Perry Ismangil

The charity where I am the trustee is accepting Qurbani to Indonesia.

The process is fully online, with all major credit and debit cards accepted.

Qurbani should be performed by all Muslims with means. So even if you are not going to offer it with PortalInfaq UK, just do it with whoever you are comfortable with.

Check the header image on Sita’s musings. Cool, innit? Of course I would say so since two of the kids there are mine

The picture was taken during a holiday in Bali (highly recommended place to visit, by the way). We were waiting to board the Discovery submarine (yes, it’s a real submarine — small and electric, but real!).

Extreme cold made Britain uninhabitable for thousands of years

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Megaflood ‘made Island Britain’

For us Indonesians, even today it is uninhabitable!

I am selling this shirt as surplus, bought two turn out only needed one.

Just bought from official merchandise stall in Manchester 7/7/07

Never worn or washed

Navy cotton polo shirt with walking men emb design on front

Plain on back

Size L (40-42″ chest)

Check out the list price on the official store (and they’re out of stock for size L at time of listing anyway)

No reserve

Genesis Walking Men Polo 2007 Turn It On Again Tour on eBay Artists Groups, Music Memorabilia, Music

Defense attorneys for a Muttontown couple accused of enslaving two Indonesian women they hired as housekeepers filed a court brief late yesterday arguing that one of the women, who officials said had been tortured, had most likely inflicted the wounds on herself.

‘Slave’ suspects: Woman hurt self - Newsday.com

So here we have some explanation, by the defense, of how “Jane Doe 1″ (one of the Indonesian woman allegedly enslaved and tortured by the defendants) got her injuries:

• She hurt herself,
• And there’s another person, from Jakarta (that’s the capital city of Indonesia), which we didn’t know about until now.

All allegations are denied by the defendants, and the pre-trial hearings continue.

Almost to the day, 20 years after I watched Genesis live in Wembley, here I am again, in the middle of a Genesis concert!

Again from PACER, I got the schedule for the trial:

• Defendants shall file their motions by July 10, 2007
• Govt’s response by July 30, 2007
• Reply by August, 2007.
• Tentative oral argument date set for August 10, 2007.
• Trial date set for September 10, 2007.

Courtesy of PACER, I have learned that the Sabhnani couple, charged with several counts of federal felony statutes, has been denied bail. The judge said that they were a significant flight risk, therefore various proposals for house arrest were rejected (the prosecution has always maintained that no bail should be given). You can read in full the Sabhnani Detention Order.

I must admit I am very impressed by the swift and firm US justice system. Of course we all hear how good law and order in the US, but to see it in action (and not just through TV shows ) is something else.

The affluent Muttontown couple accused of enslaving two Indonesian women will have to wait at least until Monday to determine whether a federal judge will release them on bail to home detention.

Source: No bail yet for couple accused in slave case - Newsday.com

I keep following with interest this case, and being curious how much I can get access to details, I tried to see whether you can see court documents on the web.

Enter PACER. You have to pay if you access scanned documents, but they won’t start charging until you reach US$10, and at 8 cents a page, that will be quite a lot of pages…

Federal prosecutors charged a wealthy Long Island couple on Tuesday with keeping two Indonesian domestic workers as virtual prisoners in their home for more than five years under conditions they called “modern-day slavery,” beating one severely and paying them very little.

Source: Couple Held Two Servants Captive for Years, U.S. Says - New York Times

Caught this story making the headlines in Indonesia (Bahasa Indonesia version: Dua Pembantu Asal Indonesia Disiksa Majikan di New York). It is very good to know that the “Law and Order” in New York works very swiftly indeed.

The case comes to light in Sunday morning and by Tuesday the couple were already arrested and charged under federal law (which from my little understanding of U.S legal system is very serious indeed).

I wonder if the arresting detective sounds anything like Detective Briscoe? (I know, I know, this is not a homicide).