Monthly Archives: June 2008

Pesan Mohamad untuk Shihab dan Ba’asyir

TEMPO Edisi. 17/XXXVII/16 - 22 Juni 2008
Catatan Pinggir
Indonesia
Di luar sel kantor Kepolisian Daerah Jakarta Raya itu sebuah statemen dimaklumkan pada pertengahan Juni yang panas: ”SBY Pengecut!”
Yang membacakannya Abu Bakar Ba’asyir, disebut sebagai ”Amir” Majelis Mujahidin Indonesia, yang pernah dihukum karena terlibat aksi terorisme. Yang bikin statemen Rizieq Shihab, Ketua Front Pembela Islam, yang sedang dalam […]

Politics of Islamization in Indonesia (1)

previously published in The Jakarta Post, 6 June 2008
note: parts of the original manuscript have been cut; for a copy of the original, click here
When governments try to look more Islamic
Ariel Heryanto
The use and abuse of Islamic politics by the Soeharto government (1966-1998) and his immediate successor in transition, BJ Habibie (1998-1999), have […]

Politics of Islamization in Indonesia (2)

previously published in The Jakarta Post, 7 June 2008
see also translations in Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Dutch, Korea, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Russian, and Portuguese
notes: (1) the original title as submitted to the publisher reads “Islamist Parties try to look less Islamist”; (2) parts of the original manuscript have been cut; for a copy […]

Berita tentang FPI

from The Jakarta Post
•FPI members roam freely despite long record of attacks, brutality >
•Commentary: FPI acts are a blessing in disguise for SBY, police >
•Government slammed for inaction against FPI >
•Mounting pressure to ‘freeze’ FPI

from Tempointeraktif
•Koran Tempo Akan Diserbu >
•51 Anggota FPI Ditangkap Polisi >
•Habib Rizieq Ditangkap >
•Polisi Jemput Anggota FPI Pembawa Senjata Tajam […]

Oey Hay Djoen (1929-2008) oleh Hilmar Farid

17 Mei 2008 pagi hari. Telepon berdering. Oom Oey – demikian saya memanggil Oey Hay Djoen – menyapa. Ia memang sering telepon, setidaknya sebulan sekali, membahas pekerjaan yang kami tangani bersama atau tukar pendapat tentang bermacam hal. Kali ini ia menelepon untuk menanyakan tentang acara diskusi buku John Roosa, Dalih Pembunuhan […]

Dari Muslim Pemikir Menjadi Serdadu Tuhan?

dikutip dari Koran Tempo, 3 Juni 2008
Otto Syamsuddin Ishak
Peneliti senior Imparsial
Pada awal dasawarsa 1980-an, terjadi kebangkitan kaum muslim di Indonesia, khususnya yang berpusat di Jawa. Dinamika itu, jika dihitung sejak kebangkitannya, kini telah masuk dasawarsa ketiga. Masing-masing dasawarsa itu melahirkan model gerakan yang berbasis pada agama dengan karakteristik tersendiri. […]

Politics Meets Pop Culture In Indonesia

“Politics Meets Pop Culture In Indonesia” a podcast conversation with two of several authors of a newly published book Popular Culture in Indonesia; Fluid Identities in Post-Authoritarian Politics (A. Heryanto, ed., Routledge 2008). The podcast is available for playback online, or download and save in your computer or mp3 player. A transcript in pdf and […]

“Bahasa Kita”

“Bahasa Kita” is a nice website for students of Indonesian
Bahasa Kita is an Indonesian language practical learning site for people who wants to learn the difference between the daily spoken Bahasa Indonesia and the one learned at schools or courses. And also for people who wants to know the difference between the spoken and […]