L'agora des arts - Patrimoines - Familistère de Guise. Une utopie réalisée Une immense cour minérale, trois imposants bâtiments en brique de quatre à cinq étages aux cours intérieures couvertes d’une large verrière, des lieux de vie collective (écoles, théâtre, buanderie-piscine, économats...), répartis sur des dizaines d’hectares de pelouses et de jardins traversés par l’Oise, vous êtes au Familistère de Guise, un "Palais social" construit au XIXe siècle par l’inventeur des poêles Godin.
Artisan serrurier de Thiérache devenu industriel, homme politique (il devient député de l’Aisne en 1871) Jean-Baptiste-André Godin (1817-1888) est nourri des idées de Saint Simon et influencé par la doctrine de Charles Fourier dans laquelle il voit « le moyen d’extirper la misère et la souffrance sans rien ôter à ceux qui jouissent ». S’inspirant du Phalanstère de Fourier, il bâtit à Guise, de 1859 à 1884, à proximité de son usine de fabrication de poêles en fonte de fer, une cité de 2000 habitants. Catherine Rigollet Photos : ©Familistère de Guise.
Malaysia Resurrects Detention Without Trial, Alarming Government Critics. BANGKOK — Three years after abolishing detention without trial, the Malaysian government revived the practice on Tuesday with the passage into law of a highly contentious antiterrorism bill that opposition leaders fear could be used against government critics. The bill, the Prevention of Terrorism Act, was passed in the early hours of Tuesday by a vote of 79 to 60 and came after more than 10 hours of debate. The government, which arrested 17 people this week for what the chief of police said was a plot to attack army camps and police stations, has sought to justify the antiterrorism law as necessary to combat the threat of terrorism on Malaysian soil. Critics say the law is a further slide toward authoritarianism in and a definitive reversal of personal freedoms that Prime Minister Najib Razak vowed to introduce soon after assuming power in 2009. The Prevention of Terrorism Act bypasses the judiciary and allows for detention for as many as 59 days at the discretion of the police.
Photo Mr. Michelle Yesudas sur Twitter : "The amendments to the Sedition Act to deny bail and to get rid of the fine option kinda looks like this. Malaysia strengthens sedition law in a 'black day' for free speech. Malaysia’s parliament early Friday approved tougher penalties for sedition in a move criticised by the United Nations and described by the opposition as “a black day” for democracy and free expression. For the second time this week, the ruling coalition pushed through legislation that has been denounced by rights and legal advocates, after it on Tuesday passed an anti-terrorism law that allows authorities to detain people without charge. The amendments to the Sedition Act extend the maximum jail term to 20 years from the current three years and establish a minimum three-year jail term for certain cases.
The revised act also makes it illegal to propagate sedition on the Internet, sparking concerns over possible Web censorship. Courting votes ahead of 2013 elections, Prime Minister Najib Razak had promised to scrap the British colonial-era Sedition Act, long viewed as a tool to gag free speech. “We will not and cannot stand for the incitement of racial or inter-ethnic conflict,” Najib said. Star Wars version anime japonais, ça donne ce superbe court métrage.
Malaysian chief judge’s racist remarks infuriate Pakistanis. A former law maker hailing from the Malaysia’s Sabah state has sought an apology from the chief judge of two Malaysian states for allegedly making racist remarks against Pakistanis residing in the country. The former Libaran MP Datuk Akbar Khan Abdulrahman said in a statement that he was disgusted and shocked by chief judge Malanjum’s remarks that each and every Pakistani in Sabah should have their documents examined to determine whether they had entered the state legally. In a report in Sabah’s Daily Express, Malanjum said the Immigration and National Registration Departments should verify all the documents held by Pakistani citizens to ensure they were authentic. “So many of them (Pakistanis) in the state … we do not know whether they are holding genuine documents or otherwise. He was further reported to have said to five Pakistanis, “Don’t come to Sabah if you do not have valid documents… tell your fellows or write a letter about this… tell them that Sabah is ‘neraka’ (hell).”
PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah arrested. MALAYSIA: Nurul Izzah Anwar, the vice-president of the Parti Keadilan Rakyat and daughter of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, has been arrested by police on Monday (Mar 16). She was arrested under the Sedition Act for comments she made about the judiciary in parliament. Speaking to AFP over the phone, Nurul said: "I am extremely angry, and we all should be, because as parliament members we should be free to criticise the government of the day without reprisal. " Last week, former MP Zulkifili Noordin lodged a police report against Nurul Izzah for making allegedly insulting and seditious comments on the conduct of the judiciary during her father's trial.
Nurul had read out in parliament, portions of a statement by Anwar, now in prison, in which he questioned the independence of Malaysia's judiciary. A police official told AFP that Nurul was likely to be held at least overnight. Human Rights Watch (HRW) has also criticised Nurul Izzah's arrest. Policing via Twitter not wrong: IGP. KUALA LUMPUR: Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar today defended his method of using Twitter in informing the public of the police's actions, saying that it is not legally wrong. In a statement, the top cop lashed out at critics who accused the Malaysian police force of using the micro-blog to 'crackdown dissent'. He said to accuse the Royal Malaysian Police of using Twitter to crackdown dissent is most inappropriate, and to charge that the police is using the medium as an extension of the arms of archaic and draconian law is most uncalled for.
"It is appalling that critics should lambast the way the Malaysian Police keep the public informed of police actions through Twitter with regards to matters that have raised public's concerns, it is not legally wrong. "However it is so, when some quarters use the platform to influence or instigate third party's opinions or actions that adversely affect national security and interest," said Khalid.
Police records statement from Ismail Sabri over Facebook post – Bernama. Published: 10 February 2015 2:18 AM Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri had urged Malay consumers to boycott Chinese businesses to force them to bring down prices of goods following cheaper fuel costs. – The Malaysian Insider file pic, February 10, 2015.Police yesterday recorded a statement from Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob on his controversial boycott call of traders who hiked up prices which went viral on social media recently. Inspector-General of Police, Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said Ismail came to Bukit Aman about 3.15 pm today to give his statement.
"After this, we will call on all parties to record their statements in relation to the case, namely MCA, Gerakan and DAP, which had issued statements in rebuttal to the minister's statement to assist investigations," he told Bernama. Ismail recently urged consumers to boycott traders who refused to reduce prices of goods and that move would bring benefits to all communities in the country. Divorce first, then convert to Islam, AsiaOne Malaysia News. MALAYSIA - Seremban (Negeri Sembilan) - Any married person wanting to embrace Islam will first have to divorce his or her spouse, under a law to be introduced in Negeri Sembilan which has been praised by rights groups.
The law aims to put a stop to the controversial practice in Malaysia of an estranged parent converting to Islam so as to gain custody of a child. Menteri Besar Mohamad Hasan said the move was to safeguard the sanctity of the religion as there have been "too many controversies" surrounding this issue, The Star reported yesterday. "It must stop," said Datuk Seri Mohamad. "We cannot allow people to mock Islam or criticise Islamic authorities because of the actions of a certain individual.
" He added that this would ensure there were no aggrieved parties in the event that an individual converted before dissolving his or her civil marriage. "According to Islam, once you convert, you can no longer live with a spouse who is a non-Muslim," said Mr Mohamad. Hindus in Malaysia slam cleric's views on garlanding PM - newkerala news #16430. Ethnic Indian Hindus in Malaysia have strongly criticised a Muslim cleric's suggestions that Prime Minister Najib Razak should not have donned a "Hindu" attire, nor should he have been garlanded at a "Hindu" ceremony, media reported Saturday.
Malaysian Prime Minister Razak donned the kurta and was garlanded at the Tamil Thaipusam celebrations in Batu Caves near Kuala Lumpur Tuesday, to which the mufti of the Malaysian state of Perlis, Mohammad Asri Zainul Abidin, took umbrage, the Malaysian Insider reported. Malaysian Hindu Sangam president R.S. Mohan Shan said that presenting a garland was, in fact, a sign of respect for honoured guests. "It has always been the Indian way of respecting others. It is an important aspect of our culture and has nothing to do with religion," he told The Malaysian Insider. "There is nothing in the Quran that says Muslims cannot be presented with garlands," he added. "This is what Islam forbids. "Why is this being made into an issue? PAS will not share hudud plan with Pakatan tomorrow, says Kelantan MB. Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob says the hudud enactment is under ‘embargo’. – The Malaysian Insider pic, February 7, 2015.The PAS government of Kelantan will not table its plan for the implementation of hudud or the Islamic penal code in the state at the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) leadership council meeting tomorrow, despite requests to do so by the opposition pact's leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, Kelantan Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Yakob said.
The bill of the Islamic enactment was under "embargo", he said, and would only be tabled at the state assembly sitting or in Parliament. "However, we have discussed it at the state's technical committee, which included legal experts, lecturers and non-governmental organisations and including parties from Pakatan, said Ahmad, according to a report in PAS-owned portal Harakahdaily. "So this Sunday, we cannot table the enactment, the next stop is Parliament," the menteri besar had said last night in Kota Baru. Paedophiles will overrun Kelantan if hudud introduced, says G25. Datuk Noor Farida Ariffin, former director-general of the Research, Treaties and International Law Department, speaks during a forum to commemorate Malaysia’s first prime minister Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj in Kuala Lumpur today. She said Kelantan would be overrun by paedophiles if it implemented hudud. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, February 7, 2015.Paedophiles will overrun Kelantan if it implements hudud as the Islamic law is open to abuse and rejects using scientific evidence to prove crime, says a spokesperson for the group of eminent Malays, or G25.
Datuk Noor Farida Ariffin said since it would be difficult to prove crimes like adultery, rape of children and adults will abound. "This is the nature of PAS's hudud," she said. Farida said Kelantan's hudud rejected the use of scientific methods such as DNA testing and fingerprints, instead requiring the evidence of four witnesses of the alleged crime. Navy officers accused in alleged bribery scandal. (CBS News) A growing bribery scandal in the U.S. Navy involves two top commanders and an NCIS agent, but more are likely to be implicated. Prosecutors allege Navy ships were sent to certain ports in Asia, in exchange for theater tickets, expensive trips and even prostitutes. Navy captain removed from service in bribery scandal investigation The alleged ringleader of the bribery scheme is Leonard Glenn Francis, chairman and president of the Glenn Marine Group, based in Singapore.
Commander Michael Misiewicz was one of the officers who allegedly accepted the bribes, according to federal prosecutors. A former commander of the USS Mustin, Misiewicz eventually oversaw schedules and operations for much of the Pacific fleet. According to court papers, Misiewicz disclosed sensitive information about Navy movements, and helped direct four ships -- the Abraham Lincoln, the George Washington, the John Stennis, and the Blue Ridge -- to Pacific ports serviced by Glenn Marine. © 2013 CBS Interactive Inc.
How about Najib hugging female athletes? Blogger Shahbudin Husin battles with the Cheras Umno chief over Rosmah Mansor. PETALING JAYA: It looks like a blogging war has started between Cheras Umno chief Syed Ali al-Habshee and former Federal Territory Umno official Shahbudin Husin, and the battleground is Rosmah Mansor. In his blog entry yesterday, Syed Ali chastised Shahbudin for challenging the Federal Territory Islamic Department (Jawi) to take action against Rosmah for hugging badminton ace Lee Chong Wei. He said Rosmah did nothing wrong because she held the status of a mother to all Malaysians.
Shahbudin shoots back today by asking Syed Ali whether he would also condone Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak hugging female athletes such as squash star Nicol David in his role as father to Malaysians. He reminds Syed Ali that in his posting yesterday he also referred to the incident in which Rosmah “rubbed cheeks” with Bollywood star Arjun Rampal. In the case of the incident with Chong Wei, he says, it was in fact not a light hug. Q&A: What Hudud Law Means For Malaysia - Southeast Asia Real Time. The Pan-Malaysia Islamic Party, or PAS, is pushing for approval from Parliament to introduce strict Islamic Hudud laws, whose punishments include amputation and stoning, in northeastern Malaysia.
PAS is part of a three-party opposition coalition, but it has ruled in the northeastern state of Kelantan since the 1990s. Its strict administration includes separate check-out lanes for men and women in supermarkets. In February, gender segregation was extended to hair salons. Ahmad Basri Ibrahim, who specializes in Islamic criminal law in Malaysia. Celine Fernandez for The Wall Street Journal Last month, the national government and the Kelantan administration agreed to set up a technical committee to study Hudud and its possible implementation. Hudud refers to certain crimes and applies fixed punishments to each. WSJ: What is Hudud? Dr. WSJ: What offences are recognized as Hudud offences and where is it found?
Dr Basri: The first one is Sariqah, or theft. WSJ: Is rape an offence under Hudud? Liow: PKR, DAP should stop PAS from implementing hudud. MCA president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the party was against hudud as the implementation of two criminal laws, civil and Syariah, would cause a lot of confusion and run contrary to the constitution. — Picture by Saw Siow FengPETALING JAYA, May 4 ― Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and the DAP ought to stop their ally, PAS, from implementing the hudud law (Islamic penal law) in Kelantan, said MCA president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai. He said that as both PKR and DAP had helped PAS in the 13th general election (GE13), both parties had the authority to do so as they were bound by the opposition pact. “Now that PAS is proposing to implement hudud, it’s up to the DAP and Keadilan (PKR) to talk to them (PAS),” he told reporters after launching the “Dharma Walk 2014 ― Strive on with Every Step” at the Young Buddhist Association of Malaysia here today.
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