama demi undi sejemput mereka,PKR?! lagi macam bangsat ,bukan setakat pelacur agama dan bangsa tapi pelacur merangkap bapak ayam.

    menyesal aku undi PR.

  10. Anonymous on 3/02/2010 03:53:00 PM #

    Mmm... Teruskan lah dengan sikap bermusuhan sesama Islam tu... Kalu ada usaha2 nak merapatkan hubungan sesama ugama tetapi berlainan ideologi politik tu.., kita maki2 lah mereka ..., kita perlekehkan lah..., kita persenda2kanlah sapa2 yang nak satukan umat Islam ni.

    Jagalah hati puak2 dalam parti tu..., biarkanl;ah apa mereka nak kata kepada ugama dan bangsa kita..., asalkan mereka undi parti kita dalam Pilihan Raya nanti...!

    Biarkanlah Luncai terjun dengan labu-labunya... ! Biarkan... biarkan...

  11. Anonymous on 3/03/2010 09:08:00 AM #

    Dalam BN semua pendokong dan pemimpinnya menghina hukum Allah...

    UMENGOK dah lama tolak hukum Islam...MCA,MIC,Gerakan buat nasi tambah hina Islam....

    Lama dah berlaku benda2 macam nie kat bumi Malaysia...

    lucu sangat kalau puok2 UMENGOK cakap pasal hukum sebat...

    Pi sebat sharizat tu,rosmah ka...balik mekah...rambut tak reti tutup...bukankah hina Islam namanya...

  12. denlopeh on 3/03/2010 09:37:00 PM #

    Boikot Star? Den asetuju.

  13. anakkelate on 3/03/2010 09:40:00 PM #

    Nilk Aziz kena ajar dia ni tentang Islam. Dia ni tak tau apa-apa sebab itu kata begitu. Ni peluang kamu Tok Nik untuk berdakwah. Jangan setakat berdakwah pada orang Kelantan aje.

  14. Bloggerz on 3/08/2010 11:07:00 AM #

    Kata-kata P. Gunasegaram betul juga. Malaysia bukan saja ada Melayu, sesiapa yang buat salah kena ikut undang-undang negara untuk mendapat hukuman. Apa yang dia ceritakan memang ternyata di situ. Sesiapa warga Malaysia yang nampak apa yang saya tulis di sini, tanyalah hati sendiri.

    Betul atau tidak pihak berkuasa seperti polis dan sebagainya tidak terima rasuah, dah tahu undang-undang tapi masih langgar undang-undang dan lebih kejam dari penjenayah yang lain?

    Malaysia sebenarnya negara yang kaya, disebabkan terlalu banyak isu yang berlaku di belakang pentas sehinggalah Malaysia sedang berundur.
    Agama cuma satu kepercayaan dan bukan undang-undang di bawah tapak kaki kamu.

  15. Anonymous on 3/12/2010 07:55:00 PM #

    Islam Dan melayu.. Majoriti adalah warga malaysia.. Hilangkan Sifat Ego sesama kita.. Hilangkan rasa Tinggi diri sesama kita.. Mari saudara-saudaraku.. Bersatu kita teguh..Bercerai Kita roboh.. Jika tidak mahu nasib kita seperti dipalestin.. Kita sama-sama Pelihara dan jaga Iman kita.. Jaga kita sesama muslim.. Buangkan semua rasa permusuhan sesama kita.. Penuhkan lah masjid2 yg ada.. Jaga hubungan kita dgn allah.. Doakan Hidayah utk mereka.. Perangi lah mereka yg memusuhi islam secara nyata.. Bersatulah wahai ummat muhammad.. Merapatkan Saff2 kamu..
    Berdoa kepada allah.. Kita sedang di uji.. Ujian yg mungkin merubahkan Negara kita yg tercinta.. Ujian yg mungkin 1 hari nnti melibatkan darah dan nyawa. Bersedialah.. Allah sedang murka pada kita.. Kerana kecuaian kita membela agama islam..

  16. Anonymous on 6/25/2010 08:52:00 AM #

    SEMUA KAFIR JADI BERANI KERANA PAS AJARLAH, PAS PEMBELA MEREKA, PAS MEMBERI MUKA DAN RUANG KPD MEREKA. JAWAB JGN TAK JWB.

  17. Anonymous on 11/22/2010 05:01:00 PM #

    Find and select some good things from you and it aids me to solve a problem, thanks.

    - Henry

  18. TESLAMARIN on 2/13/2011 11:49:00 AM #

    menyirap darah aku baca artikel tu, keling tak sedar diri, dah tau tua nak mampos tak lama lagi nak kena bakar.menyibuk pasal agama islam. tujuan hukuman bukan sahaja untuk pelaku tetapi untuk yang lain jadikan pengajaran.

    harap ada pihak yang akan ambil tindakan terhadap paria tak sedar diri tu

  19. Anonymous on 2/16/2011 11:15:00 PM #

    haramjadah...tak sedar diri dah la menumpang kat sini deh tambi apa lu bising2 jagalah lu punya agama...

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