My First Lesson On Democracy
I have been an enthusiastic observer of the American Presidential Election recently. Last year, when he declared his intention in contesting for the Presidential Nomination, Barack Obama has been...
View ArticleGifts From Pak Din
Din Merican presented me two books on the South American revolutionary icon, Che Guevara recently. One of them that I have finished reading is Cuba: By Korda, an overview of Korda’s extraordinary...
View ArticleReading: One Way In Improving My Language
Frankly, the desire to establish this blog is nothing more than to force myself to write and share my thoughts in English. Besides that, one of my foreign friends from the Philippines whom I met in...
View ArticleA Little Girl With A Wooden Doll
This potrait of a little girl, hugging a wooden doll was recorded 50 years ago by Alberto Korda, the famous photographer who was also known for his greatest masterpiece; the classical potrait of Che...
View Article10 Years After Reformasi
After almost 10 years ago, the call for reformasi (reform) can still be heard from the streets and fields of Kuala Lumpur. Indonesia, our nusantara neighbor, did succeed in this reform movement....
View ArticleIblis and Racism
And behold, We said to the angels: “Bow down to Adam” and they bowed down. Not so Iblis (Satan): he refused and was haughty; he was of those who reject Faith. (Al-Baqarah: 34) Behold! We said to the...
View ArticleBook Banning: Another Project By Islam Hadhari!
The book titled Islam & Pluralisme that I read last year was recently banned by the Ministry of Internal Security (KKDN). This includes ten other books; eight of them were published in English....
View ArticleThe Malays Need New Hope
There is one similarity between the Malays and the Jews, id est both races were nostalgic. Glories of the Malacca’s Malay sultanate and the history of ancient Malay empire were taught as a compulsory...
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