MALAYSIA: Umno Youth Chief Says Unity Govt Not Dominated by Non-Muslim MPs

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MalayMail-Nov 30

Umno Youth chief Datuk Seri Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki today denied claims that the current unity government consisting of Barisan Nasional (BN), Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) as main components are dominated by non-Muslims. He said there are 68 out of 135 lawmakers in the three main components represented in the unity government making the Malay-Muslim MPs the majority ethnicity. “Therefore, if the unity government of Malaysia takes into account the three main parties PH, BN and GPS only, Bumiputera Muslim MPs are the largest, which is 68 people,” he said in a statement on his Facebook page today. He also added that Warisan and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) contributed another six Malay-Muslim lawmakers to the list out of nine seats that were won in the last general election (GE15). “So the total Muslim Bumiputera-Malay Members of Parliament in the Malaysian Unity Government are 74 people, which is the highest and the majority,” he added. Previously, former PAS turned BN Kuala Nerus lawmaker Datuk Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali has backed the unity government led by PH chairman Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim by saying that Malay-Muslim lawmakers are the dominant force. Previously, Perikatan Nasional deputy chairman Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang claimed in a statement that DAP was being extreme when it tried to deceive by presenting members, candidates and leaders from Malay Muslim faces but could not legitimize its ideology which contradicted Islam. The Marang lawmaker also claimed that DAP was spreading Islamophobia against non-Muslim Bumiputeras even though the party’s leaders had apologized for past mistakes. Read more at: https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2022/11/30/umno-youth-chief-says-unity-govt-not-dominated-by-non-muslim-mps/42782

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EXTRICATING NDONESIAN CHILDREN FROM ISIS INFLUENCE ABROAD

Indonesia urgently needs to revisit the possibility of repatriating the neediest of its young citizens stranded abroad, whose families had earlier joined ISIS. Most of these children are in camps in northern Syria but there are also small numbers in the Philippines, Afghanistan and Iraq. “Extricating Indonesian Children from ISIS Influence Abroad”, the latest report from the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC) argues that the government could begin by bringing back small groups of unaccompanied children under ten years of age, who pose minimal security risk and are most vulnerable to deteriorating conditions in the camps.“The problem is that health and security conditions are worsening by the day in the Syrian camps, and the children are growing older,” says Dyah Kartika, IPAC analyst. “They need access to schools, a nurturing environment, and medical attention. If the government waits too long, the children will be further exposed to ISIS ideology.” The new report examines a 2019 list of Indonesians in camps and prisons run by the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The Indonesian government has been trying to verify their citizenship, but with pseudonyms, misspellings and bad transliterations, it is a daunting task. At the time the data was collected, between March and June 2019, there were 555 Indonesians in SDF camps and prisons, including 367 children. Among the children, approximately 277 were under the age of ten and 34 were unaccompanied. In June 2021, there are fewer than ten children who are both unaccompanied and under the age of ten that could be prioritized for return. Bringing back children of ISIS families is no easy task. The report analyses the main challenges faced by the Indonesian government. These include definitional issues, bureaucratic competition, the difficulty of verifying nationality, evaluating the toll of exposure to conflict, assessing security risk, and finding relatives or others willing to provide care once the children are returned. In addition, COVID has meant stringent restrictions on travel, placing further obstacles in the way of repatriation. There are several models for rehabilitation of children exposed to violent extremism in Indonesia that could be modified to accommodate the needs of children repatriated from abroad. The report examines these models and argues that the government does not need to have every detail of rehabilitation programs in place before it starts extricating children from ISIS influence. It can start by bringing back the most vulnerable children and then modify programs as needed.

“It’s important that the government see these children as victims” says Dyah. “They deserve a chance to be children again.”

MALAYSIA: Umno Youth Chief Says Unity Govt Not Dominated by Non-Muslim MPs

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