SUFIAH YUSOF’S CONFESSION : MELAYU UK CHALLENGES NEWS OF THE WORLD

11 April 2008

Melayu UK is very concerned with the reporting by News Of the World on 6th April 2008 which gives an impression that Sufiah Yusof, the Maths prodigy, is happy with her new job as an escort. Melayu UK rejects her confession as the true and honest story of herself. We are not disputing that Sufiah did not say what were reported. We are also not disputing the accuracy of reporting by News Of The World. What is disputed is the accuracy of the confession, which we believe was not sincere and may have been influenced by other circumstantial factors.

Melayu UK is NOT an organisation exclusive to Malaysians in the UK. Our members comprise of Malaysians, Indonesians, Singaporeans and of course British citizens. It is therefore natural for us to be concerned about matters that affect our community.

It is understandable if some people or some organisations in Malaysia or even the Malaysian government want to abandon helping Sufiah. They may have other priorities to concentrate on or because public opinion is not in favour of helping a non-Malaysian.

Assalamu alaikum,

A team of Islamic medical practitioners will be arriving in the UK sometime this month, Insha'Allah. They will be organising mobile clinics at locations throughout UK. Treatment will only be limited to those who have been affected by jinn and black magic. Question and answer sessions on sihir will be held prior to any treatment session. The discussion will include a short video footage on one of Ustaz Trimizi previous sessions, evidence of sihir in Islam, current efforts to promote Islamic medical practice to the west etc. Modern medicine do not have the answers to every disease especially those relating to "paranormal" factors.

You can also donate by paying directly into our bank account:
Bank: Lloyds TSB
Branch: Market Place Reading
Sort-code: 30-96-96
Account name: Melayu UK
Account Number: 04705677

Update 14 September 2008: We are still having a big shortfall of funding even to cover the cost of air tickets (excluding on-the-ground expenses). Please help us balance our account by donating generously. The Love Sufiah initiative is still an on-going effort.

Assalamu alaikum,

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: Charity does not in any way decrease the wealth and the servant who forgives Allah adds to his respect, and the one who shows humility Allah elevates him in the estimation (of the people). [Hadith Muslim]

We are still severely lacking fund to support our "Love Sufiah" campaign. We hope members will dig out their pockets and donate to this good cause. We have a lot of members and if every member donates £10 we will be able to do something. With the current state of donation received, there is nothing much we can do. There are times when we should be on the giving end and this is one of them.

Assalamu alaikum,

We would like people to stop referring to Sufiah Yusof as a prostitute or any terminology that will create hatred towards her. Sufiah is a person who is in great need of help. We must view her as a person in need of help, someone who did something wrong not because of her liking but because of something which is beyond her control.