Sunday, April 23, 2017

Happy earth day 2017 / Selamat hari iBumi 2017

Happy earth day 2017 (yesterday)
the only song about iBumi (mother earth / environment / palm-oil-industry-monoculture in Msia) that we have "Aman naw naw" - "so peaceful (from apathetic society), it hurts",
"Aman naw naw" - Tingtongketz
Hutan botak, pokok tarak
Satu bangsa, monokultur
carigali, ego-nomi,
cukur meshia amen
Korek,Korek
tebang,pam,pam
tanam,tanam,
pam,pam, jahanam
tak koser diPERKOSA
dipan-du PEMANDU
senang diPERKUDA
Skim-cepat-gaya
Korek,Korek
Korek,Korek
tebang,pam,pam
tanam,tanam,
pam,pam, jahanam
tanah tumpah-nya dara,
BrunoManser, jadi baja
cukur bukit,kepala sawit,
korek boksit ,hidup toksick

Saturday, April 22, 2017

Gender:Human



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  • Insects use an XO sex determination system, while birds use the ZW system.
  • A reptile’s sex is at least partly determined by the temperature in which the egg develops.
  • Flatworms transfer sperm through a process called penis fencing (which is described in graphic detail here).
  • In clownfish colonies, dominance is based on size, the female being the largest and the male being the second largest. If the female dies, the male gains weight and becomes the female for that group.
  • Other fish species take on female attributes while mating, and they release sperm in the process.
  • Fungi like molds and mushrooms have 36,000 sexes.
Humans also exhibit the wide range of sexual behaviors Grace discusses:
  • 5-alpha-reductase deficiency is a real (albeit rare) condition, in which young women grow a penis during puberty.
  • Androgen insensitivity syndrome is an intersex condition in which a person who is genetically male is resistant to male hormones . As a result, the person has some or all of the physical traits of a woman, but the genetic makeup of a man.
  • The SRY gene is involved in male sexual development—without it fetuses can be genetically male (with XY chromosomes) but have a female body. The same is true in females (with XX chromosomes), who can develop a male body without the SRY gene.
  • XXY males are sterile, with small testes—while women with only one X chromosome (a condition called Turner syndrome) are infertile and don’t go through puberty. Males with two X chromosomes (called Klinefelter syndrome) are taller, with a higher risk of breast cancer and osteoporosis.
My take on this:
Usually Trans / Gender non-confroming / Queer people are affected not just economically but also living quality and basic human rights and needs by the each country system they are from. The country i'm familiar with a little bit is Malaysia and neighbouring country in SEA, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, The Philippines, Japan and also Europe where system and culture top to bottom is very binary in identification and difficult for us to navigate our everyday lives but easier for cisgender people for this system that they have inherited from the past. Its even difficult if we are from countries that are using religious system as their law because its impossible to change the mindset of the people when the government is using religion to gain votes to stay in power and to control society. Especially in Malaysia where reading is not part of the everyday activity and we were taught certain version of the state religion when we were young and was forbid to question anything, and then most people just carried that version through their lives without getting update because nobody read or update or even question anything. We were taught to consume ideology without questioning it. I was brought up in that environment. The only way for Malay to move forward is for them to stop following their traditional social conditioning and start question their past what have they consumed and analyze it. Forget that sentence 'submit 100%'. Question it.  

Friday, April 21, 2017

Gender:Human

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You don’t need to be an Arab to be a Muslim

You don’t need to be an Arab to be a Muslim, but many seem to be abandoning their customs and traditions.
I HAVE said it many times: as the Malays become more Muslim, they become less Malay. They are discarding almost everything that they perceive as positing “Malayness” and embraced what they believe to be “Islamic.”
In doing so they are losing their real identity by trying to be what they are not. There is a real issue pertaining to identity struggle and contestation among the Malays today. In the name of religion, they are questioning not only how they look but their tradition, even folktales and performing arts.
Islamisation is not about Arabisation. You don’t need to be an Arab to be a Muslim.
But what we are seeing in this country today is the process of Arabisation of the Malays. The Malays have never been as confused in manifesting their true identity as they are now.
Islam is never against the discourse on race. The Quran acknowledges the existence of tribes.
But propagating a notion of one’s race as superior to others is not acceptable. In short, there is nothing with wrong with manifesting one’s race and at the same time professing the religion.
It used to be a lot less complicated back then. The race is Malay, the religion, Islam. Insofar as there is no conflict, race and religion co-exist.
But things have changed significantly over the last few decades. The Islamic movement of the 1970s has pressured the Malays to rethink their culture.
The fault lines were established. It is like telling the world that one needs to “look Muslim” to be one. To “look Muslim” is by imitating the Arabs.
There is a new demand to be “more Muslim”, for example in attire. Gestures, too, matter.
And by being Islamic, one is also judged by the words one uses. It is no more Hari Raya but Eid Mubarak. It is no more Selamat Hari Lahir but Sanah Helwah. The term for the yearly Quran reading competition too has evolved to ensure its purity in Islamic terms: musabaqahtilawahujian.
Perhaps the reading competition itself is an interesting indicator of how Islamisation has evolved in Malaysia. One should read 50 Tahun Tilawah Al-Quran, a book published by the Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim). It is informative, as well as an eye opener.
The first official national Quran reading competition was started by Tunku Abdul Rahman, the first Prime Minister, in 1960. A year later, the first international competition was organised. Interestingly, the venue chosen was Stadium Merdeka, the same venue for Pesta Bola Merdeka.
Two of the most successful qariah (woman readers) were Faridah Mat Saman and Rogayah Sulong, from Kelantan and Terengganu respectively. Faridah won the international competition seven times and Rogayah, four times.
They never wore the hijab while reading. The first qariah wearing a full tudung was a lady from Perak in 1978. The 1970s was the decade when the so-called new Islamic revival and consciousness came to the fore.
Prior to that, Malay women, as manifested in the movies of the 1950s and 1960s wore what they believed suitable for them, simply Malay dress.
I am sure Malay women of my mother’s generation were never less Muslim before they adhered to the new dress code. Perhaps times have changed.
Perhaps Malay women today are comfortable trading off their baju kurung and kebaya for what they believe to be “Muslim dress”.
But again, as pointed out by the Sultan of Johor some time back, the Malays should retain their culture instead of trying to imitate the Arabs. He was concerned that there are those who do not wish to follow Malay customs and traditions.
Historically, Johor leaders have always been in the forefront in arguing for modernisation, tolerance and moderation. The religious education of the state is exemplary in nurturing students who are open-minded yet confidently Malay and Islamic.
Earlier on, the then Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister, Tan Sri Dr Rais Yatim, also spoke about the need for the Malays to put a stop to Arabisation of their own culture. “We are not Arabs,” he argued.
Lately the former Information Minister, Tan Sri Zainuddin Maidin, in his controversial blog wrote about the danger of Malays unwittingly believing that what is Arab is Islam.
The debate will rage on. Sadly, despite a spirited effort by a few well-meaning and concerned Malay intellectuals, the voice of conservatism is suppressing all discourse of reason.
Religion is an emotive subject. As the result of the tyranny of the silent majority, pleas for reason are little heard these days.
The Malays have adapted well to other cultures, unashamedly embracing traits and characteristics from others. But they have been steadfast in protecting what they believe is their own culture and identity.
But Arabisation, in the name of religion, is changing all that. The entire culture (with a big “C”) is being challenged.
Something definitely is not right: the growing conservatism that comes with it. The Malays have always taken the position that adat (customs and rituals) and agama (religion), insofar as it is not against the teaching of Islam, should supplement each other.
I hope this critical issue was addressed at the Kongres Budaya (Congress on Culture) last Saturday.
Johan Jaaffar was a journalist, editor and for some years chairman of a media company, and is passionate about all things literature and the arts. The views expressed here are entirely his own.
TAGS / KEYWORDS:Tan Sri Johan Jaaffar , columnist


Read more at http://www.thestar.com.my/opinion/columnists/the-bowerbird-writes/2017/04/17/with-arabisation-whither-malay-culture-you-dont-need-to-be-an-arab-to-be-a-muslim-but-many-seem-to-b/#j5GpeM5DCXzcqzwW.99


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"[–]hazri 5 points  
To put it simply, its easier to be violently radicalized with Arabization. Nowadays we have young Malays joining ISIS, willing to kill or enslave people . Some want to force their way of life to other people. Their obsession with Hudud override all other factors such as economy to the detriment of country's development. These never happen to the Malays before Arabization.
Point one Arab country that is a pillar of human rights. Even those Arab refugees from conflict areas rather go to Europe than to other Arab states. No Arab refugees want to go to Saudi Arabia. And yet Malays want to emulate them?
Contrast that with SInofication (that is a thing?), Westernizing influence or people liking K-Pop. Nobody become violent because of these. Nobody trying to control your choice of clothing. Nobody forced you to like K-Pop."

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

'Buang Bayi' 1st solo exhibition 20March - 27March 2016

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"Since young, i retreat to my own fantasy world because its hard for me to communicate my feelings to my immediate surroundings and family, i don't have anybody to turn or talk to, my fantasy and vision is the only tangible source that i can grasp to growing up in environment that doesn't help my growth and also the only defense mechanism against other identities and traditions that force unto me"

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Monday, April 10, 2017

archive/arkib-Msia/neighouring countriesTrans/Queer/LGBTIQ/Shariah/Civil/laws/related news

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archiving news related to Msian/neighbouring countries/Trans/Queer/LGBT within Shariah law/civil laws and other within parameters. It's an ongoing project

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• http://puissy.blogspot.fi/2013/12/waiting.html
• https://www.behance.net/gallery/36810523/Transwoman-experience-in-Malaysia-pt1-Illustrated
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misgendering/The Star online/media guide

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"She might use this as a last resort in doing sex work and the customer didn't pay her enough and keep promising to pay besides the awful misgendering by the Star reporter" a sign that ongoing sensitization for reporters/media despite having a media guide for awhile now https://justiceforsisters.wordpress.com/tag/media-guide/

Transvestite allegedly blackmails ride-hailing drivers after having sex with him
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/04/08/transvestite-allegedly-blackmails-ride-hailing-driver/

TDOR activities ideas/KL/Msia/2013

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