Demonstrasi Menentang Fatwa Anti-Tomboi..

BismiLlaahi Wal HamduliLlaahi..

Buat mereka yang tidak tahu, pada 7 November yang lalu, berlaku demonstrasi menentang fatwa yang dikeluarkan oleh majlis Fatwa Kebangsaan bahawa tomboi diharamkan dalam Islam. Antara kata-kata yang dilaungkan ketika demonstrasi tersebut adalah, "Short hair, who cares?".."A form of discrimination" dan lain-lain lagi. Mereka menentang semua fatwa yang menekan hak wanita (bagi mereka lah..)

Lalu aku tertarik untuk membaca lebih lanjut tentang demonstrasi tersebut. Barulah aku tahu bahawa mereka yang terlibat dalam demonstrasi itu non-Muslim. Mereka tak tahu apa2 tentang Islam, tapi nak lawan fatwa yang hanya terarah kepada orang Islam sahaja.

Kesimpulan? Non-Muslim semakin berani menentang Islam, malah menentang Majlis Fatwa Kebangsaan kerana mereka tidak nampak keindahan Islam di Malaysia. Malah, agama Islam sering diberikan label yang negatif oleh umat Islam sendiri. Sama2 lah beringat.

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Those involved were from two groups Katagender and Food-not-Bombs, and included several men.

Armed with a large banner which read Lawan semua fatwa menindas perempuan (Oppose all fatwa which oppresses women)”, the protestors marched from the Ampang Park LRT station to the vicinity of KLCC.

Other small posters read ‘Tomboy is not a crime’ and ‘Stop controlling clothing and thoughts of the rakyat’.

As the protestors marched, they chanted slogans such as “Stop oppression against women” and “Short hair, who cares?” which drew the attention of curious lunch-time onlookers.

The group gathered briefly near the Jalan Ampang entrance to KLCC to chant slogans and distribute leaflets but dispersed after security personnel told them to leave.

One leaflet, citing information available on the Internet, explained the difference between gender identity and sexual orientation.

Another was an open letter to the National Fatwa Council. Among other aspects, it decribed the fatwa as discriminatory.

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Wallahu'alam.

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