30 minutes before the appointment Nothing special today. I still have to make the long, hot trip to the meeting place. A battle of speed and reflexes on asphalt. Occasionally, I slip through the gaps on the left and right of large vehicles. The sun scorches through my shirt. An iced coffee would be refreshing,…

I stepped out of the building, breaking through the swarm of wind. It blew hard against my face, pushing me back as I walked, as if I was a salmon going against the current. Oddly enough, it felt comforting. Like a mother’s hug after whining for no reason. Then I looked up at the sky.…

Memang ada banyak cara untuk menuju Mekkah, tapi pergi haji akan selalu menjadi tujuan semua muslim untuk meraih kesempurnaan. Termasuk aku. Sebagai agama mayoritas dengan jumlah pemeluk lebih dari 230 juta jiwa, tidak mudah bagi kami untuk pergi haji ke tanah suci. Jika saja kita melupakan takdir Allah, ku rasa orang-orang sudah akan menyerah dalam…

We were in a casual discussion when a co-worker shared about the insecurity of her only child, a 16-year-old boy. At first, our conversation revolved around the wounds of parenting and the lack of parental attention, until we arrived at a difficult question: why do adults easily condone children’s rebellious acts against norms only to…