Re: [wanita-muslimah] Ramin Jahanbegloo: Beyond the clash of intolerances

2006-06-04 Terurut Topik jano ko



Ay kita dialog and curhat, ogut setuju banget, 
 
 The world is diverse and it is important to respect
diversity. But neither international laws nor
international institutions are sufficient to ensure
peace and dialogue in our contemporary world. We need
to cultivate a dialogical co-existence, which is only
possible when there is interest in listening and
understanding the other side's point of view, and
respect for that which it holds as vital to its
cultural identity. 
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 Jano ko nimbrung =
 
 Saya kira sangat mudah sekali bagi umat Islam untuk ikut berpartisipasi dalam dialog antar bangsa ini.
 Umat Islam sudah punya modal besar untuk dialog antar bangsa tersebut, Al Qur'an sendiri sudah memuat tentang hal tersebut 1400 tahun yang lalu.
 
 Al Qur'an : 
 
 [44.32] Dan sesungguhnya telah Kami pilih mereka dengan pengetahuan (Kami) atas bangsa-bangsa
 
 
 [49.13] Hai manusia, sesungguhnya Kami menciptakan kamu dari seorang laki-laki dan seorang perempuan dan menjadikan kamu berbangsa-bangsa dan bersuku-suku supaya kamu saling kenal mengenal. Sesungguhnya orang yang paling mulia di antara kamu di sisi Allah ialah orang yang paling bertakwa di antara kamu.Sesungguhnya Allah Maha Mengetahui lagi Maha Mengenal
 
 Wassalam
 
 
 

avatari2006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2006-05-19-jahanbegloo-en.html#

Ramin Jahanbegloo
Beyond the clash of intolerances

Today, we are not experiencing a clash of
civilizations, but a clash of intolerances, writes
Ramin Jahanbegloo. We must encourage opposing forces
to adhere to values of moderation, tolerance, and
non-violence, claims the Teheran academic and
philosopher, who is currently under arrest in Iran.

This text was read by the author at the conference
Beyond Orientalism and Occidentalism, organized by
Reset-Dialogues on Civilizations and held in Cairo on
4-6 March 2006. 

Ramin Jahanbegloo was arrested at the Tehran airport
on or around Friday 28 April 2006 as he was leaving
for an international conference on Iran in Brussels.
After several days silence, the Iranian authorities
announced Jahanbegloo's incarceration in the notorious
Evin prison on 3 May 2006. Eurozine has joined its
partners Esprit and Reset, in addition to numerous
international organizations, in demanding his
immediate release.

---
The dialogue of civilizations has become one of the
keywords in the global discourse on issues of cultural
globalization and international conflict resolution.
However, the disappearance of traditional stereotypes
that existed along the ideological lines of the Cold
War era has given birth to a new confrontational
scheme, which is visible under the idea of clash of
civilizations. This new form of ideological friction
may well turn into a real and serious conflict,
particularly when acts of violence are given a
religious dimension, thus potentially triggering a
sequence of events that may elude political
rationality. Ever since the conflict between the
Achaemenid Empire of Persia and the city-states of
Ancient Greece, clashes between civilizations has been
a major and very familiar theme of world history. If,
however, the energy released when two cultures clash
could be channelled in the right direction, contact
between two different cultures could provide a golden
opportunity for the birth of constructive
self-reflection. People would be able to examine their
own cultural framework in the light of a different
one, and if such an experiment succeeds, not only will
conflict be avoided, but also an opportunity will be
created to broaden a culture's intellectual horizons.

In fact, it is not that hard to find examples in
history of the way in which a clash of civilizations
has led to dialogue on a higher level. The example and
paradigm of Al-Andalus is particularly relevant
concerning the dialogue among cultures. What was
remarkable about religious and cultural life in
Islamic Spain is that in their intense and rich
dialogue, Jews, Christians and Muslims were not aiming
at converting one another to their respective faiths
so much as trying to deepen their understanding and
convince themselves of the truth of their own beliefs.
I think we all agree that at the core of the Cordoba
experience is to be found not intolerance but an
aspiration to the universal and a respect for
diversity. While Europe was darkened at sunset,
Cordoba, the seat of the Muslim Moorish Empire in
Spain, was lit by street lamps. Europeans bathed in
streams and lakes; the citizens of Cordoba had over a
thousand baths. Europe was covered with vermin; people
in Muslim Spain changed their undergarments daily.
Europeans walked in mud; Cordoba's streets were paved.
Europe's palaces had smoke holes in the ceiling;
Cordoba's arabesque architecture was exquisite.

When Europe's nobility could not sign its name,
Cordoba's children went to school. When Europe's monks
could not read the baptismal service, Cordoba's
teachers created a library with over two 

[wanita-muslimah] Ramin Jahanbegloo: Beyond the clash of intolerances

2006-06-03 Terurut Topik avatari2006



http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2006-05-19-jahanbegloo-en.html#

Ramin Jahanbegloo
Beyond the clash of intolerances

Today, we are not experiencing a clash of
civilizations, but a clash of intolerances, writes
Ramin Jahanbegloo. We must encourage opposing forces
to adhere to values of moderation, tolerance, and
non-violence, claims the Teheran academic and
philosopher, who is currently under arrest in Iran.

This text was read by the author at the conference
Beyond Orientalism and Occidentalism, organized by
Reset-Dialogues on Civilizations and held in Cairo on
4-6 March 2006. 

Ramin Jahanbegloo was arrested at the Tehran airport
on or around Friday 28 April 2006 as he was leaving
for an international conference on Iran in Brussels.
After several days silence, the Iranian authorities
announced Jahanbegloo's incarceration in the notorious
Evin prison on 3 May 2006. Eurozine has joined its
partners Esprit and Reset, in addition to numerous
international organizations, in demanding his
immediate release.

---
The dialogue of civilizations has become one of the
keywords in the global discourse on issues of cultural
globalization and international conflict resolution.
However, the disappearance of traditional stereotypes
that existed along the ideological lines of the Cold
War era has given birth to a new confrontational
scheme, which is visible under the idea of clash of
civilizations. This new form of ideological friction
may well turn into a real and serious conflict,
particularly when acts of violence are given a
religious dimension, thus potentially triggering a
sequence of events that may elude political
rationality. Ever since the conflict between the
Achaemenid Empire of Persia and the city-states of
Ancient Greece, clashes between civilizations has been
a major and very familiar theme of world history. If,
however, the energy released when two cultures clash
could be channelled in the right direction, contact
between two different cultures could provide a golden
opportunity for the birth of constructive
self-reflection. People would be able to examine their
own cultural framework in the light of a different
one, and if such an experiment succeeds, not only will
conflict be avoided, but also an opportunity will be
created to broaden a culture's intellectual horizons.

In fact, it is not that hard to find examples in
history of the way in which a clash of civilizations
has led to dialogue on a higher level. The example and
paradigm of Al-Andalus is particularly relevant
concerning the dialogue among cultures. What was
remarkable about religious and cultural life in
Islamic Spain is that in their intense and rich
dialogue, Jews, Christians and Muslims were not aiming
at converting one another to their respective faiths
so much as trying to deepen their understanding and
convince themselves of the truth of their own beliefs.
I think we all agree that at the core of the Cordoba
experience is to be found not intolerance but an
aspiration to the universal and a respect for
diversity. While Europe was darkened at sunset,
Cordoba, the seat of the Muslim Moorish Empire in
Spain, was lit by street lamps. Europeans bathed in
streams and lakes; the citizens of Cordoba had over a
thousand baths. Europe was covered with vermin; people
in Muslim Spain changed their undergarments daily.
Europeans walked in mud; Cordoba's streets were paved.
Europe's palaces had smoke holes in the ceiling;
Cordoba's arabesque architecture was exquisite.

When Europe's nobility could not sign its name,
Cordoba's children went to school. When Europe's monks
could not read the baptismal service, Cordoba's
teachers created a library with over two million books
on every subject of human life. This is a small page
of European history which European scholars choose to
either ignore completely or mention fleetingly in
their history books. In this modern age of Western
global dominance, we often hear how civilized,
democratic, humane, tolerant, and enlightened Europe
is and has been compared to barbaric, primitive,
violent, and Middle Aged thinking, Muslims. Throughout
the Middle Ages, Jews and Muslims borrowed a great
deal from each other in the areas of philosophy,
science, mysticism, and law. For example, Maimonides
was deeply influenced by our Muslim philosophers,
while many in the Islamic world to this day read
Maimonides as an Arab thinker. One outstanding example
of religious cooperation was the mosque of Cordoba,
which was used on Fridays for prayers by Muslims, on
Saturdays by the Jewish community, and on Sundays by
the Christians. That was truly an open society,
created by an atmosphere of togetherness no matter
what religion people had. In Muslim Spain, for a
period of almost eight hundred years, a society
existed in which Muslims, Jews and Christians lived
together in peaceful co-existence, sharing knowledge,
culture and understanding. 

One of the fundamental problems frequently encountered
in a dialogue situation is the