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Book Launch: “Jalan ke Mekah” – A translation of Road to Mecca by Muhammad Asad
Date: Saturday, 2nd February 2019 Time: 730PM – 1030PM Venue: Spices, Concorde Hotel, Kuala Lumpur Launching by YB Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad Minister of Health Malaysia Special Lecture on “The Legacy of Muhammad Asad” By Dr Azzam Tamimi Director, Institute […]
Uraian Jalan ke Mekah
Buku ini memaparkan pengembaraan yang ekstensif Muhammad Asad dalam perjalanan padang pasirnya selama 23 hari ke Mekah mengharungi gurun-gurun tandus yang mahaluas al-Nufud dan Rub‘ al-Khali (Gurun Kosong) yang tak terjamah manusia, dan sebelumnya padang Esdrelon, Kush-i-Gushnegan (Pegunungan Lapar) yang […]
Uraian Jalan ke Mekah
Muhammad Asad dilahirkan sebagai Leopold Weiss pada Julai 2, 1900 di Lviv, Galicia, kini Ukraine, yang sebelum ini adalah sebahagian daripada jajahan empayar Austria. Pada tahun 1926, beliau memeluk Islam dan menjadi Muhammad Asad. Kisah tahun-tahun sebelum keIslamannya menggambarkan pengembaraan […]
Prakata Penterjemah Jalan ke Mekah
Muhammad Asad bukanlah penulis Barat pertama yang merekodkan pengamatan yang dikumpul daripada pengembaraan atau permukiman di ‘Timur’. Tapi melalui autobiografi ini, Asad menghidangkan satu pemerhatian halus dan tersendiri, bukan sahaja sebagai pelancong atau pengembara luar. Namun dia telah menjadi sebahagian […]
Prakata Jalan ke Mekah
Keindahan bahasa dalam novel oleh Muhammad Asad Mohammad Asad Leopold Weiss dilahirkan di Austria pada tahun 1900. Pada umur 22 tahun, beliau mengembara ke kawasan padang pasir gersang Timur Tengah dan selanjutnya menjadi wartawan luar negara. Setelah tegaknya negara Pakistan, […]

IRF’s Summer School for Islam and Reform 2019
BY INVITATION ONLY Date: 1st to 6th February 2019 Venue: Concorde Hotel, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur Organizer: Islamic Renaissance Front (IRF) Welcoming Remarks: Dato’ Dr. Ahmad Farouk Musa, Director, IRF Keynote Speech: YB Saari Sungib Speakers: Dr Azzam Tamimi, Institute of […]

Seminar Pemikiran Reformis – Siri XIV: Fazlur Rahman
Tarikh: Sabtu, 12 Januari 2019 Masa: 10AM – 530PM Tempat: International Institute for Civilization and Malay World (ISTAC), Bukit Tunku, Kuala Lumpur Kata alu-aluan oleh Professor Ulung Datuk Dr Osman Bakar Syaikh al-Kulliyyah, ISTAC-IIUM Panelis: Prof Dr Ahmad Syafii Maarif, Maarif Institute, […]
Reading Session on “Comparative Political Transitions between Southeast Asia and the Middle East and North Africa: Lost in Transition” with James Dorsey and Teresita Cruz-del Rosario
Date: Sunday, 23rd December 2018 Time: 430PM–7PM Venue: Graha Pemuda, Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reading-session-on-comparative-political-transitions-between-southeast-asia-and-the-middle-east-and-tickets-53797448617 In this book, James Dorsey and Teresita Cruz-del Rosario investigate the theme of global transitions with a cross-regional comparative study of two areas experiencing change over the past […]

Reading Session on “Salafism: An Intellectual Crisis of the Muslim Ummah?” with Iyad al-Baghdadi
Date: Sunday, 16th December 2018 Time: 5PM – 7PM Venue: Graha Pemuda, Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reading-session-onsalafism-an-intellectual-crisis-of-the-muslim-ummah-with-iyad-al-baghdadi-tickets-53540080823 There is a real crisis of values among Muslims today. “Islam” means very different things for different Muslims. Some Muslims can be among the most violent and […]

Should Section 377B of the Penal Code Be Repealed?
Throughout the years of political turmoil in this country, Section 377 of the Penal Code, in particular Section 377B, has been used several times most notably in the case of Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. This has led to the accusation […]

Reading Session on“Reading the Qur’an: The Contemporary Relevance of the Sacred Texts of Islam” with Dr Zaiuddin Sardar
Date: Sunday, 9th December 2018 Time: 7PM – 10PM Venue: Graha Pemuda, Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reading-session-onreading-the-quran-the-contemporary-relevance-of-the-sacred-texts-of-islam-with-dr-tickets-53286591630 Few books have had a more profound impact on human history than the Qur’an. It shapes the beliefs, lives and behaviour of over 1.5 billion Muslims, who […]

Reading Session on “Reading the Qur’an in the 21st Century: A Contextualist Approach” with Prof Abdullah Saeed
Date: Friday, 30th November 2018 Time: 7PM – 10PM Venue: Graha Pemuda, Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur Register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reading-session-on-reading-the-quran-in-the-21st-century-a-contextualist-approach-with-prof-tickets-53045379157 Reading the Qur’an in the Twenty-First Century considers the development of Qur’anic interpretation and highlights modern debates around new approaches to interpretation. It explores how Muslims from […]

Forum: “Islam di Nusantara: Ke Arah Mana Kita?”
Tarikh: Sabtu, 24 November 2018 Masa: 2PM-530PM Tempat: Spices, Concorde Hotel, Kuala Lumpur Daftar di: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/forum-islam-di-nusantara-ke-arah-mana-kita-tickets-52806489632 Panelis: Dr Syafiq Hasyim Prof Harlina Halizah Siraj Dr Danial Mohd Yusof Ustaz Abu Hafiz Salleh Hudin Moderator: Dato’ Dr Ahmad Farouk Musa Anjuran: Islamic Renaissance Front […]

Bedah Buku “Islam Nusantara Dalam Konteks: Dari Multikulturalisma Hingga Radikalisme” bersama Dr Syafiq Hasyim
Tarikh: Jumaat, 23 November 2018 Jam: 7PM-10PM Tempat: Graha Pemuda, Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur Daftar di: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bedah-buku-islam-nusantara-dalam-konteks-dari-multikulturalisma-hingga-radikalisme-bersama-dr-tickets-52807442482 Buku “Islam Nusantara dalam Konteks” merupakan respon terhadap orang-orang yang mempertanyakan teori daripada konsep Islam Nusantara. Sehingga nantinya konsep Islam Nusantara memiliki ‘pijakan’ […]

Bedah Buku: “Pertelingkahan Politik dalam Kalangan Para Sahabat” – الخلافات السياسية بين الصحابة
Tarikh:Ahad, 18 November 2018 Masa:11AM – 1PM Tempat:Graha Pemuda, Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur Pembentang: Thufail Sayuti Daftar di: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bedah-buku-pertelingkahan-politik-dalam-kalangan-para-sahabat–tickets-52522029805 Pertelingkahan Politik dalam Kalangan Para Sahabat الخلافات السياسية بين الصحابة Dr. Mohamed El-Moctar Shinqiti Pertikaian dan konflik politik yang berlaku di kalangan para […]

THE GOVERNMENT MUST IMMEDIATELY RATIFY THE ICERD FOR A PEACEFUL SOCIETY
We from the Islamic Renaissance Front (IRF) pay our undivided attention to the ratification of the ICERD (International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination) which recently has become a polemical issue in our society. In sum, […]

Reading Session on “The Impossible State” with Hazman Baharom (Part III)
Tarikh: Sabtu, 3 November 2018 Masa: 3AM – 5PM Tempat: Graha Pemuda, Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur Daftar: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reading-session-on-the-impossible-state-with-hazman-baharom-part-iii-tickets-52121958180 The Impossible State: Islam, Politics, and Modernity’s Moral Predicament Wael B. Hallaq The Impossible State– Bhg 3 Sesi ketiga ini akan membahaskan bab 6 dan 7, […]

KERAJAAN PERLU SEGERA MERATIFIKASI ICERD DEMI KEHARMONIAN MASYARAKAT || 31 Oktober, 2018
Kenyataan Media KERAJAAN PERLU SEGERA MERATIFIKASI ICERD DEMI KEHARMONIAN MASYARAKAT || 31 Oktober, 2018 Kami daripada Islamic Renaissance Front (IRF) memberi perhatian terhadap isu ratifikasi ICERD (International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination) yang sedang hangat […]

Reading Session on “The Impossible State” with Hazman Baharom (Part II)
Tarikh: Ahad, 21 Oktober 2018 Masa: 11AM – 1PM Tempat: Graha Pemuda, Sri Hartamas, Kuala Lumpur Daftar: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reading-session-on-the-impossible-state-with-hazman-baharom-part-ii-tickets-51499600692 The Impossible State: Islam, Politics, and Modernity’s Moral Predicament Wael B. Hallaq The Impossible State– Bhg 2 Projek negara Islam zaman moden merupakan satu usaha yang dilakukan […]

BFM Interview – Anwar: ‘Beware the Super Liberal’
Transcript – BFM Interview – Anwar: ‘Beware the Super Liberal’ – 27 September 2018 PKR president-elect Anwar Ibrahim is urging people to fight against the demanding group of “super liberals.” Produced by: Loo Juosie Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn (“Lynn”), […]