GPTD Representative in New Zealand

Brother Yazid in the middle.

Kuala Lumpur International Airport - February 10, 2006 - World Civilization Research Group would like to say good luck to Brother Ahmad Yazid Hamdan who is fly to New Zealand tonight to continue his study in degree. He is planned to enrol in University of Caterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. GPTD feels proud of him because he agree to become our representative overthere. May success will always be with him InsyaAllah.

Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island, with a population of around 300 000. It is also, arguably, the most attractive city in New Zealand, with extensive inner city public and private gardens and parks, the shallow Avon river meandering though the city centre, and a pedestrian oriented downtown centred on Cathedral Square. It contains one of the two main international airports for the country, and is connected via a tunnel to a seaport at Lyttelton on Bank's Peninsula.

From Right : Najiyyah, Mohd Farhaan Afeef Yahya Arif (GPTD member in University of Western Australia, Perth), Mr. Shaiful Alwi and Maria Kamel.

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Hulur Sumbangan Bantu Warga Kemboja

Bangi - 6 Februari 2006 - “JIKA awak ke Kemboja, keadaan orang Melayu sama macam 60-an di Malaysia”. Pesanan ini bukan gurauan apabila melihat sendiri umat Islam yang rata-rata tidak dapat keluar daripada belenggu kemiskinan.

Banyak pihak luar menghulurkan bantuan, namun paradigma atau mentaliti subsidi di kalangan penduduk menyebabkan mereka gagal membangunkan modal insan. Keadaan ini mengakibatkan keberkesanan bantuan dipertikaikan. Ada warga Kemboja mengatakan “Kami tidak mahu ikan, tapi kami mahukan joran agar kami tahu cari ikan sendiri”.

Grup Pengkaji Tamadun Dunia (GPTD) di bawah ‘Global Peace Mission’ mengadakan misi pertama pada 31 Mei hingga 13 Jun lalu. Sepanjang misi berkenaan, sukar untuk kami temui usahawan Muslim. Cuma seorang usahawan roti canai dan burger halal yang berani. Kurang keyakinan diri dan takut risiko kerugian dalam perniagaan menghambat umat Islam agar terus selesa dalam keadaan serba kekurangan. Rata-rata penduduk menjual produk makanan yang rendah nilai komersial. Umpamanya, pisang yang digelar tumbuhan pelbagai guna di Malaysia, peniaga di sini hanya membakar pisang untuk dijual terus kepada pelanggan.

Generasi muda harapan umat Islam Kemboja. Namun, kemudahan pendidikan agak terbatas. Pertambahan pelajar menjadikan kelas sesak dan tidak selesa. Sekolah kerajaan terpaksa mengadakan tiga sesi persekolahan setiap hari. Suasana ini memadamkan motivasi generasi pelapis untuk menuntut ilmu. Ditambah pula kemiskinan yang mengheret mereka bekerja berbanding belajar. Sebahagian kecil berjaya melanjutkan pelajaran ke universiti tempatan. Mereka memerlukan bimbingan untuk berperanan membina umat yang cemerlang. Dalam misi pertama, kami mendapati pemandangan agak kotor di sesetengah kampung. Sampah sarap dibuang merata-rata. Penduduk tidak menghiraukan kebersihan kerana mengutamakan soal mencari rezeki. Keadaan ini mendatangkan risiko penyakit berjangkit.

Atas kesedaran ini, GPTD melancarkan misi kedua iaitu Projek Pembangunan Insan dan Ekonomi. Beberapa sukarelawan muda dari Kolej Darul Hikmah akan berkhidmat di Kemboja pada 9 hingga 21 Mac ini. Mereka akan mengadakan bengkel keusahawanan, antaranya memperkenalkan teknik membuat snek makanan daripada bahan tempatan. Kem motivasi akan disasarkan kepada pelajar Muslim bagi mengembalikan minat untuk menuntut ilmu. Latihan untuk pelatih akan diadakan dengan kerjasama Persatuan Pelajar Islam Kemboja bagi melatih mahasiswa Muslim berperanan dalam masyarakat.

Bengkel kebersihan dan memupuk sikap menabung disasarkan pada kanak-kanak Kemboja. Kami memerlukan sumbangan daripada badan kerajaan, swasta, dan individu bagi merealisasikan impian seluruh umat Islam Kemboja. Sumbangan boleh disalurkan kepada Sekretariat Grup Pengkaji Tamadun Dunia (GPTD) Anjung Rahmat, Jalan Gombak, 53100 Kuala Lumpur. Nombor telefon 03-61889821 dan faks 03-61875305.

ANAS JAAFAR,
Ketua GPTD Kemboja 1.

Dipetik dari Ruangan Surat Pembaca Berita Harian - 6 Februari 2006 : -
http://www.bharian.com.my/m/BHarian/Monday/Surat/20060205215235/Article/

*Saudara Anas pernah juga menulis artikel bertajuk : "Sekuntum Bunga Kemboja - Bangkit Membela Bangsa" di Ruangan Agama Utusan Malaysia - 9 Ogos 2005 : -
http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/archive.asp?y=2005&dt=0809&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Bicara_Agama&pg=ba_03.htm

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Australia and New Zealand Students

KL International Airport - February 3, 2006 - The students who plan to study in Australia and New Zealand this year are starting to fly to Australia and New Zealand beginning last week. Some of them undergone training under ABIM and GPTD in Genting View Resort last month. ABIM and GPTD plan to establish Malaysia Islamic Study Group ABIM Australia (MISG-ABIM Australia) and GPTD Australia.

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Kashmir Solidarity Day

Ampang - 5 Februari 2006 - Kashmir Solidarity Day anjuran Suruhanjaya Tinggi Pakistan di Malaysia dengan kerjasama Global Peace Mission (GPM) Malaysia, telah diadakan di Kelab Darul Ehsan. Program ini bertujuan meningkatkan kesedaran orang ramai terhadap krisis yang melanda di Kashmir. Kashmir selama lebih 50 tahun telah dinafikan kemerdekaannya oleh India. Pelbagai keganasan tentera India terhadap rakyat Kashmir telah berlaku sepanjang tempoh tersebut. Kira-kira 130 orang peserta telah menyertai program ini.

Program ini telah diisi dengan ucapan daripada Tn Hj Ahmad Azam Abdul Rahman; Pengerusi GPM merangkap Penasihat GPTD, Dr Arif Zakaullah (UIAM), dan Dr Chandra Muzaffar (Presiden JUST). Selain itu, persembahan multimedia turut disajikan kepada peserta bagi memberi maklumat mengenai krisis yang berlaku di Kashmir. Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Pakistan di Malaysia turut hadir sama di dalam program ini.

GPTD telah diwakili oleh saudara Jufitri Joha, Pengerusi GPTD dan saudara Najmuddin Mohd Nawi, Ketua Grup Turki-Asia Tengah.

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BEST 06

Johor Bharu

Johor Bharu - 30 Januari 2006 - Pengerusi GPTD, saudara Jufitri Joha telah menyampaikan ceramah dan taklimat mengenai "Dakwah Praktikal ABIM Melalui GPTD" anjuran Kesatuan Pelajar Islam Johor (KPIJ) dan ABIM Johor dalam program Bengkel Sukarelawan 2006 (BEST 06). Peserta datang dari pelbagai institusi pendidikan seperti UTM Skudai, Matrikulasi Tangkak, Maahad Johor, Marsah dan Maahad Ulu Tiram.

Sementara itu di Janda Baik, Pahang, Timbalan Pengerusi GPTD, Saudara Izwan Suhadak Ishak telah menyampaikan ceramah "Asas Kesukarelaan" kepada ahli-ahli KPIJ yang belajar di Lembah Kelang. Program tersebut telah diadakan di rumah Penasihat GPTD iaitu Puan Ainon Mohd (Pakar Motivasi dan Pemikiran Lateral).

Janda Baik

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Laksamana Cheng Ho Exhibition

National Museum, Kuala Lumpur - Jan 27, 2006 - GPTD China visited exhibition entitled Treasure Fleet The Adventures of Laksamana Cheng Ho at National Museum to explore more about that great Chinese Muslim admiral. Among materials that had been exhibited were from National Geographic photographer, Michael Yamashita.

Laksamana Cheng Ho or Zheng He was born in 1371 in Kunyang, a town in southwest Yunnan Province. His family, named Ma, were part of a minority group known as the Semur. They originally came from Central Asia and followed the religion of Islam. Both his grandfather and father had made the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca. Zheng He grew up hearing their accounts of travel through foreign lands.

Yunnan was one of the last strongholds of Mongol support, holding out long after the Ming Dynasty began. After Ming armies conquered Yunnan in 1382, Zheng He was taken captive and brought to Nanjing. The eleven year old boy was made a servant of the prince who would become the Yong Le Emperor. It was Yong Le who renamed the boy Zheng He.

Zheng He is described in Chinese historical records as tall and heavy, with "clear-cut features and long ear lobes; a stride like a tiger's and voice clear and vibrant." He was well liked and admired for his quick wit in argument. Moreover, he was a brave soldier. When his prince seized the Chinese throne from nephew, Zheng He fought well on his behalf. As a result, Zheng He became a close confidant of the new emperor and was given an important position at court.

The Yong Le emperor had ambitious plans. A vigorous man, he rebuilt the Great Wall to the condition in which it exists today. He also built his new capital at Beijing, next to the remains of the former Yuan capital. The emperor decided to go ahead with the sea voyages that had long been planned. He appointed Zheng He to lead them and gave him the title "Admiral of the Western Seas."

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Lawatan ke Ansar Channel

Stesen Ansar Channel, Kuala Lumpur - 27 Januari 2006 - GPTD telah membuat lawatan kali kedua ke Ansar Channel bagi membincangkan kerjasama dua hala tentang program dakwah bidang media. Turut hadir Penasihat GPTD yang merupakan Presiden PKPIM iaitu saudara Suhail Ahmad, Pengerusi GPTD iaitu saudara Jufitri Joha dan Penolong Penyelaras 2 GPTD iaitu saudara Akhmal Mohd Nor. Turut dibincangkan dengan saudara Jep Hazimin, wakil Ansar Channel ialah tentang program tayangan dokumentari Islam seperti Salam Nusantara, Salam Timur Tengah, The Mosulman Untold Story, The Real Story Behind The Iron Curtain, Musulman Their Story in Europe dan lain-lain.

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CPR Workshop

Anjung Rahmat - Jan 21, 2006 - GPTD had sent representative Bro. Wan Faizal bin Wan Rahimi Shah from Moscow Medical Academy, Russia to attend CPR worksop organized by ABIM Health Bureau.

CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It's a rescue and basic life-support technique for someone whose heart or breathing has stopped. It's also an organized approach for assessing and handling this type of medical emergency. When the heart stops beating or breathing stops, the first few minutes are critical in saving a life or preventing severe, permanent damage. CPR can keep a person alive until an ambulance and medical treatment is available. Also included in the workshop is a knowledge how to handle various types of medicine and CPR practical.

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