Letters to Editor

Saudara Pengarang, SISTERS in Islam (SIS) ingin mengucapkan syabas kepada akhbar Utusan Malaysia kerana menyiarkan rencana tulisan Mohd. Shauki Abdul Majid di dalam ruangan Wacana Islam pada 18 Julai, 2003, yang memberi gambaran menyeluruh mengenai pergerakan feminisme Islam.

Sisters in Islam welcomes the decision of the Selangor State government to tighten the procedure for polygamous marriages to ensure that justice is done.

The authorities and responsible citizens must take immediate steps to stop vigilante punitive action taken by overzealous individuals in the name of religion.

Sisters in Islam (SIS) welcomes the move to look into ways to improve the implementation of the Employees Provident Funds (EPF) and the setting up of a special committee chaired by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Datuk Rais Yatim to study the matter.

Kami amat kesal dengan kenyataan Menteri Besar Perlis yang menyatakan bahawa soalan-soalan yang diajukan kepada beliau dan Mufti Perlis boleh menyebabkan kami syirik kecil.

Sisters in Islam (SIS) agrees with Wanita Barisan Nasional chief Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz that it is necessary to safeguard the interests of women who find themselves in the lurch upon their husbands’ death (NST, September 9, 2002).

Sisters In Islam menyokong hukuman penjara dan denda yang telah dikenakan oleh Mahkamah Syariah Kota Baru ke atas Wan Abdul Rahim Wan Abdullah kerana berpoligami tanpa kebenaran mahkamah dan pihak berkuasa.

Sisters In Islam support the decision on 'polygamy without consent' made by the Kota Baru Syariah Court.

Sisters in Islam (SIS) bersetuju dengan kenyataan Ketua Wanita UMNO Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz bahawa peraturan KWSP patut diubah bagi menyelesaikan masalah isteri-isteri yang tidak menerima walau satu sen dari wang KWSP suami kerana mereka tidak menjadi penama.

The Hudud Bill drafted by the Terengganu state government constitutes a gross violation of the principles of justice and equality in Islam.