Why I would rather starve than send my child to a public school in Indonesia

A friend wrote this and sent this to me. For the better-off parents in Indonesia, there are expensive private schools available. For the poor, there are only inadequate state schools that are staffed by teachers who are also often inadequate and have no idea how to teach. I wonder what the future of this country [...]

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Jakarta: In Dire Need of Improvement

Because I have been living in Jakarta since 1995, I can unfortunately confirm that everything in this article is true. It is very saddening that each new government brings very little with it in terms of change. What we get is more of the same: more corruption, more pollution, more sales of national assets, more [...]

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Is five too soon to start school?

By Sean Coughlan
BBC News education reporter

Do children start school at too young an age in England? Is childhood freedom being curtailed too soon?
Compared to most other western European countries, English pupils are extremely early starters in the classroom.
While compulsory education begins in England at the age of five (with many children actually starting at [...]

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Translations Of The Qur’an In Various Languages

For those who need translations of Al Qur’an in other languages, it is available here. The text can only be read, and cannot be copied. The translations are provided from the King Fahd Holy Quran Printing Complex.
Translations of Al Qur’an in various languages (Read Only)
Some of the languages are:

English
German
Chinese
Greek
Korean
Indonesian
Spanish
Urdu
Filipino
Thai
Turkish
Sindhi
And so on

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The Solution To Indonesia’s Educational Problems Is In The Hands Of Parents

[A parent asked me what the solution was to the massive problems in education in this country that I keep writing about. This is my response.]

I tried to answer this matter in my post Confessions Of A Teacher 2. I am certain that the only way to solve the problems in education here [...]

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Some sites that explain the basics of Islam

Here are some sites that explain the basic teachings of Islam:
Learn about Islam

Allah
Angels
Revelation
Messengers
Afterlife
Fate & Destiny
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A brief Illustrated Guide to understanding Islam

What Is Islam?
Some Basic Islamic Beliefs
Is There Any Sacred Source Other than the Quran?
Examples of the Prophet Muhammad’s Sayings
What Does Islam Say about the Day of Judgment?
How Does Someone Become [...]

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Mau beli anak? Ada yang jual…

Assalamu’alaikum wr.wb.,

Berita yang sangat luar biasa. Di dunia ini ada orang homo yang tidak bisa dapat anak karena dari pasangan laki-laki dengan laki-laki itu, ternyata tidak ada yang punya kandungan dan telur! (Baru tahu kan?) Karena ingin punya anak sendiri, tetapi tidak mau direpotkan dengan harus behubungan badan dengan seorang “isteri” dari jenis [...]

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Ketiduran Tidak Shalat Isya’ Menggantinya Gimana?

Selasa, 8 Jul 08 07:26 WIB
Assalamu’alaikum wr wb.
Ustadz yang dirahmati ALLOH SWT,
Saya pernah terlewat sholat isya hingga tertidur dan bangun ketika adzan shubuh, apakah sholat isyanya bisa diganti dan bagaimana cara menggantinya?
Apakah dikerjakan setelah mengerjakan sholat shubuh atau di waktu sholat isya berikutnya?
Mohon keterangannya
Abu Haniya
Jawaban
Assalamu ‘alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh,
Sebenarnya sudah ada hadits nabi Muhammad [...]

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Lintasan Pemikiran Ketika Sedang Sholat

Pertanyaan:
Assalamu’alaikum wr.wb
Ustadz yang kami cintai, mohon kiranya bisa memberikan jawaban atas pertanyaan kami. Saya pernah membaca di dalam buku hadist tsulatsa ceramah-ceramah Hasan Al-banna, pada bab kesatuan yang kita inginkan dan da’i yang kita idamkan.
Pertanyaan saya tidak berkenaan dengan focus bab tsb. tapi pada bagian “diwaktu sholat magrib, hampir-hampir saya tenggelam untuk merenungkan hakikat ini, [...]

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