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FREEDOM OF SPEECH / FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak without censorship and/or limitation. The synonymous term freedom of expression is sometimes used to indicate not only freedom of verbal speech but any act of seeking, receiving and imparting information or ideas, regardless of the medium used [United Nations, 1966, 1976]. The right to freedom of speech is recognized as a human right under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and recognized in international human rights law in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The ICCPR recognizes the right to freedom of speech as "the right to hold opinions without interference. Everyone shall have the right to freedom of expression". Furthermore freedom of speech is recognized in European, inter-American and African regional human rights law [United Nations, 1966, 1967]. Freedom of speech, or the freedom of expression, is recognized in international and regional human rights law. The right is enshrined in Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, Article 13 of the American Convention on Human Rights and Article 9 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights [Andrew Puddephatt & Hodder Arnold, 2005; Kumar, Ambika, 2006].

In Islamic ethics freedom of speech was first declared in the Rashidun period by the caliph Umar in the 7th century. In the Abbasid Caliphate period, freedom of speech was also declared by al-Hashimi (a cousin of Caliph al-Ma'mun) in a letter to one of the religious opponents he was attempting to convert through reason.

According to George Makdisi and Hugh Goddard, "the idea of academic freedom" in universities was "modelled on Islamic custom" as practiced in the medieval Madrasah system from the 9th century. Islamic influence was "certainly discernible in the foundation of the first deliberately-planned university" in Europe [Boisard, Marcel A., 1980].

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Amnesty International: Annual Reports: URLhttp://www.amnesty.org/ailib/aireport/index.html Andrew Puddephatt & Hodder Arnold. (2005). Freedom of Expression: The Essentials of Human Rights. United Publishers. Boisard, Marcel A. (July 1980), "On the Probable Influence of Islam on Western Public and International Law", International Journal of Middle East Studies 11 (4): 429–50. Goddard, Hugh. (2000). A History of Christian-Muslim Relations. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. Kumar, Ambika. (2006). ‘Using Courts to Enforce the Free Speech Provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.’ Published by Chicago Journal of International Law. Summer 2006. URLhttp://www.allbusiness.com/corporate-governance/4082846-1.html United Nations: ‘International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.’ Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) of 16th December 1966: Entry into force 23 March 1976, in accordance with Article 49. URLhttp://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/ccpr.htm (United Nations) Wikipedia. (2010). ‘Freedom of Speech.’ Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. URLhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_expression

12 November 2017

80 peratus tahfiz, pondok serta sekolah agama di Kedah gagal patuhi aspek keselamatan ?!

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80 peratus tahfiz, pondok serta sekolah agama di Kedah gagal patuhi aspek keselamatan

ALOR SETAR 16 Sept. – Kira-kira 80 peratus daripada 118 pusat tahfiz, pondok serta sekolah agama rakyat di negeri ini yang diperiksa Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat (JBPM) Kedah gagal mematuhi aspek keselamatan kebakaran yang digariskan.

Pengarahnya, Penolong Kanan Pesuruhjaya Bomba, Abdul Razak Muda berkata, sehingga Julai lalu pihaknya mengeluarkan teguran bertulis kepada pusat tahfiz, pondok serta sekolah agama yang gagal mematuhi piawaian yang ditetapkan.

“Dalam rekod JBPM Kedah, terdapat 147 buah pusat tahfiz, pondok serta sekolah agama rakyat berdaftar dengan kita. Daripada jumlah itu, sebanyak 118 telah diperiksa sehingga Julai lepas dan 80 peratusnya gagal mematuhi aspek keselamatan kebakaran.

“Antara teguran yang dikeluarkan adalah kerana tidak mempunyai alat pemadam api, sistem gelung hos, pengesan api automatik, penggera kebakaran elektrik manual, tangga kedua, tanda keluar kecemasan dan lampu kecemasan,” katanya ketika dihubungi di sini hari ini.

Tambahnya, pihaknya akan memastikan setiap pusat tahfiz, pondok serta sekolah agama rakyat yang sudah berdaftar akan dibuat pemeriksaan keselamatan kebakaran dan pada masa sama memberikan ceramah kesedaran kepada semua pelajar serta demonstrasi penggunaan alat pemadam api.

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12 November 2017

80 peratus tahfiz, pondok serta sekolah agama di Kedah gagal patuhi aspek keselamatan ?!

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