Intercultural Communication Key to Global UnderstandingDonny SyofyanJuly 8, 2021July 9, 2021 by Donny SyofyanJuly 8, 2021July 9, 20210586 BOOK REVIEW “Cultures and Communication” An Indonesian Scholar’s Perspective. In an increasingly globalised world, how people interact across cultures have...
Spirituality in Eid al-FitrDonny SyofyanMay 11, 2021July 9, 2021 by Donny SyofyanMay 11, 2021July 9, 20210599 Ramadhan will be over soon. Muslims around the globe, including Indonesia, will happily welcome Eid al-Fitr as a symbol of...
Mob Mentality and Critical ThinkingDonny SyofyanApril 29, 2021July 9, 2021 by Donny SyofyanApril 29, 2021July 9, 20210263 Din Syamsuddin, a lecturer at the Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta and former Muhammadiyah chairman, was reported by the...
Please, Thank You and SorryDonny SyofyanApril 27, 2021July 12, 2021 by Donny SyofyanApril 27, 2021July 12, 20210489 Is there any link between language and behaviour? A lot of research will say “yes” over their inseparable and reciprocal...
Education and PatriotismDonny SyofyanMarch 11, 2021July 9, 2021 by Donny SyofyanMarch 11, 2021July 9, 20210516 Education is an important instrument to enhance knowledge and instil values. The serious contemporary problems involving young people such as...
The need of the patriotic education and its values among young studentsDonny SyofyanMarch 4, 2021July 9, 2021 by Donny SyofyanMarch 4, 2021July 9, 20210287 Education is an important instrument to enhance knowledge and instill values. The serious contemporary problems involving young people such as...
Why do We Study Humanities?Donny SyofyanFebruary 10, 2021October 20, 2022 by Donny SyofyanFebruary 10, 2021October 20, 20220543 University students taking humanities such as literature, linguistic or history are familiar with a parental dinner table question as a...
Looking into University Press in IndonesiaDonny SyofyanJanuary 14, 2021July 12, 2021 by Donny SyofyanJanuary 14, 2021July 12, 202101234 The crucial role of the university press in disseminating knowledge, research and academic works to the public has been indubitable....
Elevating Our CultureDonny SyofyanDecember 29, 2020July 9, 2021 by Donny SyofyanDecember 29, 2020July 9, 20210879 The coming 2021 remains to be a great challenge following Indonesia’s fight against COVID-19 of flattening the curve of new...
Literary Postmodern Perspective in “Will Badrul Mustafa Never Die”?Donny SyofyanDecember 17, 2020July 9, 2021 by Donny SyofyanDecember 17, 2020July 9, 20210777 “Will Badrul Mustafa Never Die? Verse from the Front” comprises a series of poetry that incorporates various traditions into modern literary...
We Shouldn’t Lack the Principle of BalanceDonny SyofyanDecember 5, 2020July 9, 2021 by Donny SyofyanDecember 5, 2020July 9, 20210491 With the Indonesian regional election just around the corner on December 9, 2020, this month is being dubbed the most...
Social media Speaks Louder than Mainstream MediaDonny SyofyanNovember 16, 2020July 9, 2021 by Donny SyofyanNovember 16, 2020July 9, 202101743 How do you find out what is going on various protests against the recently passed Job Creation Law in Jakarta...
Influencers and public policyDonny SyofyanSeptember 15, 2020July 9, 2021 by Donny SyofyanSeptember 15, 2020July 9, 202101770 -The writer is a lecturer of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences at Andalas University- The government’s use of social media...
Covid-19 and creative minorityDonny SyofyanMay 6, 2020May 6, 2020 by Donny SyofyanMay 6, 2020May 6, 202001462 By Donny Syofyan – a lecturer at Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Andalas University The Covid-19 outbreak has given birth to...
Fasting: From Health to HappinessDonny SyofyanMay 8, 2019 by Donny SyofyanMay 8, 201902133 Ramadhan, the holy fasting month for Muslims, is back to greet Muslims around the globe. For Indonesian Muslims, this Ramadhan...
The Great Wall of IndonesiaDonny SyofyanJuly 3, 2018 by Donny SyofyanJuly 3, 201802360 It’s not anywhere near the length of the one in China, but Indonesia does have its own “Great Wall.” It...
Roehana Koeddoes: A Heroine of Education and JournalismDonny SyofyanDecember 15, 2014August 8, 2017 by Donny SyofyanDecember 15, 2014August 8, 201702099 In Indonesia, Mother’s Day is celebrated on 22 December. Although it is neither a major celebration nor part of the...
Tabuik: the Waterfront Cultural Festival of PariamanDonny SyofyanNovember 17, 2014September 5, 2017 by Donny SyofyanNovember 17, 2014September 5, 201702598 Pariaman is a small town on the western coast of West Sumatra of only 73.36 square kilometres. Since the beginning...
Researching Indonesian JewsDonny SyofyanOctober 6, 2014August 8, 2017 by Donny SyofyanOctober 6, 2014August 8, 201701528 Conducting research on unpopular ideas and marginalized people is not an easy task in this country. This is particularly true as...
Nasi Padang: Indonesia’s Most Wanted FoodDonny SyofyanSeptember 8, 2014May 30, 2021 by Donny SyofyanSeptember 8, 2014May 30, 202105823 It is public knowledge that Nasi Padang (literally translates to Padang rice, but meaning Padang food) has become the country’s...
Fitriyanti Dahlia: Specializing in BiographyDonny SyofyanAugust 11, 2014August 11, 2017 by Donny SyofyanAugust 11, 2014August 11, 201701061 Writing a biography is very challenging. Not only does it include issues of access and information—length and depth—but it also...