Today, in Malaysians kini, I read of a young lady, Norashikin Ahmad, with the guts to reveal her love for animals such as dogs despite being in a religion that does not favour its members being near them, more so if there is any touching.. For her, love overcomes all barriers. She certainly has my greatest admiration. Even when she is ostracized by the member of the mosque near her home, she continues with what she loves best. That is something very few humans in this world have the courage to carry on. She certainly has a heart of gold, one of God's most beautiful creations!
All the photographs below are copied from Malaysians kini. The article comes from its writer, Annabelle Lee.
MALAYSIANS KINI
Norashikin Ahmad, 24, has been rescuing dogs and cats ever since 2014
when she got her first job. She houses 120 cats and 50 dogs in a
purpose-built shelter next to her home in Alor Gajah, Malacca. On top of
running the shelter, she works full-time, helps out with her mother’s
food business and has to travel to the mosque in the next village to
pray as she is not welcome at the one right outside her house.
We
first meet Shikin (as she is commonly known) at the Alor Gajah morning
market where she works at her mother’s food stall on Sundays.
After the market, we follow her to a small village off the main road.
There are several buildings on her property but none that look, or
smell, like an animal shelter.
Shiro, a tiny scrappy-looking shih tzu, straggles out to greet us.
Shikin throws Shiro a rubber ball as she points to a maroon-coloured building in front of us, “that’s my shelter!” .
