Molest, incest and a murky political scene

ARCHIVES 2009

By admin-s On Jul 25, 2009

By Kazi Mahmood

Malaysia is going through a hard time. It is even harder now with the murky, dirty and corrupt political scenery in the country, which is my country of adoption and the place where I 'emigrated' or in 'Arabic' performed a 'hijra' some 18 years ago.

To the regular visitors of World Futures Online (Wfol.tv), we have refrained from reporting on Malaysian politics, which brings a lot of hits to our website indeed; due to the dirt that has become more thicker and slippery altogether in the political landscape of this country.

Let me put it this way: for the independent Malaysia to be forced to hold a 'Royal Comission of Enquiry' on a political aide's death – by plunging or by foul play – is indicative of a certain degree of mistrust. Politically speaking, Malaysia is said to be of little worth by many foreigners who lives in the country and also by those who are outside the country. Oh, we are not getting involved in the political debate and this ban – self ban – will be upheld here today.

On the other hand, I cannot stop noticing the degradation of the social standards and the moral standards of Malaysia. Remember, this is my country of adoption and if I am taken to task by some readers and so on for saying anything about this degradation, then so be it. I have the absolute right to raise this issue here and I wish many people read what I am going to say on the social degradation which is becoming of 'International' disrepute for Malaysia.

Behind the murky and dirty political scenery in Malaysia, I noticed the number of cases of molest, rapes, incest and abuses. From maid abuse to the raping of one's own daughter (as reported by the New Straits Times today), the situation is not getting any better.

Since I do not buy local newspapers, I browse for news online and today's New Straits Times (NST) is no different from other days. Incest, molest features among the local news. In the Star newspaper, it is also like any other day with molest, porn and other immoral acts being reported in the local page.

That is normal, it is the daily lot of stuffs, I was told by a close friend. My friend, a collaborator to World Futures Online told me that if the newspapers do not report on these stuffs, and if their websites fail to report on such stuffs, they will get lesser hits, lesser sales. Well, that is not my concern. What I am worried about is the sense of ease showed by most Malaysians over the issues of molest, abuse of modesty and rape or incest.

I know for sure such stories are hot sellers and brings lots of hits even to Wfol.tv. What I am worried about is that the entire nation seems taken into the grip of yet another evil: Racism. The racist slurs, racist comments – even from a person like Tun Mahathir Mohamad who is supposed to be a statesman for Allah's sake! – has sent this nation into a different dimension. So much so that if a Malay is molested by a Malay and is reported by the local press, it is the entire Malay-Muslim community in Malysia ( I am Muslim and forms part of the Muslim community here) that is blamed for such evil acts.

If it is a 'chinese' or an 'Indian' citizen and the more so, if it is a 'foreign national' who is molested, then the Malays-Muslims feel it is none of their concerns. On the other hand, when a seemingly 'Chinese' lady is molested when she went for H1N1 test, the news was a hit on Wfol.tv but for the wrong reasons. The readers mostly, wanted to know 'how' she got molested! The readers wanted the 'graphic' description of the 'doctors' hand fondling the lady perhaps. They miss the point though and the point here is that when Wfol.tv reports on such stuffs, it is not for the fun of it but for the fact that action has to be taken and that there is the need to break away from the daily political, racial slurs and bickerings to address the real social and moral issues from which this nation is being plagued with.