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2008 sempena lawatan ke Kedah,Perlis,Pulau Pinang,Kuala
Lumpur,Selangor,Kelantan,Terengganu di www.anwaribrahimblog.com

 1/2/08 (Jumaat)

Lawatan Kerja DSAI ke Kedah - Kangar Program

Untuk Dihubungi: Zamri 013-4845000 (Kedah), Ghani 012 410 2490 (Perlis)

3.15pm High Tea bersama Masyarakat Felda

Tempat: Lubuk Merbau, DUN Pedu

4.15pm Sepetang bersama Masyarakat

Siam

Tempat: Naka, DUN Pedu

5.30pm Amanat kpd Petugas BA

Tempat:

Padang

Terap di Kuala Nerang

7.30pm Maghrib dan Tazkirah di Kuala Kedah

 9.00pm Perjumpaan
Masyarakat Cina

Tempat: Kelab Hokkien, Kangar.

 10.30pm Ceramah
Perdana

Tempat: Titicai, Utan Aji, Kangar

 

2/2/08 (Sabtu)

Program Election Dry Run Negeri Pulau

Pinang

– Diketuai oleh Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim

Untuk Dihubungi : Dr. Mansoh 012 430 3512, Hj Malik 019 445
1005

 

2.30-4.00pm HCTV Forum Media Interview,

Han

Chiang

High School

Auditorium

4.00pm Program bersama dengan masyarakat Cina

Tempat: Kuala Sungai

Pinang

(Parlimen Balik Pulau)

5.00pm Majlis Sepetang Bersama DSAI

Tempat: N. 39 Pulau Betong

7.30pm Solat Maghrib & Taskirah

Tempat: surau Bayan Baru

8.30pm Majlis bersama masyarakat Cina

Tempat: Kampong Naran (DUN Batu Maung)

9.30pm Indian Prog

Tempat: Iniras Restaurant,

Brown

Garden

10.30pm Ceramah Perdana

Tempat: Kg Batu Maung di Parlimen Bayan Baru 

 

3/2/08 (Ahad)

Untuk Dihubungi: Zuraida 019 385 4238

2.30-3.30pm Pelancaran Program "Dari Wanita untuk
Wanita, Dari Wanita untuk Semua"

Tempat: Corus, Hotel, KL

 

Program

Kota

Raja

Untuk Dihubungi: Dr. Xavier 012 2860595

9.30pm Ceramah
Perdana DSAI

Tempat: Pekan Lama Sri Muda

 

11pm Ceramah Perdana DSAI

Tempat: DUN Seri Andalas

 

4/2/08 (Isnin)

Untuk Dihubungi: Faisal 019 223 2002

9.00-10.00pm Ceramah Perdana DSAI Kelana Jaya Prog

Tempat: Pusat Khidmat Masyarakat Kelana JayaB2-G-29 Desa
Mentari,

Sg Way

(belakang
Kontena Nasional)

 

Untuk Dihubungi: Faisal 019 223 2002

10.30-11.30m Ceramah Perdana DSAI Subang

Tempat: Markas PAS

Kg Sg Kayu Ara Damansara Utama

(berhampiran plaza tol Dsara NKVE)

 

5/2/08 (Selasa)

Lawatan Kerja Ke Negeri Kelantan

Untuk Dihubungi: Nik Mahmood 019 338 9229

 

6.00 PM - Majlis Asyura di Seri Cemerlang,

Tempat: Jalan Kebun Sultan,

Kota

Bharu

7.00 PM - Solat Maghrib di Masjid Muhammadi, Kota Bharu

8.00 PM - Solat Isyak & Tazkirah di Masjid

Kota

9.45 PM – Ceramah Umum DSAI

Tempat: Kampung Telaga Bata, Tumpat bersama Dato’

Kamarudin Jaafar, Dato’ Husam Musa dan calon DUN KeADILan
Pengkalan

Kubur

11.00 PM - Ceramah Perdana DSAI

Tempat: Dataran
Stadium, Kota Bharu bersama Nik Mahmood

Nik Hassan, Saifuddin Nasution, Takiyuddin Hassan, Tuan Guru
Nik Abd

Aziz Nik Mat

 

6/2/2008 (Rabu)

Lawatan Kerja DSAI ke Negeri Terengganu

Untuk Dihubungi: Faris 012 370 1319

 

5.00pm Majlis Perjumpaan Rakyat

Tempat: DUN Bandar (Parliament K. Terengganu)

 6.00pm Majlis
Perjumpaan Rakyat

Tempat: Kuala Nerus (DUN Seberang Takir) - Parliament Kuala
Nerus

7.30pm Sembahyang Maghrib and Taskirah

Tempat: Seberang Takir

 9.00pm Ceramah
Perdana

Tempat: DUN Permaisuri- Parliament Setiu

9.30pm Ceramah Perdana

Tempat: DUN

Kota

Putera - Parliament Besut

–
Sim Tze Tzin
Political Coordinator
The Office of Anwar Ibrahim
No 17 Jalan 16/2, Seksyen 16
46350 Petaling Jaya,
Malaysia
03-7956 6444 (T) / 03-7956 5444 (F)
ttsim2007@gmail.com

Jam 1 pagi di Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, saya menerima berita yang amat
menyedihkan dari dinda Rusli. Kita kehilangan sahabat malah selaku ahli
keluarga, pendukung setia agenda Reformasi, peguambela handal - dan
buat saya rakan karib setia bersama terutama tatkala menanggung derita
di penjara Sungai Buloh.

Chris mulannya bersahabat dengan kanda Allahyarham Rani dan mula
akrab dengan saya Azizah, anak-anak dan keluarga sebaik saya dipecat.
Beliau bersama dengan barisan peguam secara sukarela, pro bono membela
saya, bekerja bertungkus lumus dengan gaya dan kepetahan istimewa.
Chris diiringi anakandanya yang dikasehi Marisa. Sepanjang berulangalik
ke penjara, beliau amat mengharapkan saya bebas awal agar dapat
menghadiri upacara perkahwinan anaknya.

Saya amat terharu di atas pemergiannya, seolah-olah abang kandung
saya sendiri. Chris adalah teman karib, memahami isi hati saya,
membantu mendorong memperkuat semangat dan keyakinan saya tatkala di
Sungai Buloh.

Saya mendapat berita keuzuran tenat Chris akibat serangan jantung
pagi tadi sebelum menaiki pesawat ke Kota Kinabalu. Azizah sempat
menziarahnya di IJN tengahhari tadi dan melaporkan bahawa keadaan
beliau membimbangkan. Dan saudara Zulkifli Nordin menyampaikan berita
perkembangan melalui SMS.

Maria dan keluarga diharap bersabar menempuh dugaan, yang
mengejutkan kami semua. Saya akan cuba membatalkan sebahagian program
pagi nanti untuk berlepas pulang awal mengiringi jenazah Allahyarham
Chris.

Didoakan semoga Allah swt mencucuri rahmatnya ke atas roh Allahyarham Rizal Chris Fernando dan menempatkannya bersama salihin.

ANWAR IBRAHIM

Zaili Muhammad

Fri | Jan 18, 08 |  4:44:03 pm MYT
petikan: www.harakahdaily.net

TANGGA BATU, 18 Jan (Hrkh) - Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim
mengumumkan satu lagi tawaran kepada rakyat Malaysia sekiranya
memberikan kemenangan kepada Barisan Alternatif untuk memerintah dalam
pilihanraya umum akan datang.

Anwar
berkata, beliau akan mempastikan pendidikan secara percuma diberikan
kepada semua pelajar dari sekolah rendah sehingga ke peringkat
Universiti.

"Turun harga minyak masih ada untung lagi, untuk itu kita akan pastikan
semua sekolah rendah, menengah dan universiti anak-anak dan ibubapa
tak payah bayar semuanya percuma.

"Pendidikan dari sekolah rendah percuma sehingga ke universiti percuma,
RM 4.50 tak payah bayar RM 100 tak payah bayar, jangan ikut macam
menteri keris kata RM 4.50 tak payah bayar tapi RM 100 kena bayar,"
katanya sambil disambut dengan laungan takbir oleh orang ramai.

Katanya, keuntungan daripada hasil minyak petroleum
yang diperolehi oleh Petronas sepatutnya boleh dinikmati bersama
seluruh rakyat Malaysia sekiranya ditadbir secara adil dan saksama.

Menurutnya, keuntungan hasil minyak yang dinikmati negara
sekarang ini sebanyak RM 80 bilion dan kalau diturunkan sedikit
harganya untuk meringankan beban rakyat takkan negara akan bangkrap
ketika berceramah di Balai Islam Pantai Kundur, di sini, baru-baru ini.

Turut sama berceramah pada majlis tersebut ialah Pesuruhjaya
PAS Melaka, Ustaz Abdul Ghani Abdul Rahman dan antara pimpinan yang
hadir ialah Yang Dipertua PAS Kawasan Tangga Batu, Ustaz Khamis Saat
serta Ketua Angkatan Muda PKR, Samsul Iskandar Mat Akin.

"Saya selama 8 tahun menjadi Menteri Kewangan harga minyak di paras RM
1.10, walaupun masa harga minyak dunia naik melambung harga tetap sama
juga, sekali aje naik 3 sen menjadikan RM 1.13 kemudian turun balik RM
1.10.

"Kalau nak banding harga minyak jangan bandingkan dengan Singapura
kerana negara itu tak ada minyak," kata beliau.

Sambil itu, beliau turut memberi amaran bahawa sekiranya BN menang lagi
pada Pilihan Raya Umum kali ini harga minyak akan naik lagi kerana
mereka langsung tidak memikirkan permasalahan rakyat. - mr

Program Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim (17/1/08 –
22/1/08)

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Lawatan Kerja DSAI Ke Melaka

[Khamis, 17 Januari 2008]

Contact: En Khalid 012 315 2928 / Shamsul 019 341 3312

5.30
pm High-tea Bersama Masyarakat Cina Bhg. Tangga Batu di Restoran Tong
Suen, No. 10, Jalan CP1, Taman Cheng Permai, Cheng, Melaka

7.15 pm Solat Maghrib dan Tazkirah di Baitul Qura, Pokok Assam, Paya Rumput Jaya (Sg. Udang)

8.00
pm Jamuan Makan Malam Rakyat Bersama DSAI (program bermula dari 7.00
ptg) di Restoren Mengkuang, Taman Mengkuang, Paya Mengkuang, Masjid
Tanah, Melaka

9.00 pm Ceramah Perdana Di Padang Sekolah An-Nuriah, Batu 11, Sg.Udang, Melaka

Lawatan Kerja DSAI ke Kuala Selangor dan Tanjung Karang

[Jumaat, 18 Januari 2008]

Contact: Zaki 019 3695944

7.15 pm Maghrib

8.00 pm Jamuan Mesra dengan Rakyat di Pekan Ijok

9.00 pm Ceramah Umum di Batang Berjuntai

10.00 pm Ceramah Perdana di Sg Gulang-Gulang (DUN Permatang)

11.00 pm Ceramah Perdana di Asam Jawa (DUN Bkt Melawati)

Lawatan Kerja DSAI Ke Sabah

[Sabtu, 19 Januari 2008]

Contact: Hj Umsery 016 8329888, Christina Liew 016 831   4629

2.45 pm Visit Datuk Dr Jeffrey

3.05 pm Dialogue with Chinese Community di Kota Kinabalu

6.45 pm Ceramah Umum di Jalan Bundusan, Penampang

8.30 pm Ceramah Perdana

[Ahad, 20 Januari 2008]

9.30 am Ceramah Umum di Kg Karukan, Beaufort

12.00 pm Solat Zohor & Makan Tengah di Rumah Hj Ramli Dua

1.00 pm Ceramah Umum di Perkarangan Tokong Cina, Sipitan

Lawatan Kerja DSAI ke Bandar Tun Razak

[Ahad, 20 Januari 2008]

Contact: En Salleh 012 9073621

9.00pm Ceramah Perdana di Seri Labuan Flat, Bandar Tun Razak

Lawatan Kerja ke Pahang

Semalam saya ke mahkamah sebentar saja kerana selaku saksi saya tidak dibenar menghadhiri perjalanan mahkamah.

Peguam mewakili Majlis Peguam bersama peguam saya telah mengemukakan
permohonan supaya Tan Sri Haidar, dan Tan Sri Steve Shim mengundur diri
atas alasan bercanggah kepentingan kerana terlibat keputusan menghukum
saya, Wee Cho Keong, kes Wall Street Journal yang melibatkan peguam VK
Lingam dan keanggotaan dalam Yayasan Perdana Dr. Mahathir. Dato Zaitun
pula terlibat dlm pendakwaan kes saya dan Wee Choo Keong.

Seperti yang diduga Panel menolak permohonan tersebut

Saya dijangka memberi keterangan salepas En Loh yang mengakui orang
yang didalam rakaman bersama VK Lingam. Beliau menyebut bahawa anaknya
membuat rakaman tersebut pada 21 Disember, 2001.

Ikutilah siri drama berikutnya!

ANWAR IBRAHIM

Islam dan Demokrasi di Malaysia: Ucapan DSAI di Singapura

They say that the great divide between Islam and democracy may be
summed up in a few phrases: it is a zero sum game because democracy’s
gain is Islam’s loss while Islamization and democratization are
contradiction in terms. The very topic given to me would logically lead
to the inference that this is a battle to be fought on an uneven
playing field. In fact, the word “Islamization” would conjure a kind of
negative imposition on society, even if the process may be confined to
Muslims. We know that recent events in Malaysia have given rise to the
concern that the process has led to state sanctioned intrusion into the
religious practices of citizens who profess other faiths. I shall talk
about that later but for now, let us go back to this question of names
and labeling.

Unlike the phrase “Islamization”, “democratization” immediately
suggests positive associations. There is generally no confusion as to
what constitutes the essence of democracy itself. Democracy is not just
about elections or the popularity of leaders. It is about human rights,
rule of law, and freedom and by that, I mean fundamental liberties in
its widest sense. Democracy is also about maintaining and protecting
the sanctity of constitutional principles, which are the crowning glory
of the compact of the people. And when fundamental liberties are
eroded, the rule of law gives way to the rule of man. I must pause to
add that these are moral imperatives of Islam too.

As succinctly stated by Muhammad Iqbal, the structure of Islam
embodies the principle of movement, and this is known as Ijtihad.
Unlike the Mosaic tablets, the Shari’ah was never cast in stone and
evolves continuously through this dynamic process. To talk of finality
and absoluteness is therefore to deny the dynamism that is central the
Shari’ah itself. In order to maintain a middle ground, the essential
ingredients of an Islamic methodology must then be conceived not in a
unipolar, nor even bipolar, but a holistic perspective which will be
universal and eternal in appeal. Notwithstanding these internal debates
continues within Muslim societies, with Fazlur Rahman’s assault of
orthodoxy, and that “Islamic Intellectualism has remained truncated.”

And just as immediately, I must lodge a caveat against the
assumption of the truth of the expression “democratic society in
Malaysia.” I am not being cynical here but I believe we may
legitimately ask the question: “Do we really have such a society in
Malaysia?”

I believe that the 40,000 Malaysians who gathered two months ago in
Kuala Lumpur to demand for free and fair elections will say ‘no.’ The
thousands of Indians who were drenched in chemical-laced water fired
from police water cannons will say ‘no.’ And the hundreds of peaceful
citizens who were violently dispersed just last Saturday night for
holding a candlelight vigil to protest the use of the ISA will say
‘no.’ And neither Islam nor Islamization has anything to do with it.

This brings me to the point that if we were to look at the issue of
Islam and democracy from the empirical angle, I daresay that the threat
to democracy is not Islam at all. On the contrary, we see Indonesia and
Turkey decisively choosing the democratic system rather than the
traditional Shari’ah system. In addition, as for Pakistan, what we are
seeing is in fact a classic scenario of secular autocrats and dictators
raising the bogey of Islamic radicalism in order to subvert democracy
and maintain their hold on power. The fact therefore remains that many
Muslim nations ruled by secular regimes are dictatorships of varying
degrees on the one hand and autocratic regimes or sham democracies on
the other.

Before I come to the central issue about Malaysia, let me just try
to put things in perspective about Islam in Southeast Asia. While
Mohammad Abduh’s modernism in the Arab world lost steam by the second
half of the last century, it was more readily embraced into mainstream
Islam in Southeast Asia, avoiding the intra-civilizational clash
unfolding in the Middle East. Modernity and moderation came hand in
hand for the region. They did not throw away the baby with the
bathwater. Natsir and Hamka, leading exponents of what they felt to be
the Islamic worldview, which included the love of knowledge, promotion
of democratic values and inclusiveness, was readily embraced. The
writings of Sutan Takdir Alisyahbana, and Soedjatmoko among the most
ardent advocates of Westernization ways were also well received after
separating the wheat from the chaff: ideas about modernizing the
education system were accepted while outright adoption of western ways
was rejected. I daresay that it is this feature of Southeast Asian
Islam that has enabled Indonesia recently to make its quantum leap from
dictatorship to democracy. This is not to deny that radicalism can and
does in fact pose a serious challenge to the region but for radically
different reasons, political repression and marginalization being the
chief causes – as we witnessed in Aceh until recently, and which
remains a major problem in southern Thailand and southern Philippines.

Malaysia too, during the formative period of independence and nation
building, placed great emphasis on constitutionalism with Islam being
given its pride of place in the private realm. Recognizing its
multicultural and multi-religious society, Malaysia’s Muslim leaders
were generally more inclusive. If I am using the past tense, it is
because today, this sense of inclusiveness is under serious threat.
With a combination of chauvinism and religious bigotry, irresponsible
politicians exploit public sentiments in order to garner support. One
may say that radicalism may actually be on the wane and I will not
argue with that but the problem, at least in Malaysia, is not
radicalism. The real issue is what I would describe as state-sponsored
Muslim Puritanism borne more by racist sentiments than religious
principles. It is the kind of theology that leads to the rejection of
the constitutional freedom of other faiths to espouse and practice
their religion in the manner they so wish.

It preaches the exclusivist doctrine that Muslims must constantly
prevail over non-Muslims. It is this theology that prohibits Muslims
from using the Islamic greeting of “Assalamualaikum” to non-Muslims or
even more audaciously, that forbids non-Muslims from using the Islamic
greeting for Muslims. The self-proclaimed guardians of this theology
will have no compunction in breaking up families separating mothers
from their children or incarcerating them for purposes of religious
‘rehabilitation’. Goaded by chauvinistic sentiments and emboldened by
this theology, the authorities will not bat on an eye in tearing down
places of worship. Moreover, it is this theology that has orchestrated
a whispering campaign to label me a pro-Hindu just because I supported
their legitimate demands and that their temples should not be wantonly
destroyed.

Some thirteen years ago, I had the honor of addressing a gathering
of Catholic priests and scholars at the Atheneo de Manila University in
the Philippines. Among other things, I had quoted the following passage
from the Qur’an:

“O mankind, We have created you male and female and have made you
made you nations and tribes so that ye may know one another. Lo, the
noblest of you in the sight of God, is the one who is the most
righteous.” Al-Hujarat 49:13

This verse is addressed to all humanity, so had the religious
authorities bothered to check the Qur’an they would have known better
than to advise the Home Ministry that only Muslims have the birthright
to be ennobled in the sight of God. Are the guardians of the religion
laboring under some form of proselytizing zeal that drives them to
believe that this puritanical stance would induce non-Muslims to “see
the light and embrace the truth”? If this were their idea of an Islamic
worldview, then I would say that they have completely missed the heart
of the Islamic message, which is primarily a message of love and
understanding, of compassion and tolerance and of peace. It tells us to
strive for justice, fight oppression and oppose tyranny. There are many
tribes and communities, cultures and languages and all these will
impinge directly on our worldview. Yet we must never lose sight of the
fact that humankind is only one.

And as for the ridiculous nonsense of appropriating the word “Allah”
only for the use of Muslims, and that other religious faiths are not
allowed to use it, a quick check with the Qur’an will tell them that
God’s command in this regard is unequivocal:

“Say that we believe in that which hath been revealed unto us and
revealed unto you; our God and your God is One, and unto Him we
surrender” Al-Ankabut 29:46

To my mind, this verse clearly underscores an inclusivist approach
to religion, and not one that attempts to build walls of exclusivity.
It demonstrates undoubtedly that Islamization is not the issue.
Respecting the constitutional rights of all citizens of all faiths is
an Islamic imperative. Honoring the social compact which places such
rights as sacrosanct which should not be trampled upon for whatever
reason is also an imperative. What, therefore, is the rationale for
this overzealous display of intolerance?

Desperate politicians are not averse to exploiting religious
sentiments in order to get political mileage. For some reason, it is
the belief of this administration that playing the puritanical card
would be the best bet for the Umno dominated ruling coalition to secure
electoral success in the coming elections. It is no secret that a
significant shift has already taken place among the non-Malay
electorate leaving the ruling party to refocus their strategy on the
Malay Muslim heartland. By holding themselves out to be the staunchest
defenders of Islam, they hope to garner greater support from
conservative Muslims. This is to be executed in tandem with a superbly
orchestrated government controlled media campaign as well as incessant
character assaults on Muslim leaders who preach the message of
moderation and inclusiveness.

Islam is universal but if the notion of this universalism is to mean
anything, it would require that its values of justice, compassion and
tolerance be practiced everywhere. Islam regards freedom as one of the
higher objectives of the divine law in as much as the very same
elements in a constitutional democracy become moral imperatives in
Islam - freedom to speak out against tyranny, a call for reform and the
freedom of conscience. These aberrations are indeed cause for alarm for
all those who cherish freedom and democracy and I am convinced that
Muslims too are equally appalled by this reckless display of narrow
mindedness and intolerance.

Thank you.