2 tainted Cadbury products put Malaysian in shock.

Assalamualaikum and good day to all. We've all heard it and we all know about it. Cadbury, an internationally renowned company for producing chocolates has been found to be producing chocolates which contain pig DNA. This is a big issue because it has the Halal logo from Jakim that we entrust by its enforcement to only be put on halal food. And pig is by no means halal in everyday situations.

            Muslims who are concerned about their food consumption must have felt a blow from this. And various views have conjured out from this issue. When issues like these surface, what we fear are views that are immature. Views that come from no basis. Views that are not facts what more academic. In the Cadbury issue, we acknowledge that it is Cadbury who is the one who has to take actions to right the wrong that has been done. We believe the authorities has done a fair job to curb this by taking back the affected batch of chocolates and all but what we regret is the statement being said by a muslim or a group of muslim groups. This statement goes about Cadbury having to pay for blood cleansing. All in our lives, we have never heard of such extreme.

This article is not to highlight what could be said as a ridiculous statement but to actually invite GMM readers to think carefully before coming out with a statement. What more if the statement is regarding religious issues. We hope that readers would also be critical in analysing statements that surface after a heated issue as this Cadbury one. Because there could be people out there that holds press conferences and produce press statements just for show and popularity because it is a national issue.

            However, new information and press statement arose from National Fatwa Council committee chairman Prof Emeritus Tan Sri Dr Abdul Shukor Husin regarding the issue. He said it was included under “Umum al-Balwa”, a rampant problem which was difficult to avoid.

"In the case of ready-made products that had been marketed to consumers and produced through processes using clean and halal ingredients and had been confirmed as halal, but later found it had been contaminated with pig DNA in certain batches only, then the committee had decided that it was categorised as 'Umum al-Balwa’”

"The ruling on the product is referred to the original ruling, that is, halal for consumption because the contamination occurred beyond the scope of control and difficult to avoid,"  

-Tan Sri Dr Abdul Shukor-

This big issue becomes bigger when people are currently confused on the statement made by National Fatwa Committee. Maybe, from our perspectives, the religious department and National Fatwa Committee should make few explanations that detail on the issue involving ‘halal’ as now even international media have put this issue as their ‘headlines’.

Lastly, form our sincere heart; Halal not just issue of food.  

-GMM-

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Fathihie dan suara mahasiswa yang tersekat

Pada 23 Mei 2014, merupakan satu hari kemenangan kepada mahasiswa UiTM Sabah, iaitu saudara Fathihie, kerana beliau hanya diberi amaran terhadap kesemua pertuduhan yang dikenakan keatas beliau.

Admin tidaklah bermaksud memilih bulu dalam memperjuangkan nama-nama tertentu sahaja untuk dibela. akan tetapi, admin hanya menuntut hak keadilan terhadap pengurusan UiTM.

Contohnya, mengapa tidak pula dikenakan tindakan bila mana ada pula mahasiswa yang menunjukan sokongan mereka kepada mana-mana tindakan kerajaan barisan nasional? Sedangkan kalau diikutkan sama juga kes beliau dengan saudara Fathihie ini.

Apa Habaq Siswa" Program anjuran Pemuda Umno Kedah dimana program ini menghimpunkan mahasiswa Anak Kedah sekitar Lembah Klang. Disamping sesi ramah mesra, program ini turut menyaksikan perasmian "Kelab Penyokong Universiti Barisan Nasional Kedah (BNKEDAH4U).

Admin pasti rakan-rakan GMM juga tahu ramai mahasiswa yang terang-terang menyatakan sokongan mereka kepada parti politik yang mereka pilih, namun mengapa adanya 'double standard' dalam layanan HEP kepada mahasiswa?

Selain itu, apa-apa sahaja diskusi matang dihalang, isu yang tidak sepatutnya dipolitikkan, dituduh ada kaitan dengan politik dan tidak dibenarkan dibawa dalam kampus. Admin sebenarnya kasihan sekali dengan situasi dalam kampus UiTM khususnya kerana bicara membuka minda susah sekali untuk kedengaran. Bukan mahu ikut-ikut orang, namun perhatikan Universiti Malaya, Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (SPMM USIM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia dan IPT lain yang hebat dan lebih terbuka diskusi dan isu dalam kampusnya, tidak lah semata isu pertahan kedaulatan sahaja. Jika kita mahu menjaga IPT kesayangan kita ini, jaga lah juga budaya ilmu di dalamnya, jangan terlalu menyekat minda mahasiswa. Hidangkan bicara dan aktiviti yang membina pemikiran kritis mereka supaya hujah sayangkan UiTM tidak keras semata demi bangsa tapi atas dasar kefahaman dan sayangkan budaya ilmu yang baik dalam kampus yang kita sayang ini. 

Admin hanya meninggalkan persoalan untuk difikirkan serta diteliti bersama. Kami tidak meminta IPTA yang kita sayang bersama ini untuk disentuh isu kedaulatannya namun apa yang kami mahu tampilkan adalah budaya ilmu yang disekat dalam kampus ini dan kerenah birokrasi yang memilih dalam tindakan. 

Kami juga sayangkan UiTM seperti alumni dan mahasiswa lain, sebab itu kami pantulkan perkara ini. Kami pasti para Alumni juga mengharap bakal alumni yang akan menyertai mereka lebih mengerti akan kenapa mereka mempertahankan slogan 'UiTM dihatiku' itu. Bukan lah semata bangsa, tapi kerana kualiti universiti ini.

Kami ingin menjadi cerminan, yang akan membuatkan kita mengelokkan apa yang kurang.

GMM; Cakna Dunia Sebenar

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