Thank you for your support and kind words. I have received many Smses, emails and facebook support since this morning – with reference to The Star coverage.
Honestly, I have strong convictions that our effort to promote Hari Malaysia and Unity have played some role in creating better awareness of the special date to a segment of the Malaysian rakyat especially readers of The Star.
However, the political developments the last couple of years played a big role in creating an urgency to make the date prominent; namely the growing importance of our brother and sister Sabahans and Sarawakians in terms of voter support, PR’s 916 campaign last year, the launch of 1Malaysia by PM Najib and the deep sense of wanting to unite and be One amongst ordinary Malaysians like you and I.
I am glad that this move forward towards Unity via making Hari Malaysia a prominent day, equal to Hari Merdeka is the effort of many and no one party can claim monopoly. We all did it, we all can be proud. BN, PR and non-partisan Malaysians too – this day belong to all of us regardless of race, religion, location or background.
Today we are One. Thank You.
Peace, anas zubedy
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
The Malay Agenda - by Tun Dr Mahathir
I have strong convictions that this speech by Tun Dr Mahathir will form the Malay agenda in the next few years. It will unite the Malays, bring stability back to Malaysia (This country will not be stable unless the Malays are united, read our history and you will understand why – also read about Sri Lanka to see the equivalent – especially what can and may happen if the main grouping in a country is split and at each other’s throat – war and the usage of the other groupings as punching bags! ).
Tun outlined in precise and simple language (if you understand the Malays and Malay Culture you will understand better the innuendoes he has embedded in his text) what is now in the hearts of the Malay masses, gave reasons, supported with historical events, gave them emotions and the spirit to pull together the millions of Malay hearts out there and making them ONE.
I do not think Tun is finish yet. This is just a beginning of a larger campaign. Tun, I envision is working to put back Malaysia on the correct footing by first cleansing, re-energising and re-modelling and enhancing the major group in Malaysia, the Malays.
While personally I wish we can work on all the races at once, I guess pragmatism in today’s politics demands the other.
Tun , thank you Sir!
To read the text of his speech - http://bigdogdotcom.wordpress.com/2009/03/22/tun-dr-mahathir-melayu-perlu-usaha-untuk-ubah-nasib-dalam-cabaran-globalisasi
Tun outlined in precise and simple language (if you understand the Malays and Malay Culture you will understand better the innuendoes he has embedded in his text) what is now in the hearts of the Malay masses, gave reasons, supported with historical events, gave them emotions and the spirit to pull together the millions of Malay hearts out there and making them ONE.
I do not think Tun is finish yet. This is just a beginning of a larger campaign. Tun, I envision is working to put back Malaysia on the correct footing by first cleansing, re-energising and re-modelling and enhancing the major group in Malaysia, the Malays.
While personally I wish we can work on all the races at once, I guess pragmatism in today’s politics demands the other.
Tun , thank you Sir!
To read the text of his speech - http://bigdogdotcom.wordpress.com/2009/03/22/tun-dr-mahathir-melayu-perlu-usaha-untuk-ubah-nasib-dalam-cabaran-globalisasi
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Some Tots on Malaysian Politics today
Swearing of the Quran?
If you are a non-Muslim you may ask, “What’s the big deal?”. Well it is a big deal to a large segment if not the majority of Muslims; rightly or wrongly. It hits the core of being a Muslim. To a Muslim the Quran is God’s Words and swearing with a lie is like “Going out of Islam.”
That is why if Anwar Ibrahim fails to swear with the Quran to proof his innocence, most Muslims except hard core Anwarites will perceive that he is guilty. This may cost him his Permatang Pauh seat and maybe even the Prime Minister-ship too. He may just lose the election this Tuesday as the Malay votes will be the determining factor.
But if I am Anwar and I am not guilty, I would swear just a day before the election.
What is more interesting is that there are Ulamas who say that the action of swearing with the Quran is Islamic while others say the contrary. This only shows that Islam is not as hard and fast as some like to make it to be. That is good. We can agree to disagree. Stop making it as though there is only one way to look at Islam, thank you.
Social Contract?
Was there a social contract? Malaysians do not seem to agree if there was a social contract or otherwise. The UMNO side and many Malays perceive there is one while many non- Malays perceives otherwise. The subject is connected to a bigger issue of Ketuanan Melayu. Well whether there is one or not, why not agree on one now? Let us write a contract based on the Merdeka Constitution, Rukun Negara and Wawasan 2020.
Permatang Pauh By-Election?
So many pundits wrote to argue with much emotions and bravado on who will win and who will not. Why not just wait for the results this Tuesday? It is more important that we should stop suggesting that the other side will cheat to win. Any party that suggest so and won anyway should vacate their sit and apologise to the Malaysian public.
Bar Council’s recent forum?
“It is not what you say that got you into trouble, but how you say it.”
Note : Read Roger Tan’s comment in NST today http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/Columns/2329994/Article/index_html
Leadership of Malaysia – are we in a crisis?
UMNO
When an organization lacks a strong and powerful leader to lead and make everyone toe the line, opt for a “team based” approach. That is what we do in the business world. Put your egos aside and work together. Perhaps PM Abdullah can call for all relevant parties currently interested in becoming the leader (yet not strong enough to win with pants down). This will include Ku Li, Muhyiddin and better still Tun Dr M (get him back into UMNO). Make sure all these individuals have a real important role to play ( for example Ku Li to return as Finance Minister).
Please understand that what we want is a leadership that can remove uncertainties. And if it takes a ‘team based’ one, so be it. We Malaysians are kind of fed up.
PAKATAN
The problem is that Anwar, Ustaz Hadi and Guan Eng too are no PM material yet. They cannot command the respect of a big enough number of Malaysians. They cannot remove the uncertainties of the various groups of people in “ rojak Malaysia”. And Anwar too busy wanting to overturn Barisan and be a PM does not seem to be interested in forming his Top Management Team. Who is really the number 2 in PAKATAN? The mild mannered and respectable Syed Husin Ali? Guan Eng? Hadi? Where is the Pakatan? While BN is not really a functioning Barisan, PAKATAN is also not a real functioning Pakatan. Can we have a BN and Pakatan that is really functioning right to the grassroot level? Alamak... we cant even have one that is fuctioning at the top level...
So are we in a leadership crisis? If we are not careful and if things do not get better and really get out of hand, perhaps we will see another round of the need of a NOC styled leadership. A sort of forced “team based” approach?
If you are a non-Muslim you may ask, “What’s the big deal?”. Well it is a big deal to a large segment if not the majority of Muslims; rightly or wrongly. It hits the core of being a Muslim. To a Muslim the Quran is God’s Words and swearing with a lie is like “Going out of Islam.”
That is why if Anwar Ibrahim fails to swear with the Quran to proof his innocence, most Muslims except hard core Anwarites will perceive that he is guilty. This may cost him his Permatang Pauh seat and maybe even the Prime Minister-ship too. He may just lose the election this Tuesday as the Malay votes will be the determining factor.
But if I am Anwar and I am not guilty, I would swear just a day before the election.
What is more interesting is that there are Ulamas who say that the action of swearing with the Quran is Islamic while others say the contrary. This only shows that Islam is not as hard and fast as some like to make it to be. That is good. We can agree to disagree. Stop making it as though there is only one way to look at Islam, thank you.
Social Contract?
Was there a social contract? Malaysians do not seem to agree if there was a social contract or otherwise. The UMNO side and many Malays perceive there is one while many non- Malays perceives otherwise. The subject is connected to a bigger issue of Ketuanan Melayu. Well whether there is one or not, why not agree on one now? Let us write a contract based on the Merdeka Constitution, Rukun Negara and Wawasan 2020.
Permatang Pauh By-Election?
So many pundits wrote to argue with much emotions and bravado on who will win and who will not. Why not just wait for the results this Tuesday? It is more important that we should stop suggesting that the other side will cheat to win. Any party that suggest so and won anyway should vacate their sit and apologise to the Malaysian public.
Bar Council’s recent forum?
“It is not what you say that got you into trouble, but how you say it.”
Note : Read Roger Tan’s comment in NST today http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Sunday/Columns/2329994/Article/index_html
Leadership of Malaysia – are we in a crisis?
UMNO
When an organization lacks a strong and powerful leader to lead and make everyone toe the line, opt for a “team based” approach. That is what we do in the business world. Put your egos aside and work together. Perhaps PM Abdullah can call for all relevant parties currently interested in becoming the leader (yet not strong enough to win with pants down). This will include Ku Li, Muhyiddin and better still Tun Dr M (get him back into UMNO). Make sure all these individuals have a real important role to play ( for example Ku Li to return as Finance Minister).
Please understand that what we want is a leadership that can remove uncertainties. And if it takes a ‘team based’ one, so be it. We Malaysians are kind of fed up.
PAKATAN
The problem is that Anwar, Ustaz Hadi and Guan Eng too are no PM material yet. They cannot command the respect of a big enough number of Malaysians. They cannot remove the uncertainties of the various groups of people in “ rojak Malaysia”. And Anwar too busy wanting to overturn Barisan and be a PM does not seem to be interested in forming his Top Management Team. Who is really the number 2 in PAKATAN? The mild mannered and respectable Syed Husin Ali? Guan Eng? Hadi? Where is the Pakatan? While BN is not really a functioning Barisan, PAKATAN is also not a real functioning Pakatan. Can we have a BN and Pakatan that is really functioning right to the grassroot level? Alamak... we cant even have one that is fuctioning at the top level...
So are we in a leadership crisis? If we are not careful and if things do not get better and really get out of hand, perhaps we will see another round of the need of a NOC styled leadership. A sort of forced “team based” approach?
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