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SAWAH TANPA PETANI Oleh : Andrea Amalia Salma (Sumber : thejakartapost.com dengan judul A Land Without Farmers oleh Made Anthony Iswara) Kehilangan para petani merupakan hal yang menjadi perhatian bagi sebuah negara. Jika hal itu terus berlanjut, kemungkinan besar, Indonesia tidak memiliki sisa petani dalam kurun waktu 50 tahun. Apa yang akan kita makan? “Ya, kita akan kelaparan,” kata Adang Parman, 58, seorang petani dari desa Ciburial, Jawa Barat. Setiap hari, bapak dari tiga anak ini menuju ke sawah di pagi hari untuk mencabut gulma, menyirami tanamannya atau memetik sayuran. Sementara anaknya membajak sawah dengan traktor. Adang sudah menjadi petani lebih dari 40 tahun. Bertani merupakan pekerjaan yang menuntut dan melelahkan. Hal ini mungkin dapat menjelaskan mengapa semakin sedikit orang yang ingin menggeluti pekerjaan itu. Indonesia kehilangan 5,1 juta petani antara tahun 2003 dan 2013, menjadi 26 juta, menurut Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS). Kecenderungan ini diperkirakan akan b...

Pencakar Langit Sampah (Jabodetabek tenggelam dalam gunung sampah) Oleh : Andrea Amalia Salma, terjemahan liputan The Jakarta Post dengan judul Skyscraper of Waste oleh Vela Andapita dan Sausan Atika) Pernahkah kalian menghitung jumlah sampah yang kalian hasilkan? Jabodetabek, dengan lebih dari 30 juta penduduk, mengirim lebih dari 14.000 ton sampah ke TPA (Tempat Pembuangan Akhir) setiap harinya. Untuk lebih jelasnya, limbah yang sudah dihasilkan oleh Jabodetabek selama tiga tahun terakhir dapat mengisi gedung pencakar langit tertinggi di Jakarta, yaitu Menara Gama yang memiliki tinggi 310 meter. Aliran sampah yang sangat deras, ditambah lagi dengan pengelolaan sampah yang buruk, telah membawa area metropolitan ke dalam krisis. Beberapa TPA sudah kelebihan muatan atau menghadapi resiko kelebihan muatan. Dalam waktu dekat, penduduk Jabodetabek akan kehabisan tempat untuk membuang sampah. Krisis ini telah mempengaruhi orang-orang yang tinggal berdekatan dengan TPA. Gunungan sampah yang...

  نوادر وطرف 1- دخل رجل يدعى عمران على امرأته، وكان قبيح الوجه جداً، وكانت امرأته جميلة؛ فلما نظر إليها ازدادت في عينه جمالاً وحسناً؛ فلم يتمالك أن يديم النظر إليها، فقالت: لماذا تديم النظر إلي هكذا؟ قال: الحمد لله، لقد أصبحت والله جميلة. فقالت له: إذن فأنا وأنت في الجنة!! قال: ومن أين علمت ذلك؟ قالت: لأنك أعطيت مثلي فشكرت، وأنا أعطيت مثلك فصبرت؛ والصابر والشاكر في الجنة. 2- رأى طفيلي قوماً ذاهبين، فاعتقد أنهم في دعوة إلى وليمة، فذهب خلفهم، فإذا هم شعراء قصدوا الأمير بمدائح لهم، فلما أنشد كل واحد شعره، وأخذ جائزته، لم يبق إلا الطفيلي، وهو جالس لا يتكلم، فقيل له: أنشد شعرك. فقال: لست شاعراً. قيل: فمن أنت؟ قال من الغاوين الذين قال الله فيهم: {والشعراء يتبعهم الغاوون} فضحك الأمير من إجابته، وأمر له بجائزة. 3- سافر عثمان بن رواح، وصديق له إلى بلد بعيد، فقال له صديقه في السفر: اذهب يا عثمان إلى السوق واشتر لنا لحماً. فقال له عثمان: والله ما أستطيع. فقام الصديق واشترى لحماً، وعاد يقول: قم الآن واطبخ اللحم. فقال عثمان بن رواح: والله لا أستطيع. فطبخ صديقه اللحم، وعاد يقول: الآن قد أعد الطع...

From Ustadz Nouman Ali Khan's lecture about surah Al-Hajj verse 31  وَمَنْ يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَكَأَنَّمَا خَرَّ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَتَخْطَفُهُ الطَّيْرُ أَوْ تَهْوِي بِهِ الرِّيحُ فِي مَكَانٍ سَحِيقٍ “And whoever would commit shirk with Allah, then it is as though he fell from the sky, bird picked at him, and the wind blew him away to uncharted place.” The parable above in which somebody was heading up to the sky and could possibly fall, is like you’re clinging up a rope and Allah said, “If you lost hope in Allah, cut it!” And what’s gonna happen once you cut it? You’re gonna fall. That image is being continued in the next parable. The people who lose hope in Allah are the people of shirk. That’s a form of shirk. It says, though they’re falling from the sky.  One of the famous orientalist argued about this example. This is one of the most illogical examples in the Qur’an. He made a criticism against the Qur’an. “Who’s ever seen anybody falling from the sky?” فَتَخْطَفُهُ ال...

pic from pinterest. maaf kalo ga nyambung, hehe Do you wake up early every day or stay up late every night? If you’re always wake up early then you’re an early bird, but if you staying up late into the night, then you’re a night owl. Some people are easy to wake up early in the morning and can’t stay up late while others prefer to work late at night. It might happen genetically but there are also some other factors.  We can’t really say which one is better because it’s depend on people’s preferences and there are some pros and cons about these two. First, I want to talk about being an early bird. There are some people who can wake up early whether they try it or they just do it naturally. Some good things from being an early bird are :  You wake up to fresh air in the morning and be able to see the mesmerizing sunrises every day  You become more organized and disciplined. When you know that you need to wake up at a certain time every day, you can only sleep more by plann...

  People who are active on twitter must be familiar with the word ‘stan twitter accounts'. Stan twitter accounts are accounts that are dedicated to fanboying or fangirling. They can just post tweets updating about their faves, admiring them, and also support them at the same time. I just made a fan twitter account a few months ago after I became an army (bts’ fans). To be honest I can really feel that army is a very dedicated fandom (it’s like the same thing as kingdom but for fans). Army on twitter are literally have done so many great things that I witnessed it with my own eyes. They made it to donate 1 million dollars on BLM (Black Lives Matter) movement matched BTS who has donated the same amount before, some generous army help their fellow army to learn so many things like @army_language twitter account who helps army to learn languages (I joined one of their programs), and they also often cheer up their fellow army when some of them face difficulties. One of the recent great ...

Learning a new language is like a challenging adventure for some people. Choosing a language to learn was influenced by so many things, it can be because of work or just because we really like the language and interested to learn it because of its beauty. Here are some facts about Arabic language that you should consider to learn.  • It's So Important For Muslims Al-Qur'an was written in Arabic and it's the Prophet's native language. It's really clear that in order to understand more about Islam and to know more about Allah and Rasulullah, it's our obligation to learn Arabic. • Arabic Will Allow You To Communicate With Millions of People Arabic is one of the six United Nations official languages, along with Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. It’s also one of the widely spoken language in the world as it's the official language of over 25 countries and has more than 400 million speakers around the world. Arabic is an extremely useful language as...