Malaysia is a great country with a diverse population. It might not be the perfect or best country in the world, but definitely the best in the Muslim world. Malaysia has been a role-model for many countries in the world embroiled in racism, sectarian violence, terrorism, class and caste systems. In my observation, I have found out that Muslims in Malaysia have the highest level of tolerance in living side by side with other religious groups. Researchers from South Africa, Australia, and America come over to Malaysia to conduct research on how race integration works in the country. Particularly, they are interested in learning the secret recipe so that it can be applied in their own homeland. Though the vast majority of the people are Malay, they have accepted the fact that the other ethnic groups that came along with the coming of the British to Malaya (now Malaysia) have become part and parcel of the Malaysian society. It is a beautiful country with sunshine and sandy beaches mainly in the East coast of the peninsula. Here in Malaysia, we only have two seasons, either it rains or shines. With regard to the question of what are the current issues faced in the country, the following will be some of the things that the government and people need to take into consideration for the survival of their nation:
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These slides introduce Chapter 5: Bonding Singapore to the Secondary 3 students who are studying Social Studies for the Singapore current syllabus.
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1. Singapore - Who are we?
2. Why is it important to manage ethnic diversity?
3. What are the challenges of a multi-ethnic society?
4. How can ethnic diversity be managed?
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Malaysian PM, Tunku Abdul Rahman announcing Singapore's exit from Malaysia.
An exposé of how the Malaysian central government was sabotaged by Lee Kuan Yew and his gang.
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These slides introduce Chapter 5: Bonding Singapore to the Secondary 3 students who are studying Social Studies for the Singapore current syllabus.
These slides are divided into 4 areas.
1. Singapore - Who are we?
2. Why is it important to manage ethnic diversity?
3. What are the challenges of a multi-ethnic society?
4. How can ethnic diversity be managed?
Any feedback is welcome.
You can also watch the flipped video for the first three parts of the lesson using the below link.
bit.ly/bondingsingapore
Malaysian PM, Tunku Abdul Rahman announcing Singapore's exit from Malaysia.
An exposé of how the Malaysian central government was sabotaged by Lee Kuan Yew and his gang.
Assessment of arts and cultural festival project the 3rd koree murottal and a...Madpouzee Rubama
Thai society is multi-cultural where people respect differences of religions and cultures as a way of life. Islam also consists of its own identities, especially the Quran recitation; however, the influences, environment, and changes of the society have altered much on its cultures, traditions, and customs. These make some of Islamic practices disappear from the memory of youths. Hatyai University has foreseen the significance of living in the multi-cultural society, and run the Koree, Murottal, and Anasyid recitations competition in order to maintain the culture of Muslims. The Quran recitations will promote peaceful living in the society. The overall picture of the assessment of Arts and Cultural Festival Project: "The 3 rd Koree, Murottal, and Anasyid Recitations Competition for Peace in the South" is found that the participants are satisfied with the project, averagely at the high level at 3.85. Separately, it is found that the benefits of the project reach the highest mean at 3.97, followed by work performance at 3.84, while the public relations and facilities have the mean at 3.82 and 3.71 respectively.
In past few months you have read the suggestions of the globally reputable experts to remove the growth impediments of Indian economy. Indubitably their efforts are commendable and suggestions very valuable. But in my view, these suggestions seek to maintain and somewhat improve the status quo. In that sense, these are incrementalist only. Moreover, since the experts recognize that the status quo is not a pretty picture in itself, rather the conditions are pathetic in many important areas, the approach may be lacking.
Believing that the present conditions are poor and challenging, and the current approach and ecosystem has mostly failed in tackling the problems afflicting the Indian socio-economic milieu, a zero based approach is worth trying.
Democracy in Pakistan Hopes and HurdlesKashif Aziz
Democracy is one of the best form of government. It provides every right to the people within the country for which people are desirous of. However, it is rightly said by Abraham Lincoln that the democracy means the government of the people, by the people and for the people. Role of individuals in democracy has proved to be the key think about making it the foremost desired and admired sort of government. Democracy offers freedom to people which other sorts of governments forbid. A bird’s eye view of the system of governments round the globe shows that democracy is that the most often applied sort of government. Going through the pages of the history of Pakistan, it are often said that Pakistan features a history that shows that democracy could never prosper here.
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Assessment of arts and cultural festival project the 3rd koree murottal and a...Madpouzee Rubama
Thai society is multi-cultural where people respect differences of religions and cultures as a way of life. Islam also consists of its own identities, especially the Quran recitation; however, the influences, environment, and changes of the society have altered much on its cultures, traditions, and customs. These make some of Islamic practices disappear from the memory of youths. Hatyai University has foreseen the significance of living in the multi-cultural society, and run the Koree, Murottal, and Anasyid recitations competition in order to maintain the culture of Muslims. The Quran recitations will promote peaceful living in the society. The overall picture of the assessment of Arts and Cultural Festival Project: "The 3 rd Koree, Murottal, and Anasyid Recitations Competition for Peace in the South" is found that the participants are satisfied with the project, averagely at the high level at 3.85. Separately, it is found that the benefits of the project reach the highest mean at 3.97, followed by work performance at 3.84, while the public relations and facilities have the mean at 3.82 and 3.71 respectively.
In past few months you have read the suggestions of the globally reputable experts to remove the growth impediments of Indian economy. Indubitably their efforts are commendable and suggestions very valuable. But in my view, these suggestions seek to maintain and somewhat improve the status quo. In that sense, these are incrementalist only. Moreover, since the experts recognize that the status quo is not a pretty picture in itself, rather the conditions are pathetic in many important areas, the approach may be lacking.
Believing that the present conditions are poor and challenging, and the current approach and ecosystem has mostly failed in tackling the problems afflicting the Indian socio-economic milieu, a zero based approach is worth trying.
Democracy in Pakistan Hopes and HurdlesKashif Aziz
Democracy is one of the best form of government. It provides every right to the people within the country for which people are desirous of. However, it is rightly said by Abraham Lincoln that the democracy means the government of the people, by the people and for the people. Role of individuals in democracy has proved to be the key think about making it the foremost desired and admired sort of government. Democracy offers freedom to people which other sorts of governments forbid. A bird’s eye view of the system of governments round the globe shows that democracy is that the most often applied sort of government. Going through the pages of the history of Pakistan, it are often said that Pakistan features a history that shows that democracy could never prosper here.
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This presentation compares the different concepts on man and creativity. Besides, it also discusses whether the human creativity is within man or outside of him. The final part of the presentation is on the Islamic concept of creativity
This humble work is a compilation of our short articles that were published
in online news portals. In realizing the importance of the message carried in
the articles, as authors, we have decided to publish them in a book format.
The language of this book has been made easy for everyone’s read, especially
students. The topics discussed in this book are mainly on the contemporary
issues of the Muslim World.
As academicians of the Department of Fundamental and Inter-Disciplinary
Studies at IIUM, we teach subjects related to Islamic Worldview, Islamic
Civilization, Ethics, Creative Thinking and the current state of affairs in the
Muslim World. In many places in the book, you will find mention of the
Golden Age of the Muslims (750-1258) and the reasons behind the fall of the
Islamic Civilization which started with the fall of Baghdad in 1258. From there
on, one after another all Muslim empires fell inviting a host of many other
problems into the Muslim World. After the colonization of the Muslim lands till
today, the Muslim World is lagging behind others in the areas of science,
technology and good governance. In order to fix these pressing issues, the
Muslim World needs less politicking and more thinking.
Besides dwelling on the glorious past of the Muslim Civilization, we have
also discussed contemporary issues like the brain drain phenomenon, matters
of spirituality, human rights violation, co-existence, an idealism for world
peace, the political turmoil in the Middle East that led to the Muslim diasporic
community in the West, etc.
Lastly, the aim of this humble work is not to create a reef between Muslims
and others, but it is a call for coexistence that can create a better world for
humanity where people live abiding by the philosophy of loving, caring and
sharing.
It has been many decades the Muslim world has been plagued by a number of national issues. Poverty, illiteracy, leadership crisis, political instability, economic crisis, etc. The brain drain phenomenon which is one of the many unsolved issues in most Muslim countries has not been given serious attention. Unless the Muslim world tackles this issue, it will not be able to witness any great development in the areas of science and technology. In a simplified manner, what is defined as a brain drain phenomenon is the migration of experts, professionals and intelligentsia from the Muslim countries to the developed nations in Europe and America. Research into this topic explains that brain drain happens for a number of reasons. Below here, we would like to highlight some of the underlying factors that cause the brain drain phenomenon to happen in the Muslim world:
This book is a co-authorship between Wendy Maltz and Larry Maltz, a wife and husband team who have vast experience in counselling and providing therapy for people who are saddled with their sexual matters. Wendy is a clinical social worker, psychotherapist, author, educator and sex therapist. While her husband Larry is a counsellor who owns the Maltz Counseling Associates.
The book produced by this couple in many ways, I assume, as a groundbreaking work that exposes how porn addiction can destroy the lives of people who are entangled in its vicious circle.
As one familiar with psychology and counselling, I find “The Porn Trap” to be a good resource book for counsellors, teachers, therapists, etc. The first part of the book brings to the awareness of the readers on the history and metamorphosis of the porn industry. Moreover, the first part also explains how porn overtakes the lives of those who intrude into its territory.
The book offers insightful information on how porn works on the human mind. Being less theoretical, the authors gathered firsthand information from a series of interviews conducted with those affected by porn. A classic example of how one can be allured into porn can be seen from this interview excerpt conducted by the authors:
“She (girlfriend) left town for a few days and I decided to look at porn on the internet to satisfy me. Up ’til then I’d never been interested in porn. I began on a Friday afternoon looking at the free peeks. By Saturday I was into sex chats, and by Sunday I had joined a swinger site. One thing led to another- a domino effect. Two weeks later my girlfriend looked in our computer log and saw what I’d been up to. I lied to her about it, said I had been doing government research of all things. A month later she left me. I never realised that porn had the power to upend my life the way that it did” (p.11).
In contrast to the first part, in the second part of the book, the authors equip the readers with the information on how to heal from porn addiction. In this section, they propose some steps and techniques to prevent relapses after healing has taken place.
As to the question, how big is the porn industry, one would be surprised to know that porn is a multi-billion industry. Unlike many countries in the East, porn is an approved thing in America and Europe. In the distant past, porn used to be a hidden thing in many parts of the world. During that time, one has to be clandestine consumer of porn.
But now, with the coming age of internet and social media, porn is finding its way into the privacy of people. They say if you are an internet user, it knocks on the screen persuasively to allure you into its venomous trap. In other words, porn now takes the role of a predator that hunts for its victims. One of their clients, a sixty-five-year-old single man who spoke of his addiction, and to what extent the industry has grown, said the following:
“I’ve seen pornography go from scarcity to abundance in the last fi
In a world full of contending ideologies, Muslim communities throughout the world face an enormous amount of challenges in preserving their identity, faith and culture.
The world media which is under the control of some powerful western conglomerates, projects Muslims as an uncultured and backward people. In many occasions, leadership crisis and other political upheavals that happen in Muslim countries are blown out of proposition and reported in a condescending way so that the world would see the Muslims as a problematic bunch of people. The sort of message it intends to narrate to the world is one that depicts as though the whole world cries for peace, while the Muslim world wants war and chaos.
Ever since 9/11, Western media takes an unfriendly attitude towards the Muslim community by calling them with all sorts of obscure names like terrorists, extremists, fundamentalists and Jihadis, etc. Western journalists also use derogatory terms and caricatures to show that the Prophet of Islam as a warmonger who promotes violence and killing of the innocents.
A world without war is a utopian idea embraced by most peace-loving citizens of the world. Contrary to the wish of the vast majority of the world population, war happens for one reason or the other. So long as the war-mongers and the war industry exist, wars are here to stay depriving humanity of the prospect of world peace. Some of the reasons why nations go into war are over a territorial dispute, natural resources, annexation of a neighbouring country, etc. Despotic leaders wage war for the purpose of spreading their ideologies and establishing their fame and glory. At times, in their hunger for power, they are prepared to kill their fellow citizens of the country. History provides ample evidence as to the number of people killed in wars perpetrated by tyrannical leaders. Leaders like Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), architect of the Holocaust, Benito Mussolini (1883-1945), Joseph Stalin 1878-1953), Mao Tse-tung (1893-1976), Slobodan Milosevic (1941-2006), and many others waged war to establish their power. Pol pot (1925-1998), Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924) and the likes brutalize their own people to be in the seat of power. After fighting wars on land, sea and sky, superpowers are heading towards a space war. They are planning to install missiles in space and fire them with a push of a button from their command centre on earth. In realizing the agony and horrors of war, the unanswered question in all of our minds is that, after hundreds of years of our human civilization and modernization, why have we not come to think of a way how we can end the war and achieve global peace. While leaders are still thinking of holding on to their power and glory, peace-loving citizens of the world are still hopeful of a better world that can be created in the absence of war in the world.
At times, modernity and its complexities can drive people in the modern world into madness. Despite the fact that people in the urban areas are surrounded by the gifts of science and technology, there are moments in their lives, they might think and feel that all the electronic gadgets which keep their life going, become meaningless. Under certain circumstances in life, regardless of whether people live in the modern setting in the urban or in the remote, they go through similar human experiences. Though the outer world of the two can somehow be different due to economic disparities, their inner world and the dynamics at work are pretty much the same. As human beings, at some point in their lives, both are bound to go through psychological burdens like stress, anxiety, anger, depression, bereavement, etc. When there is something boiling and bubbling in the inner world, meaning to say in the deep recesses of their hearts, people wherever they are, look for a quick fix to solve their problems. During such desperate situations, people seek some sort of divine intervention, a philosophy or a mind-control technique to get themselves out of their awful and pathetic condition. Since most people do know the ways and methods how to calm down their hearts, minds and souls, they seek help from those who are experts.
In her book “The Secret of Childhood”, Maria Montessori (1870-1952) highlighted many of the problems faced by children in Italy during her time. Montessori, who started as the first female medical doctor in Italy later ventured herself into psychology and ended her career as a well-known educationist. At the time the book was written, she realized that children of her time have been deprived of their social rights in education. In her observation, she found out that children have been subjected to do many insurmountable hard tasks. They were shown little affection and respect as growing individuals. During her time, the plight of children in Italy was a very disheartening thing for her to witness. The state paid much attention to the needs and rights of the adults compared to that of the children. Children’s social well-being and education were not given serious consideration by the state.
In the morning of 12th October, 2020, I heard the sad news that Dr. Adil had passed away in Pakistan. Realizing that he has departed from this world, my natural feeling made tears to well up in my eyes. I immediately started to pray for his blessed soul to be placed among those nearest to Allah (Solihin). After that, for a day or two my mind was occupied thinking about the good times I had with this towering scholar from Pakistan. My friendship with Dr. Adil goes back to 2011 when we reported for our teaching job on the same day at the Department of Fundamental & Inter-Disciplinary studies at KIRKHS, IIUM. Ever since our first meeting, our friendship started to blossom into something more. We started addressing one another as ‘brother’. As members of the faculty, we worked together in the various committees we were involved in. Both of us worked together in a few research projects and attended many conferences.
Long before the coming of the modern era of globalization from the West, the Muslim world had seen and enjoyed its own era of globalization. The Muslim era of globalization happened exactly during the peak of the Islamic civilization (750-1258). Around that era, there appeared a great multitude of Muslim scholars and scientists. The openness of the Islamic civilization led early Muslims scholars to borrow ideas from the earlier civilizations; like the Greeks, Persians and Indians. Many pioneering works produced by early Muslims scholars in the areas of science, technology and philosophy later immensely benefited scholars in the West. Concurrent to modern globalization was the era of European colonization of the East and Africa. Since then, Western globalization has been influencing every part of the globe. In the last few decades with the advent of the internet and now social media, knowledge and information sharing have become a lot easier than before. At times, however, the internet and social media have negatively impacted on the masses living in the East, nevertheless their positive impact challenges governments and local authorities in many countries to practice good governance in the day-to-day running of their countries. Through this paper, the researchers intend to explore globalization from the Islamic perspective and discuss issues related to the practice of good governance, politics and the phenomenon of brain drain in the Muslim world. As a qualitative study, this research employs the library research method that uses the textual and content analysis techniques. Pertinent data related to the study will be gathered from print and internet sources.
Man and Creativity: A Contrastive Analysis between Western and Islamic Psycho...Mohd Abbas Abdul Razak
Among all creations of God living on this planet, Man is the most intelligent, innovative and creative.
Imbued with these qualities, Man was able to plan, create and recreate new things using the resources
available in the environment. Man’s position as God’s best creation and as the recipient of the creative
intelligence from his Creator has further advanced him in mastering science and technology. As a result
of his advancement in knowledge and science in one way or another has ushered Man into creating great
civilizations. While the discussion goes on as to whether Man’s creativity is an inborn or a learned
behaviour, this paper intends to explore and analyze some of the existing concepts of human creativity
found in Western and Islamic psychologies. Very particularly, the researchers would like to examine the
concept of creativity put forward by Freudian Psychoanalysis, Behaviorist, Humanistic and Islamic
psychologies. It is expected that the findings of this research can motivate mankind to be more dynamic
and productive in bringing much needed positive change to present world conditions.
‘वोटर्स विल मस्ट प्रीवेल’ (मतदाताओं को जीतना होगा) अभियान द्वारा जारी हेल्पलाइन नंबर, 4 जून को सुबह 7 बजे से दोपहर 12 बजे तक मतगणना प्रक्रिया में कहीं भी किसी भी तरह के उल्लंघन की रिपोर्ट करने के लिए खुला रहेगा।
An astonishing, first-of-its-kind, report by the NYT assessing damage in Ukraine. Even if the war ends tomorrow, in many places there will be nothing to go back to.
El Puerto de Algeciras continúa un año más como el más eficiente del continente europeo y vuelve a situarse en el “top ten” mundial, según el informe The Container Port Performance Index 2023 (CPPI), elaborado por el Banco Mundial y la consultora S&P Global.
El informe CPPI utiliza dos enfoques metodológicos diferentes para calcular la clasificación del índice: uno administrativo o técnico y otro estadístico, basado en análisis factorial (FA). Según los autores, esta dualidad pretende asegurar una clasificación que refleje con precisión el rendimiento real del puerto, a la vez que sea estadísticamente sólida. En esta edición del informe CPPI 2023, se han empleado los mismos enfoques metodológicos y se ha aplicado un método de agregación de clasificaciones para combinar los resultados de ambos enfoques y obtener una clasificación agregada.
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1. A Way Forward for Malaysia1
Malaysia is a great country with a diverse population. It might not be the perfect or best country
in the world, but definitely the best in the Muslim world. Malaysia has been a role-model for
many countries in the world embroiled in racism, sectarian violence, terrorism, class and caste
systems. In my observation, I have found out that Muslims in Malaysia have the highest level of
tolerance in living side by side with other religious groups. Researchers from South Africa,
Australia, and America come over to Malaysia to conduct research on how race integration
works in the country. Particularly, they are interested in learning the secret recipe so that it can
be applied in their own homeland. Though the vast majority of the people are Malay, they have
accepted the fact that the other ethnic groups that came along with the coming of the British to
Malaya (now Malaysia) have become part and parcel of the Malaysian society. It is a beautiful
country with sunshine and sandy beaches mainly in the East coast of the peninsula. Here in
Malaysia, we only have two seasons, either it rains or shines. With regard to the question of what
are the current issues faced in the country, the following will be some of the things that the
government and people need to take into consideration for the survival of their nation:
1. Regardless of our race and religion, we have to respect one another and learn to co-exist’. At
the moment, a radical group intends to change the country’s constitution, Kedaulatan Institusi
Raja-raja Melayu (Sovereignty of the Institution of the Malay Rulers) and undermine the status
of Islam as the official religion of the country. One should not challenge the status of Bahasa
Melayu as the official language. Nowhere one can find a clause that says the government has
banned the use of other mother tongues (like Tamil, Mandarin, Punjabi, etc.). So, using Bahasa
Melayu should be our pride.
2. Since the different school systems in many ways have contributed to the disunity and
polarization of the Malaysian society, it will be a good idea to introduce one common curriculum
taught in all schools in the morning and after lunch-break the students should be given the liberty
to choose the language they want to learn. Those interested in Mandarin can join classes
conducted in the school. Likewise Muslims can attend Arabic, Islamic Studies and Qur’anic
memorization classes. The same goes for Tamil, Punjabi and all other indigenous languages
spoken in Sabah and Sarawak. All the languages and other co-curricular activities can be
conducted at the same school. Besides that, during the morning session some subjects should be
taught in English. The reason for this is none other than English is accepted in the world as an
international language.
3. I have no complaints on the TV and Radio broadcast. In Malaysia, there are channels and
programs for all race groups. Besides that, you can subscribe to private channels as well.
4. The tradition of having “Open-House” during different religious festivals in the country
should be maintained. This is a unique culture and identity of the Malaysian people. During such
gatherings, people of different race and religious backgrounds can join in the merriment of the
occasion, be it Hari Raya, Chinese Year, Deepavali, etc. While enjoying food and delicacies, it
creates an opportunity to share greetings with those present there. In a way, organizing “Open-
House” during festive season also contributes to the unity of our society.
1
This short article has been shared in Quora under the pen name Humanity Humanity on the 4
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of June, 2020.
2. 5. The economic pie of the country should be shared between the different races living in the
county. It is not fair for one race to take everything leaving others deprived of their right to enjoy
the wealth and prosperity of the county. In Malaysia, the Malays have been kind to do so such a
thing. The economic wealth of the country comes from the rural areas. The rubber –tappers,
fishermen, farmers, palm-oil laborers, paddy-planters, horticulturists and others are the real
backbone of the Malaysian economy. The government should recognize their great contribution
and take care of their needs and help them during non-productive reasons.
6. In recent times, politics has been a sensitive issue. There is so much politicking that is going in
the country. The quarrel between the ruling party and the opposition should not be undermined to
cater for the needs of the rakyat (people). There was once a politician who brought these
beautiful and meaningful slogans like: “1Malaysia, People First and Performance Now and No
One Will be Left Behind”. We need such slogans as impetus to motivate and energize the people
towards a common goal.
7. In future, the political party that wins the election has the right and obligation to fulfill all the
promises made during the election campaign. Politicians have the moral obligation at least to try
and fulfill the manifestos. Don’t be a U-Turn Prime Minister or government. When you cheat the
people, they will be enraged and they might not want to vote for you again. Be the man of your
word. Do not disappoint the people’s hope of electing you into power. The winning party should
start performing from day one of taking office.
8. The winning party should not be vindictive in punishing the losing party. A big no, no of
blaming the previous government and not performing well. It will be worse if you take sadistic
pleasure in character assassinating the previous leaders. One day, when you lose power the same
can happen to you. In English there is a saying that goes this way “What goes around, comes
around”, while the Buddhists and Hindus say “ It is the law of karma” and the Muslims say “It’s
the Sunnatullah”
9. The newly elected government should be responsible for the welfare of the voters after the
election. The government should not side the corporate capitalists by giving contracts worth
billions of Ringgit. The Prime Minister should not offer contracts to his family and cronies. If the
government does that then it will be like making the rich, richer (corporate capitalists) and the
poor, poorer (the people). All contracts should be offered through open-tender and no contracts
should be offered to the same contractor again and again.
10. Trial by media should not be practiced in the country. One is wrong when only proven guilty
in the courthouse. The ruling party or the opposition should not character assassinate by using
hired foreign media and making statements to the press before the trial begins. Such behaviors
are classified as third world mentality. Ethically and morally such a thing is wrong. Since legal
matters are complicated and can only be interpreted by the experts, laypersons and politicians
who have vested interest should not manipulate the situation.
11. There should be no religious extremism and fanaticism. Since the two exist in all religious
groups, it will be unfair to blame the Muslims alone. Ideologically, Islam is a religion of fairness
3. and justice. No one has the right to ridicule and mock the religion of others. Malaysia is a
country that allows religious freedom and people are free to practice their own faith.
12. Rule of law should be applicable to all. The newly elected leader should not be biased toward
his party and punish the opposition. Any politician found of wrongdoing from either side of the
divide, his or her ongoing trial should not be interfered and let the law take its course.
13. Political leaders who are old and withered should make way for young ones to take over from
them. They should not be there all the time for 40 to 50 years dominating the political arena.
They should be wise enough and bear in mind that they should not overstay their period of
welcome.
14. Malaysia is a democratic country, so communism of the past should not be revived due to the
great atrocities done previously by the Communist Party of Malaya. Many soldiers and
policemen were killed by the communists in the early 60s.
15. During a time of crisis and natural calamities the government and opposition should put aside
their differences and work together in helping the people.
16. Malaysia needs a strong and stable government to entice investors into the country. If there is
a political uncertainty this will chase the investors away.
With globalization and internet usage, Malaysians like others in the world are losing some of the
qualities of the past. Though the vast majority of Malaysians still inherit their traditional values,
past heritage and common courtesy, there are some who are carried away with what is happening
elsewhere in the world. This bunch of people are the problematic ones for the authorities to
handle, they spread rumors, conduct hate campaigns, make provocative statements via social
media. The wish I have for my beloved country is “May God save Malaysia and its wonderful
people”
Mohd Abbas Abdul Razak, Ph.D. (IIUM)
Depart. of Fundamental & Inter-Disciplinary Studies, KIRKHS,