The Jakarta Post, November
06, 2008
Anand Krishna, View Point: In search of 'the
leader'
Several weeks ago I was in
Singapore attending a high-profile book launch. The author,
Prof. Joyce Lebra, is an American in her early 80s, but far
younger in energy, spirit and vigor. She writes about India
and Japan with unparalleled passion. Perhaps it was this
passion which caught the attention of the President of
Singapore, S.R. Nathan, who graced the occasion.
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The Jakarta Post, October
22, 2008
Anand Krishna, "Valuable
lessons to learn now from the Sudan conflict"
Sudan would have been long
forgotten by the so-called civilized world had it not been
for the conflict in Darfur. Sometime back, while
participating in a conference overseas, I had the
opportunity to meet with a western professor recruited by
the United Nations to help in the conflict resolution in
Darfur. The professor, an expert on Sudanese affairs, was at
a complete loss, "The people fighting in Darfur are all
Muslims, belonging to one and the same sect."
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The Jakarta Post,
September
25, 2008
Anand Krishna, "Time
for the moderates to get off the fence"
Sam Harris, the author of The
End of Faith, warns us against the moderates, and I totally
agree with him. The moderates live in a state of limbo. They
are neither here nor there. They have problems deciding what
is right and what is not.
Look at the moderates in our own country. They are part of
the good-for-nothing “silent majority”. On a recent radio
program, senior lawyer Adnan Buyung Nasution regretted their
indifference towards the current state of affairs.
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The Jakarta Post,
August 25, 2008
Anand Krishna, "Sufi
solutions to world problems"
This was the title of my
paper prepared for the Conference on Sufi Movements in
Contemporary Islam, held in Singapore on Aug. 14 and 15,
2008, under the auspices of the National University of
Singapore and the independent Institute of Southeast Asian
Studies.
Along with the writer, Indonesia was represented by Prof.
Azyumardi Azra, one of our prominent scholars. The
organizers clearly took great pains to ensure that all the
five continents were represented by scholars, professors and
renowned thinkers of world.
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Press Release:
A MESSAGE OF PEACE AND
APPEAL FOR PRAYERS FOR WORLD PEACE AND THE BALI BOMBERS
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• A Desperate Call for Help
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• Comments from
The World in response to Violation in The Name of Religion
on June 1, 2008 in Monas, Jakarta (Indonesia)
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Anand
Krishna:
Ministers support FPI
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Christ of Kashmiris by Anand Krishna
This book is about the Ever-Living
Jesus and His Gospel for Modern Man and Woman.
Jesus not only lived in India, but also shed His mortal body
there to attain to Immortality.
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What's in a
name?
Anand Krishna,
The Jakarta Post, Mon,
06/23/2008 10:36 AM | Opinion
There are people who think and
feel little about the name given them by their parents, and
there are others who hold their names in high esteem. To "what's
in a name", some would argue that, "it's my name at stake".
There are people who name their children following the latest
trend. No wonder there are so many Toms, Dicks and Harrys among
us. At the same time, there are parents who meditate deeply
before naming their children.
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Letter: Radicals
gain more energy
The Jakarta Post,Thu,
06/19/2008 9:58 AM | Reader's Forum
In recent years, Muslim radicals
here have gained more power and energy, largely due to the
weakness of our state. Our present government is backed by
several parties and many of them are clearly in favor of those
radicals.
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Indonesia, the
Ahmadiyya and radical Islam
June 18th, 2008
Radical Islam in Indonesia is on
the march, and the religious pluralism enshrined in the
doctrine of Pancasila is coming under direct attack. Last week
the Indonesian government has issued a joint ministerial
decree telling the heretical Muslim Ahmadiyya movement to
’stop spreading interpretations and activities’ which deviate
from orthodox Islam. That decree has implications [...]
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Victims fear FPI attack
might be eclipsed by Ahmadiyah issue
The Jakarta Post, Denpasar | Sat, 06/14/2008 11:07 AM |
Victims of the June 1 National
Monument (Monas) attack have said demands for the Ahmadiyah sect
to be banned are part of a systematic attempt to deflect public
attention away from the violence that took place.
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Get well soon, FPI and other parties
Anand Krishna,
thejakartapost.com -
June 05, 2008
June 1, 2008,
will be remembered as a black day in the history of Indonesian
democracy. A group of people from different walks of life --
Balinese Hindus, Javanese Catholics, Sumatran Protestants,
Buddhists and Confucianists from Celebes and Muslims from all
over Indonesia were beaten up by radicals.
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Hard-liners
ambush Monas rally
thejakartapost.com - Mon,
06/02/2008 - 10:20 AM
Members of the Islamic Defenders
Front (FPI) attacked activists at the National Monument (Monas)
in Central Jakarta on Sunday afternoon, leaving 34 injured.
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National
Integration Movement (NIM) Bali condemns FPI’s brutal violence
on Pancasila Commemoration Day 1 June 2008
National
Integration Movement (NIM) Bali hereby strongly condemns the
inhumane assault launched by Front Pembela Islam (FPI/Islam
Defender Forum) towards the National Alliance for Freedom of
Religion and Belief (Aliansi Kebangsaan untuk Kebebasan Beragama
dan Berkeyakinan – AKKBB) on the Pancasila Commemoration Day, 1
June 2008.
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The Jakarta Post,
May 31, 2008
How to save the nation
In the special National
Awakening Day issue of this paper (May 19), Perbanas
director Harinowo challenged us to ask whether our souls and
our beings were still capable of "dreaming", while India,
China and even Brazil are already realizing their dreams.
Harinowo is an economist, and he knows well where we and
this nation stand on this point. On Wednesday, this
newspaper quoted President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as
complaining that he had several sleepless nights in the last
several weeks before he eventually announced the fuel prices
hike.
This is a real tragedy.
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Others:
- Indonesian awakening still in
the making
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Ayat-Ayat Cinta, Ahmadiyah and Pancasila
- Pluralism is not a solution;
think altruism, volunteerism
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Uncivilized persecution in a 'civilized'
world
- Indonesia's stand on Wilders' 'Fitna'
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Indonesia, Tibet and the secret of 'terima kasih'
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CALIFORNIA,
O MY CALIFORNIA! –
by Anand Krishna
“Jewel of the United States of America, nay,
of Americas” – that was the thought that came to my mind as
I left Los Angeles’ International Airport driving through
Malibu on my way to Ojai…. I saw and felt in California, in
the beautiful valley of Ojai and the Santa Barbara Riviera –
the presence of Higher Spiritual Energies. In some I saw it
fully manifest, in others manifesting. Beautiful!
But, just a month later, a month after I left Los Angeles –
I hear about the devastating fires in Malibu…..
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The United States government
announced today (October 11, 2007) that Bali’s Ngurah Rai
International Airport in Denpasar, Indonesia meets
international aviation security standards.
This decision is based on Transportation Security
Administration (TSA) assessments.
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60th
Annual DPI/NGO Conference Declaration: Climate Change Threats - An
NGO Framework for Action.
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After
attending the 60th Annual UN Department of Public
Information (UNDPI) Conference from 5-7 September 2007 about the
Climate Change, Anand Krishna visited Ojai in the state of
California. The meeting at Ojai was attended by more than 80
people, some of them coming from Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and
other cities around Ojai.
Following up
the meeting, the Declaration of California-Bali Friendship
Association was signed.
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On September
27th, 2007, a press conference was held in the Governor
Office of Bali to discuss about the results of UNDPI conference as
well as the petition and declaration of California-Bali Friendship
Association.
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National Integration
Movement (NIM), under the auspice of Anand Ashram, was
appointed as a committee to hold a commemoration of
peace at the former Bali bomb site in Kuta. The theme
was "From Bali Building A Word Anew with Peace, Love and
Harmony" and the event was conducted on 12 October 2007.
So far, NIM has actively campaigned for
the switch of paradigm of the Ground Zero into Ground
for Peace, Love and Harmony.
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The
campaign is held every Saturday evening (5:45-6:15pm) by
singing peaceful songs and chanting the prayers of all
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I
perceive this latest book by Anand Krishna as one of the
best writings on Indonesia. The book also reconfirms his
commitment to the cause of Bali, and Indonesia. I extend him
my good wishes and gratitude.
(Kesuma
Kelakan, ST.,M.Si., - Vice Governor of Bali)
"Saving Bali" is one of the
article in the book of VOICE OF INDONESIA, Click
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