Terhenyak diriku mendengar kalimat Pri GS dalam program refleksi di Smart FM semalam.. Ciri-ciri orang besar adalah SIBUK mengurus kepentingan ORANG LAIN.. kalimat itu begitu menghujam di benakku. Adakah manusia-manusia berjiwa besar di zaman seperti ini? Kuharap.. Allahumma’jalnaa min ‘ahlillkhoir.. Khoirunnasi llazii ‘anfa’uhum linnaas..
Yup! I’ve made a simple proposal about the Santripreneurs, hopefully it can be started next semester in Darunnajah, if it’s approved of course..
It was very exciting moment for me. I thought it wasn’t since US Embassy has a long collaboration with the pesantren for so many visits. But this time, I admit this one is different. He’s Harry G Harris, entrepreneur and the president of Health Care of California (www.healhtcal.com). We had very interesting conversation about entrepreneurship. He’s
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Sebuah kritik yang mungkin bisa kita ambil sebagai cermin.. oleh Nasrulloh Afandi imageAkhir-akhir ini, para kiai pengasuh pondok pesantren–selanjutnya disebut kiai pesantren–, tidak lagi menyatu denganmasyarakat, “sengaja” jaga jarak, tidak mau tau terhadap aktivitaskeagamaan masyarakat sekitarnya(di luar pesantren), terlena denganinstitusi pesantren yang “dikuasainya” saja. Resikonya, kiai pesantren bukan lagi dari dan untuk(tumpuan pokok)masyarakat, terang-terangan “mencampakkan”
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I met one of my Chevening friends yesterday in Plaza Semanggi. It was lunch time n I miss that Bebek Peking in one of Chinese muslim restaurant in Bristol. Rice Bowl was our choice then. It was my fifth time to go to Mall since the last six months. Sitting there in one of the
Perasaan gamang yang hinggap dikepalaku begitu mengusikku sehari kemarin ketika aku mendapati kenyataan bahwa aku duduk sebagai seorang interpreter dari Irshad Manji, pengarang buku “the trouble with Islam Today” di acara launching buku terjemahannya “Beriman Tanpa Rasa Takut” di Perpustakaan Nasional. Kenyataan minor pertama adalah bahwa aku bukanlah seorang interpreter yang baik. Aku mungkin telah
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Last night was interesting night of my big family and a good example of how traditional pesantren inner environment face typical regeneration problem. As been recognized from time to time, regeneration (Kaderisasi) is always be a major problem for any family type organization. Many examples of how this kind of problem could bring the pesantren
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Lately, it has been a very hectic month for me. To explore something new is intriguing, yet it’s exhausting. Magazine publishing is something I never imagine to come into and this IS the real test case for my entrepreneurial knowledge application. One of the hardest responsibilities of mine is to choose the Manager, in this
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Just forwarding the information, perhaps some are interested.. note one of the speakers in the seminar is not graduated yet, :p Saturday-Sunday, 15 – 16 March 2008 1200 – 1900Asean Room, Sultan Hotel, Jakarta Tuesday, 18 March 20081200 – 1900Berlian Room, Holiday Inn Bandung Participating university:Aston University, University of St Andrews, University of Brighton, Aberdeen
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