In the second week of May I had my first visit to Tasmania. Sponsored by School of Asian Languages and Studies (University of Tasmania) chaired by Associate Professor Pam Allen, my visit was primarily to participate in a seminar that the school held on 8 May 2007 on Launceston campus. Dr Dirk Tomsa was the main organiser behind this event. Both Dirk and Pam gave their separate but related papers, followed by me and Professor Barbara Hatley. The overall theme of the seminar is “Democracy and Islam Do Go Together: Indonesia Ten Years after the Fall of Suharto”.
I enjoyed the company of Yanti, my wife, in this trip. As expected, Tasmania is a remarkably beautiful place on earth. I was glad I extended my stay and had the slow and lazy stroll around Launceston. I took literally hundreds of photos, but none is able to capture the beauty of the place.
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Hello Ariel,
It was great to have you over in Tassie. Thanks for coming and helping make the event a success. I’m also pleased to hear that you liked the place. Tassie may be small, but it’s always worth a visit.
Best,
Dirk
We were honoured that you and Yanti came to contribute to our panel, Ariel, and as always your comments were insightful and provocative.
I think Amir Taheri’s article is really instructive - it should be read widely by those who fear the rise of Islamism in our near north.
Halo, pak Ariel saya Vinsensius Sitepu dari P2KM (Pusat Pengkajian Komunikas Massa) Universitas Sumatera Utara. Majalah Kajian Media Dictum yang akan kami terbitkan edisi ke-5 hendak memuat sosok dan pemikiran Ariel Heryanto. Tetapi kami sulit mendapatkan biografi lengkap mengenai bapak. Bolehkah kami mendapatkan langsung dari Bapak?
terima kasih
salam
vinsen