Fatihah Jamhari

“TEGAK rumah kerana sendi, runtuh budi rumah binasa, sendi bangsa ialah budi, runtuh budi runtuhlah bangsa.” - Buya Hamka.  Sambutan Aidilfitri adalah bagi meraikan kemenangan umat Islam dalam keupayaan menundukkan nafsu agar kembali kepada fitrah yang dijadikan Pencipta. Hari yang penting ini sewajar­nya digunakan sebagai penanda dalam mendidik diri untuk menghormati tatatertib bersosial. Ini termasuklah menjaga adab dalam pertuturan yang menjadi penggalas kehidupan bermasyarakat. Namun, entah apa yang merasuki bangsa Melayu yang kononnya mendukung agama Islam di negara ini. Melayu seolah-olah hidup di hujung nyawa. Takrifan di bawah Perkara 160 Perlembagaan Persekutuan mengikat seseorang ‘Melayu’ itu sebagai seseorang yang menganuti agama Islam, lazim bercakap bahasa Melayu, dan menurut adat Melayu. Takrifan ini memahatkan tiga prasyarat sebelum seseorang itu boleh mengaku diri mereka sebagai ‘orang Melayu’; dia hendaklah menjaga agama, bahasa dan budaya. Tetapi, su...

“DARI sudut positif, kita tidak bisa membangunkan budaya keperibadian kita dengan sebaik-baiknya kalau tidak ada rasa kebangsaan yang sihat.” - Soekarno Sebagai pemimpin Indonesia, legasi Sokerno tidak hanya terhad kepada pembentukan sebuah negara merdeka yang berdaulat. Lebih utama adalah keupayaan beliau menyatukan rakyat pelbagai etnik dalam negara itu di bawah satu dasar yang mengikat gagasan mereka. Di Indonesia, Pancasila berfungsi sebagai falsafah kehidupan bangsa Indonesia dan juga acuan peraturan-peraturan negara, sehinggakan mana-mana pelanggaran kepada prinsip Pancasila dianggap sebagai kebiadapan yang wajar ditangani dengan keras. Di Malaysia, sungguhpun kita melaungkan prinsip-prinsip Rukun Negara namun hakikatnya falsafah yang cuba dibentuk melalui Rukun Negara masih belum berupaya dimartabatkan oleh rakyat negara ini kendatipun sudah hampir 48 tahun diadakan. Ini jelas selepas melihat bagaimana kita kerap disajikan dengan berita-berita yang mencemar lunas Ru...

KOTA BARU : Pakatan Harapan is promoting cronyism by insisting on appointing Tommy Thomas as the Attorney-General, say lawyer groups. They said this is because Thomas is Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng's counsel in his ongoing corruption case. Concerned Lawyers for Justice (CLJ) secretary-general Fatihah Jamhari and Young Professionals (YP) chief executive Faidhur Rahman Abdul Hadi said Pakatan Harapan was going against its promise to restore the rule of law. “The proposed appointment of Thomas only serves to perpetuate the notion that this new government has all the hallmarks of the old Barisan Nasional government when it comes to cronyism and abuse of power, as he is Lim's counsel in the ongoing corruption case against him. “The conflict of interest could not be more manifest,” they said in a joint statement Monday. On May 21, the High Court postponed Lim's corruption trial as his lawyers planned to propose to the new AG to drop the corruption charge. “If Tommy is appointed...

KUALA LUMPUR – June 4, 2018 : While many have brought up race and religion to protest Tommy Thomas’ appointment as the attorney-general, the general argument among lawyers however, pivots to that of his professional interests. Lawyer Fatihah Jamhari for example, was of the opinion that appointing Thomas as the AG would put him in a precarious position given the latter’s illustrious background representing politicians from both side of the political divide. “He has acted for Lim Guan Eng in the corruption charges against the now Finance Minister. Why would anybody with an ounce of ethics want to place himself in such a position?” Fatihah argued. Thomas has been shoved into the limelight since yesterday following reports that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong has not acted on his appointment and has asked Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to reconsider his choice as the AG of Malaysia. The reason behind the King’s objection of Thomas was never made known but Malaysian Insight reported that ...