Full Story: Bawani vs Sharifah Zohra
A 24-minute video of a public university forum speaker mocking a student has gone viral on online forums and Facebook. The video showed the speaker - Sharifah Zohra Jabeen, president of little-known women's organisation called Suara Wanita 1Malaysia or SW1M - dismissing a student, Bawani KS, who stood up to highlight points on Bersih and free education with remarks including "when this is our programme, we allow you to speak' and 'when I speak, you listen". Follow the story and contribute pics, memes, videos, articles, links here!
By Esther Chung — 14 Jan 2013, 04:40 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
Sharifah is a Liar, claims Bawani
KUALA LUMPUR If I were Prime Minister I would provide free education for all! This was the pledge by Universiti Utara Malaysia UUM second year law student KS
malaysiandigest.comDalam reaksi segera kepada laporan polis Bawani, Sharifah menafikan mengeluarkan kenyataan fitnah dalam temu bual beliau kepada FMT.
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“I categorically deny ever making such a gesture. Sharifah is a liar. Her statement has tarnished my name in the public. Her allegation is false and defamatory,” Bawani said.
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"Bawani showed me the middle finger and walked out of the hall alone," said Sharifah Zohra Jabeen.
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KS Bawani lodged a police report yesterday against Sharifah Zohra Jabeen for claiming that she had shown her the middle finger before walking out of a forum at the university on Dec 4.
That Effing Show takes on 'Listen Listen Listen' issue
Sharifah Zohra Jabeen memohon maaf kepada UUM diatas fenomena Listen Listen Listen yang dilakukan oleh pihak yang tidak bertanggungjawab..
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Who attacked the SW1M office?
3 NGO iaitu SAMM, Kami dan Instef menyifatkan dakwaan menceroboh pejabat Suara Wanita 1Malaysia sebagai satu fitnah.
sinarharian.com.my#SharifahZohra is now an official meme!
The video also spawned quite a few image macros on the Facebook page Malaysian Gag, depicting Sharifah with a Scumbag Hat or as the The Most Interesting Woman in the World.
#SharifahZohra will not attend forum
I have no comment on this,” the Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) law student told The Malaysian Insider.
Menurut Bawani, apa yang sedang hangat diperkatakan sekarang bukanlah perkara pokok yang perlu diselesaikan.
sinarharian.com.myBawani K.S. menolak untuk memberi komen ke atas Sharifah Zohra Jabeen — yang menolak untuk hadir ke forum malam ini,
Ema mendakwa, penganjur forum ini memutar belit fakta dengan mendakwa Sharifah Zohra hadir, sedangkan tiada kata putus dibuat.
sinarharian.com.myWhen asked why the SW1M president did not want to appear at the forum, Ema Lee said that Sharifah Zohra had already explained the reason in a video clip that was uploaded on SW1M’s Facebook page.
“Saya nak tegaskan itu tidak benar, Sharifah Zohra tidak akan datang,” kata Ema Lee apabila ditanya jika beliau akan datang untuk forum esok.
“Beliau perlu berdepan dengan masalah yang diwujudkannya. Jangan larikan diri dan perlu tampil untuk nyatakan pendiriannya,” kata presiden KIMMA.
#SharifahZohra & Bawani in a forum tomorrow!
Forum Kebebasan Akademik dan Hak Asasi ialah anjuran Solidariti Anak Muda Malaysia (SAMM).
Sharifah Zohra Jabeen is slated to share the stage tomorrow with university student Bawani KS whom she had told to “listen” at a public forum in the KLSCAH.
Sharifah apologised to UUM, forgave Bawani
“Seperti yang saya tegaskan, saya tidak minta dimaafkan dan saya juga tidak mendapat permohonan maaf daripada beliau," kata Bawani.
sinarharian.com.myAkhirnya setelah berminggu Presiden SW1M dicerca akibat menghina seorang mahasiswa .empunya badan Sharifah Zohra Jabeen memberikan kenyataan rasmi.
terbakor.com"Saya tidak meminta maaf apabila saya tidak melakukan kesalahan, dan apabila saya bercakap benar, saya tidak menarik balik," kata Sharifah Zohra dalam mesej Twitter.
sinarharian.com.myShahrifah Zohra memaafkan semua pihak!
SW1M president Sharifah Zohra Jabeen has broken her silence and appealed to Malaysians to "listen... listen... listen..." to her side of the story in her altercation with UUM undergraduate K.S. Bawani
Sharifah Zohra berkata, selain Bawani, beliau turut memaafkan kenyataan pemimpin-pemimpin politik negara yang mengutuknya dengan pelbagai dakwaan.
sinarharian.com.my“I hereby sincerely apologise to UUM for this matter was totally out of my control by way of irresponsible people turning it into a catastrophe,” she said.
“First and foremost, I forgive the young girl in the video for whatever she said and did before, during and after the forum,” said Sharifah
Public told not to blame government
Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi menegaskan, kenyataan menerusi klip video berdurasi 24 minit di internet itu tiada kaitan dengan kerajaan.
sinarharian.com.myStudent leaders ask for fair debate: #SharifahZohra vs. Bawani
I want to challenge you to an open debate, on a topic of your own choosing, a columnist Zan Azlee said.
Youth leaders are asking for a fair fight of facts over issues of academic freedom and students' rights, instead of personal attacks, between Bawani KS and Sharifah Zohra Jabeen.
Bawani is a PSM supporter
Bloggers revealed that K.S. Bawani was neither an ordinary student nor a political novice, as she was associated with PSM and had actively participated in anti-government rallies.
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#SharifahZohra says will come out with a statement soon
"... cara soalan itu dijawab juga agak keras dan agak kasar, agak kurang sesuai," kata naib cancelor UUM.
sinarharian.com.myKenyataan itu akan dikeluarkan dalam masa terdekat, namun Sharifah Zohra tidak menjelaskan butiran mengenai bila dan di mana kenyataannya itu akan dibuat.
sinarharian.com.myAmbiga impressed with Bawani KS
"I think we shouldn't overdo the criticism. Some of it is downright sexist and unnecessary. Enough has been said and I hope a lesson was learned from this," Ambiga said.
Ambiga berkata Bawani ialah seorang yang berani menyatakan pendapatnya dengan memberikan fakta dan angka, walaupun diarahkan berhenti.
Bawani KS earned high praise from Bersih 2.0 co-chairman Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan for defending the group in a verbal stand-off with Sharifah Zohra Jabeen.
What KS Bawani has to say
PAS Youth congratulated Bawani for her courage in stating her stand even when Sharifah Zohra Jabeen angrily left the stage to confront her at arm's length.
Wawancara bersama Mahasiswa yang mencetuskan fenomena listen daripada http://yoptv.tv/ untuk Perakite Daily
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What 2+2=5 and #SharifahZohra Have in Common
Made in England but set in an Iranian school, Two & Two is an allegorical tale about a teacher telling his class of young boys that what they thought was the sum of 2 + 2 is wrong
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#SharifahZohra was blackmailed, in hiding now
“The committee discussed the pros and cons, and decided that it would be best to cancel it,” the talk organiser Lina Ahmad said on the cancellation of Sharifah Zohra's talk.
Police had made recommendations to cancel the talk, after some Netizens planned to stage a protest against Sharifah outside the venue in Kuala Lumpur on Jan 26.
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SW1M mendakwa presidennya Sharifah Zohra Jabeen diperas ugut berhubung video beliau mencaci seorang pelajar universiti yang kini tersebar luas.
SW1M claims its president, Sharifah Zohra Jabeen, has gone underground since being exposed castigating a student on YouTube as she was blackmailed over the now-viral video.
Video shows that universities brainwashes students
“Ia ]listen listen listen] falsafah politik rasis dan autoritarian yang diibaratkan pemimpin berkuasa penuh terhadap rakyat,” tegas Anwar di hadapan lebih 3,000 hadirin majlis tersebut.
“Gambar yang mereka paparkan dalam forum tersebut adalah tidak munasabah,” kata Bawani dalam satu sidang media hari ini.
Bawani accused organisers of the forum at UUM of attempting to make undergraduates “stupid” by deviating from the topic with an assault on Ambiga Sreenevasan.
Penasihat program menafikan dakwaan segelintir pihak bahawa forum tersebut sebagai salah satu cara ‘brainwash’ mahasiswa.
sinarharian.com.myBawani KS said the video clip revealed to the public how state-funded universities use student forums to “brainwash” undergraduates.
Dalam kebanyakan forum, mereka memberitahu pelajar-pelajar ini bagaimana wanita perlu bertindak atau berkelakuan dan tindakan tersebut adalah salah.
Reaction Backing Up Sharifah
Presiden MBM berkata, kontroversi berkenaan adalah masalah komunikasi antara 2 individu terbabit.
sinarharian.com.myGolongan intelek dan terpelajar, hujah perlu dijawab dengan hujah, bukan dengan ‘When I speak, you listen!’.
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Dalam "post" yang berlainan, seorang lagi "admin" SW1M yang dikenali sebagai "Langsi" berkata tidak perlu memohon maaf kepada Bawani kerana dia mengganggu ucapan dalam forum tersebut.
Beliau dikatakan adalah alat kepada parti DAP dan PSM yang meracun pemikiran pelajar UUM dan ternyata pelajar UUM tidak temakan dengan dakyah sosialisnya
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Saya berada ditempat kejadian..saya yg menjadi penasihat kepada program ini..sblm menerima program ini, mmg tlh disahkn bahwa tiada timbulnye isu politik..
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SW1M releases statement
While Sharifah Zohra appears to have gone underground since the video storm started, SW1M has adopted a truculent — some say aggressive — attitude towards the entire episode.
BN politicians don't approve of Sharifah Zohra Jabeen's conduct
Gerakan Youth wants action taken against SW1M president Sharifah Zohra Jabeen for her "unacceptable" behaviour towards a UUM undergraduate during a forum recently.
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"kami (MIC) kecewa dengan Sharifah Zohra, sebagai seorang anggota panel tidak dapat mengawal keadaan secara bijaksana dan berdiplomasi"< kata Timbalan Ketua Pemuda MIC
sinarharian.com.myThe Higher Education Ministry has expressed regret over the humiliating manner to which Bawani KS was treated by Sharifah Zohra at a forum held at UUM last month.
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"Kami (MIC) kecewa dengan Sharifah Zohra, sebagai seorang anggota panel, tidak dapat mengawal keadaan secara bijaksana dan berdiplomasi," kata Timbalan Ketua Pemuda MIC.
sinarharian.com.my“Even if the speaker did not agree with Bawani, she should not have spoken down to her in such a condescending and patronising way,” said Deputy Higher Education Minister.
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"I wish to affirm that she is no longer with KIMMA. Whatever she has done and said now does not involve us or our stand,” said president of KIMMA, not specifying whether she left or was kicked out.
"Ya, kami memang tahu tentang sikap liar dan agresif Sharifah Zohra dan susah nak kawal beliau ini. Namun, beliau kini tidak berada dalam parti lagi," kata presiden KIMMA.
"We (MIC) are disappointed that Sharifah Zohra, being a panellist (of the forum), did not handle the situation diplomatically, and wisely," MIC Youth Deputy Chief said.
And on UUM issue. Please #listen to me: this Jabeen lady DOES NOT represent BN. Sekian. — Tweet by Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin
Khairy Jamaluddin juga menggunakan Twitter untuk menjarakkan diri BN dengan Sharifah selepas video tersebut tersebar luas.
UMNO members find the video embarrassing, forcing both Deputy Minister of Higher Education and the Umno Youth chief to engage in damage control.
Pictures, memes, videos
Ajukan terhadap Sharifah Zohra Jabeen telah dimuatnaik ke pelbagai laman media sosial, juga turut digunakan dalam iklan terbaru di beberapa restoran makanan sebagai satu gimik.
BN woman activist has become the latest Malaysian Internet phenomenon with her “Listen, listen, listen” diatribe after video clips of her public rebuke of a local university student went viral.
'Let Me Speak' remix by SoundCloud user.
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Reactions towards the video
like this page : http://www.facebook.com/pages/We-want-Sharifah-Zohra-Jabeen-make-a-public-apology-to-Miss-Bavani/129142660585235?group_id=0 but still, use intelligence on this issue not such emotions. if then, what differs us from her?
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My opinion about this issue...
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"I think ur president Sharifah should change her field coz she talk about animal better then she talk about democracy. hahaha.. "
yahoo.comTahniah saudari Bawani! Solidariti kami bersama kamu atas keproaktifan yang patut dicontohi oleh kami pemuda pemudi warisan Negara.
Moving Bavani's microphone is just like taking the power of voice from the people. YOU ARE NOT THE PRIME MINISTER OR DATIN ROSMAH, Sharifah. That auditorium is not your home. Don't act like a child.
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Presiden suara wanita 1Malaysia (SW1M) Syarifah Zohra Jabeen menafikan hak bersuara mahasiswa bernama Bawani untuk mengutarakan pendapat mengenai isu pendidikan percuma di forum suara mahasiswa.
Would you rather be a parrot and accept every word the "authorities" put into your mind ? Or would you stand up for what you believe in, for the country you love ?
Forum Suara Mahasiswa ' Seiringkah Mahasiswa dan Politik"
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A video of a public university forum moderator insulting a student has gained massive traction on online forums and Facebook.
yahoo.comIni lah suara wanita yang kita inginkan, tak biarkan diri dieksploitasi. Jangan biar diri diperalat. Jangan biar diri jadi alat kepada pihak tertentu. Jangan biar diri ikut sama jadi anarki.
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PEMBANGKANG! JANGAN RACUN SISWA SISWI MALAYSIA! Now, DS terbaca status FB Sharifah Zohra Jabeen Syed Shah Miskin dikatakan kolot bilamana beliau menentang Ambiga.
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Hari ini sahaja berapa ramai kenal Bawani KS? Steady Bawani. Yang paling steady ialah cameraman. Terima kasih sebab menemukan kami semua dengan Kak Pah ni.
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We Are All Bawani :D
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It's time to remove the president b/c she doesnt know anything about look east policy. Doesnt mean by looking east we would have to migrate there. Disgrace to the organizers. - Navindran
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Presiden Suara Wanita 1Malaysia itu bukan siapa. Dia bukan menteri, dia bukan pensyarah, dia orang luar. Dia datang ke kampus anda dan menghina rakan anda, dan tiada apa yang dilakukan - Hasrizal.
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Bawani KS, the girl who spoke for free education
Siapa kata Malaysia tade duit???? & Pendidikan percuma suatu yg mustahil? Berikut hanyalah sebahagian kecil punca segala masalah yang melibatkan kehilangan wang dan harta negara sejak UMNO berkuasa.
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Who is Sharifah Zohra Jabeen?
Umno leaders move to head off storm (listen listen listen)
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"Let me speak, let me speak, let me speak..."
Sharifah Zohra Jabeen is the president of Suara Wanita 1Malaysia (SW1M).
Sharifah Zohra Jabeen's Facebook page, now under attack.
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Pada 8hb Disember 2012, UUM mengadakan Forum Wanita & Politik "Seiringkah Mahasiswa & Siswi Dengan Politik" yang dianjurkan oleh SW1M.
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“Ambiga Sreenevasan yang hebat ialah pencetus anarki di Malaysia,” kata Pengerusi Suara Wanita 1Malaysia (SW1M) Sharifah Zohra Jabeen Syed Shah Miskin.