This paper is not intended to downplay the services of a RA Kartini that also evoke the spirit of Indonesian women to come forward. Also do not patronize award the title of hero to him by the government. But just wanted to make us aware that not entirely history is absolutely true, and anything that we believe to be the truth at this time could have been a mistake that should dikoreksi.Bermula in the 1970s, when the professor of the University of Indonesia (UI), Prof. Dr Harsja W. Bachtiar criticized the "cult" RA Kartini as a national hero of Indonesia.
In the book A Century of Kartini (1879-1979), (Jakarta Pustaka Sinar Harapan, 1990 prints to 4), Harsja W. Bachtiar wrote an article entitled: Kartini and the Role of Women in Our Communities. This paper worded lawsuit against Kartini characterizations. We took over Kartini as a symbol of women's emancipation in Indonesia from the Dutch people.
Harsja also sued by fine, why should Kartini as a symbol of the progress of Indonesian women. He pointed to two great female figure in the history of Indonesia. First, Sultanah Series Queen Tajul Alam Safiatuddin Johan Sovereign of Aceh and second, Siti Aisyah We Tenriolle of South Sulawesi. Surprisingly, write Harsja, the two women were not included in the book History of Indonesian Women's Half Century movement.
Of course Kartini included in the book. In fact, said Harsja, the greatness of the two women was very remarkable. Sultanah Safiatudin known as someone who is very smart and actively developing science. In addition to the Acehnese language and Malay, he mastered Arabic, Persian, Spanish and Urdu.
Search Prof. Harsja W. Bachtiar against Kartini characterizations finally found the fact, that Kartini was chosen by the Dutch to be displayed next as a warrior progress indigenous women in Indonesia. Kartini initially associate with the Assistant-Resident Ovink husband and wife. Is Cristiaan Snouck, advisor Dutch government, which encourages JH Abendanon, Director of the Department of Education, Religion and Crafts, in order to give attention to Kartini three brothers.
More than six years after Kartini died at the age of 25 years, in 1911, published a collection Abendanon Kartini's letters with title Door Duisternis tot Lich. Then the English version also published under the title Letters of a Javaness Princess. A few years later, terbut Indonesian translation under the title Out of Darkness to Light: Boeah Mind (1922, translation Four Brothers). Two years after the publication of Kartini, Hilda de Booy-Boissevain held a fundraising initiative that allows the financing of a number of schools in Central Java. Dated June 27, 1913, established the Fonds Kartini Committee, chaired by C. Th. Van Deventer.
J.H. Abendanon, Minister who wrote a book
J.H. Abendanon (1852-1925) was the Minister of Culture, Religion, and Crafts Dutch East Indies from 1900 to 1905 years. He came to the Dutch East Indies in 1900 and commissioned by the Netherlands to implement the Ethical Policy. Because new in the Dutch East Indies, Abendanon not know the state of the Dutch East Indies society and do not understand how and from where he started the program. For this purpose, Abendanon many seek the advice of a friend minded political, Snouck, a famous orientalist as architect designer of the Dutch East Indies victory in the Aceh War.
Under Abendanon, since 1900 started well established schools for the aristocracy and commoners were almost evenly distributed in the regions. In this year Hoofdenscholen school (school principals) long transformed into school planned to produce government officials and given a new name OSVIA (Opleiding School Voor Inlandsche Ambtenaren).
J.H. Abendanon came to be known as one of the correspondents friend Kartini and it was he who wrote a book called Door Duisternis tot Licht translated by Armyn Pane Out of Darkness into Light. Door Book Duisternis tot Licht published in 1911 by the Dutch government. This book is printed five times, and oddly on. Last prints are additional Kartini's letters. (Wikipedia).
Snouck and his behavior
In the above mentioned role Snouck as friend brainstorm JH Abendanon in running an ethical politics. Who Cristiaan Snouck sure many readers already know. Christiaan Snouck (1857-1936) was a Protestant minister as well as a father, grandfather, and great grandfather. Since his Snouck been directed to the field of theology. Graduate from high school, he went on to the University of Leiden for Theology and Science courses Arabic Literature in 1875. Five years later, he graduated cum laude with a dissertation Het Mekaansche feest (Celebrations in Mecca). Not quite proud of the Arabic language skills, Snouck then continuing education to Mecca in 1884. In Mecca, hospitality and intellectual instincts make the scholars did not hesitate to guide him. And to increasingly captured the hearts of scholars of Mecca, Snouck converted to Islam and changed its name to Abdul Ghaffar.
However, Snouck meeting with Habib Abdurrahman Az-Zahir, an Arab descent who had been a representative of the government of Aceh, then successfully "bought" by the Netherlands and sent to Mecca, changing interest. With the assistance of Zahir and the Dutch consul in Jeddah, JA Kruyt, he began studying the colonial politics and attempt to win the battle in Aceh. After his advice not taken the Dutch governor of the archipelago, Habib Zahir disappointed submit all of his research manuscript Snouck then, in 1886, has been a lecturer at Leiden.
According to Van Koningsveld, the colonial government understood the lunge Snouk in disguise as a Muslim. Snouck considered by many Muslims in this archipelago as a scholar. Some even refer to it as the Mufti of the Dutch East Indies. Also there is a call Shaykh al-Islam Java. In fact, Snouck himself wrote about Islam; Surely this religion though suitable to familiarize order to savages, but can not be reconciled with modern civilization, but with a radical change, but not anything else to give us the right to expect (p 116).
In his book, Political Islam Dutch East Indies (Jakarta, LP3ES, 1985), Dr. Aqib Suminto peeling length of thought and advice Snouck the Dutch colonial government. One strategy is to westernization indigenous elite through education, so that they are far from Islam. While the Western influence that they have will facilitate bringing with European governments. Snouck optimistic, many people will follow the lead of their traditional leaders.
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