Shen Yee Aun do want to fuck “animal women in wear swimsuits and bikin?

I would like to represent Malaysian Youth Rights Movement (Youth NGO) to condemn against PAS Youth Nik Abduh Nik Aziz ( PAS Malaysia Deputy Youth Chief ) for claiming that women that wear swimsuits and bikini are “animals”, in reference to a recent pool party that was organized recently. The full quote (translated) from the statement of the DPPM of PAS was “Humans can now be considered animals that hang around wherever they want doing whatever they want”. The statement from Nik Abduh Nik Aziz also mentioned that the pool party “insulted Islam, and and tears apart the dignity and norms of humanity”. It then went on to say that “Nothing can be expected from society other than unrestrained sex, sex outside of marriage, prostitution which leads to children born out of wedlock, abortion, baby dumping and the like”.

MCA WANITA HAS CRITICISED PAS FOR ENFORCING A DRESS CODE ON NON-MUSLIM JOURNALISTS COVERING ITS ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY OVER THE WEEKEND. IN A STATEMENT TODAY, MCA WANITA SECRETARY-GENENERAL

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said that the requirement for female journalists to don headscarves and barring skirts and dresses was discriminatory.

“The choice of personal clothing is a fundamental and individual right. This is a clear example of PAS depriving people of their personal liberties.

“In a multiracial country, I absolutely respect the Muslim dress code, but we also want PAS to respect the non-Muslim customs and choices,” she said.

Chew said that the rule shows that PAS held “extreme beliefs” and are “controlling individual rights”

 PAS denied today that it had set rules forcing non-Muslim female journalists to wear headscarves when covering the party’s 57th muktamar this week.

PAS election committee chairman Datuk Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman told The Malaysian Insider that he had not issued such a directive and refuted reports carried yesterday in the Chinese media.

“As far as I know, there is no such condition,” he said when contacted.

Committee officials later confirmed with The Malaysian Insider that only Muslim journalists are required to wear tudungs (Muslim headscarf) during the muktamar while the non-Muslims must dress neatly in non-revealing clothes.

“Both men and women are not allowed to wear shorts and t-shirts while the women cannot wear revealing clothes. Non-Muslim women are not required to wear headscarves,” said an official.

According to a report in the Chinese-language section of an online news portal yesterday, PAS had issued a circular ordering all non-Muslim female journalists to wear headscarves and forbidding them from wearing dresses and skirts.

The report irked Wanita MCA secretary-general Senator Chew Lee Giok who likened the rule today as a form of “extremism, conservatism and discrimination against women”.

“They are acting in a power-hungry manner and do not respect other religions and races,” she said in a statement.

She accused PAS of being a “pseudo-democratic” party and argued that while she agreed that reporters should be dressed neatly for all functions, their choice of clothing is a fundamental and individual right.

“I feel the PAS cannot rush to conclusions about female reporters who do not wear headscarves. It cannot be assumed they are not respectful or do not have modesty if they do not wear a headscarf,” she said.

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The pool party had a dress code of “stylish, sexy, trendy & tasteful, swim wear allowed”, thus swim wear was not a requirement – participants could choose what to wear and whether to enter the pool or not.The Pool KL has responded to this issue with a statement on their Facebook page (http://fb.com/thepoolkl), saying that the event was organized by a third party event organizer, and that they believe in a free and democratic Malaysia with freedom of religious choice. They apologized if they have offended any party that found it offensive, and in addition the event emcee made announcements that Muslim women should refrain from wearing outfits deemed inappropriate to the Muslim faith.

It is an insult to all the young men & women of Malaysia to equate them to animals. At the same time , PAS should also apologize for accusing the party venue (The Pool KL, Jalan Ampang) for claiming that they are organizing a “sex party”. The Pool’s main draw is a swimming pool in the middle of the club, hence the name.  The event is basically just a pool party – it is out of line for PAS to even bring up things like prostitution, abortion, abandoning babies in the same speech condemning the event, all because of what is essentially just an event at a licensed entertainment outlet that caters to people of legal age.

Malaysia has long enjoyed freedom – be it dress code & fashion, or even choices of lifestyle and entertainment. However in the states that PAS has held power for a long time, the freedom to dress and even mingle with others is severely restricted.

PKR claims that hudud law will not happen in Malaysia because they need a 2/3 majority in order to implement hudud in the country, however before they are even are in federal power, they have tried to ban Valentine’s day celebrations in Malaysia, and in Kelantan they have instituted seperate supermarket checkout lanes for men and women, seperate park benches for men and women, and even requiring unmarried men and women to sit seperately when watching movies. There is also a ban on bikinis in Terengganu and Kelantan, and in addition, the Kota Bahru council has forbidden their employees to wear lipstick and certain types of high-heeled shoes to work.

This is an issue for every Malaysian to take note of, even in Selangor where PAS is the least dominant political party under the Pakatan Rakyat administration, Lotus Five Star, the only cinema in Kuala Selangor, has put up notices saying that unmarried Muslim couples are banned from sitting side my side. The controversial ruling was issued by the Kuala Selangor District Council, and was believed to have been advocated by the local authority’s PAS councillors, who have already implemented regulations like that in Kelantan.

We are not alone in questioning these restrictions. A recent survey among 20-year old youths in the New Straits Times regarding the proposed gender segregation in cinemas quoted a law chambering student, Oazair Tyeb, as saying “the idea would also be questioned and opposed not just by Muslim youth but also those from other races”. Another, Kishore Ramdas said that imposing such a controversial ruling on Malaysians would set the country back another 50 years and “I think Malaysians are mature enough not be told how to behave, where to sit and stand or even what to wear”. Programme officer Mohani Niza, 25, is of the view that Islam should not be “hijacked” to control moments in people’s daily lives. Though the rule is not enforced, we might be on a slippery slope towards a more intolerant society.”

An article posted just yesterday in Sin Chew Daily has PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu saying that if the Pakatan Rakyat were to win the next general election, PAS would seek to get the Parliament to amend the Constitution to implement the hudud law. Pakatan Rakyat continue to manipulate the public that hudud law is only for Muslim and non-Muslims will not be affected but they have shown their intent by speaking out against a simple pool party like this. It is already a law in Malaysia that every entertainment outlets in Malaysia is for non-Muslims only. In this case  PAS already show their desire to impose their values even in non-Muslim’s lives where even non-Muslims are not allowed to wear bikinis or swimsuits.

We would also like to call out DAP & PKR being silent on this issue and fail to stand up for the rights of the youth, women and & non-Muslim community in Malaysia. We sincerely urge all the Malaysian youth , women and non-Muslim community to Vote Against Pakatan Rakyat for the upcoming General Election unless they clarify their stand.. Unfortunately, a vote for DAP & PKR is also vote for PAS, and PAS has a disturbing track record on imposing upon Malaysians’s personal liberties.

We will be launching a campaign and movement to enlighten all Malaysian Youth regarding the danger to their personal liberties if they were to vote Pakatan Rakyat into power.

TRUE OR NOT? OR IS THIS ALSO FALSE NEWS?

Vice President Joe Biden, speaking at a fundraiser in Philadelphia Friday, compared Republicans in Congress to people who excuse rapists by blaming their victims.



Back in 1994, the then chief minister of Malacca, Abdul Rahim Thamby Chik, was reported to have raped a 15-year-old schoolgirl (under Malaysian law, sex with a minor constitutes statutory rape). Lim Guan Eng, currently the chief minister of Penang and the then MP for Kota Melaka, spoke out against the rape of a minor after the girl’s grandmother-cum-guardian, who was also Lim’s constituent, turned to him for help.

However, far from deserving justice, both Lim and the schoolgirl received their “dues”. Lim was jailed for three years for speaking up against the rape while the girl was given three years “protective custody”. As for Rahim, because of the rape and pending corruption charges, he was forced to resign, after a 12-year stint as Malacca’s chief minister.

But the judiciary saw Rahim escape punishment for a crime committed; this came about after the public prosecutor withdrew the charge citing lack of evidence. The corruption charges against Rahim were also dropped.

The travesty of justice is such that on Feb 28, 1995, Lim was thrown into jail after he was charged under the Sedition Act for prompting “disaffection with the administration of Malaysia”.

On March 17 the same year, he was slapped with another charge under the Printing Presses and Publications Act for “maliciously printing” a pamphlet containing “false information”, specifically that Lim had used the term “imprisoned victim” to describe the schoolgirl who was raped.

As a result of his trying to seek justice for the rape survivor, Lim was barred from holding public office for five years, making him ineligible to contest in the 2004 general election.

As for the underage rape survivor, she was initially detained for 10 years without parental consent. She was subsequently sentenced to three years “protective custody” in a house for “wayward girls”. During Lim’s trial, the girl gave evidence that she had sex with a minister.

With such lecherous politicians in our midst, the safety of girls and women – be they our sisters, daughters, mothers and foreign female workers – is at risk. There is no telling which politician is waiting to sexually assault the girls and women in this country. What is annoying is the fact that the crime is easily dismissed by threatening and buying the silence of the victim.

In Rais’ case, if the rape had never taken place as he claimed, then what made his domestic helper of eight years to suddenly pack her bags and leave for home in Indonesia? If he has been such a kind and generous man as his former domestic helper claimed when retracting her allegation of rape, the question of her quitting her job would not arise. There is no doubt something is amiss here, no matter how much Rais denies it.

In the case of Rahim, he was never convicted and continues to enjoy life while Lim spent three years in jail and the the rape survivor was sentenced to three years in a house for “wayward girls”. What wrong did the girl do to end up in a house for wayward girls while the perpetrator, Rahim, walked a free man? Where was justice when it was desperately needed?

Embassy in Kuala Lumpur closely followed the trial of the accused killers of Mongolian interpreter Altantuya Shaariibuu and frequently discussed whether current Prime Minister Najib Razak was involved in the killing, according to diplomatic cables supplied by the WikiLeaks website. IS NAJIB AND SHAFIE SMS EXCHANGE ON ALTANTUYA AUTHENTIC?  No one has answered the million … Read more KUALALUMPUR: His … Read more

DIPLOMATIC CABLES RELEASED BY WIKILEAKS REVEAL THAT US EMBASSY OFFICIALS HAD DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF A CONSPIRACY AGAINST NAJIB.

Angry French feminists say local media have been awash with male chauvinist comments since the arrest of former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on charges he attempted to rape a New York hotel maid.

Feminist organisations published a petition saying they were “stunned by the daily flood of misogynist comments by public figures” since the French former finance minister was detained. He denies the charges and is currently on bail.

In their statement, the feminists said friends and allies of Strauss-Kahn had downplayed the plight of the alleged victim in their rush to defend the Socialist, who until his fall was well placed to beat President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2012 elections.

The lawyer for the maid said his client was a 32-year-old widow from the West African nation of Guinea, who has a daughter aged 15.

“We do not know what happened in New York on Saturday May 14, but we know what has been happening in France in the past week. We are witnessing a sudden rise of sexist and reactionary reflexes, so quick to surface among part of the French elite,” the groups said in a statement on the website of Le Monde.

Organised by groups including “Osez le feminisme” and “La Barbe”, the petition was signed by more than a 1,000 women, including TV journalist Audrey Pulvar, whose partner Arnaud Montebourg is bidding to be the Socialist candidate next year.

“There is a certain impunity in France when it comes to this kind of uninhibited sexism,” the groups said.

The groups said that 75,000 women were raped in France every year and that sexist language in public tended to minimise the gravity of crime, turning it into a vague and more or less acceptable

Extramarital affairs not only cause broken hearts, but also end up breaking penises, a new study says.

If you find the idea of one night stands appealing, then this is the perfect read for you. Unaware of the risks of casual rampant sex, you might fall prey to endless risks and sexually transmitted diseases.

From safe sex to STD screenings and your current partner’s sexual history, today we’re telling you why one night stands are not such a great idea. Here are 5 major risks of one night stands – 5 risks that every adult must be weary of. And do your friends a favour – share this must-read list with them too!

Depression is linked to one night stands.Other than sexually transmitted diseases, alcoholism and depression is also linked to one night stands. Many studies have time and again proved that the shorter the relationships, the higher are the chances of depression. Also, rampant sex tends to put future relations in jeopardy as trust becomes elusive and cheating becomes common.

Stress due to lack of commitments . Since one night stands come with no commitments, they cause one of the two, or both, partners undue stress due to their ‘no strings attached’ nature. Such indulgences need to be treated with caution as they can emotionally weaken you and lead to long term stress arising from an incomplete and non-satisfactory emotional fulfillment.

One night stands without condoms are a bad idea. There is some merit to the idea of carrying a condom with you whether or not you’re accustomed to and expecting a one night stand. Man or woman, carrying condoms is a must if you want to avoid unwanted pregnancies or sexually transmitted diseases.

Alcohol and drugs when combined with one night stands are a lethal combination.Alcohol and drugs destroy and in no way up your sexual experience. Infact, they can influence your decision-making process and allow you to indulge in risky (and unhealthy!) behaviour. Apart from being poor decision influencers, they are also responsible for many lifestyle diseases.

Sex outside marriage, and sex that occurs under out-of-the-norm circumstances, may increase the risk of penile fractures, said study researcher said Dr. Andrew Kramer, an urologist at the University of Maryland Medical Center.

The heightened risk appears to be due to the unconventional situations, and consequently, locations, surrounding sexual acts, the researchers said.

Men in the study who had suffered penis fractures commonly were having sex in unusual settings, including in restrooms or at work, when the injury occurred. The majority were having extramarital affairs.

In such atypical situations, sex may be rushed and involve unusual or awkward sexual positions, Kramer said.

“All these factors could make the man less able to protect his penis from an unexpected sudden downward thrust leading to the fracture,” Kramer said.

Kramer studied 16 cases of penile fractures treated at the University of Maryland Hospital between 2004 and 2011.

Half of the patients were having extramarital affairs, the study found. Most were having sex in unusual places, including bathrooms, cars and elevators, reports LiveScience .

Only three patients were having sex with their own wives in their own bedrooms, Kramer said.

The study has been published online in the journal of Sexual Medicine .

 

Chulia Street Prostitute aka Penang Wanita MCA Chief Tan Cheng Liang

It’s been standard medical practice to think of narcissists as overcompensating and hyperinflated braggarts working very hard to cover up a sinking sense of self, desperately and secretly sad attention-seekers with sagging self-esteem.

But that may not be true.

According to new research, the medical axioms may be far out of touch with reality and the Average Joe’s street sense more on the line. A braggart really does think he’s all that and more.

In recent years, the media have made a culture of it: narcissists now are not only shamelessly narcissistic, they will tell you that they are. They are the fundamental reality in reality shows.

But, they are not without self-awareness, as the old psychology would have us believe. They strut their pathology as if it were a float in their own parade. Their lack of empathy? No problem for them. Their lack of interest in you? Likewise, not an issue.

Nicole Wong Siaw Ting, the deputy chief of MCA’s recently-established Beliawanis or women youth wing, said she was “utterly disgusted and disappointed” with PKR’s Gan Pei Nei and Lee Khai Loon for decsribing her division, which contains many pretty faces, as “flower vases”.

Gan is the PKR women’s vice chairman while Lee is the Youth information chief. Nicole was upset by their remarks which she claimed were “insensitive and degrading”.

In particular, Nicole was upset by Lee’s accusation that the young women who attended the MCA Youth’s AGM last weekend was due to monetary or materialistic benefits.

“It is very unbecoming of a youth leader to utter such remarks and make baseless assumptions about the background and motivation of women’s participation in politics,” Nicole said in a statement.

Must women politicians be old and dowdy?

The MCA youth women’s wing had made a dramatic impact at last week’s meeting. Given the recent media circus stirred up by Libyan leader Gaddafi’s cadre of ‘virgin’ women bodyguards, there was indeed tremendous interest especially since the Beliawanis members who attended sported glamorous hairstyles and makeup – as if preparing for a photo-shoot.

But Nicole is having none of that. She said women who choose to take part in politics should be given the support and encouragement, instead of straightaway being tagged as mere decoration. Young women should not be discouraged from taking part in nation building and political process, she added.

The Beliawanis No. 2 expressed disappointment with Gan, who is also the Rawang assemblywoman, for her remarks towards young women. Nicole said Gan should not have made “outright insults on fellow women”, and further accused her of avoiding “taking responsibility following backlash from the public, women in particular”.

“I hereby call on all Malaysian women regardless of race or political affiliation to strongly demand Gan Pei Nei and Lee Khai Loon to sincerely apologize for their degrading and derogatory remarks on women”, said Nicole.

Erika Carlson and her colleagues at Washington University in St. Louis conducted several unusual studies to see whether narcissists have insight into their personality and their reputation.

The researchers initially administered a number of clinical measures of narcissism to college students. Is there a psychology department that hasn’t done that since the 1960s? But then they did something different and decidedly interesting: they looked at how those who scored high on the narcissism scale were seen by others, how they saw themselves and how they believed they were seen by others. They considered numerous variables, running their analyses across social contexts and interviewing new acquaintances as well as friends and family. The studies produced strikingly similar results.

What they found was that narcissists were impressed with themselves and that their personal “puffery” was not hiding a depressed sense of self. They truly thought themselves to be utterly grand!

Those scoring high in narcissism tended to rate themselves as more intelligent, physically attractive, likable and funny than others. They also saw themselves more accurately than anticipated and rated themselves as having higher levels of negative aspects of narcissism, such as being power-oriented, impulsive, arrogant and prone to exaggerate their abilities! The understanding the researchers took away? Narcissists know they’re narcissistic. And they like it.

There was more: Narcissists are not private, and their self-aggrandizement is not in the closet. There was also a strong positive correlation between clinical narcissism and having a reputation for narcissism. Their friends, family, co-workers and acquaintances knew them for who they were and saw them as narcissists.

The sad caveat: The observers (regardless of intimacy level) didn’t seem to perceive the narcissist in the same grand terms that the narcissist did. They may have known them to be grandstanders, but they did not see them as being quite as attractive, personable or fascinating as the narcissists themselves did.

And the wistful irony? The narcissists knew this, too. Who would have imagined?

When the narcissistic students were asked how they thought others perceived them (did their friends think they were as fabulous as they did?) they were uncannily more perceptive in their answers than anyone expected. They knew their reputation, they were more self-aware than anyone had thought they would be, and while they thought they were the best thing since sliced bread, they knew those around them had other ideas.

The researchers raise the inevitable but even more perplexing question: How do narcissists maintain such distorted self-images knowing how they are perceived by others?

Some possibilities:

1. Narcissists, as they are wont to do, blame their friends and family for failing to see their gifts accurately and assessing their true worth. The world is too shallow a place to fathom the depths of their extraordinary… a) creativity, b) suffering of indignities, or c) importance. Your choice.

1. Clearly those failing to “appreciate” them properly are just motivated by envy. According to the researchers, this may explain why narcissists are so arrogant. Rather than bragging as an act of compensatory posturing, it is a pouting demand for the recognition and appreciation they feel they deserve. Narcissists are entitled. (It didn’t take research to tell us that.) In columns published before, we’ve talked about just how that sense of entitlement manifests and destroys relationships. The researchers call this “self-verification theory.” They write, “Narcissists believe that they are exceptional people and may behave in arrogant ways because they are attempting to bridge the gap between their self perceptions and their meta-perceptions.”

1. They maintain their position extraordinaire by consciously and unconsciously manipulating the definition of narcissism. It’s good to be the way they are — driven, self-indulgent, demanding. After all, don’t they get what they want that way? For example, calling a narcissist “arrogant” to his or her face would only be taken as validating their self-perception as “confident” or “praiseworthy” (even if they have to give it to themselves). As the researchers note, “Narcissists seem to choose honest arrogance when describing themselves and their reputation.”

1. Narcissists care more about power and image than they do about love. These and other studies have documented the “agentic” concerns of narcissists: they’d rather be seen as superior than likable; as dominant rather than community-minded or cooperative; and as competent and important rather than honest and trustworthy. How they appear to the camera is far more central to their sensibilities than how they relate to another person. For them, admiration is far more necessary than intimacy. What other people refer to as the negative aspects of narcissism, they see as not only true but desirable.

1. The most obvious possibility is that they simply don’t care. They know what narcissism means, they know it impacts others in ways that are painful or harmful, and they know that arrogance isn’t “good” by most standards. It’s all irrelevant to them — so long as they get their way. Part of entitlement is a Machiavellian view of the world and others. Their needs are paramount. Period.

Given all this, just who do narcissists associate with? The study did not investigate this question per se; it’s just a common-sense curiosity.

My answer: whoever views them positively.

Interestingly, the researchers found that new acquaintances had more positive perspectives on the narcissistic subjects than people who were better acquainted with them. In their cases, familiarity did breed contempt.

But once again, the narcissists didn’t care. They knew that their flash had a limited lifespan and that their positive impressions deteriorated over time. Is it any wonder that they are known for being unable to form long-term relationships? Is it any wonder that they flit from flower to flower, happy to linger so long as the nectar is available? Never truly understood, always too good for those around them, hardly ever truly appreciated (at least for very long), they collect people the way kids used to collect baseball cards: ready to trade up as soon as the next, best one comes along.

The researchers add, “It is possible that narcissists discontinue relationships early on because they cannot bridge the gap between their positive self-perceptions and relatively negative meta-perceptions.”

So, if I’m having a good day, am I narcissistic?

No. Fear not. You can go ahead and enjoy a pat on the back or feel good about an uncommonly excellent achievement. If you asked the question, undoubtedly you are not. Most people love a little praise, a little encouragement, some well-earned acknowledgment, but they don’t confuse it with who they are. And they don’t believe it comes free.

As the research has shown, narcissists know who they are. And they’d never ask anyone that question.

Narcissism is not the same thing as believing in your work, committing yourself to a mission or enjoying the attention and affection of others.

Even if narcissists don’t see it that way, narcissism is still a pathological personality style. The fact that they don’t want to change doesn’t mean they shouldn’t. (As you can see, I’m not a fan of humanistic relativity. Lousy is lousy. Good is good. We all know the difference.) It’s just that change is not something easy to come by these days. The medical world is no longer set up for it, and for the most part, the insurance companies don’t even acknowledge personality disorders (what we call Axis II diagnoses).

It wasn’t always like that. When I started out as a clinical social worker, I worked with substance abusers in intensive outpatient and residential treatment. We had a wide range of clients, a lot of them mandated, a lot of them hardcore. A good percentage were either narcissistic or sociopathic (the latter being more extreme). With those clients, the treatment protocol was very clear and just as hardcore. Their delusional egos had to be broken down (similar to what happens in the military) and reconstructed. Did it always work? Obviously not. But did it work at all? I believe it did and that many of those people moved on to more productive lives. Some of them still (25 years later) call to say hello and let me know how they are. The treatment just required a massive commitment of time, resources and energy — things the new system has made nearly impossible.

But there may be a simpler way of working with narcissists. What this research points out that is so astute and intriguing is that the narcissist is not only infatuated with himself, he’s pleased as punch about it. It used to be taken as truth that a narcissist would change if he really knew how others felt about him. Not so. Carlson has so splendidly made clear what so many ordinary people have felt all along: that narcissists just don’t care how others feel. She suggests that the more helpful treatment would be a kind of psychotherapeutic aikido, to “emphasize the interpersonal and intrapsychic costs of being seen as narcissistic” (emphasis mine). If they want to know what’s in it for them, the research says, well, tell ‘em.

Shen Yee Aun

President, Malaysian Youth Rights Movement

 A PAS-linked blogger did not mince his words when he labelled a veteran party leader as an Umno agent within Pakatan Rakyat.

According to the blogger, who uses the monicker Tulang Besi, it is an open secret that Selangor exco for religious affairs Hasan Ali works for the other side.

In a posting on his blog Malaysia Waves, Tulang Besi commented on an article in the Umno mouthpiece Utusan Malaysia which praised the PAS leader.

Among others, the daily described Hasan as a fighter, who is not afraid of losing his position in order to safeguard Islam and Malay unity.

“Since Umno’s defeat in several states (in the last general election), when has Utusan praised any Pakatan leader?” asked Tulang Besi.

“The praise heaped by Utusan (on Hasan) is akin to the devil commending someone for his religious devotion,” he added.

‘Hypocrite of the highest order’

Continuing his attack on Hasan, the blogger pointed out that it is the PAS leader who lobbied the party president to join hands with Umno.

“Hasan also spreads Umno’s cheap propaganda amongst PAS members. He is a ‘munafik’ (hypocrite) of the highest order and may Allah punish him for this,” he said.

Tulang Besi also accused Hasan of attempting to sabotage Pakatan on numerous ocassions and that his people were involved in the conspiracy to engineer the downfall of Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim.

“Hypocrites like Hasan should be expelled from PAS, but PAS is too soft… and there are also those in PAS who defend Hasan,” he said.

The blogger also claimed that the ‘Dato’ title which is soon to be conferred on Hasan by the Sultan of Selangor is a result of the lobbying done by several palace officials linked to Umno.

“It has nothing to do with his performance or record. What has Hasan done for the people of Selangor? He is not efficient, bankrupt of ideas, incompetent and ignorant about religion. During exco meetings, he is more keen on entertaining the SMS he receives as opposed to talking,” he said.

This shows the Muslim communities’ stronger spirit of political participation and increased confidence in the democratic process. However, this should not be construed as Muslims’ victory over non-Muslims. Rather this, should be viewed as, and in fact, is merely an indication that Muslims have not been satisfied with the policies of the mainstream political parties.

This development of Muslim dominated parties and Muslim religious organization  that there needs to be a thorough change in their mode of functioning, especially, policies of nominating candidates for election. 

The government’s official sermon delivered today suggested that the position of Islam and the royal institution was being questioned because Muslims were selling out the religion to “certain quarters” which it did not name.

The sermon appeared to suggest that Muslims who associate with non-Muslims or stand up for non-Muslim causes were betraying their faith, and echoed a few racially divisive views espoused at the recent Umno general assembly.

It was delivered at all mosques today and was prepared by the Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim).

A copy of today’s sermon — sighted by The Malaysian Insider — appeared to hit out at Muslims who “conspire with certain groups in questioning Islam as the official religion in this country on the excuse of defending the fundamental rights of others” for personal gain.

It described those Muslims as “deviating from the teachings” of Prophet Muhammad, as well as “committing a big sin, oppressing Muslims and threatening national harmony” in the sermon that was to mark the end of Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin’s five year reign as Yang Di-Pertuan Agong.

“Remember, if Muslims lose their integrity, their pride and are manipulated by others, in the end, Islam in this country will suffer the same fate that has befallen other nations where their people were insulted and driven from the country of their birth,” it said.

The sermon did not directly refer to any one person in particular but appears to echo the political rhetoric heard at the Umno general assembly last week.

According to the Jakim sermon, purported attempts to convert Muslims also fall foul of Islam’s exclusive rights under the country’s Constitution.

It urged all Muslims to unite and uphold the constitutional monarchy system, reminding them that without a ruler, the administration of religion would be chaotic and would cause animosity.

“Avoid involvement in any action that could potentially threaten or pollute the royal institution and disputes what is contained in the Constitution, including that which pertains to Islam as the country’s religion,” it added.

Eligible Muslim candidates need and deserve an equitable share in the election otherwise things may go against the parties’ interests, and ultimately against everyone’s interests. 

The fact that given a chance, Muslim candidates can do well in the election has been proven by the PKR This is an example which other mainstream parties can emulate.

So far, the Muslim community led political parties have refrained from partisanship by inducting non-Muslim members and giving them key positions both in the party as well as while giving nominations. Such a balanced policy is a must for any political party in MALAYSIA, not only for the sake of political correctness, but also for its own survival.

Irrespective of who launches a party, the future course of action of a political party must display the spirit of democracy and utmost secularism; otherwise these new parties will also become the victims of communalism and sectarianism from which the older parties have already been suffering.

“While many women might find these standards hard to live up to, six in 10 men firmly believe their perfect girlfriend is out there somewhere. However, there are a few contradictions which might make it hard for them to get their ideal date,” the Daily Express quoted Nicole Clowes, spokeswoman for UKDating , which carried out the poll, as saying.

“There aren’t many women who can tuck into a mountain of food every day and stay skinny. And there is some confusion about whether men would like to date a high earner or someone who stays at home with the children.”

The ability to hold an intelligent conversation isn’t a big concern for men – 61 per cent prefer someone who likes a laugh and a joke.

1. No make-up: Oops. Sorry girl. There’s a great chance that your guy hasn’t even noticed your smokey eyes or the new bronzer on your face. Save money and turn him on!

2. Lingerie that doesn’t match : And you though you should pair your lacy, satin purple panties with a purple bra? Show him that you are unprepared and yet give in to his desires and make yourself hotter!

3. Wit : You thought it was all about physical contact? Crack a joke or flash your smile and he’s sure to get wooed! Tip: It’s better still if you are game even for jokes that are played on you. And why not? It just proves how self-assured you are.

4. Curvy is sexy: He doesn’t like flat abs and zero sizes. Men love love-handles.

5. Intelligence, confidence, emotional maturity and sexual openness : Flaunt your real self (sans the gloss), support him when he is down, talk dirty and show your sensual attitude, and girl, you’ve got him!

6. Wearing a baggy tee to bed: Stay casual and he’ll be more comfortable in your company. Don’t intimidate him by being prim always or sounding like a know-it-all.

7. Unkempt hair: Whoa, why get prim and proper when your man likes your bed-hair or smudged kohl eyes?

8. Eye contact: Make yourself irresistible by looking at his eyes and putting across your point. Don’t be shy.

In Mumbai the rich build helipads atop their houses, the poor beg not just for food but also water. The condominiums of the wealthy tower above the tarp roofs of the poor so that when they turn to the heavens in prayer they see instead the rich at play. Obvious disparity is a defining feature of Mumbai, and the city’s survival and relative harmony despite this is what makes it so fascinating to writers.

I don’t recall when I slipped from writing about the mainstream to writing only of the margins. But one evening a few years ago I found myself accompanying a young hijra, an Indian transgender, to the home of her guru for a story I was reporting. I was then invited to attend a brothel madam’s birthday party in the red light district. Thereafter it seemed only natural that when the brothel workers went on pilgrimage to a shrine high up in the hills outside Mumbai, that they would invite me along.

With every interview, I learnt a little more of the intimate hardships of poverty. Through every shared experience I saw how great a struggle it was for an already marginalized person to survive in a city with eyes only for the prize of power and wealth. For the courage they displayed, everyone I met deserved to have his or her story told. Then in 2005 I was introduced to a girl called Leela who didn’t just have a story, but who became part of a story that captivated India.

Leela was 19, and a bar dancer. Every night she danced fully clothed to Bollywood music in a seedy little bar called Night Lovers. The more energetic and calculated her dancing, the more likely it was that her customers, the men who’d come to watch her, would reward her. If they liked what they saw, they flung money at her. On a good night Leela earned the equivalent of $50. Customers also showed their appreciation with gifts of perfume and offers of money for sex.

Leela was one of 75,000 women who danced in bars. And at the time there were 1,500 such bars in Mumbai. Their aesthetic was a curious blend of a 1970s nightclub and a Bollywood set. But even among the crowd, Leela stood out. Most bar dancers were illiterate. Leela read novels. She had a wicked sense of humor. And she knew without a doubt that she deserved better than her customers. Through hundreds of hours of interviews I found that despite the physical hardship and routine degradation at the hands of customers and cops, Leela’s life, relative to the alternative of the street or back in the village was under her own control, and, as far as she was concerned, a happy one.

In the summer of 2005, the local government decided to ban dancing in bars. The decision was a bald attempt to capture the middle class vote, and cost thousands of women their livelihood. Innumerable bar owners, waiters, bouncers, even taxi drivers and tailors who’d earned money from the bars also suffered losses.

Leela’s life, which I chronicle in my book Beautiful Thing, was now out of her control. Like the Bollywood films to whose music she danced, it was chaos in the extreme.

Mumbai’s summer of 2005 captivated India. The ban whispered of sex, sleaze and laundered money. Some dance bar’s links to politicians, and gossip of love affairs between dancers and wanted gangsters became headlines. Knowing more about this previously ignored subculture became a national obsession. As interest swelled, so did opposition to the ban. Before the summer was through one thing became clear: The city’s enviable equilibrium was only a mirage