Assalamualaikum all!
Few weeks ago, a news of a Malaysian couple been held in Sweden fro beating child who did not pray had cause a phenomenon in Malaysia. A lot of citizens expressed their anger on Sweden government for detaining the couple and put the children under non-muslim foster home. To read more, you can find the article here.
I felt sorry for the couple and the kids. For the couple who tried their best as parents to teach their children. For the children for being apart from their parents and living with strangers in other people's country.
The pressure from the media and Malaysians make the government to give extra attention to the case. As the Malaysian government failed to negotiate with Sweden authorities to release the couple, but they managed to bring back the kids to their home country.
About the allegation to the couple, it is unfortunate that the incident happened on in Malaysia soil. It happened in Sweden where the law forbid parents spanking their children. As Muslims, we are allow to hit our children in a way of teaching them, when they are baligh, when your intention is to teach them, not to hurt them. It will be a debate from non-Muslim on what is the borderline of teaching and hurting the children. Now, that needs a deep research for that as I won't explain about it here.
Till this post published, the couple are still in the hand of Sweden authorities. But rumors said, they will easily walk away because of the different culture. Wallahualam. I wish all the best to the couple and pray for their safety.
As the children, all of them are safely landed in their home country and now are under their relative's care. The kids had been in international and barely speak Malay language, their parents' native language and Malaysia national language. As their mother specifically mentioned to the minister that helped to be bring them back to Malaysia to enroll her children in public school.
Common sense tells us that it will be trouble during the transition; language barrier, different syllybus, different environment and routine plus no parents to ease them during this hard time. However as a human being, they will adapt. They have all the support from their relatives to many other concern Malaysians.
However, I saw a very obvious move from a private company that try to take advantage from this crisis. I read this article and felt the rush of anger all over myself. Frankly, I just feel angry. Education is every human needs, regardless whoever you are. Everybody has fair amount of chances to receive good education. Plus, it is free in Malaysia. However, there are many children in Malaysia who fail to receive education due to their background. Some live deep in the forest/ jungle, some are poor that have to earn money for living instead of attending school and some are being taken advantage by other irresponsible party to work/ asking donation around. Many cases in Malaysia that children been exploited by 'islamic school' to ask for 'donation'. This is a heavy crime because taking advantage on minor.
So, to Datuk Hassan Harun, owner of Wadi Sofia College, I'm not impress with your move of offering the kids some place at your international school. Because there children are entitle and have no issue in enrolling into public school plus their father is employed by agency that already taking care of the children welfare.
I'm more than I'm impress, best word is grateful, if you help to release those 'tahfiz students' who are entangled in human exploitation by irresponsible party. I'm impress too if you, Datuk Hassan Harun extend your offer to excellent students who have to leave school because have to help their family to earn for living.
I'm glad that the children of this couple didn't put let this college to get 10 seconds fame by accepting his offer. The children are happy to school in public school, like the rest of other citizens.
