My first entry in my very own blog this year will not talk about me. But I want to focus on something more important than you and I. I would like to talk about something that bother me from Christmas eve till now.

As respond to the article ‘Siapa Yahudi, Siapa Islam’ (Who is Jew, Who is Muslim) from our very on corrupted Utusan press, I felt very unsatisfied that the writer fail to share his knowledge about Islam history, and accuse our world is weak. Who ever wrote that article is blind and failed to see the reality too.

To my experience involved with Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation (MOSTI) back in 2007, we had put a wonderful and inspiring campaign through our exhibition called ‘Scientific Excellent in Islamic Civilization’. Going through the beautiful existent of technology created by our very own Muslim scholars and artists, we have also build magnificent technology, culture and arts.

But because of our very own local media was too focused on politics and entertainment such as spending RM5,000,000 million ringgit on Mawi & Ekin’s wedding, the media FAIL to promote the knowledge that once Islam had put a great mark. If Mawi can be known to the teenagers, why can’t Yaqub ibn Tariq, al-Kwarizmi, al-Battani, al-Farghani, al-Sufi, al-Biruni, al-Tusi and Omar Khayyam? Who is Salahudin? Who is Ibnu Batutta? Laksamana Cheng Ho? Who are they? They are the world of Islam greatest scholars; they are the one who built pin-hole camera, astronomers who had created of sundial, they had contributed knowledge in Maths, they had contributed towards the medical industry through surgery methods, they are the greatest explorers and warriors that had been respected in that era, and our knowledge had been contribute to people in the world. They don’t have to be Islamic schollars from the middle east. We have muslim schollars from the land of China too. But, where is the responsible of the media to help promote the knowledge? Hardly known any! If Datuk Seri Jamaludin Jarjis would not initiate this prestigious exhibition, I myself would not be proud to know that our Muslim world has been contributing so much. Even one of my biggest inspirations in typography and design is Mehdi Saeedi who is from Iran.

Ref:
http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2009&dt=0114&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Muka_Hadapan&pg=mh_06.htm
http://www.wonderfulinfo.com/winfo/muslminv.htm
http://www.mehdisaeedi.com/

Your Act!

I seek favor from you generous Malaysians to help the victim of Gaza. As you know, as today date, more than 1033 people are killed and third of those been killed have been innocent children. The cruelty to the zionist will never end. I came closer to HIM more often this one month sharing my prayers with the al-Mighty Lord and may the soul of those victims be in a safer place in heaven. Donate your al-Fatiha prayers, and for those who still afford to donate in terms of funding, can find there’s many way to do it. Here’s how.

For Maybank Account User:

Maybank President and CEO Dato’ Sri Abdul Wahid Omar said, “We are pleased to once again work with the NSTP Group and offer our banking channels for a humanitarian cause. It is our expression of concern and corporate responsibility to play our part in supporting this appeal. Our banking channels provide a convenient means for members of the public to join in the fund raising efforts.”
For those contributing via Maybank2u.com, kindly follow these steps:

• Login to M2U.
• Select “Accounts & Banking”.
• Select “Transfers”.
• Select “New 3rd Party Account Transfer”.
• Request for TAC.
• Key in “To 3rd Party Account Number” 514105-320501.

For further information, visit here.

Send cheque to MERCY Malaysia:

PALESTINE RELIEF FUND

Cheque payable to MERCY MALAYSIA
CIMB Account No : 1424-000-6561053

OR

Cheque payable to MERCY HUMANITARIAN FUND
MAYBANK Account No : 5621 7950 4126

You can also download our donation form.
Download Donation Form

For more information please contact 03-2273 3999 or email us at
info@mercy.org.my

You can also do alternative by creating and submit your artwork for fund raising by National Art Gallery:

PAMERAN AMAL PALESTIN : 7 – 8 FEBRUARI 2009

Balai Seni Lukis Negara (BSLN) akan mengadakan sebuah Pameran Amal Palestin pada 7 hingga 28 Februari 2009 dengan tujuan mengumpulkan dana bagi membantu rakyat Palestin. Kepada sesiapa yang berminat untuk menyertai program ini boleh menghantar karya selewatnya pada 20 Februari 2009. Selain itu, beberapa aktiviti seperti bazar seni, tayangan filem, persembahan muzik dan puisi akan diadakan pada 7 Februari 2009dari 9.00pagi hingga 9.00malam. Sebarang pertanyaan berkaitan Program tersebut sila hubungi En. Erry Arham/ En. Azrul di talian 03-40267000 / 03-40267155.

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Hope you all inspired from this entry, and although we might party hard, rock hard, having fun, but let’s not forget about the reality of this world ;-) Feel free to comment, your positivity are most welcome.