by Young PAP on Friday, November 18, 2011
https://www.facebook.com/#!/notes/young-pap/sincere-invitation-to-huda-kindergarten/10150382651381964
As a reconciliatory gesture and in a move to promote greater understanding of Islamic childcare education the YP, through its Vice-Chairman Mr Zaqy Mohammed, has extended the following email note to the principal of Huda Kindergarten.
At this time of posting, the YP has not yet received their reply of this note (scroll down for full original Malay version) but we certainly hope they are willing to consider our sincerest invitation:-
[Translated English version]
“We understand that Huda Kindergarten may be aware of the issue of a Young PAP activist making a distasteful comment involving Huda Kindergarten on his Facebook page. Not only do the Young PAP, but the entire People’s Action Party strongly condemns such comments and similar acts which may affect the racial harmony in Singapore.
The Young PAP regrets that such an act has caused much discomfort and unhappiness among Huda Kindergarten, the students and their parents. We at Young PAP will work towards increasing our activists’ awareness and understanding of the Islamic community and education, in particular, with regards to the Islamic kindergartens in Singapore.
We at YP stand ready to work together with Huda Kindergarten should we have an opportunity to do so, in order to increase the public awareness and understanding of Muslims and Islamic kindergartens here. We are also ready to organize a joint community project with Huda Kindergarten towards this aim. ”
Thank you.
Yours sincerely
ZaqyMohamad
Vice-ChairmanYoung PAP
Memberof Parliament Chua Chu Kang GRC
[Original Malay version]
Assalamualaikum wr wb
Yang dihormati,
Puan Nora Abdula Manaf
Pengetua
Huda Kindergarten,
Mungkin pihak Huda Kindergarten telah memaklumi mengenai isu seorang anggota cabang belia PAP yang dilaporkan membuat komen melibatkan Huda Kindergarten di lelaman Facebooknya, seperti yang dipaparkan di media setempat hari ini.
Bukan sahaja kami di Young PAP (YP), malah pertubuhan Parti Tindakan Rakyat mengecam keras komen dan perbuatan serupa itu yang boleh menjejas keharmonian kaum di Singapura.
Young PAP berasa amat kesal bahawa perkara seperti ini telah menyebabkan rasa kurang senang kepada Huda Kindergarten, murid-muridnya dan ibu bapanya. Kami di Young PAP akan terus bergiat untuk meningkatkan lagi pemahaman para anggota kami mengenai masyarakat Islam dan juga mengenai pendidikan Islam, khususnya tadika Islam di Singapura.
Kami di YP sedia bekerjasama dengan pihak Huda Kindergarten sekiranya mungkin kita dapat bersama membantu meningkatkan lagi pemahaman masyarakat mengenai kaum Muslim dan tadika Islam di sini. Para aktivis kami bersedia mengadakan satu projek masyarakat bersama Huda Kindergarten ke arah usaha ini.
Terima kasih.
Yang benar
Zaqy Mohamad
Naib Pengerusi Sayap Muda Parti Tindakan Rakyat (Young PAP)
Ahli Parlimen Chua Chu Kang GRC
