Archive for Juli, 2008

An Arab Surrealist

THE NATION (January 3, 2005)
by Robert Irwin

An Arab Surrealist
The Springs of Adonis (now also known as the River Ibrahim) run through the Byblos region of Lebanon down through steep gorges to the Mediterranean. Iron ore deposits stain its waters red at times of flood. The cult of Adonis used to be celebrated in a temple [...]

Adonis (Ali Ahmed Said) (1930- )

[This biography is written by Kamal Abu-Deeb, in J. S. Meisami & P. Starkey (eds.), Encyclopedia of Arabic literature, (Routledge, 1998).]
Syrian poet and literary critic (‘Ali Ahmad Sa’id). Born in Qassabin, Adonis studied philosophy at Damascus University and at St Joseph University in Beirut, where he [...]

Dakwah Sayap Kanan
Oleh: Zacky Khairul Umam
Banyak orang mengutuk kekerasan 1 Juni di Monas, Jakarta. Atas nama apa pun, kekerasan dilarang. Apalagi atas nama agama dan Tuhan yang disembah. Demikian halnya, doktrin amar makruf nahi munkar (memerintah yang baik dan melarang yang buruk) tidak serta-merta digunakan sebagai kilah untuk berbuat sesuatu yang merusak dan merugikan orang [...]