Association given task to help Sufiah

Wednesday June 18, 2008
Association given task to help Sufiah


THE Government has given the task of helping Maths prodigy Sufiah Yusof, who was reported to have turned to prostitution, to the Malay Community Association of United Kingdom , according to Sinar Harian.

It has since stopped its “Save Sufiah” campaign launched in April after reports of the girl's “occupation” appeared in a London newspaper.

Deputy Minister in Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Dr Mashitah Ibrahim said it was difficult for the Government to help Sufiah due to certain restrictions.

“The biggest restriction was that we were unable to access her data,” said Dr Mashitah.

Other restrictions include her foreign citizenship and her own family’s difficulty in contacting her.

Sufiah, whose mother Halimaton Yusof is from Muar, Johor, made headlines when she was accepted to Oxford University at age 13.

Rape due to uncontrolled lust, not the dressing

Sunday June 8, 2008
Rape due to uncontrolled lust, not the dressing


I AM writing in response to the letter from Hassan Abdullah ”Don’t pin blame on others for evil deeds” (The Star, June 4).

I agree with his opinion that rape cases do not occur merely because of the way women dress, but it is due to uncontrolled lust.

It’s really disheartening to read some of the comments made by some shallow-minded men on women. These people put the entire blame on women for contributing to rape by revealing too much of their flesh.

Women in some foreign countries dare to dress scantily yet rape cases are far less compare with our country. Men in our country aren’t all sex maniacs, but one with great moral values and who has respect for women would be able to control his lust no matter how scantily a woman dressed.

VASTHALA BASKERAN,

Johor Baru.