(Scroll by ba1969 / sxc.hu) ON 29 Jan 2010, Perak’s Barisan Nasional state executive councillor Datuk Hamidah Osman said female politicians cannot become menteri besar. Her reason: a menteri besar “has to meet the [monarch], where protocol is involved, and one has to meet religious officers … in such situations it is not possible for […]
discrimination
Why Fatine can’t come home
By Ding Jo-AnnTHE Malaysian authorities are being discriminatory and ignorant in their treatment of transsexual woman Fatine, who is facing visa problems in the United Kingdom. Instead of assisting Fatine in negotiating with the UK authorities, the Immigration director-general Datuk Abdul Rahman Othman has instead threatened her with stern action for overstaying in the UK. Abdul Rahman […]
Fatine’s right to dignity
By Awam, WAO and Seksualiti MerdekaWITH reference to news reports on Malaysian transsexual Fatine‘s potential deportation from the United Kingdom, we wish to register our grave concerns at statements by Immigration Department director-general Abdul Rahman Othman and at how the story was reported. We question why Abdul Rahman singled out Ms Fatine as having “brought great shame upon us”, allegedly […]
PKR’s campaign homophobia
By Shanon ShahThe audience at the Jalan Berapit ceramah “THE Barisan Nasional (BN) should change its name to Barisan Pondan (faggot)!” bellows Penang Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) chief Datuk Zahrain Mohamed Hashim to the 5,000-strong crowd in Jalan Berapit on 23 May 2009. The audience applauds the Bayan Baru MP, and emboldened, he goes on to […]
Women still discriminated in M’sia: Suhakam
PETALING JAYA, 27 May 2009: Although Malaysia ratified the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (Cedaw) in 1995, discrimination against women still exists in the country, especially in terms of promotion and recognition in the public and private sectors. This was revealed by Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) Commissioner […]
Making equality work
By Petra Gimbad“All persons are equal before the law and entitled to equal protection of the law.“ Federal Constitution, Article 8(1) “Except as expressedly […]
Astro dan homoseksual
Oleh Shanon ShahBAYANGKAN keluarnya satu filem tempatan tentang pejuang kemerdekaan tanahair, Dr Burhanuddin Helmi, salah seorang pengasas dan mantan presiden PAS. Siapa yang sesuai mendukung watak Burhanuddin? Farid Kamil? Rosyam Nor? Farhin Ahmad? Katakan Rosyam yang terpilih — Farhin dan Farid dapat main watak pembantu. Mungkin watak Khatijah Sidek pula diberikan kepada Nasha Aziz. Sharifah Amani mendukung […]
Buat apa boikot Israel?
Oleh Shanon ShahBOIKOT semua barangan buatan syarikat Yahudi. Itulah intipati kempen terbaru oleh Persatuan Pengguna Islam Malaysia (PPIM) untuk menangani pencerobohan Israel di Gaza, Palestin. Kempen PPIM ini sekaligus cuba menyatukan umat Islam untuk menentang puak Yahudi dan kerajaan mahupun syarikat sekutunya. Boikot ada banyak jenis. Ada aktivis anti-kapitalis yang memboikot syarikat tertentu seperti McDonald’s, Nike atau […]
No govt discrimination against any community
KUALA TERENGGANU, 14 Jan 2009: The government does not discriminate against any community in Terengganu because all communities are accorded equal treatment, Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today. The deputy prime minister said the giving of compassionate aid was an example of clear proof that the government never neglected any community, and no community was […]
Racist pride and prejudice
By Hafidz BaharomTHE transvestites involved in the Bachok beauty pageant have finally been sentenced in the Kelantan Syariah Court. One of them, a teacher, was not only found guilty for dressing as a woman, but was transferred from his job posting. It was bad enough that he had to pay a RM1,000 bond to the Kelantan Syariah […]
