Category: Resensi
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Tentang Intelektual: Mencicip Makna
Senaskhah buku tulisan Allahyarham Prof. Dr. Syed Hussein Alatas menjadi bahan diskusi. Beliau memilih pendapat Roberto Michels mengenai definisi intelektual, iaitu ‘persons possesing knowledge, or in a narrow sense, those whose judgement, based on reflection and knowledge, derives less directly and exclusively from sensory perception than in case of non-intellectuals’. Dalam kata lain, sosok intelektual ini boleh dikenal pasti daripada ciri-ciri seperti: Datang dari pelbagai kelas atau golongan dengan bilangan yang berbeza; Mereka sama ada menyokong atau menentang pelbagai gerakan budaya atau politik; Pekerjaan mereka secara keseluruhannya pelbagai, seperti penulis, pensyarah, penyair, wartawan dan lain-lain; Adakalanya mereka menjarakkan diri mereka…
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What I Believe…(For Malaysians)
Actually I started to know Tariq Ramadan since he visited UIAM last year and became eager to having one of his writing. After searching through the reviews on the Net, I decided to begin with “What I Believe“. Some of us may find problem in his definition of secularism and syariah. He is quite lenient when defining secularism, where I suspect cause criticism towards him from Islamic world itself. Contrary to majority of Muslim believe, he proposed that syariah is ‘The Way’ not ‘The Law’. Since my copy is not with me when I write this review, I choose not to…
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