"Writing to preserve memory." Dzikra Yuhasyra is a Junior Agricultural Economist and Food Policy Researcher dedicated to creating sustainable agri-food systems. He holds a B.Eng in Agricultural Engineering (ITB '13) and a Master of Agricultural Economics (UNPAD '23). He is an Indonesian lifelong learner and passionate blogger! Discover more at dzikraecommerce.my.id, blogs.unpad.ac.id/dzikrayuhasyra, and dzikrayuhasyra.wordpress.com. Enjoy!
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Gerokgak, Buleleng. Salah satu perbenihan Kerapu terbesar di Indonesia dan Asia. Mungkin di tempat
lain, pemandangan yang sama jadi salah satu alasan kenapa Ismail Marzuki
mengaransemen “Rayuan Pulau Kelapa” sekhidmat itu. Indonesia itu
Kaya.
"Turning my back on Malcolm was one of the mistakes that I regret most in
my life. I wish I’d been able to tell Malcolm I was sorry, that he was right
about so many things. But he was killed before I got the chance. He was a visionary
ahead of us all….I might never have become a Muslim if it hadn’t been for
Malcolm. If I could go back and do it over again, I would never have turned my
back on him."
"Allah is the Greatest, I'm just the Greatest Boxer." -Muhammad Ali
"We declare our right on this earth to be a man, to be
a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a
human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we intend to
bring into existence by any means necessary."
Rabbi Michael Lerner delivered a powerful eulogy for boxing
legend Muhammad Ali at his funeral on Friday.
He told the thousands who had gathered at Ali’s funeral in Kentucky that
American Jews will not “tolerate” anyone “putting down Muslims and blaming
Muslims for a few people”.
In the highly political speech, Rabbi Lerner said that he was speaking as a
representative of American Jews.
"If Muhammad Ali were here today, I'm sure his message would be this:
Don't waste your time on this planet fighting the small battles - put your life
energies and money into fundamental systemic transformation,"
said Lerner, who is also a political activist and editor of the Jewish
magazine Tikkun.
Rabbi Lerner also showed love to Palestinians by calling on the US government
to stand up against the oppression Palestinians face from the Israel
government.
Lerner said that what made Ali a hero was his courage to stand up to the
"immoral" war in Vietnam by proclaiming himself a conscientious
objector. Lerner was an anti-war activist along with Ali,
who refused to serve in the US army and was immediately stripped of
his heavyweight title in 1967.
"Knowing he would lose his title, knowing he would face the racism of
American society that would be heaped upon him for saying no to the crazy war
in Vietnam," Ali said no to the war, Lerner said.
"He spoke truth to power - we must speak truth to power," he added.
He said: “We today stand in solidarity with the Islamic community, in this
country and all around the world.”
He added: “We will not tolerate politicians, or anyone else, putting down
Muslims and blaming Muslims for a few people."
“We know what it’s like to be demeaned."
“We know what it’s like to have a few people who act against the highest
visions of our traditions to then be identified as the value of the entire
tradition.”
His comments received a standing ovation, with loud cheers from those in
attendance.
The rabbi also took aim at “racist police and racist judges”, who he said
imprison African Americans for offences that “white people get away with all
the time”.
He then had a message for the next US president, saying that “she” should seek
a constitutional amendment on how election campaigns are funded.
His suggestion that the next president will be female - and therefore Democrat
nominee Hillary Clinton - received rapturous applause and laughter from the
crowd.
Former US president, Bill Clinton, was caught on camera smiling as he spoke to
actor Billy Crystal during the ceremony.
To honor Ali, he said:
"Tell the leaders of Turkey to stop bombing and murdering their Kurd
minority. Tell the US to stop sending military supplies to Saudi Arabia, which
is the sponsor of some of the most hate-filled teachings in the Islamic world
and is one of the most repressive regimes on the face of the earth."
He ended by affirming his "commitment to the well-being of all Muslims on
this planet, as well as all people of all faiths and secular humanists."
Said Lerner:
"We Jews, as well as our non-Jewish allies in all religions and secular
humanists, wish to pay honor to the Muslims of the world as they continue today
the fast of Ramadan, and join with them in mourning the loss and celebrating
the life of Muhammad Ali, a great fighter for justice and peace."
