Pertemuan GPTD-Sri Lanka bersama Naib Presiden Antarabangsa ABIM dan juga TK Azoor, Pengetua Kolej Zahira, Sri Lanka

20 OKTOBER 2009-Ahli GPTD Sri Lanka telah menghadiri satu pertemuan di antara Naib Presiden Antarabangsa ABIM, Sdr. Khairol Faiz Morat dan En.TK Azoor, Principal Zahira College Sri Lanka kediaman di kediaman Sdr. Khairol Faiz di Duta. Antara mereka yang hadir bersama adalah saudara Syahrir Azfar, Syed Putra Iqmal (PMUIAM Nilai), dan juga Saudara Hanis Zakaria (UIA Gombak). Encik TK Azoor yang menghadiri majlis konvokesyen anaknya pada 10 & 11 Oktober yang lalu, mengambil kesempatan ini untuk menziarahi kenalan-kenalan lama sekaligus merapatkan hubungan antarabangsa di antara dua buah negara ini.

Lawatan tersebut dimulai dengan sesi pembentangan dalam gaya santai mengenai isu dan hal ehwal dalam negara masing-masing. Encik TK Azoor yang sememangnya rapat dan sudah sedia maklum mengenai keadaan di Malaysia nampak senang dan selesa berbicara mengenai Negara ini di samping membincangkan masalah-masalah yang dihadapi oleh penduduk-penduduk Sri Lanka terutamanya dalam kalangan masyarakat Muslim.

Menurut Encik TK Azoor, beliau menyokong penuh kerjasama di antara NGO PKPIM-GPTD-ABIM dan juga NGO Sri Lanka, dan memuji kepekaan serta semangat kesukarelawanan yang ditunjukkan oleh generasi muda dalam ABIM-PKPIM-GPTD.

Selain itu, Encik TK Azoor turut menyatakan rasa gembiranya untuk kembali bertemu dengan kenalan-kenalan lama setelah sekian lama tidak berhubung. Bagi beliau, pertemuan berkala begini adalah amat baik di samping dapat mengeratkan silaturrahim dan juga saling bertukar dan berkongsi pandangan mengenai masalah-masalah berbangkit dan juga isu semasa.

Sdr. Khairol Faiz Morat turut menyambut baik kedatangan Encik TK Aznoor dan berharap sokongan serta panduan dari beliau untuk ABIM-PKPIM-GPTD tidak akan pernah kurang, di samping masing-masing membantu di antara satu sama lain.
Selesai solat Maghrib berjemaah, kami bersantap hidangan oleh tuan rumah sambil berbual mengenai kebudayaan negara masing-masing.

Sekian.
Syed Putra Iqmal.

GPTD @ HUMANITARIAN WEEK IIUM

Salamunalaik...

Gptd- Sri Lanka together with GPTD exco member will be at GPTD Booth in 'Humanitarian Week'
for 4 days starting from 28 July to 31 July 2009. We want to expose GPTD to IIUM community as well as open for new recruitment. For those who interested, kindly invite all of you to come and get to know what GPTD is and become one of our big family...

Our Booth located at "IIUM CENTRE", we also open for "SAKTI" training for those who interested, futher details about GPTD, SRI LANKA GROUP and SAKTI training, please come to meet us at our booth.

see you there!!! come and join us!!! grab this oppurtunity~

TALK ON REFUGEES IN SRI LANKA

Salam...

There will be talk on refugees in Sri Lanka: Who is the real victims???.

Venue : IRK LR9

DATE: 18/6/09 (THURSDAY)

TIME: 5 PM

Speaker: BRO KHAIRIL ANNUAR KHALID (Director of Emergency Relief, Malaysian

Relief Agency)

Organized by INTELLECTUAL YOUTH CLUB (IYC) IIUM, in collaboration with Grup Pengkaji Tamadun Dunia(GPTD-GRUP SRI LANKA) and Malaysian Relief Agency (MRA)

ALL IIUM STUDENTS ARE INVITED!!!

~ This talk basically want to increase degree of awareness among the Sri Lankan students in IIUM, Sri Lankan people in Malaysia as well as student in IIUM about the issue that being crucial happen in Sri Lanka especially issue on refugees there. This programmee is a first step before Sri Lankan students involve in trainning that will be conduct by MRA. Hopefully, this talk will benefits all of us and will run smoothly, insyaALLAH.

~yuyi~

WHO IS B.D.K. SALDIN?

The name had never came across our mind until last year we went to Sri Lanka.We noticed that people kept on mentioning his name when talking about the Sri Lankan Malays. After we go through a book that had been given to us, we came to a conclusion that “he is a Sri Lankan Malay hero”. If in Malaysia we have Prof Awang Sariyan, A.Samad Said, and other Malay Language warrior, here in Sri Lanka, B.D.K SALDIN is the person that we can give our highest respect for his efforts of bringing the identity of Malay Sri Lanka. Here I highlight the personal background of B.D.K SALDIN.

B.D.K SALDIN B.A (Econ) is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka. He was the director/secretary of Forbes and Walker Ltd until he retirement in 1988. He was keenly interested in the Sri Lankan Malay language as a vehicle for preserving the identity of his community in Sri Lanka.

He is the regular contributor to the “Terang”, a quarterly journal originally issued by the Kurunegala Malay Association and now carried on by a group of interested Malays. He successfully concluded a pilot project in teaching adults to read and write Malay under the auspices of the Sri Lankan Malay Association.

He has attended and presented papers at several International Malay Language Conferences in Malaysia, some of which have been published in the Journal Dewan Bahasa in Malaysia. In August 2000 he was elected to the International Council for the Malay Language (Majlis Antarabangsa Bahasa voluntari Melayu) situated in Kuala Lumpur and presented a paper at its first convention in August 2000. He is the author of “A Guide to Malay”, a text book approved by the National Institute of Education for the GCE Examination.

Hope this information helps us to know better about Malay warrior not only in Malaysia but all over the world. Knowing "someone" is a key to open a gap between culture and tradition of one country with another country.

Melayu Sri Lanka

Bangsa Melayu Sri Lanka merupakan bangsa minoriti di Sri Lanka berbanding bangsa Tamil dan Moors (darah campuran bangsa Arab dan Tamil). Mengikut peratusan penduduk, bangsa Melayu hanya beberapa peratus dari keseluruhan penduduk Sri Lanka. Kebanyakan orang-orang Melayu di Sri Lanka tinggal di kawasan persisiran pantai seperti di Hambantota.

Menurut sejarah, orang Melayu Sri Lanka telah mula wujud dan menetap di Sri Lanka sejak kurun ke-13 lagi. Terdapat dua faktor utama yang menyebabkan bangsa Melayu berhijrah ke Sri Lanka lama dahulu. Faktor pertama adalah kerana askar-askar Melayu dari kepulauan Melayu di hantar ke Sri Lanka bagi membantu British di sana. Mereka di gelar sebagai Orang Rejimen (Ceylon Rifle Regiment of Malays). Mereka sangat di hormati dan di berikan gelaran-gelaran tertentu kerana keberanian dan kesetiaan mereka. Akhirnya askar-askar ini memilih untuk menjadi penduduk tetap di sini dan mereka telah di anggap sebagai kaum elit yang menerima pelbagai kelebihan dari kerajaan British.

Kelompok kedua yang menyebabkan wujudnya bangsa Melayu di Sri Lanka juga disebabkan oleh golongan pembesar-pembesar dan anak-anak raja yang di buang negeri oleh British dari kepulauan Melayu ke Sri Lanka. Sebagai contoh, kisah Syeikh Yusof Al-Makasari yang di percayai merupakan golongan di raja dan bangsawan dari Tanah Jawa yang kuat menentang penjajahan British di kepulauan Melayu. Disebabkan rasa terancam, pihak British telah mengambil krputusan untuk membuangnya di Sri Lanka selama 11 tahun.

Ada juga pendapat yang menyatakan Orang melayu Sri Lanka pada awalnya merupakan pelayar-pelayar Melayu yang berdagang ke Sri Lanka. Melalui kawasan persisiran pantai, sebahagian dari mereka membuat keputusan untuk menetap di sana. Di sebabkan oleh itu, kebanyakan bangsa Melayu di Sri Lanka tinggal di kawasan persisir pantai dan bekerja sebagai nelayan.

Kini penduduk Melayu Sri Lanka semakin pudar identitinya sebagai Bangsa Melayu. Terdapat beberapa faktor yang menyebabkan perkara ini berlaku. Yang pertama, wujudnya tradisi kawin campur dimana orang-orang melayu Sri Lanka kini lebih cenderung untuk memilih pasangan dari bangsa lain sama ada Bangsa Tamil atau Moors. Apabila ini terjadi, mereka lebih selesa untuk ‘bertukar’ bangsa hingga tidak mahu lagi mengaku sebagai Melayu. Hal ini sangat berkaitan dengan faktor kedua dimana taraf hidup orang-orang Melayu itu sendiri yang kebanyakannya ditindas dan ini menghalang mereka untuk maju kehadapan dan membela nasib mereka sendiri.

Dari segi ekonomi, tidak ramai orang-orang Melayu dapat sampai ke tahap yang tinggi. Malahan, golongan muda Melayu sendiri yang berjaya dalam bidang pendidikan, lebih selesa untuk berhijrah keluar dari kelompok Melayu dan membawa cara hidup tersendiri. Antara sebab lain adalah, proses asimilasi dan sosialisasi dengan bangsa-bangsa lain yang menyebabkan bangsa Melayu terikut-ikut ataupun sebenarnya adalah satu proses penyesuaian diri dengan budaya dan cara hidup bangsa lain.

Bersambung...

Deshabandhu Jezima Ismail

Madam Jezima Ismail

Educated at St. Bridget’s Convent, (Primary to Collegiate)
Bachelor of Arts, University of Ceylon 1955
Master of Arts (Education), McGill University 1966
Diploma in TEFL, University of Sydney 1972

Profession :
Teaching career of 32 years – 13 years as Principal of Muslim Ladies College, Colombo.

Special Interests:
Education (formal, informal, non formal), Women and Children, Religion, Media

Current Positions:
Member , National Committee on Women 2000 to date.
Ministry of Disaster Management & Human Rights

• Member, Steering Group to draft a New Constitutional Bill of Rights
• Member , Committee to draft a Human Rights Charter
• Member, Working Group to study – Freedom of Religion of Belief

Member, Pres.Com.to investigate and inquire into serious violations of Human Rights
Member, UN National Advisory Group
Chancellor, South Eastern University
Governor, Marga Institute (Sri Lanka Centre for Development Studies)
President and Founder, Sri Lanka Muslim Women’s Conference (SLMWC)
Founder and Chair, Academy of Adult Education for Women (AAEW)
Member, Board of Trustees, Intl. Inst.of War Trauma of Humanitarian Interventions
Founder/member, Panel of Coordinators, Muslim Women’s Research and Action Forum
Chairperson, Network of NGOO in the Eastern Province (NESCOD)
Member, Board of Management, Centre for Human Rights, University of Colombo
Member, Alcohol and Drug Information Centre

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Sri Lanka Western Province Governor

Meeting the Western Province Governor (centre) and the Chief Minister (4th from left)

Seyed Alavi Mowlana
Governor - Western Province.

Full Name : Seyed Ahmed Seyed Alavi Mowlana (Beliau mengatakan bahawa beliau merupakan kerabat diraja Sultan Perlis)

Private Address : 6/4, Malwatte Cross Lane, Off Malwatte road, Dehiwela.

Present Position : Governor, Western Province

Date of Birth : 1st January 1932

S.Alavi Mowlana, present Governor of Western Province. Educated at St. Peters College, Bambalapitiya and Zahira College, Maradana.

Started the political carrier in 1948 as a Trade Unionist. In 1956 joined the Sri Lanka Freedom Party under the leadership of late Premier Hon.S.W.R.D.Bandaranayake. In 1960 under the able leadership of Madam Sirimavo Bandaranayake became the leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Trade Union Movement and was appointed as the Senior Vice President of the Sri Lanka Nidahas Sevaka Sangamaya and also one of the Vice Presidents of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and was a Councilor in the Colombo Municipal Council for a period of 10 years. In 1994 entered Parliament as the Deputy Minister of Media and thereafter as a Cabinet Minister of Provincial Council and Local Government and in 2001 appointed as Cabinet Minister of Labour. In addition to that was appointed as president of the Sri Lanka Muslim Federation and Organizing Secretary and convener of the Joint - Council of Trade Union Organization (JCTUO). Was also an advisor to former president Her Excellency Madam Chandrika Bandaranayake on Muslim Affairs.

Received National awards by former President H.E.Madam Chandrika Bandaranayake Kumarathunga for the services rendered for the Trade Union movement in this country for more than 45 years. Furthermore has received several Vishvaprasadini and National and International awards as member of the World Federation of Trade Unions and also has represented Sri Lanka in several seminars of the Trade Union throughout the World. In 2001 was appointed as the Chairman of the Asia Pacific Region of the International Labour Organization (I.L.O) for a period of three years which was proposed by China and seconded by India.

Presently Governor of the Western Province but still maintains identity as a trade unionist and social and religious worker.

Zahira College Colombo

With the Principal, Mr. T.K. Azoor

Zahira College, Colombo is the very first Muslim school in Sri Lanka and was founded in 1892 as Al Madrasathul Zahira by two of the most prominent Sri Lankan Muslims of the day, I. L. M. Abdul Aziz and Arasi Marikar Wapchie Marikar, with the active patronage of Ahmed Orabi Pasha of Egypt. It is currently the largest Muslim educational institution in Sri Lanka with more than 4000 students studying there. The college is situated at the heart of Colombo city. The college also has one of the oldest mosques in the country in its premises. Zahira means Excellence in Arabic

Jamiah Naleemiah al Islamiyyah

Dr. Muhammad Ali Syukri, Principal of Jamiah Naleemiah

In front of the Auditorium

Jamiah Naleemiah is the leading Islamic academic institution in Sri Lanka established in 1973 and it fulfills the important need of the Ummah for an integrated system of Islamic education which incorporates Islamic studies along with modern disciplines. The educational objectives, the curriculum and the academic programme has been planned with the objective of producing a band of scholars who have the academic background, intellectual vision, moral training and spiritual strength to provide a dynamic Islamic leadership to the Muslim community. In 1996 it was accorded a membership in the Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW).

Alhamdulillah, we had the opportunity to visit the university and had a discussion with the principal, Dr. Muhammad Ali Syukri. We were being explained about the foundation of the university, it's history and achievements, and also it's objectives, vision and mission. Apart from that, we also discussed about Syeikh Yusof al-Makassari and Dr Muhammad Ali is interested in collaborating with GPTD to organize a seminar on Syeikh Yusof al-Makassari.

Penyerahan Buku Dr. M.S. Jaldeen

17 February 2009 - Alhamdulillah, saya (Najwa) dan Syah telah menyelesaikan satu amanah daripada Dr. M.S. Jaldeen untuk menyerahkan dua buah buku karangan beliau yang berjudul "The Muslim Law of Succession Inheritence & Waqf in Sri Lanka" dan "The Muslim Law of Marriage Divorce and Maintenance in Sri Lanka" kepada pihak Perpustakaan Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM). Buku-buku tersebut adalah pemberian daripada Dr. M.S. Jaldeen sendiri semasa kami bertemu dengan beliau dalam satu majlis yang dianjurkan oleh pihak COSLAM (Confederation of Sri Lankan Malay) di Colombo, November tahun lepas. Kami juga turut menerima buku daripada beliau untuk kami sendiri. Semoga ilmu yang dicurahkan di dalam buku tersebut dapat dimanfaatkan oleh warga UIAM.

29 November 2008 (Hari Ke-14)

Pagi ni, sementara menunggu belia yang di tunggu-tunggu, kami bersantai-santai dan berehat-rehat sahaja. Sarapan pagi, roti nan. Sambil-sambil siapkan report perjalanan harian yang tertangguh-tangguh. Mana tidaknya, dah dekat hari-hari terakhir ni, penatnya semacam saja. Mungkin sebab dah tak sabar nak balik Malaysia. Dalam hati semua dah tertulis perkataan 'Malaysia' (agak je..hehe). Apa pun, tanggungjawab tetap tanggungjawab...bak kata a.k.u.."Buat sampai habis....kita yang mulakan...jangan berhenti di tengah jalan...". he2...(Ter'promote' diri sendiri lak...)

Sampai sahaja mereka-mereka yang di tunggu, kami di bawa ke pusat membeli belah di sekitar Colombo. Rupanya hari ini kami akan di bawa berjala-jalan untuk 'shopping'! Habis la duit rupee kami nanti...hehe..

Tengok la berapa banyak yang kami beli. Tapi bukan untuk diri sendiri. Kebanyakannya untuk orang-orang di Malaysia juga. (n_n) `Rushana & Ahmed, peneman kami memilih barang~

Adapun, barang-barang di Sri Lanka ni tidaklah semurah mana. Lebih kurang sama sahaja dengan harga barang di Malaysia. Lebih-lebih lagi dengan kadar inflasinya yang tinggi. Tak sanggup kami nak beli barang yang bukan-bukan. Terpaksa memilih-milih juga.

Habis ber'shopping', kami dibawa pula ke sebuah restoran makanan segera (tak ingat namanya). Makan tengahari kami hari ini di taja khas oleh Rushana dan kawan-kawannya. Terharu kami dengan layanan baik dari mereka. Di restoran ini, kebanyakan makanan berasaskan roti.

Menunggu makanan dengan muka lapar...

Selepas itu, kami terus di bawa pulang ke Kent Road semula. Selepas solat Marghrib, kami bersiap-siap untuk ke rumah Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Malaysia di Sri Lanka, En. Ramli Ismail untuk jemputan makan malam. Kami di jemput khas sebelum pulang ke Malaysia keesokan hari. Setelah sekian lama, barulah hari ini kami dapat rasa kembali masakan Melayu.. Masing-masing makan dengan penuh berselera, tetapi malu-malu nak tambah. (n_n)..

Bergambar kenangan selepas makan...

Balik dari makan malam, kami diraikan oleh belia-belia YMMA di rumah. Rasa sedih kerana inilah malam terakhir kami di Sri Lanka. Kami menghabiskan masa dengan berborak dan mengambil gambar. Fahmi & Syah di bawa berjalan-jalan oleh kawan-kawan mereka...walaupun letih dan mengantuk, kami gagahkan juga. Sambil-sambil tu, terpaksa mengemas barang yang dah tak boleh di masukkan dalam beg. Berhempas pulas kami mengemas. Bertambah pula barang-barang untuk di bawa pulang. Mana tidaknya, di tambah dengan hadiah-hadiah yang kami terima sepanjang misi.

Inilah belia-belia YMMA yang menemani kami sepanjang hari...

Si Comel Aiman yang bakal kami rindui....

Wallahu'alam...