Anwar Ibrahim

Anwar Ibrahim, from Malaysia.

How r u, Sir?

I’m fine, for now

But no one can count

What God or Allah is doing

to our account?

Yes,I have been detained

For no other reason than

I was a nuisance

To someone in power.

Sodomy, they said,

Look this up

I mean, the meaning

Of the word.

Anal sex?

What a dirty crack?

But, seriously,

When

Is a private act

A criminal act?

But, truthfully,

That crime was just planted on me.

There

Was no evidence

Of that offence.

Just because I was young

And a rising star

As Deputy PM

Going to be

The youngest PM.

Yes, I was charged 

And detained, 

And convicted

Of this ‘Serious’ crime

In the land so fine

called Malaysia.

But, I knew

Deepest in my heart

That the truth will 

Prevail.

I was acquitted

After spending six year

In prison.

But, I took no action

For the injustice done.

I just prayed

And you know what

I studied

I read

I learned

I’m optimistic

That justice should be

Not just only seen

But actually, BE.

I returned

And I convinced

The youths of my country

That I was wronged

That I was strong

That I was like Mandela

Never surrender!

I became the Leader

Of the Opposition

Capturing the majority

Of the votes cast

But not the highest 

Number of

MP’s

In the House.

I raised the question

Of wrongful detention

Of people without trial

Of people with different

Political orientation.

The Internal

Security Act

Cannot be applicable

In today’s world.

It was used

By the British

During those years

When they ruled

And found no answer

to the continued

Communist

Infiltration

Of

The population.

Arrest those they

Suspect to be

A communist.

And convincingly

The law now

Applies for those

Whom

The authority finds

To be offensive,

And

In opposition to

That blatant rule.

Arrest without trial!

Why?

“It’s good for the country”

“It’s good for the people”

“It’s democracy, 

And not silly,

And in the public’s

Interest to have this

Person kept

In prison.”

Let us pray! Allaahu Akbar! Namo Amituofo! https://youtu.be/D3yw1Si-Ad4

来自马来西亚的安瓦尔·易卜拉欣。
长官你好吗？我很好，暂时 但没有人能数得清
生活对我们做了什么？
是的，我被拘留只是因为我对当权者造成了滋扰。
鸡奸，他们说，看看这个，我的意思是，这个词的意思。肛交？
多么肮脏的裂缝？但是，说真的，什么时候私人行为是犯罪行为？
但是，说实话，那罪只是种在我身上。没有证据表明该罪行。
只因为我年轻 和一颗冉冉升起的新星 作为副总理 将成为最年轻的总理。
是的，我在这片被称为马来西亚的美丽土地上被指控和拘留，并被判犯有这种“严重”罪行。
但是，我内心深处知道真相终将盛行。

My name is Anwar Ibrahim from Malaysia. I used to be the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.

I am now opposition leader (Year: 2014) waiting for the final supreme court federal court decision whether to affirm a conviction of five years or enhance the imprisonment sentence in matter of days or weeks or to be acquitted of the charges.  It’s great to be back here at Georgetown University (Georgetown University is a private research university in the Georgetown neighbourhood of Washington, D.C.) and my wife Azizah used to tell me the best years spent here at the University.

在监狱度过六年后，我被无罪释放。
但是，我没有为所做的不公正行为采取任何行动。
我只是祈祷 你知道我研究了什么 我读了 我学会了 我很乐观 正义不仅应该被看到 而且实际上，是。
我回来了，我说服了我的国家的年轻人，我被冤枉了，我很坚强，我像曼德拉一样，永不投降！
我成为反对党领袖，获得了多数票，但不是众议院议员人数最多的人。
我提出了未经审判就非法拘留具有不同政治倾向的人的问题。 《内部安全法》不能适用于当今世界。
英国人在他们统治的那些年里使用它，但没有找到解决共产主义对人口持续渗透的办法。逮捕那些他们怀疑是共产主义者的人。令人信服的是，法律现在适用于那些被当局认为冒犯的人。那明目张胆的规定。
不经审讯逮捕！为什么？ “这对国家有好处” “这对人民有好处” “这是民主，而不是愚蠢的，而且为了公众的利益，将这个人关在监狱里。”
让我们祈祷！

This discourse about education excellence with our soul must resonate quite well here because the issues of faith, values, ethics, social justice are strongly entrenched embedded at Georgetown University. I’ll share for a moment my journey not as elaborate that of Ithaca, but Azizah would paraphrase that Robert Frost’s “less travel” to “seldom travel” or “travel only by crazy people”.

[ASIDE] “The Road Not Taken By Rober Frost

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,

And having perhaps the better claim,

Because it was grassy and wanted wear;

Though as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black.

Oh, I kept the first for another day!

Yet knowing how way leads on to way,

I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.”

“罗伯·弗罗斯特未曾走过的路     黄树林中分出两条路，
抱歉我不能同时旅行        成为一个旅行者，我站了很久
尽我所能低头看一个        到它在灌木丛中弯曲的地方；
然后拿另一个，同样公平，       也许有更好的主张，
因为它长满了草，想要穿；       虽然至于那个路过那里
穿起来真的差不多，        那天早上两个人都躺着
在树叶中，没有一步踏过黑色。    哦，我把第一个留了一天！
然而知道路如何通往路，      我怀疑我是否应该回来。
我会叹息着说出这件事        因此在某个地方流传了很久：
两条路在树林里分叉，而我——     我选了一个人迹罕至的，
这让一切都变得不同了。”

 [Resume] TEDx Talks 260,649 views  Nov 20, 2014

This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences.  Malaysian Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim talks about his commitment to the ideals of empowerment, justice, and equity.  His trials have included arrest and imprisonment for his unrelenting campaign against corruption and but he soldiers on as the strongest-ever challenge to the ruling coalition in Malaysia.  In this talk, he explains his determination to continue the “Reformasi” campaign and the struggle for freedom and democracy despite a looming five-year prison sentence.

Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim, once a rising political star expected to succeed Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, is now the leader of the Malaysian Opposition.  The creator of the “Reformasi” campaign of reforming the Malaysian political structure, he is an ardent supporter of democracy and is an authoritative voice in bridging the gap between East and West.  He is viewed as one of the forefathers of the Asian Renaissance and a leading proponent of greater cooperation among civilisations. 

About TEDx, x = independently organised event In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organised events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience.  At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group.  These local, self-organised events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organised TED event.  https://youtu.be/wWMR0S1eyGY

马来西亚反对党领袖安瓦尔·易卜拉欣谈到他对赋权、正义和公平理想的承诺。他的审判包括因坚持不懈的反腐败运动而被捕和入狱，但他仍然是对马来西亚执政联盟的最强大挑战。在这次演讲中，他解释了尽管即将被判五年徒刑，但他仍决心继续“改革”运动和争取自由与民主的斗争。
马来西亚的安瓦尔·易卜拉欣曾经是有望接替马来西亚总理马哈蒂尔·穆罕默德的冉冉升起的政治新星，现在是马来西亚反对党领袖。他是改革马来西亚政治结构的“Reformasi”运动的发起人，是民主的热心支持者，也是弥合东西方差距的权威声音。他被视为亚洲文艺复兴的先驱之一，也是不同文明之间加强合作的主要倡导者。

So, these were the 70s and I was a student leader and social activist, in the North Provinces of West Malaysia. There were reports of grinding poverty of even starvation and we, the leaders, led the students for mass demonstration. The response was mass arrests. The demonstrations only took two weeks and I was detained under the notorious Internal Security Act.

所以，那是 70 年代，我是西马北部省份的学生领袖和社会活动家。有报道称极度贫困甚至饿死，我们领导带领学生进行群众游行。回应是大规模逮捕。示威只持续了两周，我就根据臭名昭著的《内部安全法》被拘留。

Like the sedition laws introduced by the then colonial English rule, the select mass arrests became then a mass detention. For two years there was no trial, no due process, just one mighty pen and that’s it. Two years or ten years - purely the discretion of the Minister of Home Affairs.

就像当时的英国殖民统治引入的煽动法一样，有选择的大规模逮捕后来变成了大规模拘留。两年来没有审判，没有正当程序，只有一支强大的笔，仅此而已。两年或十年 - 完全由内政部长自行决定。

After two years, I was released and I continued my work with Muslim youths, with Malaysian youths - Christians, Buddhists, Hindus - all from the and the Malaysian Youth Council.  We talked about reform, social justice and freedom and democracy, always believing that Malaysia, as a developing country, must mature as a fair democracy.

Then I joined the government believing seriously in the need for reform within the system of governance. I rose very quickly from Deputy Minister to Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister.

两年后，我被释放，我继续与穆斯林青年、马来西亚青年——基督徒、佛教徒、印度教徒——一起工作，他们都来自马来西亚青年理事会。我们谈论改革、社会正义和自由民主，始终相信马来西亚作为一个发展中国家，必须成熟为一个公平的民主国家。然后我加入了政府，认真地相信需要在治理体系内进行改革。我从副部长迅速升为财政部长和副总理。

In time, the bosses did not like the fact that you were the seed to be a serious competitor to the leadership of the Party.  In 1998, because i was clamouring for reform and for major changes into the anti-corruption laws, I had to face the wrath of the very corrupt in the country.  I was arrested and badly assaulted.  I had the honour of being assaulted not by a normal policeman but by the Inspector General of Police himself.  The response by the then Prime Minister was “Well Anwar is a showman this is self-inflicted.”   But thanks to the support of the international media civil society organisation, the Amnesty International human rights watch and many other similar organisations of society, my story was known to many internationally.   

After six years of solitary confinement where I had my period for contemplation, for meditation, reading the classics including the entire works of Shakespeare with copious notes, I learned to be a better person.  I was busy also singing Elvis Presley, Rick Nelson, Neil Sadaka and the Beatles.  There are heaps of advantages in memorising the lyrics of songs, the main one being to keep the mind from being deranged.   In September 2004 the Supreme Court of the country overturned the decision and I was a free man again.

随着时间的推移，老板们不喜欢你是党的领导层的有力竞争者。 1998年，因为我要求改革和对反腐败法进行重大修改，我不得不面对国内腐败分子的愤怒。我被捕并遭到严重殴打。我有幸被警察而不是普通警察殴打，而是被警察总监本人殴打。时任总理的回应是“嗯，安华是个表演者，这是自找的。”但感谢国际媒体民间社会组织、国际特赦组织人权观察和许多其他类似社会组织的支持，我的故事在国际上广为人知。
经过六年的单独监禁，我有时间沉思、冥想、阅读经典作品，包括大量的莎士比亚全集，我学会了成为一个更好的人。我还忙着唱猫王、里克尼尔森、尼尔萨达卡和甲壳虫乐队。背歌词有很多好处，最主要的是可以让头脑不乱。 2004年9月，国家最高法院推翻了这一判决，我重获自由。