Dari The Malaysian Insider
By Debra Chong
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 – Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s many recent visits abroad appears to have paid off – the 62-year-old ranked No. 32 in the inaugural list of top thinkers that mattered most this year in the latest issue of the influential Foreign Policy magazine in the United States.
The Quran-quoting PKR adviser was among only 10 Asians on the list and is cited by the magazine for “challenging the Muslim world to embrace democracy.”
Other prominent Asians include India’s Rajendra Pachauri, ranked No. 5 for championing climate change; China’s central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan (No. 9) who proposed to revamp the world finance system from relying on the US dollar; and Burmese activist Aung San Suu Kyi (No. 26) who was held up as a “living symbol of hope in a dark place” under Myanmar’s military rule.
In its December issue, the magazine published excerpts of its interview with the Malaysian former deputy prime minister, touching on criticism that he is an “opportunistic politician”, his six years in jail and his view promoting religious tolerance.
“You can’t just erase a period of imperialism and colonialism. You can’t erase the fault lines, the bad policies, the failed policies, the war in Iraq, and support for dictators. That, to me, is the reality,” the magazine quoted Anwar in response to a question on Muslim nations and the West.
“But what is the problem? When you … apportion the blame only to the West or the United States. They want to deflect from the issue of repression, endemic corruption, and destruction of the institutions of governance,” Anwar added.
The top three thinkers in the world, according to Foreign Policy are, in order: Ben Bernanke, US Federal Reserve chief “for staving off a new Great Depression”; US president Barack Obama “for reimagining America’s role in the world”; and political scientist Zahra Rahnavard for spearheading “Iran’s Green Revolution” against the incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who controversially won a second term in the presidential elections earlier this year.
Takbirrrr !!! thumbs up to DSAI. May god bless you.
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Tahniah DSAI atas pengiktirafan antarabangsa yang diterima…Dsai telah membawa satu bentuk pemikiran islam yang lebih segar,terbuka dan tidak langsung kelihatan ekstrim….konsep terbesar yang diperjuangkan oleh DSAI adalah keadilan untuk semua….beliau mahu menjaga semua kaum secara adil…beliau tidak mahu membela kaum melayu membabi buta sehinggakan berlaku zalim pada bangsa lain…beliau mempersetankan fitnah yang melebalkan beliau agen cina dan india kerana prinsip yg didokong adalah keadilan utk semua….dlm islam menekankan prinsip keadilan dan DSAI sedang mengembeling keringat utk mengimarahkan prinsip ini di Malaysia….walaupon ada usaha dari DS Najib utk mencedok idealisma perjuangan DSAI seperti konsep 1malaysia…namun dari segi pelaksanaan ternyata hanya retorik politik murahan…terbaru…malaysia digemparkan dgn isu BTN yg menjadi agen memperkasakan org melayu melalui penyemaian perasaan kebencian terhadap bangsa cina dn india…1malaysia dilaungkan tetapi agen2 pencacai seperti BTN masih bebas mengiatkan operasi…ternyata DS Najib bukan seorang reformis apatah lagi negarawan…
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bujang Reply:
December 6th, 2009 at 2:26 am
Tahniah sdr hazim, komen saudara begitu sedap dan layak untuk diangkat di persada pemikiran rakyat Malaysia. Kenyataan sdr begitu lantang tambah mempersonakan dengan idea wibawa tetapi telus dan terbuka. Bagi kebanyakan pembaca, mereka pasti teruja dengan komen sdr ini. Saya seperti sdr mempunyai pemikiran serupa khususnya terhadap pendekatan DSAI dalam konteks amalan politik malaysia sekarang. Hanya yang buta hati dan tuli teninga sahaja yang menidakkan peranan DSAI. Saya harap sdr teruskan wacana seperti ini di masa-masa akan datang.
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pendeka dan pahlawan melayu sejati bukan terdiri daripada golongan elite yang berpekek melaung hidup melayu!!,menghulur keris,mengherdik bangsa lain dan mengapi2kan sentimen perkauman sekadar menjamin keabadian karier politik…tetap pendeka dan pahlawan melayu sejati terdiri drpd golongan yg dapat merasai beban rakyat,keluhan rakyat,bersahabat dgn bansa2 lain dn menganggap mereka sebagai aset negara yang cukup berharga….
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CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH DSAI AND TGNA FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE ACHIEVEMENTS.MAY GOD BLESSES BOTH OF YOU.AMEN.
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Anwar, you are now no 1 thinker in Malaysia; which I think everyone should appreciate.
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Tahniah DSAI.
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Congrats to you Datuk Seri. We the nation sincerely hope and pray that you can think of a way to FIRSTLY kick the corrupted and incompetent umno/bn from the nation. And SECONDLY bring together PR and offer us a good and dependable goverment. You are seen as one of the persons who can do this. May Allah bless you and the nation. Salam.
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Najib not listed? Maybe they ran out of numbers to list him.
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Semoga allah lanjutkan umur DSAI.
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Inilah pahlawan melayu moden. Di iktiraf masyarakat dunia bukan dalam tempurung masyarakat 1 Malaysia. Ada ke dalam list ahli UMNO atau BN?…errr….. pemikir…agung…errr….yang adoo baru-baru ni pahlawan sulawesi…pemikir yang nak bolo lumbo dan tanam padi ado la …kek mano tuu…ado ko direct flight dari KL? kek negori entah berantah jo macam gambar media BN. he…he…he..pemimpin macam ni pon adooo.
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congrats DSAI you deserve long over due recognition and appreciation of your good works for the people and country.ALLAH may bless you always.
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tahniah, dsai. anda kebangsaan rakyat malaysia
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Tahniah diucapkan kepada DSAI kerana tersenarai dalam Top 100 Global Thinkers. Tetapi saya heran lah camna Dato’ Sri Najib boleh tak tersenarai. =)
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