Writers as Public Intellectual

Writers as Public Intellectual

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“MENULIS UNTUK
KEABADIAN”

Pramoedya
Ananta Toer

Post-truth Post-secularism Post- Post-capitalism
cosmopolitanism

Post-Islamism Post-materialism Post-liberalism Post-nationalism

A WAKE-UP CALL FOR HIGHER
EDUCATION
Online education projected to
reach USD350bn by 2025

WEIRD World- Westernised, Economic-Centric, Industrial-Led,
Reputation-Obsessed and Dehumanising

Fundamental Functions
of a University

Intellectual
Educational
Social

Change is inevitable

“Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they (first) change what is in themselves.” (Qur’an 13: 11).

Insanity Is Doing the Same Thing Over and Over Again and Expecting Different Results (Albert Einstein)

THE NEW HIJRAH OF MUSLIM UMMAH

1970s: imagining and expecting the advent of the
15th century of Hijrah (21st November 1979) the
Awakening and Revival of Muslim Ummah.

15th century

16th Century

The real awakening of Muslim Ummah (28 November
2076).

The old narrative can be
changed, redirected and
thwarted by RIGHT MINDSET
and WORLDVIEW, ACTIONS IN
THE PRESENT, SENSIBLE
POLICIES AND NEW CULTURE

Intellectual
Reform

"Muslim civilisation's accent was not because
of the challenge of a geographical or climatic
factor as suggested in Toynbee's theory or the

dual factors of economics and means of
production in the theory of Marx. Instead, it
was born at the instant the SPIRIT DESCENDED
IN GHAR HIRA". Malek Bennabi (The Conditions

of the Renaissance).

The ink of the scholars is weighed on
Judgment Day and the blood of the
martyrs, and the ink of the scholars
outweighs the blood of the martyrs.

Al-Jāmi' as Saghīr, Hadith 14582

The beginning of WRITING was also the beginning of ‘CIVILISATION’.
The history of civilisation has acknowledged the fact that we learned
mathematics and astronomy, the science of logic, philosophy, arts
and culture and administrative organisation from different

civilisations through WRITING.

Nalanda Qarawiyin Bologna Paris Harvard

History of 737AD 970AD 1096AD 1209AD
Universities
427AD 859AD 1088AD 1160AD 1636AD

Zaytuna Al-Azhar Oxford Cambridge



Public Intellectual and
Thought Leaders

• An intellectual's mission in life is to
advance human freedom and knowledge.
• Balancing the private and the public
• The ideal must have relevance for
society.
• Writers and thinkers who address a
general public and educated audience.



Scholarly/Academic Book Non-scholarly/Popular Book

Purpose •To share with other scholars the results of primary •To entertain or inform in a broad, general
Author research & experiments. sense.

•A respected scholar or researcher in the field; an •A journalist or feature writer; names not
expert in the topic; names are always noted. always noted.

Publisher •A university press; a professional association or •A commercial publisher.
known (independent) scholarly publisher.

Intended •Other scholars or researchers in the field, or those •General public.
audience interested in the topic at a research level.

Style •Language is formal and technical; usually contains •Language is casual. Few, if any, technical terms
discipline-specific jargon. are used (and if they are, they are usually
defined).

References •References are always cited and expected; text •Very uncommon; text may contain referrals to
often contains footnotes. "a study published at..." or "researchers have
found that..." with no other details.









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The New Public
Intellectual

• Public intellectuals
must adapt to short
news cycles, short
attention spans, new
economic models and
a flood of competing
commentary and
information.

Jika ingin menjadi penulis,
pertama sekali kena

membaca, kedua membaca,
ketiga membaca, keempat
membaca dan kelima baru

menulis.
(A. Samad Said, Sasterawan

Negara.

Thinking
Framework in

Writing

Points to Ponder as a Writer

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Understanding the Message of Understanding the Nature of the Understanding How to Respond
Islam Modern World and the reality in to the Modern World and reality
life in life
• Islam, The Noble Quran And Hadith,
Revelation And The Meaning Of Religion, • Religion In The Modern West, Modern • The heart of an Islamic response to the
God Man And The Universe-Questions Of Western Philosophy And Schools Of modem world consists, in the religious,
Eschatology, The Shari’ah , Islamic Thought, Modern Science And spiritual and intellectual aspects of
Spirituality And Thought, Islamic Science, Technology, Political, Social And human life. The response to challenges
Literature And The Arts, The Islamic Economic Life Of The Modern World, to Islam must be based on the most
World In Modern Times Modern Education- Its History, Theories universal and encompassing all teachings
And Philosophies, Art In The Modern of Islam To learn more about our own
West, The Modern Lifestyle intellectual tradition.