A thought of d' day

It only takes a few seconds to hurt people you love, and it can take years to heal ...

How I Wish: A Reflection

1136 hours now. A brite sunny day after a downpour early in da morning.

Undeniably, I received numbers of sympatise-concern-pity comments from da readers who browsed my disrupting syndrome period posted in February da 16th.

As for dat, I'm ere to declare dat I'm recovered (albeit not fully) from da down peak of my life. I've to admit dat these weeks weren't gud enough for me. Its like been living in da H*** Hole of my own. However, da gud thing is dat, as I've been thinking and analysing, also muhasabah-ing meself, I eventually come to realise dat da strength searched is actually alive in me - in my heart n mind-. Neither it never goes anywhere nor disappear from me. Its juz lurking in my sorrow and in my 'giving-up' feelings of my soul. It will always stay by my side -in my heart and in ur heart too-.
All u need to do is not to let ur emotions veil or over-shadow ur strengths and will-power in urself.

Praise due to Him (alhamdulillah)

I'm finally able to restore my smile and my laugh, lift my downcast spirits. At last, I feel a lot better than wat I've gone thru.

Here are da lessons of da month I've gained:

1) God will never test us with something we can't shoulder.

2) Never let dreams die, for if u do, life is only a broken-winged bird dat cannot fly ~Langston
Hughes~

3) Mistakes are forgivable but to be forgotten never!!! (to those who betray my frenship n trust, I'll always forgive u, but my mind cudnt erase da moments I've been thru wif u and wat u've
done to me)

4) Its normal for human being to feel tired, sad, but please erase da word give up ~miss
malaya~ {x pasal2 aku dpt tazkirah free..amik ko !!} huhu

5) Aja- Aja Fighting (Keep on Fighting)..... hey dats my ...........................

6) In darkness, we see wat is hidden under da light

7) Wateva, whereeva, weheneva, whoeva, howeva, and 4eva "irji'i ila Allah" ( Return to Him)

8) I believe in da impossible, if I reach deep within my heart, overcome any obstacle, dat won't
let dis dream fall apart

9) Andai sering dihantui memori lalu, mana mungkin boleh membina impian baru (it means-->
past is past n dere's no turning back~sumting like dat laaaa)

10) Anyone who thinks sunshine is da pure happiness, has never danced in da rain ... ~owh how
so true~

















































My special thanks to those who were very understanding and supportive ~ those who never leave me when da world turns its back on me ~ those who picked up my hands when i was crawling out of my meaningless life ~ those who had lent their ears to listen, even cried wif me when my tears were brimming ~ those who assisted me to walk again when my strengths were paralysed n perished ... loads n loads more adulations to u
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to someone who risked his PBL Meeting, spent his precious time with me, strumming his eve 'weapon of mass destruction' guitar, singing wif me the whole morning (wat was da song, dear? aha !! "BIMBANG" by Melly Goeslow). ~best giler time tuh ~ n I'll miss dat moment forever...

I wud like to thank few souls in particular because of their undying everlasting n unconditional friendship to me. They
*love me without condition*
*talk wif me without intention*
*give without expectation*
*care without reason*

N U KNOW WHO U ARE

May heaven repay u, for if I were to wrap all da expressions n gratitude in all languages spoken on dis mortal earth and tie a neatest ribbon to be delivered as a present to you, I feel it wud never be sufficient. Even words cudn't precisely express my appreciation to wat u've given n done.

Still

I thank you and will always cherish ur kindness deep in my heart n mind............fondly

Also

For da past two weeks, da only rythm dat spelled out from my lips is "S.E.I.N.D.A.H. B.I.A.S.A." My hearts whistles dis song nite n day, morning n evening, everytime n everywhere. Da song gives back da old Zack Idris who used to be strong, tough, determined, dedicated and never give-up in life !!! I thank u for singing dis song for me when my loneliness of life has made me deaf to enjoy da bewitching n overwhelming spell of arts thru music. - Art dat enraptures da minds n calms da soul -. Somehow, U revamp da 'treasure' dat I've berefted for a while.
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I juz wanna u 2 know, I'll never give-up in life and I know, da reason why I still keep on living is because I'm still fighting ... AJA AJA FIGHTING !!!

Zack is A-L-I-V-E ............... again


So 2 da peeps out dere, wanna come n sing along?

S.E.I.N.D.A.H. B.I.A.S.A

Jangan pernah takut ku tinggalkan

Saat bintang tak mampu lagi berdindang

Saat malam menjadi terlalu dingin

Hingga pagi tak seindah biasanya

Takkan mungkin kita bertahan

Hidup dalam kesendirian

Panas terik hujan badai

Kita lalui bersama…

Saat hilang arah tujuan

Kau tahu ke mana berjalan

Meski terang meski gelap

Kita lalui bersama

Ku tak bisa merubah yang telah terjadi

Tapi aku kan menjanjikan yang terbaik

Agar kita tak pernah menjadi-jadi

Meski beza dermaga untuk kita berlabuh

Pernah kita jatuh

Mencuba berdiri

Menahan sakit dan menangis

Tapi arti hidup lebih dari itu

Dan kita mencuba melawan

Pic Caption ---> Juzzzz like siti in her Seindah Biasa's Video Clips, aint? ~dun u dare to laugh~

(^_^)

A Pity For Justice As Da Butcher of Belgrade is pronounced D-E-A-T-H

Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic was found dead in his cell yesterday, just months before his trial for genocide and war crimes in the Balkans wars in the 1990s was expected to end. So the man known as "the Butcher of the Balkans" died in his bed and will receive a proper burial, two mundane privileges denied to victims of the ethnic cleansing he was accused of unleashing. He was 64.


Last night Milosevic's lawyer said he feared he was being poisoned, although he produced no evidence. He called for a post-mortem to be held in Moscow. Milosevic had apparently been dead for hours when a guard found his body. It appears he died of natural causes. A full autopsy, toxicological examination and a full inquiry have been ordered and Milosevic's family has been informed. Milosevic was known to have been in poor health, suffering from high blood pressure.
His death comes less than a week after the star witness in his trial, former Croatian Serb leader Milan Babic, was found dead in the same prison. His testimony in 2002 described a political and military command structure headed by Milosevic in Belgrade that operated behind the scenes. Babic, who was serving a 13-year sentence, committed suicide.

As news of the death swept through the Balkans, Milosevic's supporters immediately blamedtribunal officials, accusing them of ignoring the signs of his poor health. "Milosevic did not die in The Hague, he was killed in The Hague," said Ivica Dacic, an official in Milosevic's Socialist Party. But in Croatia, President Stjepan Mesic's office said in a statement: "It's a pity Milosevic did not live through the trial and get his deserved sentence."




In Serbia-Montenegro, President Svetozar Marovic said that "with his death, history will be deprived of the full truth". In Kosovo, Veton Surroi, an ethnic Albanian leader who had testified against Milosevic in The Hague, said: "I wish he had lived 100 years and spent all those years in prison living with the memory of all the victims caused by his wars."

The man whose politics ruined the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the former Yugoslavia arrived at the detention unit of the international war crimes tribunal in June 2001. His trial, on 66 charges of genocide and war crimes against non-Serbs, started in February 2002, but the defendant's conduct of his own defence, and health problems, meant hearings were postponed dozens of times and limited to three days a week. Only recently the court refused his demand to be transferred to Moscow for heart treatment. Milosevic's wife, Mira Markovic, lives there and the application was seen as an attempt at a family reunion.

Martyrdom in some quarters awaits, but former Balkans envoy and British foreign secretary Lord Owen spoke for many last night, when he said: "It's sad that justice in a way has been cheated."

Source:
http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article350790.ece

NEWS FOR TODAY:Reporting in March 12

The IRA 'no longer poses terror threat'

THE Provisional IRA no longer poses a terrorist threat to security forces in Northern Ireland, but the risk of sudden outbreaks of sectarian violence remains, a report said yesterday.
The International Monitoring Commission, set up in January 2004 to keep watch on the activities of paramilitary groups and to oversee the progress towards “normalisation” in the Province, said that the IRA had not gone back on its strategic decision “to follow a political path”

The normalisation programme, announced in August last year, envisages troop levels being cut to no more than 5,000 by August 2007 and military sites reduced to 14. The Ministry of Defence is due to disclose the next phase in troop withdrawals at the end of this month. Troop numbers are down to about 9,200 from nearly 14,000 in June 2004.

The commission said that no loyalist paramilitary groups had given up violence, “but we believe there are signs of a possible readiness to turn away from some of their present criminality”, the report said. The ninth report by the commission was published on the day that Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern, the Irish Prime Minister, met in London to review their plan for revising devolution in Northern Ireland.

Peter Hain, the Northern Ireland Secretary, said in a letter published in the report that the normalisation programme remained “appropriate and manageable”. However, he said that if the Government concluded that security had deteriorated, “it will not hesitate to halt the programme and, if necessary, reinstate particular (security) measures”.


US to close Abu Ghraib 'torture prison'


The United States military will close Abu Ghraib prison within three months, a military spokesman said today. "We will transfer operations from Abu Ghraib to the new Camp Cropper once construction is completed there," Lieutenant Colonel Keir-Kevin Curry told the Reuters news agency.

"No precise dates have been set, but the plan is to accomplish this within the next two to three months," said Lt-Col Curry, the spokesman for American detention operations in Iraq.
Camp Cropper is a detention facility in the US military headquarters base at Baghdad airport, not far from Abu Ghraib. It currently houses around 4,500 prisoners including 127 "high-value" detainees, among them Saddam Hussein.

American military officials say a purpose-built prison at Camp Cropper will provide better conditions for Iraqis detained on suspicion of insurgent activity. The buildings at Abu Ghraib, including the original brick-built jail and surrounding tented camp that has sprung up under US control, will be handed over to the Iraqi government. American forces are holding 14,589 people in four jails in Iraq. More than half are at Camp Bucca, in the south.

Abu Ghraib, in western Baghdad, was a torture centre under Saddam Hussein where up to 4,000 prisoners are thought to have been executed in 1984 alone. It earned fresh notoriety following the publication of shocking photographs of American soldiers abusing Iraqis there in 2003. In a report leaked in April, 2004, Major General Antonia Taguba of the US Army concluded that soldiers had committed "egregrious acts and grave breaches of law". He reported "sadistic, blatant and wanton ciminal abuses" of prisoners.



Labour rebels make schools U-turn

Three of the most high-profile Labour critics of the government's education bill today switched sides, saying they would back Tony Blair's controversial reforms at the crunch Commons vote next week. MPs Martin Salter and Angela Eagle, along with former education secretary Estelle Morris - now a peer - today indicated they would not oppose the bill, despite all being original signatories to the alternative white paper. The rebel MPs have now said they will not oppose the second reading of the education bill, but would seek to change it during its passage through parliament instead.

With anywhere between 40 and 100 Labour MPs thought likely to vote against the bill next Wednesday, that will offer Downing Street hope they can persuade other rebels to change their minds. However, with a rebellion of only around 35 Labour backbenchers necessary to overturn the government's majority, it is still likely Mr Blair will have to rely on the votes of David Cameron's conservatives to get the legislation through - a highly embarrassing political manoeuvre.

Mr Salter, who quit as Commons aide to schools minister Jacqui Smith over the issue, said many of their demands had been met by a series of concessions. "Many of us now feel reluctant to throw away what has been achieved over the last three months, particularly on the new admissions criteria which is a marked improvement on the current situation," he added.
Former minister Ms Eagle, vice-chairman of the parliamentary Labour party, said the legislation remained "far from perfect".

"There remain three key areas of concern. However, now that the government has agreed to address these matters in committee it makes sense to at least to allow the bill to begin its parliamentary process." Baroness Morris, elevated to the House of Lords after stepping down as an MP at the last general election, will not have a vote, but as a leading member of the campaign to change the proposals, her change of heart will be welcomed by ministers.

The PM has made it clear the priority for him is getting the bill passed, even if that means relying on Tory votes. He has described it as a "Labour bill" despite backbench concerns about opening up secondary schools, as trusts, to businesses, charities and faith groups. Although under one recent concession local authorities would still be able to open new schools themselves, this is subject to a veto from the education secretary.

The current holder of that post, Ruth Kelly, has been engaged in a series of meetings with backbench critics of the plans in a bid to win support. When Mr Blair addressed a meeting of backbenchers on the issue last month, he urged them to make sure it was a "Labour" measure.
And yesterday, he said again that he would "prefer" to get the reforms through parliament with the support of all his backbenchers.

But he stressed it was more important to do the right thing for the country, regardless of "dogma or doctrine". "It is a Labour measure because it is about raising standards on the basis of equity and fairness but making sure we don't tolerate failure," he said at Downing Street.
The reforms propose a new generation of independent "trust schools" - state schools free from local authority control and backed by businesses, faith groups or other organisations.
Ministers argued that the reforms would help good schools collaborate with weaker schools to raise standards. But critics - at one time including the deputy prime minister, John Prescott - raised fears that children from poorer families would lose out.


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da lurking love-story finally revealed: by da person herself !!
Siti Nurhaliza is TAKEN !!!

Siti is taken !!! I repeat, she's no longer available!!
Well dis mite perish all desired hearts of young~eccentric~single man and also most of mothers to a son who wishes her to be part of their family. N their long-term reveries remains dreams..,shatteredly.Huhu ...

Finally, she subtly speaks up !!! Although its not really confirmly clear, but one can ritely presume her speech in "Most Popular Celebrity Award" very recently implies dat the time which has been agesly waited for has come. -She got to let da whole world know about her relationship-.

Assumming Dato K is tacitly unobjected, dere must sumting "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" happened between da two parties. But I wish not to believe it!! huhu. How I wish its so untrue !!! {psyche-ache} Honestly, I wud prefer she marries a single-young- talented-professional-good looking man, rather than an elderly- senior- business man wif a "Dato".. D' owh ... My point is ->Why it has to be a Dato?!!

My personal comment(s):
Artist n celebs in Mesia got dis tendency of marrying 'A-Class' of people in our country -Dato',Dato' Seri,Tan Sri and worth mentioned da Royal Blooded figures.. Dorrrr -g.r.u.m.p.y-

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I hate dis!! Why such privileges (marrying celebs) only owned by da elite clans in da country. Izzit da middle-class of peeps (like me) dun deserve to marry celebs? -Sigh- Izzit we cant give happiness, sumting like dat?? {Ellooooooooooo, see the leg laaaaa}

Contrastingly, I truly respect Wardina n Juliana Banos who married da non-elite peeps. Ordinary man leading wif an ordinary life.

After all, I definitely dun have da rite to question her choice. Peeps will back her up and sed "Dah jodohnye kat situ...kite doakanlah kebahagiaanya".

Ya Ya Ya (nodding reluctantly)
OK fine. Its ur own tranquil. So long U'll live blissfully wif dat Dato'. Dats more than enough to me. I think most fans will only wish happiness for their favourite celebs. Whoever they married with, it doesnt matter them much.

Go my gal,my blessings and supports are always be with you!!!

{Pasrah mode}

OverWORKED, UnderValued, UnderPAID ---> S-T-R-I-K-E

To all ma Mancunian buddies, U might ease ur bumps today by loittering or lepak-ing in ur own room. Lectures are cancelled !! An my IP seminar too.. Hooray

Y?

Tra Laaaaa ...

Its da one-day AUT Higher Education Union Strike which took place today, starting at 0800 hours in da morning.
Since its a day-off, I wudnt want to loose da chance to witness such big turn-out. Lemme tell ya, its been raining since early dawn. For most peeps, rain means gloomy days, spoilt plans, ruined clothes ...
but it doesnt be dat way I've seen today.

Loads of academics, researchers and students gathered to make dis strike a blast. n Zack Idris seemed not to be left out to be part of da parade. We marched from Withworth Hall in Oxford Road till All Saints Park.

~Enjoy~ How da rain inspires suffered peeps to speak-up their ideas n thoughts. It sparks more energy to their own creative will-power than sunshine can ever hope to.

Those who aren't UK-based, u might not have any idea wat da strike is all about. ~even I doubt all da UK students do.. ~sigh~ I've enclosed some info, shud u guys wanna check those out..

The University & College Lecturer's Union (NATFHE) & The Higher Education Union Strike (AUT) ...

7 March 2006

Y R We Taking Action?

- Over da last decades, uni staffs have delivered huge increases in productivity. On average,

lecturers taught 9 students, now they teach 21: an increase of 133%

- In 2004. Tony Blair said:' the shortfall of teaching funding has badly hit da salalries of

academic staff, which have shown practically no increase in real terms over two decades.'

- Without properly rewarded and motivated staff, we believe da quality of higher edu will

decline. The National Union of Students agrees.

- Most lecturers and academic-related staff now endure years of short-term contracts. Their

salaries start and end lower than those of comparable skilled professionals such as teachers,

doctors and lawyers.

Y Now?

- The employers have told us year after dat they wud love to increase pay, if only funding

allowed

- The employers even mentioned low acedemic salaries as a way of convincing many MPs to

vote top-up fees.

- University vice-chancellors awarded themselves average pay increases of 25.25% for da three

year period between 2001-04.

- Now, with top-up fees, additional teaching and research funding, and other grants coming

on-stream in 2006, dere is £3.5 bn of new money coming into da sector. Funding is rising by

around 25% over da next three years

- In 2005, our members voted to accept 3% for one year, suspending demands for a better offer

until 2006, whenda new funding starts, AUT n NATFHE have tried, and continue to try

everything to pursuade da employers to make ab offer which will restore our pay to da level

of comparable professionals

How Can We Resolve This Dispute?

- Taking strike action or other disruptive action is always da last resort for any union. AUT and

NATFHE are no exception. We r committed to a negotiated settlement

- An assesment boycott is da most difficult thing dat academic and related professionals cud

undertake.

- For dedicated professionals to contemplate such an act is a measure of the extent to which we

have exhausted every other means. It stands as a condemnation of the complacency of da

employers.

Acting Together To Defend Higher Education

- Students n staff have a proud history of supporting each other, most recently against da

introduction of top-up fees. Unions continue to oppose further marketisation of education.

The voices of staff and students together represent da best interests of da higher edu sector

and together we can pursuade da employers to take our needs and our views seriously.

- There is no need for industrial action to continue - all da employers need to do is to stick to

their promises and deliver a decent, respectable offer. If u r a student or a parent n r

concerned bout dis sispute, please contact da head of ur institution or department.

More info?

- www.aut.org.uk/paybacktime

- www.nafthe.org.uk

Again ?!!! As Expected

Those who are reading the Malaysian Newspaper today be in English or in Malay would not surprise to realise that the oil price fluctuating based on da current oil commodity by the State. I personally wud not find myself not in goosebump shud da government announced the increase of 30 cent/litre petrol. But wat I cudnt understand why the government keep on disclaiming its liability in solving the probs at hand.

http://www.bharian.com.my/m/BHarian/Thursday/Mukadepan/20060302000951/Article/

http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/content.asp?y=2006&dt=0302&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Muka_Hadapan&pg=mh_01.htm

The Deputy Prime Minister Dato Seri Najib Tun Razak (to ma non-mesian fren, dato' seri is a salutation for vvvvvvvip in our country) -da so called vip laa- in the local newspaper today seeks to defend the increase by urging the citizens to observe a better way of life.



Hullo Dato Seri !! Wat is dat mean? U cant settle down da issues and u are pointing us to be da reason? Come on Dato. Its not fair for us!! I'm sorry, but I urge u to understand our situations especially those who come from da middle class in our society,

For ur info;
1) Some of the Government Servants including the Dato Seris and Datin Seris wudnt be affected as they got their journey reimbursed whenever they reach out
2) So why do they bother?
but we feed our mobiles once in two days if not once in a day
3) izzit fair? u answer



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Da funniest ever thing will happen is dat, all the Mamaks' hang-out-cafe will have a good ground for topping up their price of goods and services. And u'll come across a familiar usual chat in the Maple (Maa-pele <----- dats how we pronounce it) goes like dis: " Ouch... I thought its only RM1.20. Has it been reviewed?" " Dey neh... Itu minyak sudah naik. Teh tarik pun kene kasi naik laaa incik" ~The petrol price has increased and we've got no choice but to top up our business price as well.~

" Why is dat, mista?"

" Itu harga susu pun sudah naik sbb harga minyak sudah naik. Teh Tarik kene naik la macha." ~ Even the price of condensed milk has increased resulting from the new petrol market. In relation, our drinks have to be revised too.~

And the innocent-unbelievable and muka-tak-puas-hati customer went off cursing da mamak n da govt.

For further reference, u might wanna check dis out


http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/3/2/nation/13548323&sec=nation&focus=1


http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/nst/Thursday/Frontpage/20060302072904/Article/index_html


Also, a 4 **** research by my colleague in Manchester might give u a better view

http://my.opera.com/cicaklaut/blog/show.dml/102997

Chalo!

An Unfolding Conflict

19 February: A full-page apology by "Jyllands-Posten," dated 5 February, appears in papers in Saudi Arabia. Churches in Libya, Nigeria, and Pakistan are attacked, as too is the U.S. Embassy in Indonesia.

18 February: Forty-five die in Nigeria as churches, hotels, and shops are torched in a predominantly Muslim northern state. Roberto Calderoli resigns from the Italian cabinet after being blamed for riots in Libya that ended with the destruction of the Italian Embassy and the loss of 10 lives. The Libyan interior minister and local police chiefs are sacked for using disproportionate force to quell the riots.

17 February: Ten Libyan protestors are killed during a demonstration that culminates with the burning of the Italian Embassy in Tripoli. Protestors link the demonstrations to the decision of an Italian minister to wear T-shirts showing the cartoons.

16 February: The Russian media watchdog pledges to take a tough line against any organization accused of "insulting religious feelings."

15 February: The Danish government says the Iraqi government wants Danish troops to remain. A far-right Italian minister, Roberto Calderoli, says he plans to wear T-shirts emblazoned with some of the "Jyllands-Posten" cartoons. In Pakistan, three more protestors are killed, one in Lahore and two in Peshawar, as tens of thousands demonstrate.

14 February: Pakistani police shoot dead two protesters in Lahore. In Iran, crowds attack the British and German embassies. Political leaders in the southern Iraqi city of Al-Basrah call for Danish troops to leave the country. In Israel, a cartoonist launches a competition for the best anti-Semitic cartoons by Jews themselves. In Europe, the Portugese president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, promises support for Denmark and the democratic system in a dispute that reminds him of his country's dictatorial past.

13 February: A leading Iranian newspaper, "Hamshahri," invites cartoons about the Holocaust in a competition aimed at testing the limits of free speech in the West.

12 February: Intelligence reports suggest Danes in Indonesia are under threat. Denmark urges its nationals to leave the country. It had previously made similar appeals to Danes in many Muslim countries.

10 February: Thousands of Malayans protest, as Western and Muslim political, cultural, and religious leaders gather to discuss differences between the Western and Muslim worlds.

9 February: The Swedish government forces offline a website that asked readers to submit their own cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.

8 February: Security forces open fire on protestors in the Afghan city of Qalat, killing four, on a day of angry and sometimes violent scenes around the world. Washington accuses the Syrian and Iranian governments of inciting violence.

7 February: Iran's largest newspaper invites cartoons of the Holocaust, saying it wants to test the limits of Western freedom of _expression.

6 February: Widespread unrest over the cartoons reported in Afghanistan. One person was reported killed and four wounded in Laghman Province.

6 February: UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan expresses "distress" over the publication of the cartoons, but condemns the violent reactions in the Muslim world.

5 February: The Danish Consulate in Beirut, Lebanon, is torched.

4 February: Mobs burn the Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Chilean embassies in Syria. Protests in Denmark turn violent.

1 February: Papers in France, Germany, Italy, and Spain run reprints of the cartoons in a show of solidarity.

30 January: The EU says it will take World Trade Organization (WTO) action if the boycott persists. Several Islamic groups, including Hamas and the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, call for a worldwide boycott of Danish products. Masked gunmen in storm EU office in Gaza. The Danish paper apologizes.

29 January: "Jyllands-Posten" prints a statement in Arabic saying the drawings were published in line with freedom of _expression and not a campaign against Islam. Palestinians burn Danish flags and Libya announces it will close its embassy in Denmark.

28 January: The Danish company Arla places advertisements in Middle Eastern newspapers to try to stop boycott of its products.

27 January: Thousands denounce the cartoons during Friday prayers in Iraq.

26 January: Saudi Arabia recalls its ambassador to Denmark and initiates a boycott of Danish goods.

10 January 2006: The cartoons are reprinted by the Norwegian newspaper "Magazinet."

14 November: Jamaat-e-Islami, a Pakistan-based group, protests in Islamabad.

20 October: Ambassadors of 10 Muslim countries complain to Danish Prime Minister. "Jyllands-Posten" reports that illustrators have received death threats.

30 September 2005: The Danish newspaper "Jyllands-Posten" publishes 12 cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad.
(compiled by RFE/RL)


Taken from,

http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/02/9cf57dc7-5319-4f13-be17-1ce7da2bc7c9.html




Bosnian Muslim men shout slogans 'God is great' during a protest in front of the Danish embassy in Sarajevo on Wednesday. 700 protesters delivered a hand written protest to embassy staff.




Dozens of international observers abandon their offices in the West Bank city of Hebron on Wednesday after irate crowds smashed windows and threw stones at their headquarters. (AP / Nasser Shiyoukhi)








An Afghan man stands near a truck set on fire by protesters as a U.S. helicopter patrols near in Qalat, northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan on Wednesday. (AP / Noor Khan)













Suporters of Pakistan's Opposition rally in Peshawar, Pakistan, to condemn publication of cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammad in France and Denmark. (AP / Mohammad Zubair)








Muslim protesters shout 'God is great!' during a protest against the
publication of the cartoons in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia on Wednesday.




An unidentified Bahraini drives away from a Hamad Town, Bahrain, mosque on Wednesday in his car sporting a sticker on the front windshield that reads 'for Prophet Muhammad we will boycott Denmark forever.' (AP / Hasan Jamali)







Tires burn as protest against the published caricatures in Karachi, Pakistan on Friday.





A Pakistani boy walks past tires set on fire by angry mobs protesting against the publication of cartoons of Islamic Prohet Muhammad in Karachi, Pakistan on Friday. (AP / Shakil Adil)




Pakistani police officers grab a protester during a rally in Karachi, Pakistan, Friday. (AP / Shakil Adil)









Pakistani protesters raise their hands to condemn the publication of cartoons depicting Islamic Prophet Muhammad at a rally in Karachi, Pakistan. (AP / Shakil Adil)





Iranian protestors burn Danish flags in front of the Austrian Embassy, in protest over cartoons of Prophet Muhammed in European newspapers, in Tehran, Iran.
AP





Protestors, upset over Prophet Muhammad cartoons, wave black and green Islamic flags Sunday in front of the burning Danish embassy in Beirut, Lebanon. (File)
AP

Why do Muslims Angry?? A Justification

The reaction to the Danish caricature of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) can be described as nothing short of mind-boggling. Angry protests sparked across the Muslim world: Flags were burned, guns were fired in the air, people were threatened and even beaten, products were boycotted, and ambassadors were recalled. All this over a bunch of cartoons.

Yet, why was this so? What was it about these caricatures that infuriated many Muslims worldwide so much that they would torch a Danish embassy and bring sales of Danish cheese to a halt in the Middle East?

I think it’s more than--as many media outlets are reporting--the Islamic tradition that forbids the caricature of God or any of the prophets. Of course any image made of God or His prophets will invoke some Muslim protest. But it is the grossly negative caricature in the Danish cartoons that has sparked the intensity of this furor.

The cartoons depict the Prophet Muhammad to be a blood-thirsty brigand, a knife-wielding Bedouin, an inhuman terrorist. What was particularly bothersome to me was the cartoon that showed the Prophet telling suicide bombers at the gates of heaven: "Stop! Stop! We have run out of virgins!"

These depictions are so offensive because the Prophet holds such a special place in the hearts of every Muslim on earth. We believe he was the Messenger of God and the seal of the prophets. Islam tells us he was visited by the Angel Gabriel, that he ascended to heaven and spoke to God, and that he transmitted the very word of God to His servants on earth.

The Prophet suffered so much pain and torment just to give the message of Islam to the world, a message that will save me on earth and in the hereafter. So I love and revere the Prophet, and to see him maligned and attacked in such an insensitive and repulsive way causes a pain in my heart that I simply cannot bear.

These caricatures of the Prophet is akin to publishing a cartoon of Jesus Christ as a Catholic priest being dragged away in handcuffs for sexually abusing a young boy. Christ is wholly innocent of the crimes committed by a minority of Catholic priests against young boys. If such a cartoon were to ever be published, I would be shocked, angered, and deeply offended.

The same goes for the Prophet Muhammad. He has nothing to do with the terrorist monsters who kill in the name of Islam. It is completely inappropriate to equate him with them. I would never attack the character of any of God's Prophets. These men are His representatives to humanity and deserve nothing short of respect, honor, and reverence. In my mind, to attack their character is to attack God Himself.


The Muslim reaction went way too far. Most definitely Muslims have a right to protest such an insulting and degrading depiction of their Prophet. But to torch a Danish embassy (Syria), throw eggs at a Danish embassy (Indonesia), take over a European Union office at gunpoint (Gaza), and even beat two employees of the Danish company Arla Foods (Saudi Arabia) is completely unnecessary and--dare I say it--barbaric. Moreover, it is totally insulting to the example and character of the very man these Muslims claim to be defending.

I thought the economic boycott of Danish goods was a much more effective way of registering Muslim protest. It is true that Arla Foods and its employees--along with the Danish government-- had nothing to do with the cartoon controversy. Nevertheless, publishing the offensive cartoons sent a message to Muslims worldwide: That Denmark does not respect Muslim religious sensibilities (though this probably isn’t true). Dubai resident Mohammad Danani summed up this sentiment when he told The New York Times, "I will cut them off 100 percent because there is no respect. It's no longer an issue of apologizing. Now, they have to learn their lesson."


Rather than expending their energy with violent protests, Muslims could take the publication of these offensive cartoons as an opportunity to educate others about the Prophet Muhammad: The man who always had a smile on his face, who never missed an opportunity to help those in need, who forgave his most bitter enemies, and who did not respond to the constant and vicious attacks against his person and character by his contemporaries.

In fact, Muslims should take the advice of cartoonist Signe Wilkinson: "Instead of threatening to draw blood, Muslims should pick up their pens and draw return cartoons instead."

This last recommendation, however, comes with a condition: While I think it was wrong for the Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten to publish those cartoons, it cannot be denied that newspapers in Arab and Muslim countries have published cartoons that were offensive to non-Muslims, especially Jews. If it is offensive to Islam, it is also offensive to Christianity and Judaism...

Depicting the Prophet as a terrorist is not what is most sad about this latest incident. What is most sad is that this cartoon controversy has further widened the schism between the Western and Muslim worlds, and it couldn't have happened at a worse time. This entire incident has truly been offensive all the way around.

Written by,
Hesham A. Hassaballa

Dats Enough !!!

I think, in my humble point of view, what have been said, seem to be true in one sense. In fact, these immoral-indecent-unacceptable actions were not only the news dat upset the Muslims. There are many more strategised insults done by the non-believers which aren't disclosed or do gain much public outcry. But the anger of the Muslims can't be stopped now as it is mounting day by day till the larva is spurting out of the volcano. Having Muslims' survival in Palestine endlessly unsettled, the Muslims' massacre in Bosnia Hezegovina unjustified, the Muslims are ill-treated and killed in Kashmir, the independent struggle in Moro-Phillipines and u name it ~ Everyehere and everytime the non-believers keep on lighting the sparks of hatred amongt the Muslims and da flame of anger burns wilder and wilder ~ undying ~ non-stopping..

An I think the Muslims can no longer take it. If being degraded all-the-world-round isn't enough, insulting the Holy Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) is totally unbearable. They can't tolerate it anymore. The Kuffar and the "westerners" (though not all of them) are completely-bloodily ignorant of our sensitivity and thus we shud stay silent no more. We've to stand up - holding our hands signalling our highest degree of protest to dis 'non-understanding' peeps.

We see there have been uncountable occassions demonstrated and acted by the Muslims to indicate their objections to the cartoon publications. Emails~offline messages~mobile text~ letters~riots~demonstrations and needly to say B-O-Y-C-O-T-T. Even one of the Muslims scholars in India annppunced a huge ransom for those who assassinated the artist of Denmark Newspaper.

Our learned frien ere uses decrepitbelongings which are left unutilised thus reflecting our way of thinking (da conservatives peeps in the rurals @ kampongs) nowadays. Such goods shud be kept untouched and they refused to use them and forbid others to utilise it. Dis is wat happen in our Muslim world today (including me...huhu). We prefer not to apply the Sunna (i.e. the way prescribed by the Holy Prophet be it expressly, tacitly and by hus implied conducts) of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) as a whole, but strangely we dare not to let it be marred by the non-believers.

Sumtimes, I cudnt understand, tho, Muslims nowadays prefer to abandon the sunna tacitly, and to select whichever they find suitable with their condition. However, when the Kuffar condemn the prophet and his biggest ever miracle - The Qoran, we raise our voice angrily. I was astoundedly amazed when the writer chose an option to demolish the western's lifesyle and their stupid way of thinking rather than merely burning their flags-throwing objects to embassies- or else. After all, I see no point in burning down one's flag at da same time u embrace still, their lifestyle,idealogy and civilisations. Something solid contradicting in avery attenuating way. Even worse, it has been realised neither by our own eyes nor with our hearts.

In da end, he submits, which I found myself agreeing on it, our anger shud be based on love not on abhorrence or hatred. Inwardly, Islam does permit its followers to express their anger to the non-believers.
<"He is The Messenger of Allah, And those who are with him are severe against disbelievers and merciful among themselves"> Victory:29

Fadhli, on the other hand, attempts to unjustify the boycott or riot caused by the muslims all-around-the-globe. We shudnt,according to him, do thise but we'll pay them with love, patience, and forgiveness. n "I dun thin dats da way,man". Yes, the religion urges the followers to be patience but patiencehas its own limits and boundaries whuch we cud adhere with. (As Sabaru minal Iman. Patience is a sign of Belief)

Fadhli shud be more understanding as this concerns da feelings of the Muslims who are deeply in love with the Holy Prophet. How, if someone disclaims or abase ur beloved parents, ur gf or bf, wud u sit down and remain patient, loving and forgiving?

Well, dis figure isnt our family members or lay frens, neither ur beloved adored aweks and balaks out dere. He's da Holy Prophet (pbuh), the holiest man on earth, the highest creation of God and the most loved mankind ever sent down by Him. Surely we can portray our patience, forgiving and love but still, I agree with his rebuttals saying we shud do it peacefully and in an orderly-mannered approach.

Y?

Cuz I think dere's a hidden agenda behind all these disgusting publications. The non-believers want to see our reaction, wishing us to react badly, to prove dat the Muslims are terrorist and Islam promotes terrorism. Its all a propaganda to start the ball of violence rolling and we the innocent and left-with-no-choice Muslims uphold such aggresive reactions to tell them we cant tolerate when our God, our Religion and our Prophet are belittled arbitarily.

According to Lord Justice Zachary of Hulme (wannabe) (^_^), in da eyes of the Westerns, the Cartoon's release was the effect of self-interpreted freedom of speech and expression encapsulated by the European Convention of Human Rights. (ECHR)http://www.pfc.org.uk/legal/echrtext.htm

He held that the Convention leaves the western societies unguided: to what amount if it is, freedom of speech and expression allow one to express his ideas and thoughts? Does da convention provide a green light for someone to express his thinkings unlimitedly or wud criticism of religions stands legally (albeit unethically) in the view of European Union?

Freedom of speech is widely as an integral lynchpin of liberal democracy. The concept of reedom of speech is enshrined in Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html
and Article 10 of the ECHR and is ably demonstrated for times in the UK. U can't be arrested for criticising the government's decision to go to war on Iraq - Newspapers cant be closed down for revealing evidence pertaining to the mismanagement of international cooperation and everyone is perfectly within their rights tos tage peaceful protests against anything that they disagree with or opine is wrong.

However, the freedoms come with inherent issues. When the Danish press first published cartoons poking funat the Holy Prophet, they severly insult Muslims around the world for whom Muhammad (pbuh) must never be represented through any imagery to prevent againts deification. The subsequent reprinting of the said cartoons in newspaper across Europe, an act of solidarity with their Danish counterparts was met with increasing uproar in Islamic Countries and groups across the globe. The managing director of France Soir, Jacques Le Franc was sacked for printing the cartoons, a decision condemned by his colleagues in other countries.

Shud u find His Lordship's judgment isn't convincing, lets listen to Mullah Zokhrie Al-Idrissi approach (huhu... dun u dare to laugh). His suggestion wud be :

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Mullah Zokhrie Al-Idrissi Ar-Rambut Panjangi..hihi

1) Organise talks and mass lectures explaining the true 'picture' of the Holy Prophet (pbuh): his way of life,his manners, his love, justice, wisdo, so on and so forth.

2) Explain to ur non-muslim frens dat those characters drawn are illogical out-of-reasonable-mind to describe the Holy Prophet. Also, clarify why the Muslims are angry with the insults. (I've put an article of Hesham A. Hassaballa justifying why Muslims are angry)

3) Manifest our Holy Prophet (pbuh) way of life on our daily life. Sounds easy but hard to realise. N i shudnt be explaining the reward for those who observe the sunna of the Holy Prophet. (Massive of evidence @ dalil cud be stated in doing so)

4) Love ur neighbour!!! Show them our religion teaches love and harmony to the entire mankind (not only to da fella Muslims but also to the non-Muslims as well). Let it be known dat loving each other is an act inherited by the Prophet.

5) If U want to go for a demo. ------------------> do it peacefully and intellectually.

6) Last but not least, raise ur hands in supplication, ask Allah, may the world becomes clear from any falsehood accusation,misunderstanding, or misconceptions about ISLAM and the MUSLIMs.

Wrapping off. may the incident brings us a lesson to think about, for us to learn something, a story for us to remember, a sign for us to be a better Muslim and a mark for the Islam' revival.

ALLAHU AKBAR !!!

<"O ye who believe ! Whoever from ye turns back from his religion (Islam), Allah will bring people from He will love and they will love Him; humble towards the believers, stern towards the disbelievers, fighting in the way of Allah, andnever fear of the blame of the blamers. That is the Grace of Alah which He bestows on whom He wills. And Allah is All-Sufficient for His Creatures' needs ~ All-Knower"> The Table Spread of Food:54