surau
According to The Star's Joceline Tan (Saturday, 4th October 2008), Zahid Hamidi has emerged as a serious contender for the No. 2 post in UMNO.
"But there is an important reason that Zahid has caused such a stir. The reason is that despite his inexperience, he looks like a serious contender who will give it his all.
Apart from his powerful backers, he is hungry for power, he has the means to campaign and he has quite solid religious credentials.
His parents were religious teachers from a small town in Perak and he was among the first of the Malay affluent class whose home included a private surau. His people skills are first-class even if his English is fractured."
Well, it's official folks. All you need is a surau and you're good for the upper echelons of the ruling party. Those whose parents are not religious teachers, better luck next time. Or maybe YOU should become religious teachers or ulama so that your kids might stand a better chance 30 years from now.
"But there is an important reason that Zahid has caused such a stir. The reason is that despite his inexperience, he looks like a serious contender who will give it his all.
Apart from his powerful backers, he is hungry for power, he has the means to campaign and he has quite solid religious credentials.
His parents were religious teachers from a small town in Perak and he was among the first of the Malay affluent class whose home included a private surau. His people skills are first-class even if his English is fractured."
Well, it's official folks. All you need is a surau and you're good for the upper echelons of the ruling party. Those whose parents are not religious teachers, better luck next time. Or maybe YOU should become religious teachers or ulama so that your kids might stand a better chance 30 years from now.
posted by kimster at 8:39 PM
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