Category: 2020 a look back

2020 a look back, Reflections

One Year Into COVID-19: Mosque Edition

It has been a year since the initial closures of Mosques in Singapore. Until this day, I still remember rumours swirling around at 10am. An ARS (Asatizah Recognition Scheme) Certification course I was supposed to attend was abruptly cancelled. Thoughts and sequences of events started to formulate in my mind whilst pictures of officers in sanitisation overalls flooded Whatsapp groups. News embargoes started to spread … Continue reading One Year Into COVID-19: Mosque Edition

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2020 a look back, Reflections

Bolehkah Kita Mencela 2020?

Kehidupan ini ibarat roda, kadang di atas, kadang di bawah. Kehidupan ini ibarat laut, kadang ia pasang, kadang ia surut.  Kehidupan ini ibarat pelangi, kadang terlihat, kadangnya tidak. Itulah kehidupan di tahun 2020, merupakan satu zaman tercatat di dalam sejarah yang tidak pernah dijangkakan oleh manusia. Suasana yang terang menjadi gelap, yang riuh menjadi sepi, yang ramai menjadi sedikit, pekerja dipecat, syarikat mundur, sekolah ditutup, … Continue reading Bolehkah Kita Mencela 2020?

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2020 a look back, In-Session With, Visuals

In-Session: Larut Co

COVID-19 period was like a stepping stone for Larut to move forward, because when we first started we didn’t have much experience so we learned from mistakes and moved through the challenges. When COVID-19 striked, we had more time to develop Larut.  Adi Rusyaidi, Founder Larut Co. Assalamualaikum, my name is Adi Rusyaidi. I am the co-founder of Larut Co. How was 2020 to you? … Continue reading In-Session: Larut Co

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2020 a look back, Opinions

Applying the principles of Hadith in tackling Fake News.

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

Fake news has become a major phenomenon in current times. We are in an era where news spreads almost instantaneously and oftentimes, we do not feel the need to verify its authenticity before spreading it. This has caused a lot of falsehood to be spread rapidly and traps those who are gullible enough to believe it. It then incites hatred amongst people after believing a news source that may be untrue to begin with.

With the recent pandemic, there is an abundance of fake news on social media and has caused huge stirs amongst people. Some start to believe news that suits their biases without proper fact checking its authenticity. With this happening rampantly, action must be taken to combat this problem.

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2020 a look back, Opinions

Ikhtilaf and Adab: A mutually inclusive relationship

“When encountered with a different and opposing view, an innate negative reaction would often enter our minds. It is natural to squint or react disapprovingly to an idea or statement that clashes with strongly held personal beliefs. After all, foreign ideas invoke scepticism. Here, the author explores how Islam engages ikhtilaf as a tool that encourages Muslims to see different points of view in order … Continue reading Ikhtilaf and Adab: A mutually inclusive relationship

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2020 a look back, Reflections

The importance of understanding mental wellbeing

There were many instances where the family should have known about their eldest son’s mental illness. A 32-year-old man, jobless, does not talk nor interact with people, does not care about personal hygiene, severely reclusive and prone to destructive outbreaks. He was not like that before. He was a regular functioning young man. Fresh completing his National Service and has just gotten his first job, … Continue reading The importance of understanding mental wellbeing

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2020 a look back, Reflections

Caring for Ourselves to Solace

We have been brought onto a rollercoaster of things from Covid-19 this year, subhanAllah. The economy plunged, many lost their jobs and we experienced the unthinkable – from a halt to social norms to mosques closure, to adapting to new ways of working and interacting. We were levelled to the realisation that we are, so vulnerable. To sickness, to death, to loss of wealth, to … Continue reading Caring for Ourselves to Solace

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2020 a look back, Reflections

Dalgona & Lockdown Across the Borders

The Covid-19 pandemic created a major shift in the importance of mental health, particularly in countries that imposed the lockdown measures in order to flatten the curve. Schools were closed in favour of Home-Based Learning (HBL), workplaces adopted Work-from-Home (WFH) practices, and there was a drastic increase of food deliveries as people began to embrace their new normal: spending more time at home while reducing … Continue reading Dalgona & Lockdown Across the Borders

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