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Alfani’s 2021 Reading Journey

Started with motivation to strengthen my reading games, through this platform and my new tag #mengulasbuku I attempt to keep track of my reading and challenge myself to write short review for each book I read.

Here’s the list:

1. Qur’an and Women: Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman’s Perspective by Amina Wadud

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1. Book Review: Quran and Woman

Rereading the Sacred Text from a Woman’s Perspective

Book author: Amina Wadud

The increase of discussion in gender inequality, sexism, misogyny and also common claim about Islam oppresses women tickles me so much to find out what Islam itself actually says about those. Does Islam really view women less than men? Or is it because of the misinterpretations that protractedly spread within the society?

Taking QS. Annisa : 1 as reference, Wadud brings the reader to discuss about the creation of humankind (both male and female) grammatically and conceptually, from which she extracts three terms (min (eng; from), nafs (eng; single), zawj (eng; mate, spouse)) that become her concern.

On top of that, through this book Wadud attempts to render short but bold explanations of following questions:

1. What status and role does a woman hold in the society and Islam itself?

2. Did Allah intend to create men to be spiritually, intellectually and ontologically superior than women?

3. Are child-bearing and child-care always seen as the primary function of a woman?

4. Do wives have to obey their husbands and does the Quran really allow husbands to beat them if they don’t?

5. Is polygamy truly suggested for men to gain marital harmony? Or are there other options to reach the same goal?

Her analyses are written in engaging and unprovocative language and without bringing down one gender. Citing one of her sentence “I do not hold such (anti-women) views, nor do I find support for them in the Quran.”

In short, this is an excellent book to help me understand what role I play as a woman from islamic perspective.

⭐️: 5/5

📒: for those who have interest in reading this ebook, it is purchaseable on amazon or google play book.

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Short Book Review: Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982

When I saw the title, in the first place I thought this book was going to be a biography of Kim Jiyoung, a korean woman who was born in 1982. But it is apparently not. Kim Jiyoung is a fictional character created by the author, Cho Nam-Joo, who experienced gender inequality and sexual discrimination in her childhood, in school, at university and at work and even when she decided to quit her job and be a full-time housewife and mother, summarily in all her life stages. This kind of discrimination didn’t come only from the circumstances she lived in or worked at, but also occur unconsciously in her own family.

As Kim Jiyoung’s mother found out that she was pregnant with a baby girl, her mother in-law (Kim Jiyoung’s grandmother) denoted a slight gesture of disappointment even though at the end she encouraged her daughter in-law by saying “no worry, next time will be a boy.” This indirectly led to an interpretation that being a woman means being a failure.

Though the book is written as a novella, the author also enclosed some facts related to sexual discrimination issues especially in Korea. Hence I could say this book is both fiction and non-fiction.

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Ulasan Buku Lima Sekawan Episode “Rawa Rahasia”

Selamat pagi pembaca!

          Pada kesempatan kali ini penulis akan menyampaikan sebuah ulasan buku yang akan diawali dengan novel cerita anak kesukaan penulis yaitu: “Lima Sekawan”. Novel cerita anak ini dibuat oleh seorang penulis beranam Enid Blyton. Episode yang akan diulas berjudul Rawa Rahasia.

RINGKASAN: 

Pada liburan kali ini Anne, George, Juian, Dick dan si anjing pintar Timmy memutuskan untuk berlibur ke sebuah camp berkuda. Tak disangka petualangan pun mengikuti mereka di tempat itu. Di sana mereka bertemu dengan seorang anak misterius bernama Si Ingus. Si Ingus merupakan anak dari seorang kaum kelana yang tak sengaja berkenalan dengan lima sekawan saat sedang mengobati kudanya yang terluka.

           Kaum kelana adalah kaum yang hidup berpindah dengan sebuah kereta kuda, mereka makan dan tidur di dalam kereta kuda. Sesekali mereka pergi ke kota terdekat untuk menambah perbekalan makanan dan lainnya. Sangat disayangkan karena mereka sangat bau! Entah berapa kali mereka mandi dalam setahun. Tampang mereka lusuh dan mereka berperangai buruk, tidak ramah.

           Si Ingus mengatakan kepada lima sekawan bahwa kaum kelana akan menuju ke rawa rahasia, ada hal yang akan mereka kerjakan. Lima sekawan berencana untuk ikut ke rawa rahasia menggunakan kuda-kuda dari camp. Ayah Si Ingus melarang mereka untuk ikut, ia mengancam akan mengusir bila mereka tetap memaksa untuk ikut. Tetapi Si Ingus membantu mereka. Ia meninggalkan sandi rahasia untuk lima sekawan. Ternyata ada yang disembunyikan oleh para kamu kelana! Mengapa ada cahaya terang mengitari rawa rahasia di malam hari? Akan kah lima sekawan memecahkan misteri ini?

Yap, Petualangan dimulai!

 OPINIKU:

Ini adalah salah satu cerita favoritku, cerita yang membawa kita berpetualang sambil membayangkan seperti apa rawa rahasia, sandi rahasia, keseruan-keseruan petualangan lima sekawan kala mencari sandi dan bertemu penjahat, ups, tidak ingin begitu membocorkan cerita. Intinya cerita Rawa Rahasia berhasil membuat detak jantungku berdegub lebih cepat, mataku pun ikut berlarian saat membaca bagian mereka hendak bersembunyi dan hampir tertangkap. Ayo lebih cepat lagi Ju! Dick! teriakku dalam hati, haha. Semoga berkenan membaca dan berbagi kesan denganku :)

Selamat membaca :D

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