Cannig Malaysian Woman..

It took the Religious Court more than six months to issue a verdict in a simple case of Alcohol consumption. This was my initial worry, on what is going on behind the scene? She was not alone in the police ride on that club, nor anything told about the other detainees. Her request to carry on the punishment in public is also a great question, not to boost her modeling career as some had said, nor an attempt to be forgiven, but as she stated: to resume her life with family.. Certainly; she was advised in her remote rural state to avoid being a center of attention.. and maybe would be rewarded for the same..!!

My Malaysian experience would tell about the hidden yet strong undercurrents in civic centers, where contradiction between ethnic groups, political powers, and economic enterprising are taken shape. During the last couple of years, some violent actions shocked the nation; questioning the legacies of their political leaders. CSR programs are mystery, while government only support the national platform of education, health care and infrastructure. Employment is solely secured by demand of private investment, PPP schemes are crippled by poor quality of resources and slow openness of laws, while destruction of urban pillars is almost systematic, igniting the furious media and frustrated journalists. The key radical or terrorist persons are out of reach, while exodus of professionals is growing in strong rates.

Malaysian are distinct with their hometown sickness, therefore, stresses on civic centers are controllable. Despite being wealthy country with oil, palm oil and manufacturing with GDP of $ 215billion, 5% of population of 27million are under poverty line. Human development index sets the country as 61st among the globe, with national growth rate of 6.3%. So, all measures are great for an underdeveloped country, but only corruption, good governance, transparency and ethnic tolerance are widely questioned. The Malaysian model was critical for almost 300million Muslims in south east Asia, while analysis was carried out by regimes in Egypt, UAE, Turkey and Indonesia to create successful replica. Therefore, disturbing the model would send lots of critics on the proposed ethnic and cultural integration in Muslim countries. However, the current governing parties are facing serious in-house questions on capacity to provide a break through among the economic tigers.

I can confidently say that Islamic Fundamentalists are shaking the country, searching for a leading rule. Islam was never meant to suppress people, nor to ignore the rightfulness of minorities. Also, the trends of practicing smooth yet friendly Islam was truly inspiring for me personally, and for many as well. The composition of deep-rooted Islamic behavior along with modern adoption is source of envy and relaxed living. Yes, a historical bureaucracy affected the growth rate, but indispensible tool to preserve governing backbone. Bottom-line; Malaysia is on critical cross-roads, and hopefully will find the right way out..

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1207643/Muslim-model-woman-Malaysia-caned-caught-drinking-beer.html

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