tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657728136314254606.post7257978516314324017..comments2024-03-06T07:46:43.147-06:00Comments on Muhammadiyah Studies: Muhammadiyah and Fatwā on the Indonesian Communist PartyNajib Burhanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11408309979390297973noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657728136314254606.post-88649322602186745072011-07-21T10:14:05.365-05:002011-07-21T10:14:05.365-05:00The CIA, if they involved, could not work alone. A...The CIA, if they involved, could not work alone. Animosity to communism in Indonesia, and in Muslim world in general, had been engrained in the hearts and minds of Indonesian religious people, not only Muslims, before the 1965 failed coup d'etat. This was not only coming from ideological perspective, but also from historical point of view --i.e. the communist coups in 1920s and 1940s. Therefore, some scholars argue that the response to the 1965 coup is quite understandable, although certainly not acceptable from human right perspective.Najib Burhanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11408309979390297973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657728136314254606.post-54974851750501110672011-07-21T09:51:28.231-05:002011-07-21T09:51:28.231-05:00Salam Bapak Najib,
Retrospectively did the Muslim ...Salam Bapak Najib,<br />Retrospectively did the Muslim leaderships particularly of Muhammadiyah, felt that Muslim organisations had unwittingly been used to bolster the Suharto-CIA(Nekolim)scheme.<br /><br />Though I'm sure the choice of showing support/indifference/opposition between the communists and Western powers is not an easy one to make at that point in time - if at all it actually posed as a choice/option/decision.Alan Hileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980408957843503291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657728136314254606.post-36380993535651808852011-07-21T09:24:17.137-05:002011-07-21T09:24:17.137-05:00Assalamualaikum,
Thank you for the prompt response...Assalamualaikum,<br />Thank you for the prompt response. <br />Insyaallah will try to get the books you suggested.<br /><br />Meanwhile, apprec it if you could share with me your views on the subject.<br /><br />hile1200@yahoo.comAlan Hileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980408957843503291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657728136314254606.post-91075869043327046052011-07-20T09:52:06.608-05:002011-07-20T09:52:06.608-05:00Thanks for visiting this blog. There are many work...Thanks for visiting this blog. There are many works on the topic that you are asking about. Among them are: <br />1. Budiawan. 2006. "Seeing the Communist past through the lens of a CIA consultant: Guy J. Pauker on the Indonesian Communist Party before and after the `1965 Affair'". Inter-Asia Cultural Studies. 7 (4): 650-662. <br />2. Fowkes, Ben, and Bulent Gokay. 2009. "Unholy Alliance: Muslims and Communists - An Introduction". Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics. 25 (1): 1-31.<br />3. Benda, Harry Jindrich. 1972. Continuity and change in Southeast Asia. New Haven: Yale University Southeast Asia Studies. <br /><br />all the best,Najib Burhanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11408309979390297973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8657728136314254606.post-39136467445693008282011-07-20T06:51:22.576-05:002011-07-20T06:51:22.576-05:00Bapak yg dihurmati,
saya dari malaysia dan berhasr...Bapak yg dihurmati,<br />saya dari malaysia dan berhasrat mengetahui lebih lanjut sejarah sebenar di sebalik peristiwa-peristiwa 1965 -termasuk pengistiharan Muhammadiyah Nov 9, 1965 - Jihad terhadap Komunis dan Nekolim, dan pembunuhan 6 general)<br /><br />Lebih khusus peranan golongan Islam - NU, Muhammadiyah dan lain2 ketika itu dalam pemgambilan kuasa secara langsung atau tidak oleh Suharto.<br /><br />Adakah golongan islamis sedar ketika itu bahawa CIA dan agensi barat lain terbabit menyokong Suharto mengambil alih kuasa.Alan Hileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980408957843503291noreply@blogger.com