It Is Time to Champion (More) Inclusive Education for People with DisabilitiesDonny SyofyanMarch 12, 2024 by Donny SyofyanMarch 12, 20240147Discrimination against people with disabilities still transpires at schools and universities in Indonesia. Have people with disabilities received adequate education...
Yendra Fahmi: A Philanthropist’s GenerosityDonny SyofyanJuly 17, 2023 by Donny SyofyanJuly 17, 20230253Yendra Fahmi is one of the successful Minangnese entrepreneurs and is noted for his contribution to the country. He is...
Minang Cuisine and HealthDonny SyofyanJune 18, 2023 by Donny SyofyanJune 18, 20230371Restaurants that serve Padang food or Minang cuisine are available almost everywhere in Indonesia. This shows that Minang cuisine, marked...
The Traces of Hinduism in MinangkabauDonny SyofyanJune 4, 2023June 4, 2023 by Donny SyofyanJune 4, 2023June 4, 20230180Before the arrival of Islam, Minangkabau had been visited by Hindus and Buddhists. Many theories have been put forward by...
Enjoying the Passage of the Time at Sijunjung Customary VillageDonny SyofyanMay 18, 2023June 4, 2023 by Donny SyofyanMay 18, 2023June 4, 2023082Thanks to its authentic customs and retained cultural values, the Sijunjung customary village of West Sumatra is on the list...
Culinary Delight in FictionDonny SyofyanApril 9, 2023June 4, 2023 by Donny SyofyanApril 9, 2023June 4, 20230224Fiction and food are bound physically and culturally. While the former is seen through how the characters in fiction consume...
Ramadan and “Being” ModeDonny SyofyanApril 9, 2023June 4, 2023 by Donny SyofyanApril 9, 2023June 4, 20230165Ramadan, the holy fasting month for Muslims, is back to greet Muslims now around the globe. For Indonesian Muslims, this...
Gusrizal: Encouraging People-to-People ContactDonny SyofyanMarch 17, 2023 by Donny SyofyanMarch 17, 20230180Global collaboration and interaction no longer trade upon the power of government. Rather it shifts to people-to-people contact that goes...
Preserving the Mother TongueDonny SyofyanMarch 15, 2023 by Donny SyofyanMarch 15, 20230300When I joined a community service program (KKN) prior to COVID-19 in 2020, in an outlandish area in West Sumatra,...
Internalising the Values of PrayersDonny SyofyanFebruary 20, 2023 by Donny SyofyanFebruary 20, 20230175Muslims throughout the globe on the 27th of Rajab of the Islamic calendar of Hijrah (18th February 2023) will commemorate...
Learning Love from the PhilosophersDonny SyofyanFebruary 16, 2023 by Donny SyofyanFebruary 16, 20230220The 14th of February is celebrated as Valentine’s Day. Despite its pros and cons, it signals a sound message about...
Looking into the Minangkabau PressDonny SyofyanFebruary 5, 2023 by Donny SyofyanFebruary 5, 20230219The crucial role of the press in shaping the history of Minangkabau is undeniable. Appearing on the historical stage in...
New Year’s Resolution: The Journey InsideDonny SyofyanJanuary 24, 2023 by Donny SyofyanJanuary 24, 20230163Are we in need of a New Year’s resolution? Yes, because at the end of the year, we need something...
Chinese New Year and AcculturationDonny SyofyanJanuary 19, 2023 by Donny SyofyanJanuary 19, 20230390Just around the corner, the Chinese will commemorate their Chinese New Year globally. They believe the Chinese New Year symbolises...
Makan Bajamba, Minangnese Dining TraditionDonny SyofyanDecember 13, 2022 by Donny SyofyanDecember 13, 20220678Almost all regions have a communal dining tradition in Indonesia, including West Sumatra. For Minangnese people living in West Sumatra,...
Bakdi Soemanto Encourages Cultural LiteracyDonny SyofyanNovember 7, 2022November 7, 2022 by Donny SyofyanNovember 7, 2022November 7, 20220425“At that time, very early in the morning on 11th October 2014….. I received a text from a friend of...
Basrizal Koto is an invigorating Indonesian entrepreneurDonny SyofyanOctober 8, 2022October 13, 2022 by Donny SyofyanOctober 8, 2022October 13, 20220812Known as Basko; he is a native of Pariaman, West Sumatra. Basko is considered to be Crazy Rich from Padang...
Book Review: Revitalising Bahasa Indonesia AbroadDonny SyofyanSeptember 14, 2022October 13, 2022 by Donny SyofyanSeptember 14, 2022October 13, 20220684Bahasa Indonesia has a great opportunity to be one of the world’s main languages following Indonesia’s large population and abundant...
Literature Instils Values in StudentsDonny SyofyanSeptember 5, 2022October 13, 2022 by Donny SyofyanSeptember 5, 2022October 13, 20220354In commemorating the Sanctity Day of Pancasila, students may wonder whether the state’s foundational ideology remains relevant to day-to-day life...
Bundo Kanduang and EntrepreneurshipDonny SyofyanJuly 26, 2022 by Donny SyofyanJuly 26, 20220723The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDIP) chairwoman Megawati Sukarnoputri expressed her concern that the Minang people had changed a...
Grand Mosque of West Sumatra: The World’s Best Mosque Design in 2021Donny SyofyanJune 13, 2022 by Donny SyofyanJune 13, 202201066A non-profit organisation highlighting design and architectural work, the Abdullatif Al-Fozan Award, recently released a list of the best mosque...