Category: Resensi
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Letters of a Javanese Princess – Thoughts Before Reading
Sejarah. While some students may view it as their favourite subject, others may loathe it to such an extent that they cower with fear when that name is mentioned, and openly express their distaste for the subject. I, for one, alternated between feelings love and hate while trying to cram the facts and dates into my over-saturated brain, and was somewhat glad to fling it aside once SPM was over. Yet, throughout the days that followed, some facts remained stuck in my head, including the names of several famous personnels. One such personnel was an Indonesian feminist, a daughter of Javanese nobility-Raden…
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Hati Seorang HAMKA
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…
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