The list of books banned by Internal Security Ministry (KKDN or Kementerian Keselamatan Dalam Negeri) as reported by national news agency Bernama today (15 June 2006)
1. The Bargaining for Israel: In the Shadow of Armageddon authored by Mona Johulan and published by Bridge-Logos Publishers, United States (USA).
2. Islam (Mathew S Gordon, Oxford University Press (OUP))
3. Lifting the Veil (Trudie Crawford, Apple of Gold,United States)
4. A Fundamental Fear of Eurocentrism and the Emergence of Islamism (Bobby S Sayyid, Zed Books Ltd, United Kingdom (UK))
5. Islam Revealed - A Christian Arab's View of Islam (Dr Anis A Shorrosh, Thomas Nelson Publishers, USA)
6. What Everyone Needs to Know About Islam (John L Esposito, OUP)
7. Mini Skirts Mothers & Muslims (Christine Mallouhi, publisher not available)
8. The Battle for God Fundamentalism in Judaism, Christianity and Islam (Karen Armstrong, Harper Collins, UK)
9. Kundalini For Beginners (Ravindra Kumar, Health Harmony, B Jain Publishers (P) Ltd, India)
10. Sacred Books of the East (Epiphanius Wilson, J-Jeiley Asian Educational Services, India)
11. Sharing Your Faith with A Muslim (Akbidayah Akbar Abdul-Haqq, Bethany House Publishers, USA)
12. Cults, World Religions and The Occult (Kenneth Bon, Chariot Victor Publishings, UK)
13. Petua dan Doa Pendinding, Penawar, Penyembuh Penyakit (Awang Mohd Yahya, Unsie Publisher, Kuala Lumpur)
14. Hakikat & Hikmah 7 Hari Dalam Seminggu (Abu Nashr Al-Hamdanly, Pustaka Ilmi, Batu Caves, Selangor)
15. Pemuda Bani Tamim Perintis Jalan Imam Mahdi (Abu Muhammad, Penerbit Giliran Timor)
16. Kontroversi Hukum Hudud (Kassim Ahmad, Forum Iqra Berhad, Penang)
17. Risalah No.2 Dilema Umat Islam-Antara Hadis dan Quran (Kassim Ahmad, Forum Iqra Berhad, Penang)
18. Siri 7 Amalan-Amalan Bid'ah Pada Bulan Syaban (Ustaz Rasul bin Dahri, Percetakan Putrajaya Sdn Bhd)
SIS is very honoured to have two distinguished guests, Mr. Adnan Huskic from Bosnia and Ms Gulmina Bilal from Pakistan, who are visiting Malaysia in the upcoming week. Both guests will be giving a talk about their experiences in their respective home countries and the :
Details of the Study Session:
Title : Bosnia - A Muslim Community in the West
Speaker : Mr. Adnan Huskic
Title : Women Political Empowerment: Lessons From Pakistan
Speaker : Ms Gulmina Bilal
Date : 16 June 2006 (Friday)
Time : 8.00 – 10.30 pm
Venue : SIS Office
No. 25, Jalan 5/31,46000 Petaling Jaya,Selangor.
GULMINA BILAL is a political analyst with a particular focus on women political empowerment. She would sketch out the Pakistani experience of women legislators in a conservative Islamic country from which its lessons can be drawn in relation to Malaysia. She has written several books including : "Lessons of the Local Bodies Elections 2005 of Pakistan" and "Women Parliamentarians: Swimming Against the Tides".
ADNAN HUSKIC will be talking about the Bosnian experience as being a Muslim community in the Western hemisphere.
We would really appreciate it if you could confirm your attendance by 15th June 2006. Pls contact Nurul or Syuhada at 03 7960 6121 or reply to nurul@sistersinislam.org.my . If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to call us.
In recent months, a range of cultural and social "conflicts' have emerged in Malaysia. While many of these "skirmishes" involving censoring and censorship have been in the field of the arts and culture, others have involved issues of law, human rights and the Constitution. Some conflicts, like that of the parliamentary Back-Benchers Club, have been played out at the heart of Government.
Are these separate events connected and do they, as some suggested, signal a deeper crisis? Or do the challenges to the dominant narratives of national identity and to hitherto 'accepted' forms of governance (such as authoritarian paternalism and moral policing) signal a maturing public eager to reclaim their sovereignty?
Indonesian writer Goenawan Mohamad and artist-activist Chumpon Apisuk from Thailand together with intellectuals and arts practitioners from around the region and beyond, will begin a vital dialogue on the issue of culture and crisis.
This forum is in part the outcome of a roundtable discussion, to be held during the preceding two days, delving into the question of "art and crisis". During the roundtable, participants will have been discussing what practical steps can be taken by artists and writers within the region to prepare for the crises that periodically erupt when artworks or their interpretations come into tension with vested social, political or religious interests.
This forum should be of interest to artists, social activists and concerned citizens.
By invitation. Please call Kakiseni at 03-74934240 to register.
Last minute registration can also take place at the door.
Sponsoring organizations:
The Substation (Singapore)
kakiseni.com
Valentine Willie Fine Art
Actor's Studio Bangsar
Presented in connection with 'Performing Rights': The 12th Annual
Conference of Performance Studies international (PSi),15-18 June,
In case you are wondering why haven't I been updating my personal blog for so long, it's because there is some technical problems between Blogger and my host server. Arrgghh. I have no idea when this is going to be resolved.
We need your help in raising funds for our friends in devastated Jogjakarta – the KUNCI Cultural Studies Centre and the Anak Wayang Indonesia (AWI) child-friendly community centre. These groups were part of the Asian Youth Artsmall exchange and network in KL in December 2005 – an event that brought together Asian artists-activists that work with youth communities.
The Anak Wayang Indonesia office was destroyed by the earthquake on Saturday 27 May, while KUNCI is trying to organize supplies for children in 3 kampungs that they work with. AWI and KUNCI are working together to firstly attend to the immediate material needs of the children, and later on to attend to the psychological, post-trauma conditions experienced by the children through their arts programs.
As medicine and relief supplies are being serviced by larger relief organizations (and may take some time to arrive and reach the grassroots), we are trying to help these two groups directly by sending money to them. They will then use the money to buy supplies from Yogya as well as neighbouring towns and cities (Solo, Semarang etc).
I reproduce here the SMS from Antariksa, a founder member of KUNCI:
"SOS. We need: food, medicine, water, tent, mat and blanket supply for the children in 3 kampongs. Send to Sangar Watu Lunyu, Jl Jangalan 67 Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
For financial donations: Name of bank: Bank NISP Address of bank: Jl. Kaliurang Place: Yogyakarta Country: Indonesia IBAN and account no.: 231-130-70000-5 Swift code: NISP IDJA Name account holder: Tri Kurniawati or Antariksa"
We have also enquired what Telegraphic Transfer (TT) costs are among some Malaysian banks, and list them out here for your convenience. Please note that Indonesian banks will also charge a minimum of 30,000 rupiah, but this is waived if you use Western Union.
Maybank Standard TT charge RM27, takes 2 working days, processing fee in Indonesia min 30,000 rupiah (BNI).
RHB Western Union transfer charge USD5-8 (depending on amount), instant transfer, no other charges Standard TT charge RM25, 3 working days, processing fee in Indonesia varies.
Public Bank Standard TT charge RM30, 2-3 working days, processing fee in Indonesia varies.
We hope that you will be able to help out with this small contribution by sending financial donations directly to the account above.
For further information/details/updates of KUNCI and AWI's work in Yogya, please contact:
Mark Teh 012-2073744 / mark.teh at gmail dot com Fahmi Fadzil 012-2811150 / Fahmi.fadzil at gmail dot com
KUNCI (www.kunci.or.id) works for critical thought on cultural issues through research on cultural studies and holding activities on popular education for the society, and youth empowerment.
Anak Wayang Indonesia (www.anakwayangindonesia.org) is a non-governmental organization that works in child rights awareness and child and youth-friendly community programmes.
