…that is how we maintain the biased-term “hardliner”: prejudice followed by police negligence, then the magic snow ball of news magnitude
I imagine an automated action of a reporter, publishing the previously written draft, adding date-time, probably photo. Predictable reaction
Gender bill under review, Ford funded queer film screened nationwide, & Irshad Manji visit. Test-the-water is vain knowing its surface
“Betawi Cuex Bershalawat” tagline on billboard with habib photos. I thought “cuek” was complete ignorance in negative sense. Or isn’t it?
Seorang teman menyitir riwayat Bukhari, “Tidaklah seorang penguasa …mati dalam keadaan menipu rakyatnya…” Sangat berseberangan rupanya
Bismar Siregar, a spiritually accomplish yet eloquent figure, former Supreme Court justice, passed away. Innalillahi (1928 – 2012)
“Tidak akan beruntung seseorang yang darinya tercium aroma ambisi terhadap jabatan & kekuasaan” ~Yahya ibn Mu’adz ar-Razi ↬ @salimafillah
“I studied adab for 30 years & I studied knowledge for 20 years” ~Ibn al-Mubarak http://j.mp/HqnSnM
“Termasuk kerendahan hati adalah; meninggikan diri & menunjukkan rasa tak membutuhkan di depan penguasa angkuh” ~Ibn al-Mubarak [↬ Salim AF]
Devoutness. Farhadi didn’t shake hands with Madonna when she presented him Golden Globe award, nor with Sandra Bullock at the Oscars