Jürgen Todenhöfer: Potret Buruk Islam – Sepuluh Tesis Anti Kebencian

Merobek Potret Hitam Islam (10 Tesis Anti Kebencian)

SUMBER: http://media.kompasiana.com/buku/

Oleh Sultan Haidar Shamlan *

Hampir tiap hari kita mendengar analisis, ungkapan, kesimpulan, persepsi-persepsi dari ilmuwan, cendekiawan dan politikus Barat tentang Islam. Dari kacamata Barat, diingkari atau tidak, citra Islam terasosiasi tidak baik. Jarang, ada seseorang yang mampu menggambarkan dialektika dunia Barat dan dunia Islam, tanpa terjebak di lubang prasangka, curiga, sinisme, atau kebencian.

Dan puji Tuhan. Tidak seperti yang lain, seorang politikus dari partai CDU (Kristen-Demokrat) yang pernah 18 tahun duduk di parlemen Jerman, Jürgen Todenhöfer, telah membaca Quran. Juga tidak seperti yang lain, ia telah menghabiskan bertahun-tahun hidupnya pada banyak perjalanan di dunia islam: Irak, Iran, Libya, Sudan sampai Afghanistan.

Setelah membaca, mengamati dan berpikir, Todenhöfer menulis. Hasilnya: sebuah buku “Feinbild Islam – Zehn Thesen gegen Hass” (Potret Buruk Islam – Sepuluh Tesis Anti Kebencian”), yang terbit di akhir tahun 2011.

Obama should apologize to Iran

Obama should apologize to Iran

SOURCE: http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com

It seems odd that President Obama is willing to apologize for American actions in so many instances, but not for the actual violation of an internationally-recognized border by the United States in the conduct of an espionage operation. An American drone touched down 140 miles inside Iranian territory, and the White House is refusing to apologize for our aerial invasion.

The drone crash is an open and shut case: there is nothing the RQ-170 could have been doing other than collecting intelligence. We have lots of good reasons to be collecting intelligence inside Iran; but our government committed an act of espionage, intruding clandestinely into another country, something that is illegal although widely practiced.

The president looks foolish calling for Iran to return the drone while petulantly refusing to explain our actions that resulted in being caught en flagrante delicto committing espionage. Especially given our outrage a few months ago when the U.S. traced to Iran’s Qu’uds force a bungled plot to assassinate the Saudi ambassador in Washington.

Fakta Pahit yang Harus Ditelan Amerika Pasca Perampasan RQ170

Fakta Pahit yang Harus Ditelan Amerika Pasca Perampasan RQ170

SUMBER: Irib

Perang elektronik Iran dan Amerika Serikat dalam kasus perampasan pesawat pengintai tanpa awak Amerika Serikat,

berakhir dengan kemenangan Republik Islam Iran. Ini membuktikan bahwa peringatan para pejabat keamanan dan militer Iran kepada musuh, serius, faktual, dan tidak dapat dianggap remeh.

Pekan lalu, pesawat pengintai RQ170, atau Sentinel, atau yang disebut dengan Beast of Kandahar, terperangkap dalam jebakan sistem pertahanan elektronik udara Angkatan Bersenjata Republik Islam Iran. Kontrol pesawat tersebut berhasil direbut dari tangan militer Amerika Serikat dan sukses didaratkan dengan tingkat kerusakan minimum.

Yusril: Kekayaan Sby Rp 9 Milyar, Biaya Pesta Kawinan Anak Rp 12 Milyar

Yusril: Harta Presiden SBY Sedikit Sekali

SUMBER: Kompas

PANGKAL PINANG, KOMPAS.com- Yusril Ihza Mahendra secara terbuka menyindir Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Sindiran terutama pada laporan kekayaan Yudhoyono.

Yusril mengatakan, laporan zakat SBY hanya Rp 24 juta. Pembayaran zakat sejumlah itu menunjukkan SBY hanya punya sedikit kekayaan untuk ukuran Presiden.

“Kawan pernah memberi tahu saya, laporan kekayaan SBY hanya Rp 9 miliar,” ujarnya, Minggu (11/12/2011) di Pangkal Pinang, Provinsi Kepulauan Bangka Belitung.

Indonesia Vs Malaysia: Bukan Hanya Bola

Indonesia Vs Malaysia: Bukan Hanya Bola

SUMBER: http://syafiqb.com

Kekalahan tim Garuda dari Malaysia pada SEA Games ke-26 mengingatkan kita pada berbagai persaingan antara Indonesia dan Negeri Jiran itu.

Belum lama berselang, masih hangat dalam ingatan kita, muncul isu soal bergesernya garis batas negara kita di Kalimantan. Kemudian juga masalah TKI, dan kasus Sipadan dan Ligitan tempo hari.

Bukan hanya itu. Lomba antar-tetangga itu berada dalam berbagai sektor. Dalam urusan seni dan budaya harus diakui Indonesia unggul, sehingga kita sewot saat Malaysia mengklaim hak cipta hasil karya orang Indonesia. Namun di bidang kesehatan, pariwisata dan pendidikan, jiran yang satu ini jauh meninggalkan kita. Mari kita jenguk.

Mahfud MD: Lima Presiden Tak Mampu Berantas Korupsi

Mahfud MD: Lima Presiden Tak Mampu Berantas Korupsi

SUMBER: Indo Pos

Mahfud MD saat Deklarasi Birokrasi Bersih di UI

DEPOK-Ketua Mahkamah Konstitusi (MK) Mahfud MD pesimis penuntasan pemberantasan korupsi di Indonesia. Menurut dia, hingga saat hal tersebut hanya menjadi wacana dan teori. Bahkan, setelah kepemimpinan lima presiden pun tak juga terbukti mampu menghapuskan korupsi di Indonesia. ’’Banyak orang berbicara hapus korupsi, dan itu hanya teorinya.

Sekarang itu kuncinya bertindak, bukan teori. Jujur saja, saya malu bicara masalah birokrasi dan korupsi seperti ini. Karena, lima Presiden saja tidak mampu menghapuskannya,’’ terang Mahfud di dalam acara Deklarasi Nasional Birokrasi Bersih dan Melayani di Balai Sidang Universitas Indonesia (UI), Depok, kemarin. Mahfud mengungkapkan, hingga saat ini juga banyak orang yang selalu aktif menyuarakan antikorupsi dan secara tegas memberikan opini dan solusi penghapusan korupsi.

UN, IAEA, IMF: instruments of US imperialism

UN, IAEA, IMF: instruments of US imperialism

SOURCE: Crescent Magazine

There are a host of organizations — the United Nations (UN) with its Security Council, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) — that are touted as world bodies whose function is to maintain peace, security and stability — financial and nuclear — in the world. The UN and IMF were created around the time of World War II. The UN with the Security Council, was meant to preserve Western domination of global politics; the IMF is the financial arm while the IAEA, established in 1957 is supposed to provide safety and security, promote science and technology and provide safeguards and verification for nuclear material.

Lies and innuendos fill IAEA report on Iran

Lies and innuendos fill IAEA report on Iran

SOURCE: Crescent Magazine

By Zafar Bangash

Weeks before the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report was released on November 8, Western media outlets had already worked themselves into frenzy, drum-beating about how Iran would be found in “violation” of its nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) obligations by secretly diverting material to make the bomb. Western journalists, further tarnishing their already jaded image, not to mention suffering from a huge credibility gap, tried to outdo each other by trotting out the most ludicrous claims about what Iran was doing and how the IAEA report would provide “convincing proof” that it was making the bomb.

Censorship at the National Press Club

Censorship at the National Press Club

SUMBER: www.jacksonprogressive.com

By Russell Mokhiber and Robert Weissman

June 22, 2001

Henry Kissinger came to the National Press Club here in Washington, D.C. last night to give a talk, sell his latest book, Does America Need a Foreign Policy? and take questions from an audience of about 300 people.

We weren’t as interested in the talk or the book as much as the question period. We figured, correctly as it turned out, that Henry hadn’t change over the years — his unspoken theory of foreign policy was still the same: the corporate state — including his client corporations — should dictate the country’s foreign policy. As usual, his words barely masked that reality.

Journalist Questions Legitimacy of Saudi Regime, Is Suspended from National Press Club

Journalist Questions Legitimacy of Saudi Regime, Is Suspended from National Press Club

SOURCE: http://husseini.posterous.com

On [Nov. 15] I went to a news conference at  the National Press Club, where I am a member, titled “His Royal Highness Prince Turki al-Faisal al-Sa’ud of Saudi Arabia.” I asked a tough question at the news conference — a question that dealt with the very legitimacy of the Saudi regime. Before the end of the day, I’d received a letter informing me that I was suspended from the National Press Club “due to your conduct at a news conference.” The letter, signed by the executive director of the Club, William McCarren, accused me of violating rules prohibiting “boisterous and unseemly conduct or language.” After several days of efforts, I’ve been able to obtain video of the news conference. The video shows that I did not engage in any “boisterous and unseemly conduct or language.”

Hipokrasi kebebasan Pers Amerika: Kritis kepada Pangeran Saudi, Jurnalis AS Diskors

Kritis kepada Pangeran Saudi, Jurnalis AS Diskors

SUMBER: Blog Alternatif

KLUB jurnalis Amerika Serikat (AS) terkemuka, The National Press Club, kembali menunjukkan standa ganda. Pada 15 Nopember, klub itu menskors jurnalis Sam Husseini karena bertanya kritis kepada Pangeran Turki al-Faisal al-Saudi dari Arab Saudi. Surat penskorsan, yang ditandatangani direktur eksekutif William McCarren, menuding Husseini telah melakukan “perbuatan atau bahasa tak pantas” dalam acara konferensi pers yang menghadirkan Pangeran Turki di “First Amendment Lounge”, Washington, D.C., Senin (15/11).

Nasib Sartono, Pencipta Lagu Hymne Guru yang Hidup Tanpa Tanda Jasa

Nasib Sartono, Pencipta Lagu Hymne Guru yang Hidup Tanpa Tanda Jasa

SUMBER: Irib Indonesia

Siapa yang tak kenal lagu ini lirik hymne guru berjudul “Pahlawan Tanpa Tanda Jasa”? Masih terngiang betapa di era 1980-an, lagu ini sangat sering dinyanyikan di sekolah-sekolah. Sebab setiap upacara bendera pada hari Senin, lagu ini selalu dinyanyikan.

Istilah “pahlawan tanpa tanda jasa” bahkan kemudian menjadi ikon yang disematkan kepada para guru. Siapa sangka bila “sang pahlawan” yang tanpa tanda jasa itu sejatinya dialami si pencipta lagu tersebut. Ya, Sartono, pencipta lagu yang juga guru itu di masa senjanya hidup dalam kesederhanaan. Laki- laki asal Madiun yang genap berusia 72 tahun, 29 Mei ini, tinggal rumah sederhana di Jalan Halmahera 98, Madiun.

Life for Saudi women is a constant state of contradiction, by Saudi Women’s Blogger

Life for Saudi women is a constant state of contradiction, by Saudi Women’s Blogger

SOURCE: http://saudiwoman.me

By Eman Al Nafjan

What’s it like being a Saudi woman? A common question I’ve come to expect from outsiders – even fellow Arabs. The restrictiveness of the guardianship system, gender segregation and a persistently sexist culture add up to create an exotic and mysterious lifestyle that is difficult to not only explain but also to comprehend.

How do you explain the ingrained paradox of the driving ban on women? The point of the ban is that women avoid situations that lead to them mixing with and meeting men. However, the ban then leads to the necessity of hiring a strange man and getting into the car with him on a daily basis.

Saudi’s Ministry of Justice takes offence by Saudi Women’s Blogger

Ministry of Justice takes offence

SOURCE: http://saudiwoman.me

By Eman Al Nafjan

The ministry of justice was provoked this week by an outspoken piece by Dr. Badriya Al Bishr to issue a statement to the same newspaper where Al Bishr’s piece was published. Al Bishr criticized the white washing of the Saudi justice system that took place at the International Association of Lawyers 55^th Congress in Miami. There, the minister of Justice, prof. Mohammed Al Eissa gave a talk on the justice system in Saudi Arabia. According to local papers his talk mostly constituted a presentation on how wonderful and just the Saudi justice system. The papers reported that among other things he stated that the Saudi justice system does not discriminate between men and women when it comes to rights and obligations. The audacity of making such a statement at an international conference by no less than the minister of justice himself seriously makes me wonder if this whole thing is all my head. Did I imagine that a few weeks ago a Saudi woman was sentenced to ten lashes for driving her own car and that only a pardon from the king spared her the punishment? Is Najla Hariri’s upcoming trial for driving her car a figment of my imagination? How about that the ministry of justice refuses to issue licenses to women to practice law and won’t even recognize the title of lawyer for women who have obtained licenses abroad, did that change overnight?

Wawancara Mahfud Md.: Jual-Beli Pasal di DPR

Wawancara Mahfud Md.: Jual-Beli Pasal di DPR

SUMBER: Tempo

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Blak-blakan soal jual-beli pasal di Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat, Ketua Mahkamah Konstitusi Mahfud Md. diserang balik politikus Senayan. Mahfud dituntut menunjukkan bukti-buktinya. “Masak harus membuktikan bukti atas bukti,” kata Mahfud ketika ditemui Tempo di kantornya, Senin, 21 November 2011. “Itu kan omong kosong.”

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