By Nor Mohamed Yakcop
A moment comes, which rarely comes in a lifetime, when a particular event redefines a person's life and changes the course permanently. For me, the meeting with Dr. Mahathir Mohamad in Buenos Aires (Argentina) on the evening of October 3, 1997 was such an event. It enabled me to devote the next 6 years of my life working for Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, meeting him almost daily.
In the process, it enabled me to see, at very close range, the abilities of this great man.The combination of many noble qualities in one person is rare, and it is this unique combination that has enabled Dr. Mahathir Mohamad to transform Malaysia from an otherwise typical third world country into a thriving and vibrant nation, well on the way to become a developed nation. It is also this combination of qualities that enabled Dr. Mahathir Mohamad to save Malaysia from becoming another IMF nation during the financial crisis of1997 - 1998.
I am often asked about my involvement in the recovery plan implemented onSeptember 1, 1998. It began on September 29, 1997, when I received a telephone call from the office of Dr Mahathir Mohamad informing me that the Prime Minister wanted to see me. The PM was in Cuba at that time, and I asked (in jest) if I was to meet the Prime Minister in Cuba ! I was told (not in jest) that he will be arriving in Buenos Aires on October 3, 1997 and I was to make sure I was in Buenos Aires at least a day before he arrived.
I packed my bags and left for Buenos Aires, and arrived in Buenos Aires on October 2. The PM arrived the following day at 5 pm and we met immediately at his suite. He informed me that he had asked many people to explain to him what was causing the financial crisis but no one was able to give him asatisfactory reply. He asked me whether I could explain to him what exactly was happening.I asked him how much time he had, and he said two hours. I explained to him how the forex market works, about short positions and long positions, about hedging and how currencies are borrowed and sold, the difference between"bid" and "offer" and how funds can be transferred from one country to another at the click of a button. I also explained how the equity market works and the relationship between the forex market and the equity market. Dr. Mahathir hardly said anything, asked one or two questions, and listened intently.After two hours, he had to end the meeting to get ready to go for an official dinner. He asked me about my plans for the night and I said I had been invited for the same dinner. Dr. Mahathir said to me: You go back to your room and write down all that you have been telling me for the last two hours, and see me at 7 am tomorrow.
I went back to my room, skipped dinner, and wrote it all down, finishing at about 6 am.I saw him the next morning at 7 am and gave him the report. He asked me to take a rest and come back again at 2 pm. When I returned, he told me that he had read the report and that he now understands what was happening in the financial markets. We started discussing various methods of overcoming the crisis, and our discussions continued when we returned to Malaysia. I met him almost daily for discussion, sometimes at his house and sometimes at his office. We tried a few mechanisms to overcome the crisis, some of which worked initially, but the hedge funds were so strong that it was difficult to proceed successfully with these mechanisms.
In early 1998, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad asked me to explore the idea of imposing an exchange control regime to overcome the crisis. I remember preparing voluminous notes on this subject. Dr. Mahathir went through the notes carefully, and kept asking for more and more details. We went through many rounds of discussion, until he was finally convinced both with the concept as well as the proposed mechanism. The rest, I guess, is history.
Dr. Mahathir also asked me to prepare a paper on how to put an end to Malaysian shares traded in CLOB (Central Limit Order Book) in Singapore. Dr.Mahathir was of the view that an important reason for the falling stockmarket was the short-selling of Malaysian stocks in CLOB. I prepared the report and Dr. Mahathir understood, for the first time, how exactly CLOB operates. The report, which was also implemented on September 1, 1998, put to an end the trading of Malaysian shares in CLOB. I should add that the exchange control measures were crafted in such a way as to minimize the control aspects and maximize the outcome.
The Prime Minister went through the proposed mechanism many times to make sure that the control elements were as few as possible, but adequate enough to ensure a positive outcome. There were no bureaucratic elements in these measures,such as requiring importers to obtain Bank Negara's permission to import.The Ringgit was also pegged at a level where it was not overvalued.
In almost every other country, which imposes exchange control measures and peg sits currency, there would, almost by definition, be numerous bureaucratic controls, and the currency would also be pegged at an overvalued rate.It is often assumed that the system of exchange control (including fixed exchange rate) that we implemented on September 1, 1998 saved the country.The measures of September 1, 1998 were undoubtedly a necessary condition, but it was not a sufficient condition to overcome the crisis. Malaysia was saved, not by exchange control measures per se, but by Dr. Mahathir Mohamad.
Let me explain. Any other developing country, facing a similar crisis, if it had introduced the measures that we introduced in September 1998, the measures would probably have failed. The fact that in Malaysia these measures succeeded is due to the ability and character of Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. The economy and the financial system, under Dr. Mahathir's leadership, was in a very healthy state–healthy enough for the exchange control measures to be implemented without negative consequences.
Moreover, the Prime Minister's hands-on management style enabled quick and timely decisions to be made, which was vital under the new exchange control regime.Dr. Mahathir, as Prime Minister, had ensured that the Malaysian economy was fundamentally strong. Ringgit was strong and stable. On the back of the currency stability (at RM2.50 against the US dollar) Malaysia was doing very well.
At the end of 1996, real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at almost 8.5 per cent and the growth was expected to continue for many more years.The government was enjoying a fiscal surplus. The external debt was low, at40 per cent of the Gross National Product (GNP). The current account of the balance of payments had narrowed from a deficit of 10 per cent to 5 per cent of GNP, and was expected to improve further. Inflation was at its lowest at2.1 percent. We had steady growth of over 8 per cent for a major part of that period. And this fundamental strength of Malaysia was a critical factor that enabled the exchange control measures to succeed.
For a period of more than a year after the measures of September 1, 1998 were implemented, the Prime Minister met with a small group of us everyday -6 days a week - for at least 2 hours to go through various economic data, including data on loan growth, exports, imports, property overhang etc. This enabled the Prime Minister to take quick actions, whenever required. Iremember one morning when we were going through the property figures, hel ooked at me and directed that I should organize a property fair to clear the overhang of properties. I did, and property worth more than RM 3 billion was sold.
Even after the crisis was over, Dr. Mahathir continued to meet with the group regularly, though no longer on a daily basis. And Dr.Mahathir continued to go through all the economic data with a sharp pencil. No other Prime Minister in the world, either in developed or developing countries, employs such a hands-on approach in managing the economy.
We can see, therefore, that it was not the exchange control measures per se that saved the country but the man — Dr. Mahathir Mohamad — himself.The period 1997 - 1998 was, to paraphrase Charles Dickens, the worst of times, but it was also the best of times. The worst conditions brought out the best in Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. There is a saying that a good leader is like good tea - you only know the true quality when he is in hot water !
Throughout the crisis, the Prime Minister was focused on resolving the crisis. Day and night, he thought of nothing else but the crisis. He read all he could on finance; he kept asking me to prepare notes on various technical issues. Sometimes he was sick with bad flu and cough, but he did not take time off to rest. He was convinced that he had to understand the issues before he could work out the solutions. His native intelligence and ability to focus on core issues were there throughout the crisis. He did not show any sign of fear even at the worst of time, only concern at the fast deteriorating state of the economy. He was, at all times, confident that he would prevail in the end.
I would like to add two additional points related to the financial crisis.The first is that, in implementing the measures of September 1, 1998, Dr.Mahathir not only saved Malaysia but the neighbouring countries as well. Let me explain. When Malaysia imposed its exchange control measures on September 1, 1998, the currency speculators realised that the other affected countries (Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea) could also impose similar controls,and they, therefore, stopped their activities in its track. The speculators backed off. They bought back the currencies that they had sold. This is resulted in the regional currencies appreciating.
Moreover, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was not happy with what Malaysia had done, particularly since, after implementing the measures, we did exactly the opposite of what the IMF wanted us to do, i.e. we lowered our interest rates and injected liquidity into the system. The IMF, therefore, started relaxing conditions in other countries and allowed them to lower their interest rates and allowed them to inject liquidity to stimulate their economies so that Malaysia would not outperform the IMF countries. Therefore, it is no exaggeration to say that Dr. Mahathir Mohamad not only saved Malaysia, but the other affected countries in the region as well - Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea.
My second point is regarding what would have happened if the exchange control measures were not implemented. If the measures were not implemented,many of corporations in Malaysia would have gone under, due to the high interest rates. When the corporations fall like dominos, banks would have faced severe liquidity and solvency problems due to the ballooning NPLs.
The problems of the banks would have resulted in a credit squeeze, which would have led to another round of corporate failures. The Government's revenue would have fallen drastically as fewer firms would be paying corporate taxes, thereby reducing the Government's ability to stimulate the economy through fiscal policy measures.
As a result of the problems faced by corporations and banks, unemployment would have increased substantially, leading to a second round of problems. This is the classic vicious cycle,which could have, in the end, destroyed the social and political stabilityof the country. This was a scenario that was waiting to happen. It did not happen because of the decisiveness and guts of Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, who decided to take the path less travelled. We owe Dr. Mahathir much gratitude for what he has done for Malaysia over the last 22 years. Solving the financial crisis of 1997 - 1998 was just one,albeit perhaps the most important, of Dr. Mahathir Mohamad's many contributions to the nation.
On a personal note, over the last 6 years, I have come to admire this greatman for his abilities, his high moral values and, most of all, for his sincerity. Certainly, a man like Dr. Mahathir Mohamad is not born everyday.(23rd. October, 2003)
Friday, 4 July 2008
How to counter petrol hike
A man eats two eggs each morning for breakfast. When he goes to thegrocery store he pays 60 cents a dozen. Since a dozen eggs won'tlast a week he normally buys two dozens at a time.
One day while buying eggs he notices that the price has risen to 72 cents. The next time he buys groceries, eggs are 76 cents a dozen.When asked to explain the price of eggs the store owner says, "The price has gone up and I have to raise my price accordingly" .
This store buys 100 dozen eggs a day. He checked around for a better price and all the distributors have raised their prices. The distributors have begun to buy from the huge egg farms. The small egg farms havebeen driven out of business. The huge egg farms sell 100,000 dozen eggs a day to distributors. With no competition, they can set the price as they see fit.
The distributors then have to raise their prices to the grocery stores. And on and on and on. As the man kept buying eggs the price kept going up. He saw the big eggtrucks delivering 100 dozen eggs each day. Nothing changed there. He checked out the huge egg farms and found they were selling 100,000 dozen eggs to the distributors daily. Nothing had changed but the price of eggs.
Then week before Thanksgiving the price of eggs shot up to $1.00 adozen. Again he asked the grocery owner why and was told, "Cakes and baking for the holiday". The huge egg farmers know there will be alot of baking going on and more eggs will be used. Hence, the price ofeggs goes up. Expect the same thing at Christmas and other times whenf amily cooking, baking, etc. happen.This pattern continues until the price of eggs is 2.00 a dozen.
The man says, " There must be something we can do about the price of eggs".He starts talking to all the people in his town and they decide to stop buying eggs. This didn't work because everyone needed eggs. Finally, the man suggested only buying what you need. He ate 2 eggs a day. On the way home from work he would stop at the grocery and buy two eggs. Everyone in town started buying 2 or 3 eggs a day.The grocery store owner began complaining that he had too many eggs in his cooler. He told the distributor that he didn't need any eggs. Maybe wouldn't need any all week.
The distributor had eggs piling up at his warehouse. He told the huge egg farms that he didn't have any room for eggs would not need any forat least two weeks.At the egg farm, the chickens just kept on laying eggs. To relieve the pressure, the huge egg farm told the distributor that they could buy the eggs at a lower price.The distributor said, " I don't have the room for the %$&^*&% egg seven if they were free".
The distributor told the grocery store owner that he would lower the price of the eggs if the store would start buying again.The grocery store owner said, "I don't have room for more eggs. The customers are only buying 2 or 3 eggs at a time. Now if you were to drop the price of eggs back down to the original price, the customers would start buying by the dozen again".
The distributors sent that proposal to the huge egg farmers but the eggfarmers liked the price they were getting for their eggs but, those chickens just kept on laying. Finally, the egg farmers lowered the price of their eggs. But only a few cents.The customers still bought 2 or 3 eggs at a time. They said, "when the price of eggs gets down to where it was before, we will start buying by the dozen.
"Slowly the price of eggs started dropping. The distributors had to slash their prices to make room for the eggs coming from the egg farmers.The egg farmers cut their prices because the distributors wouldn't buy at a higher price than they were selling eggs for. Anyway, they had full warehouses and wouldn't need eggs for quite a while.And those chickens kept on laying.Eventually, the egg farmers cut their prices because they were throwing away eggs they couldn't sell.The distributors started buying again because the eggs were priced to where the stores could afford to sell them at the lower price.And the customers starting buying by the dozen again.
Now, transpose this analogy to the gasoline industry.What if everyone only bought $10.00 worth of gas each time they pulledt o the pump? The dealer's tanks would stay semi full all the time. The dealers wouldn't have room for the gas coming from the huge tank farms.The tank farms wouldn't have room for the gas coming from the refiningplants. And the refining plants wouldn't have room for the oil beingoff loaded from the huge tankers coming from the oil fiends.Just $10.00 each time you buy gas. Don't fill it up. You may have to stop for gas twice a week but, the price should come down.Think about it.As an added note...When I buy $10.00 worth of gas that leaves my tank alittle under quarter full. The way prices are jumping around, you can buy gas for $2.65 a gallon and then the next morning it can be $2.15.If you have your tank full of $2.65 gas you don't have room for the $2.15 gas. You might not understand the economics of only buying two eggs at a time but, you can't buy cheaper gas if your tank is full ofthe high priced stuff.Also, don't buy anything else at the gas station; don't give them anymore of your hard earned money than what you spend on gas, until the prices come down..."
One day while buying eggs he notices that the price has risen to 72 cents. The next time he buys groceries, eggs are 76 cents a dozen.When asked to explain the price of eggs the store owner says, "The price has gone up and I have to raise my price accordingly" .
This store buys 100 dozen eggs a day. He checked around for a better price and all the distributors have raised their prices. The distributors have begun to buy from the huge egg farms. The small egg farms havebeen driven out of business. The huge egg farms sell 100,000 dozen eggs a day to distributors. With no competition, they can set the price as they see fit.
The distributors then have to raise their prices to the grocery stores. And on and on and on. As the man kept buying eggs the price kept going up. He saw the big eggtrucks delivering 100 dozen eggs each day. Nothing changed there. He checked out the huge egg farms and found they were selling 100,000 dozen eggs to the distributors daily. Nothing had changed but the price of eggs.
Then week before Thanksgiving the price of eggs shot up to $1.00 adozen. Again he asked the grocery owner why and was told, "Cakes and baking for the holiday". The huge egg farmers know there will be alot of baking going on and more eggs will be used. Hence, the price ofeggs goes up. Expect the same thing at Christmas and other times whenf amily cooking, baking, etc. happen.This pattern continues until the price of eggs is 2.00 a dozen.
The man says, " There must be something we can do about the price of eggs".He starts talking to all the people in his town and they decide to stop buying eggs. This didn't work because everyone needed eggs. Finally, the man suggested only buying what you need. He ate 2 eggs a day. On the way home from work he would stop at the grocery and buy two eggs. Everyone in town started buying 2 or 3 eggs a day.The grocery store owner began complaining that he had too many eggs in his cooler. He told the distributor that he didn't need any eggs. Maybe wouldn't need any all week.
The distributor had eggs piling up at his warehouse. He told the huge egg farms that he didn't have any room for eggs would not need any forat least two weeks.At the egg farm, the chickens just kept on laying eggs. To relieve the pressure, the huge egg farm told the distributor that they could buy the eggs at a lower price.The distributor said, " I don't have the room for the %$&^*&% egg seven if they were free".
The distributor told the grocery store owner that he would lower the price of the eggs if the store would start buying again.The grocery store owner said, "I don't have room for more eggs. The customers are only buying 2 or 3 eggs at a time. Now if you were to drop the price of eggs back down to the original price, the customers would start buying by the dozen again".
The distributors sent that proposal to the huge egg farmers but the eggfarmers liked the price they were getting for their eggs but, those chickens just kept on laying. Finally, the egg farmers lowered the price of their eggs. But only a few cents.The customers still bought 2 or 3 eggs at a time. They said, "when the price of eggs gets down to where it was before, we will start buying by the dozen.
"Slowly the price of eggs started dropping. The distributors had to slash their prices to make room for the eggs coming from the egg farmers.The egg farmers cut their prices because the distributors wouldn't buy at a higher price than they were selling eggs for. Anyway, they had full warehouses and wouldn't need eggs for quite a while.And those chickens kept on laying.Eventually, the egg farmers cut their prices because they were throwing away eggs they couldn't sell.The distributors started buying again because the eggs were priced to where the stores could afford to sell them at the lower price.And the customers starting buying by the dozen again.
Now, transpose this analogy to the gasoline industry.What if everyone only bought $10.00 worth of gas each time they pulledt o the pump? The dealer's tanks would stay semi full all the time. The dealers wouldn't have room for the gas coming from the huge tank farms.The tank farms wouldn't have room for the gas coming from the refiningplants. And the refining plants wouldn't have room for the oil beingoff loaded from the huge tankers coming from the oil fiends.Just $10.00 each time you buy gas. Don't fill it up. You may have to stop for gas twice a week but, the price should come down.Think about it.As an added note...When I buy $10.00 worth of gas that leaves my tank alittle under quarter full. The way prices are jumping around, you can buy gas for $2.65 a gallon and then the next morning it can be $2.15.If you have your tank full of $2.65 gas you don't have room for the $2.15 gas. You might not understand the economics of only buying two eggs at a time but, you can't buy cheaper gas if your tank is full ofthe high priced stuff.Also, don't buy anything else at the gas station; don't give them anymore of your hard earned money than what you spend on gas, until the prices come down..."
Malaysian Astronaut
MALAYSIAN ASTRONAUTS
American Spaceman is called Astronaut
Russian Spaceman is called Cosmonaut
Chinese Spaceman is called Taikonaut
Malaysian Spaceman??? - Can-or-naut
Datuk Najib was thinking about sending somebody into space. Three potential can-or-nauts were called for an interview - one Indian, one Malay and one Chinese.
Najib interviews the Indian first: 'So, Muthu, this is a dangerous mission. How much do you think you should be paid?'
Muthu replied: 'Ten million ringgit.
' 'Why so much?' asks Najib.
'Very dangerous mission, Datuk. Maybe no come back!' replied Muthu.
'That's understandable, ' says Najib.
'Thank you.. Please ask the Malay guy to come here,'
So the Malay walks up, and is asked the same question.
'Alamak!...20 million, Datuk,' replied the Malay candidate.
'Twenty million? That's twice as much! Even the aneh before you asked for only ten million.'
'You see, Datuk,' explains Mat, 'I have 4 wives and 15 children ... With 20 of us, it is a big family to support when I am gone...!'
'I see,' says D.Najib. 'Okay, can you ask that Chinese guy to come then?'
The Chinese guy comes in and Najib asks, 'Ah Chong, given this is a very risky mission, how much do you want?'
Ah Chong thinks for a while, and says, '30 million.'
Najib appears shocked. 'What?!? 30 million! Why so much?'
Ah Chong beckons Najib to come closer. He quietly whispers into his ear, 'Datuk, you take 10 million, i take 10 million, and then use the extra ten million, send that aneh to space lah!'
And...the Muthu was finally sent out to space....
Samy Vellu ditemuramah tentang program angkasawan negara.
Samy: '...Bagi saya, ini semua adalah satu pembaziran atas duit rakyat.Kita sepatutnya tidak hantar mereka ke bulan, tapi hantar mereka pergi matahari. Barulah USA, Russia, respect sama kita....'
Penemuramah: Tapi Dato' Seri, matahari kan panas.. Macam mana mau pergi sana ?
Samy: Cit! itu pasal la u tara jadi mintri. Saya suda lebey 30 tahun jadi mintri, saya musti ada jalan penyelesaian. Kita jangan pergi siang, manyak panas. kita pigi malam, baru ada sujuuuuuk... ...
American Spaceman is called Astronaut
Russian Spaceman is called Cosmonaut
Chinese Spaceman is called Taikonaut
Malaysian Spaceman??? - Can-or-naut
Datuk Najib was thinking about sending somebody into space. Three potential can-or-nauts were called for an interview - one Indian, one Malay and one Chinese.
Najib interviews the Indian first: 'So, Muthu, this is a dangerous mission. How much do you think you should be paid?'
Muthu replied: 'Ten million ringgit.
' 'Why so much?' asks Najib.
'Very dangerous mission, Datuk. Maybe no come back!' replied Muthu.
'That's understandable, ' says Najib.
'Thank you.. Please ask the Malay guy to come here,'
So the Malay walks up, and is asked the same question.
'Alamak!...20 million, Datuk,' replied the Malay candidate.
'Twenty million? That's twice as much! Even the aneh before you asked for only ten million.'
'You see, Datuk,' explains Mat, 'I have 4 wives and 15 children ... With 20 of us, it is a big family to support when I am gone...!'
'I see,' says D.Najib. 'Okay, can you ask that Chinese guy to come then?'
The Chinese guy comes in and Najib asks, 'Ah Chong, given this is a very risky mission, how much do you want?'
Ah Chong thinks for a while, and says, '30 million.'
Najib appears shocked. 'What?!? 30 million! Why so much?'
Ah Chong beckons Najib to come closer. He quietly whispers into his ear, 'Datuk, you take 10 million, i take 10 million, and then use the extra ten million, send that aneh to space lah!'
And...the Muthu was finally sent out to space....
Samy Vellu ditemuramah tentang program angkasawan negara.
Samy: '...Bagi saya, ini semua adalah satu pembaziran atas duit rakyat.Kita sepatutnya tidak hantar mereka ke bulan, tapi hantar mereka pergi matahari. Barulah USA, Russia, respect sama kita....'
Penemuramah: Tapi Dato' Seri, matahari kan panas.. Macam mana mau pergi sana ?
Samy: Cit! itu pasal la u tara jadi mintri. Saya suda lebey 30 tahun jadi mintri, saya musti ada jalan penyelesaian. Kita jangan pergi siang, manyak panas. kita pigi malam, baru ada sujuuuuuk... ...
Friday, 27 June 2008
Cabaran Dalam Beragama
Nama saya Farhan Bin Abdullah. Nama asal saya sewaktu beragama Kristian ialah Johanis. Saya dilahirkan di bumi Sabah dalam keluarga Kristian. Bapa saya seorang ketua Paderi yang menjaga 15 buah gereja di satu kawasan di Sabah. Saya dilatih oleh bapa saya untuk menjadi seorang paderi.
Sejak mula PBS bawah Datuk Joseph usaha kami mendapat sokongan penuh kerajaan negeri. Kumpulan saya masuk ke kampong dalam berbagai program. Selalunya program khidmat masyarakat. Pihak gereja selalunya membekalkan wang tunai sekitar RM50, 000/=. Berbagai aturcara dibuat untuk membantu orang kampong. Kami ziarah rumah kerumah. tanya masalah mereka dan bantu mereka. berbagai masalah diluahkan. Ada kami bantu dengan duit secara spontan. Ada kami hantar keperluan harian, pakaian dan buku sekolah dsn. Dengan cara ini kami mendekati mereka. Hasilnya dengan beberapa kali kunjungan susulan,kami berjaya mengkristiankan mereka. Paling berbaloi kami mengkristian remaja Islam, tambah berbaloi dari kalangan intelek. Hasilnya kami dapat RM3,000/= setiap seorang Islam yang dimurtadkan. Bayangkanpendapatan saya ketika masih di alam persekolahan.
Sewaktu Tingkatan 3 saya dan beberapa rakan mengambil m/pelajaran Agama Islam yang boleh dipilih dengan lukisan (betapa hinanya m/pelajaran ini setanding dengan lukisan). Saya mendapat A-3. Sewaktu tingkatan 4 saya belajar di sekolah asrama penuh.Saya terus ambil pelajaran Agama Islam.Tujuan saya untuk tahu mengenai Islam dan memudahkan saya menyebarkan agama kristian. Saya mempunyai beberapa soalan yang saya kira tidak mampu dihuraikan oleh orang Islam.
Pada suatu hari sewaktu tingkatan Enam bawah, saya bersemuka dengan Ustaz yang mengajar saya (saya panggil cikgu). "cikgu saya ada beberapa soalan, tapi saya rasa tak sesuai di kelas ini,boleh ke saya ke rumah cikgu..."Ustaz itubersedia. Lalu saya bersama beberapa rakan ke rumah ustaz itu. Saya katakan "cikgu saya mahu berdialog secara ilmiah, bukan atas nama Islam,agama cikgu dan bukan atas nama Kristian, agama saya". saya kemukakan beberapa persoalan, antaranya;- -
1. Mengapa orang Islam sembah kaabah
-Sebenarnya semua agama sama sahaja. Nasrani, Yahudi, Kristian danIslam adalah agama langit.
2.Mengapa d iakhir zaman, Nabi Isa akan turun bersama Iman Mahadi membebaskan kezaliman dan kekacauan dan bukannya NabiMuhammad.
3. Mengapa dalam sejarah dan hingga kini orang Islam suka peperangan.Injil sekarang dikatakan diseleweng. Kalau begitu mana yang asalnya.
Yangmenghairankan ustaz ini dapat menjawab pertanyaan saya dan kawan -kawan dengan begitu ilmiah. Saya dan kawan -kawan mati akal. Kemudian saya dibebani dengan 3 persoalan yang tidak mampu saya menjawab secara tepat.
1.Apakah boleh manusia(paderi) mengampunkan dosa manusia lain.
2.Persoalan ketuhanan 3 dalam 1 dan 1 dalam 3-konsep ketuhanan Jesus.
Saya mengatur pertemuan ustaz saya dengan beberapa orang paderi, kawan-kawan bapa saya. tetapi mereka enggan. Lalu saya bawa ustaz itu ke rumah saya dan bertemu bapa saya seorang ketua paderi.Ternyata bapa saya juga tidak mampu menjawab persoalan yang dibawa oleh ustaz itu. Sebaik ustaz itu pulang, bapa saya memarahi saya kerana bawa 'orang malaya' datang ke rumah.
Sejak itu beberapa kali saya tidur rumah ustaz itu. Disamping mengulangkaji saya gemar berdialog dengan ustaz itu. saya memerhatikan kehidupan ustaztu, saya mengagumi cara hidupnya.Suatu malam saya bermimpi didatangi 3 orang berjubah. Seorang berjubah hitam membawa salib. Seorang berjubah putih membawa bendera bertulisan jawi. Dan seorang berjubah hijau yang meminta saya membuat pilihan.Yang berjubah hitam dan berjubah putih saling menarik saya mengikuti mereka.Saya meronta-ronta. Di samping itu saya dapati yang berjubah hitam semakin tengelam dan yang berjubah putih semakin tinggi. Sedang saya meronta-ronta, saya terjaga. Saya mendengar suara azan dan ustaz tadi berada di tepi saya dan berkata," mengapa Johanis....awak mengigau.... "Saya pegang tangan ustaz itu, saya katakan,"Cikgu Islamkan saya........ .".
Ustaz itu minta saya bersabar untuk dia uruskan dengan pihak tertentu.Tidak lama selepas itu saya pun di Islamkan oleh Ustaz itu. Selesai pengIslaman saya, saya pulang ke rumah. Sampai di rumah, saya lihat pakaian saya bertabur diluar rumah. Rupanya bapa saya telah tahu.Sebaik melihat saya, bapa bergegas masuk dan keluar semula dengan mengacu senapang ke arah saya. Tiba-tiba emak menerkam dan peluru senapang meletup keatas. Saya segera meninggalkan rumah sehelai sepinggang. Tinggalkan keluarga saya.Tinggalkan sekolah. Saya bersembunyi sekejap rumah ustaz sebelum saya dibawa oleh ustaz pulang ke semenanjung sebaik habis kontrak mengajar di Sabah.Saya diserahkan kepada PERKIM di Kuala Lumpur.
Secara kebetulan rakan saya Nazri,vokalis kumpulan Raihan juga memeluk Islam, tetapi mengikuti kumpulanAr-Arqam. 2 lagu dalam album pertama kumpulan Raihan adalah saduran lagu koir yang kami nyanyikan dalam gereja sewaktu di Sabah dulu..6 tahun saya di PERKIM.Saya masuk pula Maahad Tahfiz. Alhamdulillah saya dapat sijil Al-Hafiz selepas 3 tahun. Kemudian saya bekerja dengan Jabatan Agama Islam. Saya banyak masuk kawasan di Negeri Sembilan, Melaka dan Pahang. Tak sampai setahun saya letak jawatan.Saya sedih kerana ramai pendakwah ini nak berdakwah pun merungut duit over time. Saya rasa tiada keikhlasan. Biarlah saya jadi pendakwah bebas. Saya ingin membilas dosa lalu. Saya telah memurtadkan ramai orang..kini saya mahu berjuang untuk mengIslamkan seramai mungkin dengan kualiti bukan kuantiti saja.
Berbalik kisah keluarga saya. Selepas meninggalkan rumah dan belajar di PERKIM saya selalu telefon ayah,emak dan adik beradik saya. Saya katakan jangan bencikan saya. Saya sayang ayah.saya sayang emak. saya sayang adik beradik saya. Ayah dan emak tetap ayah emak dunia dan akhirat. Walaupun ayah menyambut dingin suara saya, saya hantarkan buku-buku yang sesuai menerangkan tentang Islam. 7 tahun saya telefon. 7 tahun saya hantar suratdan buku-buku. Saya menangis kerana rindukan ayah, emak dan adik beradik. Akhirnya, sewaktu saya di Maahad Tahfiz, bagaikan halilintar saya mendapat berita...... .. Ayah saya menganut Agama Islam. Allah saja yang tahu perasaan saya ketika itu. Saya menangis dan menangis. Saya ambil wuduk dan sujud syukur. Air mata saya menjadi terlalu murah. ...saya terus menangis...saya pejamkan mata...saya bayangkan ayah dihadapan. .. saya peluk erat tubuh ayah dan kami menangis bersama.....
...YaAllah betapa agungnya kekuasaanMu. ...Peristiwa yang saya alami sewaktu memeluk Islam turut dirasai oleh ayah saya. Dia dihalau dari rumah yang diberi oleh pihak gereja. Kini saya pendakwah bebas. Saya sedih melihat umat Islam hari ini berpecah.Kita berpecah kerana kita meninggalkan Quran dan sunnah Rasul. Kita ambil sebahagian dan kita tinggalkan sebahagian.Kita ambil contah pelaksanaan hukum Hudud dan Qisas. Mengapa kita cari jalan nak menentang pelaksanaanya. Sepatutnya kita cari jalan supaya dapat dilaksanakan. Inilah sikap umat Islam.
Saya pernah berdialog dengan beberapa orang pensyarah universiti tentang isu Hudud & Qisas.Dia boleh sergah saya," You apa tahu... Islam pun baru setahun jagung....."Saya sedih dengan sergahan pensyarah itu. Kalau ini sikap pendakwah Saya takkan masuk Islam. Tapi saya pilih Islam kerana saya tahu Apa itu Islam.kerana itu saya ajak menghayati Islam.Saya kumpulkan semula kawan-ka wan masa Kristian dulu. Saya berdialog tentang Islam. Saya kumpulkan derma untuktujuan dakwah ini,untuk bergerak perlukan wang. Saya diancam oleh puak Kristian. saya juga diancam oleh umat Islam apa tauliah awak ,mana kebenaran Jabatan Agama,mana permit polis, sapa benarkan pungut derma dll. Saya tak gentar berdialog dengan puak Kristian, kerana saya ada pengalaman tapi sukarnya bila umat Islam sendiri menyulitkan saya.
Marilah kita awasi dakyah Kristian. Satu usaha yang agak ketara ialah d iIPT. Pendakyah ini mendekati kaum muslimah,p ura- pura nak belajar Islam. ...jatuh cinta...lalu dimurtadkan. ..ada yang pura-pura masuk Islam.. ..dan dimurtadkan. Saya sudah pergi banyak IPT. Saya paling bimbang di Universiti Putra Malaysia . Itulah satu-satunya Universiti yang ada gereja. Gereja ini antara yang aktif untuk memurtadkan orang Islam. Saya nak nasihatkan kalau ada saudara kita terminum 'Holly Water'. Sebenarnya air ini dibuat di Vatican City . Dijampi oleh paderi termasuk Pope John Paul yang jemput Perdana Menteri kita dulu. Kalau terminum, cari air kolah dari 3 masjid. Baca Al-Fatihah 1x, Yasin 1x, 3 qul 1x, dan selawat. Ambil sebahagian buat minum dan sebahagian buat mandi.InsyaAllah mereka akan sedar dan dapat diselamatkan. insyaAllah.
tolong fowardkan ... demi islam... demi agama yang tercinta Insyaallah
Sejak mula PBS bawah Datuk Joseph usaha kami mendapat sokongan penuh kerajaan negeri. Kumpulan saya masuk ke kampong dalam berbagai program. Selalunya program khidmat masyarakat. Pihak gereja selalunya membekalkan wang tunai sekitar RM50, 000/=. Berbagai aturcara dibuat untuk membantu orang kampong. Kami ziarah rumah kerumah. tanya masalah mereka dan bantu mereka. berbagai masalah diluahkan. Ada kami bantu dengan duit secara spontan. Ada kami hantar keperluan harian, pakaian dan buku sekolah dsn. Dengan cara ini kami mendekati mereka. Hasilnya dengan beberapa kali kunjungan susulan,kami berjaya mengkristiankan mereka. Paling berbaloi kami mengkristian remaja Islam, tambah berbaloi dari kalangan intelek. Hasilnya kami dapat RM3,000/= setiap seorang Islam yang dimurtadkan. Bayangkanpendapatan saya ketika masih di alam persekolahan.
Sewaktu Tingkatan 3 saya dan beberapa rakan mengambil m/pelajaran Agama Islam yang boleh dipilih dengan lukisan (betapa hinanya m/pelajaran ini setanding dengan lukisan). Saya mendapat A-3. Sewaktu tingkatan 4 saya belajar di sekolah asrama penuh.Saya terus ambil pelajaran Agama Islam.Tujuan saya untuk tahu mengenai Islam dan memudahkan saya menyebarkan agama kristian. Saya mempunyai beberapa soalan yang saya kira tidak mampu dihuraikan oleh orang Islam.
Pada suatu hari sewaktu tingkatan Enam bawah, saya bersemuka dengan Ustaz yang mengajar saya (saya panggil cikgu). "cikgu saya ada beberapa soalan, tapi saya rasa tak sesuai di kelas ini,boleh ke saya ke rumah cikgu..."Ustaz itubersedia. Lalu saya bersama beberapa rakan ke rumah ustaz itu. Saya katakan "cikgu saya mahu berdialog secara ilmiah, bukan atas nama Islam,agama cikgu dan bukan atas nama Kristian, agama saya". saya kemukakan beberapa persoalan, antaranya;- -
1. Mengapa orang Islam sembah kaabah
-Sebenarnya semua agama sama sahaja. Nasrani, Yahudi, Kristian danIslam adalah agama langit.
2.Mengapa d iakhir zaman, Nabi Isa akan turun bersama Iman Mahadi membebaskan kezaliman dan kekacauan dan bukannya NabiMuhammad.
3. Mengapa dalam sejarah dan hingga kini orang Islam suka peperangan.Injil sekarang dikatakan diseleweng. Kalau begitu mana yang asalnya.
Yangmenghairankan ustaz ini dapat menjawab pertanyaan saya dan kawan -kawan dengan begitu ilmiah. Saya dan kawan -kawan mati akal. Kemudian saya dibebani dengan 3 persoalan yang tidak mampu saya menjawab secara tepat.
1.Apakah boleh manusia(paderi) mengampunkan dosa manusia lain.
2.Persoalan ketuhanan 3 dalam 1 dan 1 dalam 3-konsep ketuhanan Jesus.
Saya mengatur pertemuan ustaz saya dengan beberapa orang paderi, kawan-kawan bapa saya. tetapi mereka enggan. Lalu saya bawa ustaz itu ke rumah saya dan bertemu bapa saya seorang ketua paderi.Ternyata bapa saya juga tidak mampu menjawab persoalan yang dibawa oleh ustaz itu. Sebaik ustaz itu pulang, bapa saya memarahi saya kerana bawa 'orang malaya' datang ke rumah.
Sejak itu beberapa kali saya tidur rumah ustaz itu. Disamping mengulangkaji saya gemar berdialog dengan ustaz itu. saya memerhatikan kehidupan ustaztu, saya mengagumi cara hidupnya.Suatu malam saya bermimpi didatangi 3 orang berjubah. Seorang berjubah hitam membawa salib. Seorang berjubah putih membawa bendera bertulisan jawi. Dan seorang berjubah hijau yang meminta saya membuat pilihan.Yang berjubah hitam dan berjubah putih saling menarik saya mengikuti mereka.Saya meronta-ronta. Di samping itu saya dapati yang berjubah hitam semakin tengelam dan yang berjubah putih semakin tinggi. Sedang saya meronta-ronta, saya terjaga. Saya mendengar suara azan dan ustaz tadi berada di tepi saya dan berkata," mengapa Johanis....awak mengigau.... "Saya pegang tangan ustaz itu, saya katakan,"Cikgu Islamkan saya........ .".
Ustaz itu minta saya bersabar untuk dia uruskan dengan pihak tertentu.Tidak lama selepas itu saya pun di Islamkan oleh Ustaz itu. Selesai pengIslaman saya, saya pulang ke rumah. Sampai di rumah, saya lihat pakaian saya bertabur diluar rumah. Rupanya bapa saya telah tahu.Sebaik melihat saya, bapa bergegas masuk dan keluar semula dengan mengacu senapang ke arah saya. Tiba-tiba emak menerkam dan peluru senapang meletup keatas. Saya segera meninggalkan rumah sehelai sepinggang. Tinggalkan keluarga saya.Tinggalkan sekolah. Saya bersembunyi sekejap rumah ustaz sebelum saya dibawa oleh ustaz pulang ke semenanjung sebaik habis kontrak mengajar di Sabah.Saya diserahkan kepada PERKIM di Kuala Lumpur.
Secara kebetulan rakan saya Nazri,vokalis kumpulan Raihan juga memeluk Islam, tetapi mengikuti kumpulanAr-Arqam. 2 lagu dalam album pertama kumpulan Raihan adalah saduran lagu koir yang kami nyanyikan dalam gereja sewaktu di Sabah dulu..6 tahun saya di PERKIM.Saya masuk pula Maahad Tahfiz. Alhamdulillah saya dapat sijil Al-Hafiz selepas 3 tahun. Kemudian saya bekerja dengan Jabatan Agama Islam. Saya banyak masuk kawasan di Negeri Sembilan, Melaka dan Pahang. Tak sampai setahun saya letak jawatan.Saya sedih kerana ramai pendakwah ini nak berdakwah pun merungut duit over time. Saya rasa tiada keikhlasan. Biarlah saya jadi pendakwah bebas. Saya ingin membilas dosa lalu. Saya telah memurtadkan ramai orang..kini saya mahu berjuang untuk mengIslamkan seramai mungkin dengan kualiti bukan kuantiti saja.
Berbalik kisah keluarga saya. Selepas meninggalkan rumah dan belajar di PERKIM saya selalu telefon ayah,emak dan adik beradik saya. Saya katakan jangan bencikan saya. Saya sayang ayah.saya sayang emak. saya sayang adik beradik saya. Ayah dan emak tetap ayah emak dunia dan akhirat. Walaupun ayah menyambut dingin suara saya, saya hantarkan buku-buku yang sesuai menerangkan tentang Islam. 7 tahun saya telefon. 7 tahun saya hantar suratdan buku-buku. Saya menangis kerana rindukan ayah, emak dan adik beradik. Akhirnya, sewaktu saya di Maahad Tahfiz, bagaikan halilintar saya mendapat berita...... .. Ayah saya menganut Agama Islam. Allah saja yang tahu perasaan saya ketika itu. Saya menangis dan menangis. Saya ambil wuduk dan sujud syukur. Air mata saya menjadi terlalu murah. ...saya terus menangis...saya pejamkan mata...saya bayangkan ayah dihadapan. .. saya peluk erat tubuh ayah dan kami menangis bersama.....
...YaAllah betapa agungnya kekuasaanMu. ...Peristiwa yang saya alami sewaktu memeluk Islam turut dirasai oleh ayah saya. Dia dihalau dari rumah yang diberi oleh pihak gereja. Kini saya pendakwah bebas. Saya sedih melihat umat Islam hari ini berpecah.Kita berpecah kerana kita meninggalkan Quran dan sunnah Rasul. Kita ambil sebahagian dan kita tinggalkan sebahagian.Kita ambil contah pelaksanaan hukum Hudud dan Qisas. Mengapa kita cari jalan nak menentang pelaksanaanya. Sepatutnya kita cari jalan supaya dapat dilaksanakan. Inilah sikap umat Islam.
Saya pernah berdialog dengan beberapa orang pensyarah universiti tentang isu Hudud & Qisas.Dia boleh sergah saya," You apa tahu... Islam pun baru setahun jagung....."Saya sedih dengan sergahan pensyarah itu. Kalau ini sikap pendakwah Saya takkan masuk Islam. Tapi saya pilih Islam kerana saya tahu Apa itu Islam.kerana itu saya ajak menghayati Islam.Saya kumpulkan semula kawan-ka wan masa Kristian dulu. Saya berdialog tentang Islam. Saya kumpulkan derma untuktujuan dakwah ini,untuk bergerak perlukan wang. Saya diancam oleh puak Kristian. saya juga diancam oleh umat Islam apa tauliah awak ,mana kebenaran Jabatan Agama,mana permit polis, sapa benarkan pungut derma dll. Saya tak gentar berdialog dengan puak Kristian, kerana saya ada pengalaman tapi sukarnya bila umat Islam sendiri menyulitkan saya.
Marilah kita awasi dakyah Kristian. Satu usaha yang agak ketara ialah d iIPT. Pendakyah ini mendekati kaum muslimah,p ura- pura nak belajar Islam. ...jatuh cinta...lalu dimurtadkan. ..ada yang pura-pura masuk Islam.. ..dan dimurtadkan. Saya sudah pergi banyak IPT. Saya paling bimbang di Universiti Putra Malaysia . Itulah satu-satunya Universiti yang ada gereja. Gereja ini antara yang aktif untuk memurtadkan orang Islam. Saya nak nasihatkan kalau ada saudara kita terminum 'Holly Water'. Sebenarnya air ini dibuat di Vatican City . Dijampi oleh paderi termasuk Pope John Paul yang jemput Perdana Menteri kita dulu. Kalau terminum, cari air kolah dari 3 masjid. Baca Al-Fatihah 1x, Yasin 1x, 3 qul 1x, dan selawat. Ambil sebahagian buat minum dan sebahagian buat mandi.InsyaAllah mereka akan sedar dan dapat diselamatkan. insyaAllah.
tolong fowardkan ... demi islam... demi agama yang tercinta Insyaallah
Monday, 23 June 2008
Interview with Warren Buffet
There was a one hour interview on CNBC with Warren Buffet, the second richest man who has donated $31 billion to charity. Here are some very interesting aspects of his life:
1. He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late!
2. He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers.
3. He still lives in the same small 3-bedroom house in mid-town Omaha , that he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a fence. 4. He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people around him.
5. He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world's largest private jet company.
6. His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies. He writes only one letter each year to the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals for the year. He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis. He has given his CEO's only two rules.
Rule number 1: do not lose any of your share holder's money.
Rule number 2: Do not forget rule number 1.
7. He does not socialize with the high society crowd. His past time after he gets home is to make himself some pop corn and watch Television.
8. Bill Gates, the world's richest man met him for the first time only 5 years ago. Bill Gates did not think he had anything in common with Warren Buffet. So he had scheduled his meeting only for half hour. But when Gates met him, the meeting lasted for ten hours and Bill Gates became a devotee of Warren Buffet.
9. Warren Buffet does not carry a cell phone, nor has a computer on his desk.
His advice to young people:
"Stay away from credit cards and invest in yourself and Remember:
A. Money doesn't create man but it is the man who created money.
B. Live your life as simple as you are.
C. Don't do what others say, just listen to them, but do what makes you feel good.
D. Don't go on brand name; just wear those things in which you feel comfortable.
E. Don't waste your money on unnecessary things; just spend on things that you really need.
F. After all it's your life, then why give others the chance to rule your life."
1. He bought his first share at age 11 and he now regrets that he started too late!
2. He bought a small farm at age 14 with savings from delivering newspapers.
3. He still lives in the same small 3-bedroom house in mid-town Omaha , that he bought after he got married 50 years ago. He says that he has everything he needs in that house. His house does not have a wall or a fence. 4. He drives his own car everywhere and does not have a driver or security people around him.
5. He never travels by private jet, although he owns the world's largest private jet company.
6. His company, Berkshire Hathaway, owns 63 companies. He writes only one letter each year to the CEOs of these companies, giving them goals for the year. He never holds meetings or calls them on a regular basis. He has given his CEO's only two rules.
Rule number 1: do not lose any of your share holder's money.
Rule number 2: Do not forget rule number 1.
7. He does not socialize with the high society crowd. His past time after he gets home is to make himself some pop corn and watch Television.
8. Bill Gates, the world's richest man met him for the first time only 5 years ago. Bill Gates did not think he had anything in common with Warren Buffet. So he had scheduled his meeting only for half hour. But when Gates met him, the meeting lasted for ten hours and Bill Gates became a devotee of Warren Buffet.
9. Warren Buffet does not carry a cell phone, nor has a computer on his desk.
His advice to young people:
"Stay away from credit cards and invest in yourself and Remember:
A. Money doesn't create man but it is the man who created money.
B. Live your life as simple as you are.
C. Don't do what others say, just listen to them, but do what makes you feel good.
D. Don't go on brand name; just wear those things in which you feel comfortable.
E. Don't waste your money on unnecessary things; just spend on things that you really need.
F. After all it's your life, then why give others the chance to rule your life."
14 million Jews are more powerful than the entire 1.5 billion Muslims
Some thoughts: Extracts of speech by Hafez Adv. AB Mohamed: Director Al Baraka Bank, South Africa
Demographics:
o World Jewish Population. 14 million
o Distribution: 7m in America
5m in Asia
2m in Europe
100 thousand in Africa
o World Muslim Population: 1.5 billion
o Distribution: I billion in Asia/Mid-East
400 M in Africa
44 M in Europe
6 M in the Americas
o Every fifth human being is a Muslim.
o For every single Hindu the re are two Muslims
o For every Buddhist the re are two Muslims
o For every Jew the re are 107 Muslims
o Yet the 14 million Jews are more powerful than the entire 1.5 billion Muslims
Why?
Here are some of the reasons.
Movers of Current History
o Albert Einstein Jewish
o Sigmund Freud Jewish
o Karl Marx Jewish
o Paul Samuelson Jewish
o Milton Friedman
Medical Milestones
o Vaccinating Needle: Benjamin Ruben Jewish
o Polio Vaccine Jonas Salk Jewish
o Leukaemia Drug Gertrude Elion Jewish
o Hepatitis B Baruch Blumberg Jewish
o Syphilis Drug Paul Ehrlich Jewish
o Neuro muscular Elie Metchnikoff Jewish
o Endocrinology Andrew Schally Jewish
o Cognitive therapy. Aaron Beck Jewish
o Contraceptive Pill Gregory Pincus Jewish
o Understanding of Human Eye. G. Wald Jewish
o Embryology. Stanley Cohen Jewish
o Kidney Dialysis Willem Kloffcame Jewish
Nobel Prize Winners
o In the past 105 years, 14 million Jews have won 180 Nobel prizes whilst 1.5 billion Muslims have contributed only 3 Nobel winners
Inventions that changed History
o Micro- Processing Chip. Stanley Mezor Jewish
o Nuclear Chain Reactor Leo Sziland Jewish
o Optical Fibre Cable Peter Schultz Jewish
o Traffic Lights Charles Adler Jewish
o Stainless Steel Benno Strauss Jewish
o Sound Movies Isador Kisee Jewish
o Telephone Microphone Emile Berliner Jewish
o Video Tape Recorder Charles Ginsburg Jewish
Influential Global Business
o Polo Ralph Lauren Jewish
o Coca Cola Jewish
o Levi’s Jeans Levi Strauss Jewish
o Sawbuck’s Howard Schultz Jewish
o Google Sergey Brin Jewish
o Dell Computers Michael Dell Jewish
o Oracle Larry Ellison Jewish
o DKNY Donna Karan Jewish
o Baskin & Robbins Irv Robbins Jewish
o Dunkin Donuts Bill Rosenberg Jewish
Influential Intellectuals/Politicians
o Henry Kissinger , US Sec of State Jewish
o Richard Levin, President Yale University Jewish
o Alan Greenspan , US Federal Reserve Jewish
o Joseph Lieberman Jewish
o Madeleine Albright , US Sec of State Jewish
o Casper Weinberger , US Sec of Defence Jewish
o Maxim Litvinov , USSR Foreign Minister Jewish
o David Marshal , Singapore Chief Minister Jewish
o Isaacs Isaacs, Gov-Gen Australia Jewish
o Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman Jewish
o Yevgeny Primakov, Russian PM Jewish
o Barry Goldwater , US Politician Jewish
o Jorge Sampaio, President Portugal Jewish
o Herb Gray, Canadian Deputy - PM Jewish
o Pierre Mendes, French PM Jewish
o Michael Howard, British Home Sec. Jewish
o Bruno Kriesky, Austrian Chancellor Jewish
o Robert Rubin , US Sec of Treasury Jewish
Global Media Influential
o Wolf Blitzer, CNN Jewish
o Barbara Walters ABC News Jewish
o Eugene Meyer , Washington Post Jewish
o Henry Grunwald, Time Magazine Jewish
o Katherine Graham , Washington Post Jewish
o Joseph Lelyeld, New York Times Jewish
o Max Frankel, New York Times Jewish
Global Philanthropists
o George Soros Jewish
o Walter Annenberg Jewish
Olympic Gold Medallists
o Mark Spitz 7 Gold Medals Jewish
o Krayzelburg Jewish
o Boris Becker
o Stars and TV Producers and
o Personalities Jewish
Why are the y powerful?
So why are Muslims powerless? Here’s another reason. We have lost the capacity to produce knowledge.
o In the entire Muslim World (57 Muslim Countries) the re are only 500 universities.
o In USA alone, 5,758 universities
o In India alone, 8,407 universities
o Not one university in the entire Islamic World features in the Top 500 Ranking Universities of the World
o Literacy in the Christian World 90%
o Literacy in the Muslim World 40%
o 15 Christian majority-countries, literacy rate 100%
o Muslim majority - countries , None
o 98% in Christian countries completed primary
o Only 50% in Muslim countries completed primary.
o 40% in Christian countries attended university
o In Muslim countries a dismal 2% attended.
o Muslim majority countries have 230 scientists per one million Muslims
o The USA has 5000 per million
o The Christian world 1000 technicians per million.
o Entire Arab World only 50 technicians per million.
o Muslim World spends on research/development 0.2% of GDP
o Christian World spends 5 % of GDP
Conclusion.
o The Muslim World lacks the capacity to produce knowledge.
Another way of testing the degree of knowledge is the degree of diffusing knowledge.
o Pakistan 23 daily newspapers per 1000 citizens
o Singapore 360 per 1000 citizens.
o In UK book titles per million is 2000
o In Egypt book titles per million is only 20
Conclusion.
o Muslim World is failing to diffuse knowledge
Applying Knowledge is another such test.
o Exports of high tech products from Pakistan is 1% of its exports.
o In Saudi Arabia is 0.3%
o Kuwait, Morocco and Algeria 0.3%
o Singapore alone is 58%
Conclusion.
o Muslim World is failing to apply knowledge.
So why are the Muslims so powerless??? JUST THINK ABOUT IT
Demographics:
o World Jewish Population. 14 million
o Distribution: 7m in America
5m in Asia
2m in Europe
100 thousand in Africa
o World Muslim Population: 1.5 billion
o Distribution: I billion in Asia/Mid-East
400 M in Africa
44 M in Europe
6 M in the Americas
o Every fifth human being is a Muslim.
o For every single Hindu the re are two Muslims
o For every Buddhist the re are two Muslims
o For every Jew the re are 107 Muslims
o Yet the 14 million Jews are more powerful than the entire 1.5 billion Muslims
Why?
Here are some of the reasons.
Movers of Current History
o Albert Einstein Jewish
o Sigmund Freud Jewish
o Karl Marx Jewish
o Paul Samuelson Jewish
o Milton Friedman
Medical Milestones
o Vaccinating Needle: Benjamin Ruben Jewish
o Polio Vaccine Jonas Salk Jewish
o Leukaemia Drug Gertrude Elion Jewish
o Hepatitis B Baruch Blumberg Jewish
o Syphilis Drug Paul Ehrlich Jewish
o Neuro muscular Elie Metchnikoff Jewish
o Endocrinology Andrew Schally Jewish
o Cognitive therapy. Aaron Beck Jewish
o Contraceptive Pill Gregory Pincus Jewish
o Understanding of Human Eye. G. Wald Jewish
o Embryology. Stanley Cohen Jewish
o Kidney Dialysis Willem Kloffcame Jewish
Nobel Prize Winners
o In the past 105 years, 14 million Jews have won 180 Nobel prizes whilst 1.5 billion Muslims have contributed only 3 Nobel winners
Inventions that changed History
o Micro- Processing Chip. Stanley Mezor Jewish
o Nuclear Chain Reactor Leo Sziland Jewish
o Optical Fibre Cable Peter Schultz Jewish
o Traffic Lights Charles Adler Jewish
o Stainless Steel Benno Strauss Jewish
o Sound Movies Isador Kisee Jewish
o Telephone Microphone Emile Berliner Jewish
o Video Tape Recorder Charles Ginsburg Jewish
Influential Global Business
o Polo Ralph Lauren Jewish
o Coca Cola Jewish
o Levi’s Jeans Levi Strauss Jewish
o Sawbuck’s Howard Schultz Jewish
o Google Sergey Brin Jewish
o Dell Computers Michael Dell Jewish
o Oracle Larry Ellison Jewish
o DKNY Donna Karan Jewish
o Baskin & Robbins Irv Robbins Jewish
o Dunkin Donuts Bill Rosenberg Jewish
Influential Intellectuals/Politicians
o Henry Kissinger , US Sec of State Jewish
o Richard Levin, President Yale University Jewish
o Alan Greenspan , US Federal Reserve Jewish
o Joseph Lieberman Jewish
o Madeleine Albright , US Sec of State Jewish
o Casper Weinberger , US Sec of Defence Jewish
o Maxim Litvinov , USSR Foreign Minister Jewish
o David Marshal , Singapore Chief Minister Jewish
o Isaacs Isaacs, Gov-Gen Australia Jewish
o Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman Jewish
o Yevgeny Primakov, Russian PM Jewish
o Barry Goldwater , US Politician Jewish
o Jorge Sampaio, President Portugal Jewish
o Herb Gray, Canadian Deputy - PM Jewish
o Pierre Mendes, French PM Jewish
o Michael Howard, British Home Sec. Jewish
o Bruno Kriesky, Austrian Chancellor Jewish
o Robert Rubin , US Sec of Treasury Jewish
Global Media Influential
o Wolf Blitzer, CNN Jewish
o Barbara Walters ABC News Jewish
o Eugene Meyer , Washington Post Jewish
o Henry Grunwald, Time Magazine Jewish
o Katherine Graham , Washington Post Jewish
o Joseph Lelyeld, New York Times Jewish
o Max Frankel, New York Times Jewish
Global Philanthropists
o George Soros Jewish
o Walter Annenberg Jewish
Olympic Gold Medallists
o Mark Spitz 7 Gold Medals Jewish
o Krayzelburg Jewish
o Boris Becker
o Stars and TV Producers and
o Personalities Jewish
Why are the y powerful?
So why are Muslims powerless? Here’s another reason. We have lost the capacity to produce knowledge.
o In the entire Muslim World (57 Muslim Countries) the re are only 500 universities.
o In USA alone, 5,758 universities
o In India alone, 8,407 universities
o Not one university in the entire Islamic World features in the Top 500 Ranking Universities of the World
o Literacy in the Christian World 90%
o Literacy in the Muslim World 40%
o 15 Christian majority-countries, literacy rate 100%
o Muslim majority - countries , None
o 98% in Christian countries completed primary
o Only 50% in Muslim countries completed primary.
o 40% in Christian countries attended university
o In Muslim countries a dismal 2% attended.
o Muslim majority countries have 230 scientists per one million Muslims
o The USA has 5000 per million
o The Christian world 1000 technicians per million.
o Entire Arab World only 50 technicians per million.
o Muslim World spends on research/development 0.2% of GDP
o Christian World spends 5 % of GDP
Conclusion.
o The Muslim World lacks the capacity to produce knowledge.
Another way of testing the degree of knowledge is the degree of diffusing knowledge.
o Pakistan 23 daily newspapers per 1000 citizens
o Singapore 360 per 1000 citizens.
o In UK book titles per million is 2000
o In Egypt book titles per million is only 20
Conclusion.
o Muslim World is failing to diffuse knowledge
Applying Knowledge is another such test.
o Exports of high tech products from Pakistan is 1% of its exports.
o In Saudi Arabia is 0.3%
o Kuwait, Morocco and Algeria 0.3%
o Singapore alone is 58%
Conclusion.
o Muslim World is failing to apply knowledge.
So why are the Muslims so powerless??? JUST THINK ABOUT IT
Friday, 9 May 2008
Two Versions
A little girl asked her mother, 'How did the human race appear?'
The mother answered, 'God made Adam and Eve and they had children and so was all mankind made.
'Two days later the girl asked her father the same question.
The father answered, 'Many years ago there were monkeys from which the human race evolved.
'The confused girl returned to her mother and said, 'Mom, how is it possible that you told me the human race was created by God, and Dad said they developed from monkeys?
'The mother answered, 'Well, dear, it is very simple. I told you about my side of the family and your father told you about his.'
The mother answered, 'God made Adam and Eve and they had children and so was all mankind made.
'Two days later the girl asked her father the same question.
The father answered, 'Many years ago there were monkeys from which the human race evolved.
'The confused girl returned to her mother and said, 'Mom, how is it possible that you told me the human race was created by God, and Dad said they developed from monkeys?
'The mother answered, 'Well, dear, it is very simple. I told you about my side of the family and your father told you about his.'
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