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Hati Seorang HAMKA

Dari hati ke hati
Hamka, Yousran Rusydi,
Islam and politics
2002
322

Sociopolitical and religious issues in Indonesia; collected articles.

Siapa yang tak kenal buya HAMKA, ulama’ Minang dari tanah seberang. Namun, beliau tidak sunyi daripada dugaan yang merintangi perjalanan dakwahnya. Difitnah dan ditahan di bawah regim Orde Lama Soekarno, perselisihan beliau dengan Sahibus Samahah Mufti Johor Dato’ Syed Alwi Bin Tahir al-Haddad mewarnai sejarah hidupnya.

Dari Hati Ke Hati merupakan koleksi kolum tulisannya dalam majalah Panji Masyarakat dari tahun 1967 hingga tahun 1981. Meletakkan Islam sebagai dasar dan maksud penulisannya, beliau berjaya mengupas pelbagai isu yang menyelubungi masyarakat Indonesia seawal zaman pra-kemerdekaan  Indonesia hingga tertubuhnya Orde Baru di tangan Jeneral Suharto. Sayangnya tiada catatan khusus mengenai tarikh rencana-rencana tersebut ditulis dan diterbitkan yang boleh memberi gambaran dan kemudahan buat pembaca yang berminat dengan sejarah negara serumpun tersebut.

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My Review on ‘Jo’s Boys’

Jo's Boys
Louisa May Alcott
2005

Written by Xuelin Yeong

Considering the fact that one of Fakhruddin’s previous post was about technology versus books, I guess I will start my post from that point.

Well, I am technically more of a bookworm than a techno geek. But technology turned out to be a help rather than a hindrance in my hobby. Having acquired a new handphone I was eager to explore its functions, and by chance, stumbled upon an application which allowed me to download and read certain e-books. From then on, I was often seen with my handphone in hand, and my eyes glued tight to the screen, much to the bewilderment of my classmates, who thought that I was busy messaging some mysterious personnel.

The books made available by the application are somewhat limited. Or, to be more exact, not all the books available were free; the most popular titles came with a fixed price. But the classics were free, and pretty soon my virtual bookshelf was filled with my favourite titles such as ‘Anne of Green Gables’, ‘Rilla of Ingleside’, ‘Pride and Prejudice’, even ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and most recently, the ‘Little Women’ series by Louisa May Alcott.

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