The Future

By Syed Akbar Ali

Folks, lets not leave ourselves out in the cold. Lets not waste time fighting over religion, race and other silly things.

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Watch the video again. There is so much change coming. There are so many people in the world. There is so much to do. We have to get into the middle of this stream. Starting now.

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What your mother, father, uncle and grandpa told you - keep it safely in your family albums and family histories. Donate your albums and histories to the museum. Ask the museum to place them besides the exhibits showing our great grandfathers chopping wood, chasing their lunch and such.

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...they say, "We follow only what we found our parents doing." What if their parents did not understand, and were not guided? (2:170).

Sun Shining On Everyone

By Syed Akbar Ali

I had lunch with my son at this spot yesterday, the Teluk Cempedak Beach in Kuantan. Its a beautiful spot, the sun was out, the rollers kept coming in and there were children down by the water's edge.

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Some people came. Perhaps they were new to the area. For a long time, they sat with their backs facing the ocean. I was wondering why? They were missing this fantastic view. There is a five star hotel close by. Mat Sallehs pay thousands of Ringgit and fly thousands of miles to come here and sit by the beach just for a couple of days. Then they rush back to their winter. We take so many things for granted. If I could I would go to the beach everyday - and just thank God for the sun, the sea, the wind, the shore. And all the children who come and play by the beach.

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There were others too, who came with young kids. But they were too busy keeping their kids in line. At the beach? Just let them go. Before you know it, your children are grown up. There is another birthday tomorrow for my older boy. No more a boy lah. They grow up so fast. Then we cannot wait to be grandparents. Why? It is a second chance. To do for the grandkids what we did not or could not do for our own kids. I am waiting for that chance too.

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The sun shines on everyone. This is God's grace upon His Creation. However never take things for granted. The sun, the sea, the wind or the children.

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Darah Tuah's "Melaka Lawan Kelantan"

By Syed Akbar Ali

Today is Hari Pencalonan at Merlimau in Melaka and Kerdau in Pahang. I am glad to note that the Melaka folks are focusing on economic development. This is the reason why the Islamic countries are collapsing (Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, Bahrain, Yemen, Algeria, Pakistan, Afghanistan etc) - their peple have not focussed on economic development. They are still overwhelmed by religious ideas that promise heaven but they lose the big picture.

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In Melaka the PAS are still carrying the same old worn out message. I dont know what their message is, but whatever it is, it's the same old stuff. Here is an interesting compilation by the Blogger 'Darah Tuah' who is actually Senator Datuk Akbar Ali (I have his ok to mention his name here) from Melaka. You can click on the link (or go to my Blog List on the right side of the screen) and read his entire post titled "Melaka Lawan Kelantan".

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He has assembled some interesting stats to compare Melaka and Kelantan :

PERBANDINGAN KEJAYAAN MELAKA & KEGAGALAN KELANTAN

No. Butiran Melaka Kelantan

1. Kadar Kemiskinan (2009) [%] 0.5 4.8

2. Pendapatan bulanan isi rumah (2009) [RM] 4,184 2,536

3. Kadar Pengangguran (Suku Ke 3 2010) [%] 0.8 3.2

4. Jumlah Pengangguran (Suku Ke 3 2010) [Bil.] 2,400 17,700

5. Pertumbuhan KDNK/GDP (2010) [%] 7.0 5.1

6. Nilai KDNK (2010) [RM billion – harga semasa] 19.43 12.45

7. KDNK per kapita (2010) [RM] 25,185 7,453

8. Indeks Bandar Mampan (2010) 84.21 – 87.72* 71.43@

9. Hasil Kutipan Jab Kastam (2010) [RM] 1.6 bilion 37.3 juta

10. Hasil Kutipan Jab Imigresen (2010) [RM Juta] 57.3 13.2

11. Kadar Celik Huruf W/Negara (2009) [ >10 tahun, %] 95.5 92.3

12. Kadar Kematian Kasar (2008) [per 1,000 penduduk] 6.0 6.1

13. Kadar Kematian Bayi (2007) [per 1,000 kelahiran hidup] 7.8 8.0

14. Kelahiran Anak Tak Sah Taraf (2009) 1,077 1,221

15. Penagih Dadah (2009) [Bil.] 327 1,902

16. Jenayah Kekerasan (2010) [Bil.] 678 882

17. Keseluruhan Jenayah (2010) [Bil.] 5,976 7,900

18. Penceraian Di Kalangan Muslim (2009) [Bil.] 923 2,478

Nota: * MPAG & MPJ = 84.21; MBMB = 87.72 – Mampan.

@ MPKB = 71.43 – Sederhana mampan

I note the following that is interesting :

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The kutipan by the Jabatan Kastam is RM1.6 billion from Malacca but only RM37.3 million from Kelantan. Kelantan has a border with Thailand. Obviously there is not much business across their border too. This is very weak and lacklustre performance. Melaka contributes much more to the Federal coffers.

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The PAS have never been able to achieve much in economic progress. However they have always claimed to hold the higher moral ground - they call Kelantan the Serambi Mekah. But the numbers show that even in the area of "holier than thou", they lag behind Melaka.

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Looking at Muslim divorces (which reflects on the stability of Muslim households in the community) Melaka had 923 divorces in 2009 versus 2,478 Muslim divorces in Kelantan in the same year. Doing a straight proportion, Kelantan has 2.68 times the divorce rate of Melaka. Melaka has a population of over 780,000 people and Kelantan has well over a million people (still less than 2.68 times Malacca's population). The kelahiran anak tak sah is 1221 in Kelantan versus 1077 in Melaka.

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The pendapatan per capita KDNK is RM25,000 in Malacca versus only RM7453 in Kelantan. That is quite dismal. I dont see any bright future for economic growth in Kelantan either. They are very good at pointing fingers though. Non Kelantanese cannot own land in Kelantan (or it is not easy - even through corporate ownership). They seem to be quite proud of this rule that they have. This also stunts economic growth. I know non Kelantanese friends who negotiated to buy estate land in Kelantan. After two years, the transaction is still not complete. They have witheld funds, suffered losses and stuff.

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Kelantan compares poorly in too many areas. I hope people will realise that there is nothing more important than economic development. Going by the numbers I dont think the prospects of getting to "heaven" are all that great in Kelantan either. The PAS do not really know what is good.

Freedom Of Expression

By Syed Akbar Ali

Appointed To The MACC

By Syed Akbar Ali


I was at the Prime Minister's office this morning, along with a number of other folks, to receive my 'watikah' or letter of appointment to the MACC's Consultancy Panel on Corruption Prevention and Education.

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The official term is Ahli Panel Perundingan Dan Pencegahan Rasuah, Suruhanjaya Pencegahan Rasuah Malaysia (SPRM). Its a two year appointment that runs from 25/2/2011 till 24/2/2013. The appointment is by the Prime Minister.

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The MACC first called me about two weeks ago, quite early in the morning as I was having breakfast at home. There were 12 people, including myself, who were appointed to the Consultancy Panel this morning. We also met the other serving members.

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The other folks who received their appointments today were Prof Dr. Eng. Chin Yew Sin, Datuk Marimuthu Nadason, Tan Sri Lim Kok Wing, Haji Anis Yusal Yusoff, Dato Seri Azman Ujang, Dato Prof. Ishak Tambi Kechik, Dato Wong Chun Wai, Datuk David Chua, Dr Zainal Abidin Abdul Majid, Prof Dato Dr Abdul Rahman Hj Embong and Datuk Johan Jaafar.

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It was a fairly well spread out distribution representing consumers associations, NGOs, universities, media and others. I am simply listed as 'Blogger, OutSyed The Box' which I take as recognition of the Bloggers and their contribution to the public discourse.

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I wish to thank the Prime Minister and the MACC for this opportunity to serve the public. The highest form of service is indeed public service. I hope we can do good through this appointment.

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Do read Blogger Another Brick In The Wall's take on my appointment. You can see his Blog on my Blog List to the right of the screen. I am also most cognisant of the 'smithereens' reminder too. Thank you for the threatening words. Rocky has also just posted his take on my appointment. on Rocky's Bru. Also on my Blog List. Thank you Bro. I also wish to thank some of you who have already said kind words. Thank you for your support.

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As Ahli Panel Perundingan we will assist the MACC in a number of areas. This will include:

• meneliti sistem dan tatacara kerja disektor awam dan swasta yang mempunyai peluang untuk rasuah berkembang
• meneliti dan menambah baik laporan oleh Suruhanjaya bagi menutup ruang dan peluang jenayah rasuah
• menggubal amalan 'best practises'
• membantu program penerangan dan perhubungan masyarakat
• memantau persepsi dan sikap umum (this is where you folks come in big ok)
• meraih sokongan masyarakat terhadap usaha-usaha pencegahan
• kemukakan laporan tahunan dan ulasan PPPR kepada YAB Perdana Menteri berhubung pencapaian aktiviti dan program Suruhanjaya

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I think I can be of assistance here. This appears to be an interesting episode. Lets see what adventure awaits.

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Operasi TUDM Di Libya

TUDM BAWA PULANG RAKYAT MALAYSIA DI LIBYA

Unit Komunikasi Korporat Kementerian Pertahanan mengeluarkan kenyataan berikut:

Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia (TUDM) telah diarahkan oleh Kerajaan Malaysia untuk melaksanakan operasi menyelamat dan membawa pulang 30 rakyat Malaysia di Libya yang kini dilanda ketegangan politik.

Sebuah pesawat C-130 milik TUDM yang kebetulan sedang melakukan operasi di negara berhampiran (negara Eropah) telah diarahkan untuk mendarat di Lapangan Terbang Pratica DiMare di Rome, Itali untuk membawa sebahagian dari rakyat Malaysia kembali ke tanahair. Pesawat ini dijangka tiba di Lapangan Terbang Pratica DiMare pada 24 Feb 2011 jam 10.00 malam waktu tempatan. Seramai 30 orang rakyat Malaysia akan menaiki pesawat tersebut untuk pulang ke Malaysia.

Untuk sebarang keterangan lanjut, sila hubungi Mej Marina Harun TUDM di talian 013-3997254 atau Kapt Mohd Lazim bin Abdul Raoh TUDM di nombor telefon 013-4734074.

“PERTAHANAN NEGARA TANGGUNGJAWAB BERSAMA”

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UNIT KOMUNIKASI KORPORAT

MINDEF

KUALA LUMPUR

24 FEB 2011 (6 petang)

Liberty

By Syed Akbar Ali

This is an interesting You Tube Video. Please do look at this. Keep in mind the religious people when you watch this video.

Libya : Khaddafy Needs An Exit Option

By Syed Akbar Ali

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"President Barack Obama said the suffering and bloodshed in Libya "is outrageous and it is unacceptable," and he directed his administration to prepare a full range of options"

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The Libyan protests began on 15th February 2011. Egypt's revolution took 18 days to kick out Hosni Mubarak. Lets see how many more days Khaddafy will last. The statement by Obama is significant - he wants the Pentagon to prepare a full range of options. When an American President says something like that, it means Khaddafy's days are really numbered.

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Things will settle down quicker if Khaddafy can be provided a place to run into exile. The problem with Khaddafy is he has few exit options. He has spent a lifetime insulting the other Arab rulers - sometimes directly in their faces at international Arab summits. So it is not likely that Khaddafy will be welcome in say Saudi Arabia or Jordan.

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The Italians have special interest in Libya since they colonised North Africa not too long ago. Khaddafy also once held a large stake in Fiat, the Italian motorcar company. Maybe they can find him a quiet home on the Island of Lampedusa, 250 km from Libya. Or maybe some well guarded walled mansion in Rome. I am sure Khaddafy and his sons have enough billions stashed away to pay for such a retirement. I think this Libyan episode will come to a quick conclusion if someone can prepare a retirement home for Khaddafy.

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This is a lot cheaper and easier than embargoes, sanctions, no fly zones and such that are being contemplated now.

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The other option is Mindanao. Khaddafy has helped the Bangsamoro quite substantially in the past. Gave them money, weapons and stuff. Maybe they can install him in a mango plantation on Basilan Island? The US Marines have a permanent base there too - they can provide security.

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The end is nigh.

The Middle East, The Bible & 'Memperbanyakkan Masalah'

By Syed Akbar Ali

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Well Tobruk in Libya fell yesterday. I was listening to Muammar Ghaddafi live on Al Jazeera last nite. He was quite incoherent. When he said ‘haazi bilaadi’ (this is my country), I think he really meant it. Macam bapak dia punya negeri.

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I also received a phone call last nite from a friend. He just called to say that those things that I had said in my book about the Islamic countries collapsing is coming true. My second book is called ‘Malaysia And The Club of Doom – The Collapse of the Islamic Countries’. It was published five years ago in 2006. My dear wife says my predictions are more accurate than Nostradamus.

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The fact is there is no need for ‘Nostradamus’. Looking at the Islamic countries, speaking to Muslims everyday, looking at their non dependence on logic, looking at their divorce from competition and the free market, looking at their over dependence on the Government giving them jobs and sustaining them, looking at the fanatic grip and influence of their many, many versions of “religion” in their daily lives – I cannot help seeing it as clear as daylight that they are all doomed. These are standard observations in almost all Islamic countries. There is no need to be a Nostradamus. I could just see it coming. Sorry folks. I don’t know how else to say this.

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Yes I was very pessimistic about the fate of the Islamic countries in that book. Sad to say I am still very pessimistic about the fate of the Islamic countries. For Malaysia I am very pessimistic about the fate of the Muslims in this country.

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My book has sold over 13,000 copies. That is not bad at all for an English language book written by a Malaysian author in a non English speaking country. I don’t want to brag or boast or toot my own horn, but a few people have suggested that my book be made required reading in Universities and colleges in Malaysia. Yes I agree, very strongly. No other Muslim Malaysian author has written a book similar to ‘Malaysia And The Club of Doom – The Collapse of the Islamic Countries’. And now many of the things I have said in the book have come true. Especially the Muslims should read and understand what I said in that book.

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There are many, many reasons why the Islamic countries are facing serious problems. The cancer is very, very deep. Yes they can get rid of Hosni Mubarak, they can get rid of Khaddafy, they can change the Government in Bahrain. But this will NOT solve their problems overnite. God knows, these countries may become even more worse.

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Here are some facts about Islamic countries. This is about their population explosion problem. Malaysia is NOT excluded:

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Population Explosion in the Muslim World

By Nidhal Guessoum, an astrophysicist and Professor of Physics at American University of Sharjah.

· The population of Egypt has increased from 44 million to 84 million people in the past 30 years! According to World Bank statistics, it is expected to reach 130 million in 2050. That is undoubtedly a stunning explosion.

· Algeria’s population increased from 19 to 35 million between 1980 and 2010 and is expected to reach 50 million in 2050;

· Iran’s population increased from 39 to 74 million in the past 30 years and is expected to reach 96 million in 2050;

· Pakistan’s population increased from 83 to 173 million in the past 30 years and is expected to reach 321 million in 2050;

· Even Malaysia (a multi-ethnic, multi-religious, and well-managed country) is seeing the same doubling of population trend: from 14 to 28 million in the past 30 years, reaching 39 million by 2050;

· Saudi Arabia : the figures show even more staggering explosions (from 9 to 26 million in the past 30 years, reaching 42 million in 2050)

May I add that Indonesia has 235 million people in 2010. In 2000 their population was 206 million. At current growth, their population is expected to hit 470 million by 2060.

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This is yet another serious problem facing the Islamic countries. Population doubling or tripling in just 30 years. 26 million in Saudi Arabia, 84 million in Egypt, 35 million in Algeria, 74 million in Iran, 173 million in Pakistan and 28 million in Malaysia.

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Are there enough jobs, economic opportunities, infrastructure facilities (schools, hospitals, roads, water, electricity) for all these people? In Pakistan some parts of the country get electricity and water on only certain times of the day or some days of the week.

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Why do the Islamic countries suffer (yes the word is suffer) such huge population explosions? Well many Muslims do NOT believe in family planning or birth control. The religious scholars are usually against birth control. (I am NOT referring to abortion – I am against abortion too).

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The religious scholars have a saying which says ‘memperbanyakkan ummah’ or increasing the population of the ummah. In Biblical language it is the same as saying “go forth and multiply”.

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Not surprisingly Old Testament Christians, like the Catholics, still say the same thing. Until today the Catholic Church believes strongly that birth control or family planning is unchristian. And it is a proven fact that Catholic families have larger numbers of children than Protestants. The Vatican has never fully endorsed family planning and birth control.

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Why is this so? Because the Bible says so. Here are some references from the Bible. Yes these are from the Old Testament and yes many Christians don’t believe the Old Testament anymore but the Vatican and the Catholic Church may disagree. But I am not here to pass judgement on the Bible or Christians. I am merely pointing out that these beliefs have a precedent in the Bible.

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Genesis 1:28 God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground."

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Genesis 9:1 Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth.

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Genesis 35:11 And God said to him, "I am God Almighty; be fruitful and increase in number.

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My view is these verses can be generally termed the ‘go forth and multiply’ verses of the Bible. It is the equivalent of the ‘memperbanyakkan ummah’ saying. The Bible also tells its followers to increase their number through birth. Make more babies.

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Yes you can make babies but who is going to feed them? Clothe them? Educate them? Jobs are already scarce, food prices are going up, the economies in the Islamic countries are less productive. So how are they going to provide a good life for six children or nine children?

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The religious people say God will provide for them. This is true. The Quran does say :

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[Surah 17:31] You shall not kill your children due to fear of poverty. We provide for them, as well as for you. Killing them is a gross offense.

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The Quran never said that it is wrong to have fewer children or to plan your family. God never said that you must have two children, six children, seven children or nine children. The Quran remains silent on the numbers. The Quran says it is evil to kill your children but nowhere does the Quran say that you must “go forth and multiply” at all. The saying “memperbanyakkan ummah” is extra Quranic, it is NOT from the Quran.

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Even a religious scholar must understand that the more mouths you have to feed, it means more children will have to make do with less. Imagine satu ekor ikan kembong shared by six people. Ayah makan ekor, ibu makan kepala and the kids can pick at the middle.

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What about education? We in Malaysia are lucky because ada duit minyak Petronas. Buku teks percuma, yuran sekolah percuma, university percuma and so on. But even that is coming to an end. With 30 million population, even Petronas oil money will not be enough to ‘bagi percuma’ forever.

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Look at Indonesia. They have more oil money than us – but with 235 million population, the Government cannot give them things “percuma”. They cannot afford it. Not enough money to “bagi semua benda free”. What if our oil money runs out? Macam mana kalau minyak pula habis? Macam mana nak dapat buku teks free, yuran free, university free dan sebagainya?

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This is another reason why the Islamic countries are doomed. They are facing a tremendous population explosion. Their religious beliefs prevent them from embarking on good family planning. As a result they will have four, five, six or ten kids per family. The children will be fed no doubt, but as I said ‘enam orang share se ekor ikan kembong lah’.

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OK lah buku teks dapat free, yuran sekolah free, hospital pun sabsidi. But what about piano lessons for the kids? Computer lessons? Music class? Ballet? Extra sports activities? Books, magazines, computers, lap tops. Taking the kids on holidays overseas? Or going for a domestic holiday? Forget it. Semua tak boleh.

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Travelling opens up our mind. If teenagers travel overseas, they see and learn so much. My two young sons are better people for having seen half a dozen different countries and understanding more about the world at large. But all this costs money. Kalau lah anak enam orang atau lapan orang, how are we going to take eight kids on a foreign holiday?

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Then when they grow up, will they be able to compete? Can they get good jobs? Can they set up businesses that can compete without tongkat and sabsidi? Or can they only work for the Government sector? Or will they become low level ‘manpower’ for the Japanese and the American foreign companies?

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“Go forth and multiply” (which sounds so similar to 'memperbanyakkan ummah') is another belief that is found in the Bible. There is no such saying in the Quran.

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Folks, for the Muslim countries it is not as simple as dumping Hosni Mubarak, throwing out Khaddafy or changing the government. That is important too. That is the first step. But the Muslims have a much longer road ahead. They really have to start thinking now. Using the mind, that is the real frontier the Muslims have to overcome - to think logically and to use intellect, minus "religious" obfuscations.

Benghazi Falls

By Syed Akbar Ali

I think the last time anyone said something like that (Benghazi falls) would have been in the Second World War when Field Marshall Erwin Rommels Afrika Korps were running around Tobruk, El Alamein and such. Benghazi in Libya's east has been taken by tribes not friendly with Muammar Khaddafy. Even in the capital Tripoli there is fighting and protests still going on.

Khaddafy's son has promised a "bloodbath" - a total wrong choice of words from a "ini bapak saya punya negeri" type of dungu.

When I blogged about the TUDM evacuating our students from Egypt a couple of weeks back, I did suggest that so long as our planes were in the air, they may as well evacuate Malaysians from other Club of Doom countries in the neighborhood. Well it appears that there are 190 Malaysians in Libya who will have to be evacuated too. May I advise Malaysians in Yemen, Bahrain, Algeria and perhaps even Saudi Arabia to pack their bags and be on standby - just in case lah.

Oil has already gone up by over a Dollar. More uncertainty is on the horizon. I am waiting to see if this mass nervous breakdown will spread to Saudi Arabia. It is bound to happen.

In Saudi, the oil reserves are mostly in the East, which is also where the Saudi Shiahs live. Now, Bahrain which is just off the same eastern coast of Saudi Arabia, is also 70% Shiah. So if Bahrain also "falls" those two busy body Iranian ships that are now transiting the Suez Canal may do a quick u-turn. If the Shiahs come to power in a more "democratic" Bahrain, I think the Saudi goose wil get cooked sooner than expected. The Shiahs in the eastern part of Saudi may become like the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka who received support from Tamil Nadu across the Palk Straits. In this case a Shiah Bahrain may become a source of much pain for the Saudis.

The Oo of Oo Ba Doo who rules Bahrain is Sunni. They are a very, very small ruling elite minority who are propped up almost entirely by the next door Saudis. Isnt that interesting. There is also a significant Shia presence in Yemen.

I Saw Jebus Too !

By Syed Akbar Ali

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Folks "original sin" comes to Kurdistan. This is from the frying pan into the fire. These folks are going back to the root of it all. My comments after the video.

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The 'pastor' who was formerly a Muslim (as the video says - I dont know for sure, the video could be just 'acting') says that when he was a Muslim, he felt like killing his wife when she did not cover her head. Then he read Mathew 5 in the Bible which says love your enemies (his wife?) This guy is confused.

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I have pointed it out before. It is the Bible that tells women to cover their heads. Here is 1st Corinthians, Chapter 11 from the Bible:

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"But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head—it is the same as having her head shaved. ⁶ For if a woman does not cover her head, she might as well have her hair cut off; but if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, then she should cover her head."

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I have pointed it out before that the Quran has no commandments for a woman to cover her head or her hair.

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Similarly the commandment to kill someone who has a different set of beliefs is also in the Bible. Here is the Bible again :

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3 Then the LORD said to Moses: 14 “Take the blasphemer outside the camp. All those who heard him are to lay their hands on his head, and the entire assembly is to stone him. 15 Say to the Israelites: ‘If anyone curses his God, he will be held responsible; 16 anyone who blasphemes the name of the LORD must be put to death. The entire assembly must stone him. Whether an alien or native-born, when he blasphemes the Name, he must be put to death.

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What does the Quran say about people who jump in and out of belief? Here it is :

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Surah 4:137 "Surely, those who believe, then disbelieve, then believe, then disbelieve, then plunge deeper into disbelief, GOD will not forgive them, nor will He guide them in any way."

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God will not forgive nor guide them in the way. I dont see any 'kill them, burn them, torture them' here. Just leave them be.

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So I think the fellow in the video is now going back to his roots.

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Anyone for Bible study with me?

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UMNO Is The Downfall Of The Majority Malays As A Viable Race?

By Syed Akbar Ali

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I received the following article from one of my Blog readers. Thank you bro. It says this article has been floating around the Net for some time. It also says that the writer of this article is an “enlightened Malay”. From the face of it I don’t think a Malay wrote this article.

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I have read it and there are various parts of it that I agree with completely but there are also many parts of it which I don’t agree with.

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UMNO Is The Downfall Of The Majority Malays As A Viable Race

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Written by an enlightened Malay (a market analyst)

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The Malays Are Lost And Waylaid - At The Crossroads Of A Malay Dilemma

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If you happen to travel around this country and check on the statistics, especially the pasar malam, find out who runs the stalls and their businesses? Check out our beloved Chow Kit Road, and see who owns the thriving commerce? Or visit the Pudu wet market and see who is shouting for customers at 4 am (even before the cock crows).

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Half the businesses now are with the foreigners, another half with other races, the Malays only have land titles left (especially reserve land of no value). All the GLC's are still in Malay hands, but not for long; otherwise all will be sold off in no time at all. As a people, the Malays are not known for perseverance and enduring commitment. They have no business acumen. Being entrepreneurial is a steep climb for them and the Malays have no stamina to stomach the strains and stresses. I speak from experience. They are easily swayed by circumstances.

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More than half our local workforce are pendatangs (Indons, Myanmars, Nepals, Vietnamese, Banglas!) This country is not only bankrupt as said by Idris Jala, but also - telah dilelongkan. The poorer of the majority Malays left behind will become beggars and mat rempit, mat gian, mat ragut and mat dadah (they are all subsidized by our government funding to buy their No 1 drugs of escapism to run away from a harsh reality - Metadon). Who culled their own Malay race? Nobody but UMNO-BN itself! I rest my case.

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Since 1957 UMNO has effectively carried out the population engineering of our country to ensure its own long-term survival by creating the myth of a two-pronged “Ketuanan Melayu” strategy of mind control. “Ketuanan Melayu” for the majority Malay masses who are lulled and numbed into a feeling of being superior over the non-Malays because of their demographic numbers; and “Ketuanan Melayu” for the favored UMNOputra Malay political elites through the accumulation of massive material wealth and power for themselves and their cronies. And while UMNO has failed by almost any measure you chose to gauge them – good governance, ethics or morality – without question they have succeeded too well in the social engineering exercise after the bloody race riots of May 13, 1969.

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The duplicity of UMNO in proclaiming 1Malaysia - Satu Bangsa, Satu Negara -while all the while undertaking a relentless program to whittle down the numbers of the non-Malays through a very precise and focused political initiative is breathtaking in its effectiveness!

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Consider this -

In 1957:

– 45% of the population were Chinese

– 12% of the population were Indians

In 2010:

– 25% of the population are Chinese

– 7% of the population are Indians

Over 600,000 Chinese and Indian Malaysians with red IC status were rejected repeatedly when applying for citizenship and possibly 60% of them had passed away due to old age.

Since 1957:

– 2 million Chinese have emigrated

– 0.5 million Indians have migrated

– 3 million Indonesians came over to Malaysia to become Malaysian citizens with Bumiputra status even if they stay less than 5 years. (Nett gain 0.5 million and an additional of 3 million manufactured Bumiputras like Muslim Indonesians). The most famous is none other than Mohd Khir Toyo who stayed for 20 years but became MB of Selangor.

In the not too distant future, I reckon Malay bumiputras may have to worry about 2nd or 3rd generation Indonesian migrants, owing to the virtues of hard work and thrift taught by their parents, or grandparents, would have surpassed the majority Malays in terms of socio-economic progress. Mohd Khir Toyo is smarter than most local-born Malays in terms of amassing his personal wealth at the shortest duration of time. Even Muhammad Muhammad Taib is no match for him. That's how smart Khir Toyo is.

Instead of teaching their people the virtues of hard work and perseverance, the UMNO warlords are proclaiming Ketuanan Melayu to feed off the Chinese minorities like parasites. If not for the Chinese taxpayers, the Malays will be sleeping the five foot-ways. Of course the Chinese isn't a threat - they are just workaholics - they want to create wealth and prosperity so much so that no failures of any kind is going to stop them. Not even the ultra Malay racists spewing blood in their eyes or frothing venom in their mouths. It is envisaged the Chinese demographics will dwindle to stabilize at 4 percent of the overall Malaysian population but their accumulated wealth and economic power will continue to rise to more than 75 percent of the overall GDP of the country. That’s proof enough how steady and influential the Chinese economic stranglehold over the majority Malays will become; and we believe racial hatred and resentment is well likely to remain for the next 50 years. They work hard for the money but we envy them in our idleness.

Whereas the Indonesian newcomers went out to work before you become awake and they are not home yet when you call it a day and went to bed. Will the majority Malays consider them a threat when they deservedly find new wealth? The Indonesians respect the Chinese for their business acumen and diligence. Do the Malays think likewise if not indulge in unguarded jealousy and envy?

Now the non-Malays are well aware of this tinkering and engineering of our population and it would do us Malays no good to say that it was UMNO’s doing and that we had no hand in what happened at the end of the day. As a Malay I was then comfortable that UMNO was the dominant partner in the Barisan Nasional. It was indeed comforting to know that Malays controlled four of the five major banks. We were also in control of UMBC, MISC and Southern Bank – all previously owned by the Chinese. But seemingly the Chinese-owned Public Bank which is not in our control is moving ahead of the others still in economic prowess and competitive skills. What’s wrong with our control?

Education?

Between 1968 to 2000:

– 48 Chinese primary schools shut down

– 144 Indian primary schools closed

– 2637 Malay Primary Schools were built

Of the total government budget for these schools, 2.5% were for the Chinese, 1% for the Indians and a whopping 96.5% for the Malay primary schools.

The fact that 2637 Malay primary schools were built between 1968 to 2000 implied that the engineered process of retarding our majority Malays or bumiputras is getting obvious. At the end of their school lives, they have nowhere to go except to stay put in this country, as like idiots they have nowhere else to go because everywhere they are faced with a serious language problem and a communication breakdown with others. They will, like it or not, have to support the Ketuanan Melayu concept to survive for their freebies or welfare. The mentality is - No need to work and money will still come. Scions of the rich and wealthy UMNOputras will be educated overseas and return to continue to rule over their poorer local cousins.

Petronas petrol stations?

Of the 2000 station the Malays owned 99%. Yes…we the Malays were indeed in control. In control of what? We were in control of all the business licenses and permits for Taxis and Approved Permits (APs).

We were in control of Government contracts of which 95% were given to Malays.

We were in control of the rice trade through Bernas that bought over 80% of Chinese rice millers in Kedah. Even Robert Kuok aka Sugar King was forced to sell his sugar franchise to UMNO crony interests so that the Malays are deemed to be in control of the sugar market; and the other essential basic items.

We were in control of bus companies. Throughout Malaysia, MARA buses could be seen plying all the routes. Non-Malays were simply displaced by having their application for bus routes and for new buses rejected. Many local Chinese owned bus companies are already kaput in the urban centers.

Every new housing estate being built had a mosque or a surau. None, I repeat “no” temples or churches were built for any housing estate even if the majority residents are non Malays! We even blare the loudspeakers in every mosque calling for Azan at maximum volume just so to tell the non Malays and non Muslims that we are in control!

So why with control over all these highly visible entities and business opportunities are the majority Malays still unable to stand tall and with pride over and above the non-Malays? We are unable to so do because it was not the Malays that benefited from these opportunities - only the favoured UMNOputras enjoyed the benefits, and the poorer among the majority Malays were merely taken for a ride as their name were used by UMNO to hijack the national agenda. The Chinese bogeyman and the Malay hobbyhorse work wonders for UMNO to play one against the other in their evil scheme of Divide and Rule to suit their survival plan.

Why must UMNO constantly harped about the need to spoon-feed the majority Malays – about Ketuanan Melayu when it is already in place and about Bumiputra status and all the privileges and rights that goes with that special status?

And as a Malay I want to ask the non-Malays why you still chose to live in a country whose racist government has by its actions and deeds done whatever it could to make you not feel welcomed as a Pendatang? The non-Malays I know have all told me the same thing – Malaysia is their country – they know of no other country they can call their own. And so they stay and put up with the abuses and nonsense.

The difference now is that there are enough Malays who are ashamed by the nihilistic antics of this ultra racist Malay political organization call UMNO. There are enough Malays to tell the non-Malays that we feel your pain, too. We understand your frustrations and despair at not being treated as equals in a country you call your own.

You must remember that UMNO will never treat you as equals or partners in progress. They want eveything for themselves. If you are not happy you can get out. UMNO does not give a damn if you're a rocket scientist or Albert Einstein Reborn. If you are non Malay you are 2nd class pendatang. Remember that well.

And enough non-Malays had migrated abroad to cause our country to understand that their loss is another country’s gain. Singapore gained the most. A loss, which our country can ill afford to sustain in the long run. Only dumb and stupid Malay leaders deny the causes.

And more important, all these groundswell of disgust and contempt at UMNO has manifested itself in a way these political idiots cannot understand – losing our votes in the 12th General Elections on 10 March 2008. Say Amen for that. Instead of seeking penance these racist bastards scream for bloodshed and mayhem still.

And so we wait for the 13th General Election in 2011 which we hope will dish out the relevant karma for UMNO and its lameduck Barisan Nasional partners. The stooges and the parasites.

Meantime understand what they have done to us all – not only the non-Malays but also to the Malays and do not allow UMNO or Barisan Nasional to play the race card and start their divide and rule antics on us anymore.

You are one with me and we are two.

United we stand divided we fall.

One for all and all for one - is our game plan

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Here are my comments. Of course the ruling party for the past 54 years has to bear the burden of the blame for ALL our shortcomings. I say ALL, because after 54 years UMNO and the BN just simply cannot say that it is not their fault.

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But the fault lies not entirely on UMNO because the article here says it is the Malays who have failed to achieve their spot in the country. Don’t the Malays themselves deserve the blame for this too? Why just blame UMNO?

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The article is titled "UMNO Is The Downfall Of The Majority Malays . . " OK. So what about the minority “non-UMNO” Malays? Have they prospered better than the majority ‘UMNO” Malays? The PAS has been ruling Kelantan for 20 years now. Have they prospered? Nope. They are worse off.

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There are Malays across the border in Thailand – outside the clutches of both UMNO and PAS. How do they compare with the Malays under the clutches of UMNO just across the frontier? You must make the comparison because in 1957, there was not much difference between say Baling, Kuala Nerang, Tumpat and Patani, Narathiwat and Satun.

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What about Malays under the PAP in Singapore? Have they done well? At last after 45 years, a Malay has become a Brigadier General in the Singapore Armed Forces. OK but what about Malay businesses? Yes the Malays sell hygienic kuih Melayu in Geylang but that is because Malays still hang out in Geylang. Indians also sell hygienic Indian sweets and thosai in Little India in Serangoon Road in Singapore.

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What about Malays in Brunei? How many Malays own and run banks in Brunei Darus Salam? Are there large Malay businesses in Brunei? My wife’s grandpa set up a large pharmacy business there since the 60s or something. The business is still there, run by the third generation. Tapi itu mamak turun kapal lah. Pharmacy bumiputra Melayu mana?

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Then lets cross the ditch into Indonesia. Itu pun Melayu juga. No need to say much lah. UMNO has no sway there. No need to say much ok. A lot of them are here trying to make a living. Folks I wrote the book "Malaysia And The Club of Doom". Yes we too can be doomed. But not because of the Malays. I blame it on the religion.

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Please read the newspapers. Yesterday four more people were killed in Bahrain. Yemen riots, Libya riots. Iran riots. Pakistan dirt poor. Punjab is divided between Pakistan and India. On one side is Muslim Pakistan Punjab where they are dirt poor. On the other side, are Karpal Singh’s countrymen in Sikh and Hindu Indian Punjab. They are among the wealthiest farmers in India.

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Muslim Punjab dirt poor. Indian Punjab rich. Same soil, same language, same chappati, same water, same turban, same Bangra and same lembu. The only difference is the religion. So don’t blame UMNO and the BN.

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And don’t forget the non Malays. The article does not say that the non Malays, especially the Chinese have failed to achieve successes in Malaysia (which are mostly measured by economic yardsticks in this article). The Chinese have done much better than the Malays and are poised to do even better. We have numerous Chinese success stories. And Indians too. Well done and Godspeed to the Chinese and others.

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But the Chinese too prospered under the same UMNO and the same BN who were in charge. So it is entirely correct to say that policies fostered by UMNO and BN have helped prosper Chinese more than Malays. Or putting it another way, the Chinese and many Indians have prospered under UMNO and BN.

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(My personal view is that the Chinese and Indians could have prospered more, if they had learnt to better cooperate with the largest market base in the country ie the Malays and other bumiputras. You all have really missed even more opportunities guys. Too much time was wasted in the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s catering more to your own communities – that is a small market. Its not too late. Better late than never. Here is the secret to success - teach and share).

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The article also complaints about letting in too many Indonesians, Rohingyas, Banglas, Nepalis, Afghans, Iranians, Africans. I agree here. We must do away with the Indons, Banglas and others.

The writer also laments that so many Chinese and Indians have migrated out of the country. This is where I feel the writer gives away the secret that he is not a Malay. I say friend, aren’t the Chinese and Indians immigrants too? If the writer thinks that it is a bad thing for the Malays to let in Indons and the Banglas, then pray tell how was it a good thing for the Malays to have let in Chinese and Indians not too long before in the 20th century? Be fair lah. Do not lose your objectivity.

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The Malays even gave citizenship to two million non Malays. This immediately cut down the Malay demographic percentage from 80% down to just over 50%. Never before in the history of the world has any community ever done a dumb thing like that. Why doesn't someone nominate the Malays in Malaysia for the Nobel Peace Prize or something? Come on folks, be fair ok.

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I hope people will stop pointing the racist finger at UMNO or the Malays. Rest assured the Indons (who are also Malays) may not be going back but neither are the Banglas, the Afghans, many Chinese from China too, the Mongolians, the Iranians, the Nepalis, the Myanmars, the Filipinos are all here to stay. Not all of them are voters - yet. I think they are here to stay – permanently. I received email from an Iranian who has been here since the 90s. He says he loves this country. Obviously he is staying here too.

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I feel that this may develop into more problems for Malaysia in the future (what I mean are more racial problems) – as long as the Malays do not learn to compete. As long as the Malays are kept down by their religious beliefs, like all the other Club of Doom countries, and they cannot compete, then the introduction of more homo sapien sub species (Banglas, Nepalis, Iranians etc) will only complicate matters more.

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I am not looking at a purely racial angle (that would be racist) but I am pointing out socio economic booby traps which will then magnify the racial differences even more, and more and more. New problems will crop up. All these problems will ONLY disappear if the Malay Muslims learn to compete. Thats all we have to learn to do. Compete.

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In this regard, we are not hitting the right target. The fault lies not in UMNO, BN or the Malays as a race. The problem lies in the religion, or the interpretation thereof. What ails the Malays ails ALL the Muslims around the world. It does not matter whether you are a Malay, an Indian, a Pakistani, a Bangla, a Yemeni, an Egyptian or whatever. As long as you are a Muslim, chances are you are poor and uncompetitive.

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Is this too difficult to figure out - in Egypt they had Hosni Mubarak for 31 years. One race, one language, same food, 90% Islam - yet the Muslims are dirt poor. In Malaysia, 54 years UMNO, multi racial, multi lingual, multi religious - the Muslims are OK but struggling, the non Muslims are much better off.

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You do not need rocket science to see which is the square peg here? Please open eyes and engage brain. It is the religion (or its interpretations). In Egypt the Government may be "secular" but the people and their culture certainly is not.

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And here is the real problem – if they dive deeper into their understanding of religion, looking for a solution, they will never resurface. They will drown.

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As for me, haven’t I told you before , I am a Muslim, first, last and always. I believe in the Quran. So I think I should have a better chance. But people dont want to listen, or give us a chance to talk. If we talk too much, chop chop. Siapa rugi? Bukan saya.

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