MUR LEADERSHIP VISITED ROHINGYA MADRASAHS IN SEBERANG PERAI TENGAH, PENANG

A delegation led by MUR Chairman, Ustaz Muhammad Amin Muhammad Kassim, visited 6 madrasahs run by the Rohingya community in the district of Seberang Perai Tengah, Pulau Pinang from 10 – 12 September 2011 . The madrasahs involved are as follows:-

1)       Madrasatul Muhajirin, Taman Senangin, Perai

2)       Madrasatul Zinnurin, Bagan Dalam

3)       Madasah Rohingya, Bagan Ajam

4)       Madrasah Rohingya, Ujung Batu

5)       Madrasah Jalan Baru, Bukit Mertajam

6)       Madrasah Rohingya, Seberang Jaya

During the visit, MUR donated  a pair of school uniform to all student (boys and girls) studying at the above madrasahs.  The MUR leaders also  donated the Holy Quran and Muqaddam, as well as  RM200 cash to each of the madrasahs mentioned above.

On the last day of the visit, a reception to honour the presence of MUR leaders was organized by the Bagan Dalam Rohingya community, headed by Bro. Nurul Islam. During the gathering, Ustaz Mohd. Amin (MUR President) and Ustaz Mohd. Karim (Mufti) were invited to give tazkirah (talks) on the theme related to the significance and spirit of the month of Ramadan and Syawal as prescribed in the teachings of Islam.

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A WORD OF APPRECIATION TO JEMAAH ISLAH MALAYSIA (JIM)

On the 23^rd day of Ramadan, MUR, in collaboration with an Islamic based NGO, Jemaah Islah Malaysia (JIM),  organized an iftar (feast) at Madrasah Al-Islahiyah Al-Islamiyah  Maatahfizul Quran located in Jalan Meru, Klang, Selangor Darul Ehsan.  Some 300 Rohingyas, living around the district of Meru, were present.  Before iftar, 45 families from the Rohingya community (who are less fortunate and unable to make ends meet)  received donations (Duit Raya) of RM100 each from JIM representatives – Bro. Wan Mohd. Zuhri Che Mat Zin and Bro. Md. Nasir Tampol.  MUR also received financial assistance of RM1,500 from JIM to be used for administrative expenses.

MUR leadership would like to take this opportunity to thank Bro. Haji Zaid Kamaruddin, President of JIM, for making the above program possible and hope that JIM (and also like-minded NGOs) will continue to support MUR, especially in their effort to provide secular as well as religious education to the children of our community who do not have the opportunity to enroll in government aided schools due to our status as ‘stateless people’.

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ROHINGYA COMMUNITY IN JALAN IPOH RECEIVED DONATIONS FROM MUR

On 21 August 2011, which coincides with the twenty first day of Ramadan,  a delegation from MUR comprising Ustaz Mohd. Ayob, Ustaz Mohd. Karim and Ustaz Rahimullah visited the Rohingya community living in the environs of Jalan Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur.  During the visit, in the spirit of Ramadan, 30 families who are living under very tight income, received a copy of al-Quran and a bag of rice each as well as some other food items , like cocking oil, flour etc. from MUR representatives.  

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