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Bassam Tariq: The beauty and diversity of Muslim life
Bassam Tariq: Keindahan dan keragaman kehidupan Muslim
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Bassam Tariq adalah seorang penulis blog, pembuat film, dan penjagal daging halal - namun sehelai benang merah menyatukan pekerjaannya: kecintaannya terhadap keragaman, dan betapa manusiawinya pengalaman kita masing-masing. Dalam ceramah yang memesona ini, Bassam menayangkan klip dari filmnya "These Birds Walk" dan foto-foto dari lawatannya ke 30 masjid dalam 30 hari - dan mengingatkan kita untuk merenungkan keindahan yang kompleks di dalam diri kita semua.
Bassam Tariq - Creative spirit
Bassam Tariq delights in making eclectic career choices. A blogger, a filmmaker, and a butcher's shop owner, the common theme linking everything together is his boundless celebration of humanity. Full bio
Bassam Tariq delights in making eclectic career choices. A blogger, a filmmaker, and a butcher's shop owner, the common theme linking everything together is his boundless celebration of humanity. Full bio
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I'm a blogger, a filmmaker and a butcher,
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Saya seorang penulis blog,
pembuat film dan tukang daging,
pembuat film dan tukang daging,
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and I'll explain how
these identities come together.
these identities come together.
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dan saya akan menjelaskan
bagaimana identitas-identitas ini menyatu.
bagaimana identitas-identitas ini menyatu.
00:19
It started four years ago,
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Berawal empat tahun lalu,
saat saya dan seorang teman
berbuka puasa hari pertama Ramadan
berbuka puasa hari pertama Ramadan
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when a friend and I opened
our first Ramadan fast
our first Ramadan fast
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at one of the busiest mosques
in New York City.
in New York City.
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di salah satu masjid
teramai di Kota New York.
teramai di Kota New York.
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Crowds of men with beards and skullcaps
were swarming the streets.
were swarming the streets.
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Rombongan lelaki berjanggut
dan berkopiah memenuhi jalanan.
dan berkopiah memenuhi jalanan.
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It was an FBI agent's wet dream.
(Laughter)
(Laughter)
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Itu seperti mimpi basahnya agen FBI.
(Gelak tawa)
(Gelak tawa)
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But being a part of this community,
we knew how welcoming this space was.
we knew how welcoming this space was.
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Sebagai bagian dari komunitas ini,
kami tahu betapa ramahnya tempat ini.
kami tahu betapa ramahnya tempat ini.
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For years, I'd seen photos
of this space being documented
of this space being documented
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Bertahun-tahun, saya melihat
foto-foto tempat ini didokumentasi
foto-foto tempat ini didokumentasi
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as a lifeless and cold monolith,
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sebagai sebuah monolit
yang dingin dan mati,
yang dingin dan mati,
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much like the stereotypical image
painted of the American Muslim experience.
painted of the American Muslim experience.
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mirip seperti gambaran stereotip
tentang pengalaman Muslim Amerika.
tentang pengalaman Muslim Amerika.
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Frustrated by this myopic view,
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Frustrasi karena pandangan menyimpang ini,
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my friend and I had this crazy idea:
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kami menggagas sebuah ide gila:
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Let's break our fast
at a different mosque in a different state
at a different mosque in a different state
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Mari berbuka puasa di masjid
berbeda di negara bagian berbeda
berbeda di negara bagian berbeda
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each night of Ramadan
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di setiap malam bulan Ramadan
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and share those stories on a blog.
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dan menuliskan ceritanya di blog.
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We called it "30 Mosques in 30 Days,"
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Kami menamainya "30 Masjid dalam 30 Hari,"
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and we drove to all the 50 states
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dan kami berkendara
ke 50 negara bagian
ke 50 negara bagian
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and shared stories from over 100
vastly different Muslim communities,
vastly different Muslim communities,
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dan menceritakan tentang lebih
dari 100 ragam komunitas Muslim,
dari 100 ragam komunitas Muslim,
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ranging from the Cambodian refugees
in the L.A. projects
in the L.A. projects
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mulai dari pengungsi Kamboja
di perumahan kumuh di L.A.
di perumahan kumuh di L.A.
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to the black Sufis living
in the woods of South Carolina.
in the woods of South Carolina.
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sampai Sufi kulit hitam yang
hidup di hutan di South Carolina.
hidup di hutan di South Carolina.
01:11
What emerged was a beautiful
and complicated portrait of America.
and complicated portrait of America.
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Hasilnya adalah sebuah potret
Amerika yang indah dan kompleks.
Amerika yang indah dan kompleks.
01:14
The media coverage
forced local journalists
forced local journalists
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Liputan media memaksa jurnalis lokal
untuk melihat kembali
komunitas Muslim mereka,
komunitas Muslim mereka,
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to revisit their Muslim communities,
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01:18
but what was really exciting
was seeing people from around the world
was seeing people from around the world
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tapi yang lebih menarik adalah menyaksikan
orang di berbagai penjuru dunia
orang di berbagai penjuru dunia
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being inspired to take
their own 30-mosque journey.
their own 30-mosque journey.
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terinspirasi untuk melakukan
perjalanan 30-masjid mereka.
perjalanan 30-masjid mereka.
01:25
There were even these two NFL athletes
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Bahkan ada dua atlet NFL
yang mengambil cuti
dari liga untuk melakukannya.
dari liga untuk melakukannya.
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who took a sabbatical
from the league to do so.
from the league to do so.
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01:29
And as 30 Mosques
was blossoming around the world,
was blossoming around the world,
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Dan sementara 30 masjid
bermekaran di penjuru dunia,
bermekaran di penjuru dunia,
01:32
I was actually stuck in Pakistan
working on a film.
working on a film.
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saya malah terjebak di Pakistan
mengerjakan sebuah film.
mengerjakan sebuah film.
01:35
My codirector, Omar, and I were at
a breaking point with many of our friends
a breaking point with many of our friends
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Saya dan rekan direktur saya, Omar,
bersama teman kami sedang menentukan
bersama teman kami sedang menentukan
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on how to position the film.
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bagaimana akan memosisikan filmnya.
01:40
The movie is called "These Birds Walk,"
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Filmnya berjudul "These Birds Walk,"
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and it is about wayward street kids
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mengenai anak-anak jalanan
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who are struggling to find
some semblance of family.
some semblance of family.
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yang memiliki masalah
dalam keluarga mereka.
dalam keluarga mereka.
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We focus on the complexities
of youth and family discord,
of youth and family discord,
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Kami memfokuskan kepada dinamika
remaja dan pertengkaran keluarga,
remaja dan pertengkaran keluarga,
01:50
but our friends kept on nudging us
to comment on drones and target killings
to comment on drones and target killings
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namun kami diminta mengomentari pesawat
kendali jauh dan pembunuhan berencana
kendali jauh dan pembunuhan berencana
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to make the film "more relevant,"
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supaya filmnya "lebih relevan,"
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essentially reducing these people
who have entrusted us with their stories
who have entrusted us with their stories
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merubah orang-orang yang telah
memercayai cerita mereka kepada kami
memercayai cerita mereka kepada kami
02:00
into sociopolitical symbols.
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menjadi simbol sosial politik.
02:02
Of course, we didn't listen to them,
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Tapi kami tidak
menghiraukan mereka,
menghiraukan mereka,
02:04
and instead, we championed
the tender gestures of love
the tender gestures of love
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dan malah mengusung lembutnya bahasa cinta
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and headlong flashes of youth.
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dan menampilkan banyak gambar remaja.
02:10
The agenda behind our cinematic
immersion was only empathy,
immersion was only empathy,
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Tujuan dari pengalaman
sinema kami hanyalah empati,
sinema kami hanyalah empati,
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an emotion that's largely
deficient from films
deficient from films
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sebuah emosi yang
seringnya absen di dalam film
seringnya absen di dalam film
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that come from our region of the world.
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yang berasal dari wilayah kami.
02:19
And as "These Birds Walk" played at film
festivals and theaters internationally,
festivals and theaters internationally,
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Saat "These Birds Walk" diputar di
festival film dan bioskop internasional,
festival film dan bioskop internasional,
02:23
I finally had my feet
planted at home in New York,
planted at home in New York,
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saya akhirnya tiba di rumah di New York,
02:25
and with all the extra time
and still no real money,
and still no real money,
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dan dengan banyaknya
waktu luang dan sedikit uang,
waktu luang dan sedikit uang,
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my wife tasked me to cook more for us.
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istri saya menugaskan saya
untuk lebih banyak memasak.
untuk lebih banyak memasak.
02:33
And whenever I'd go to the local butcher
to purchase some halal meat,
to purchase some halal meat,
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Dan setiap saya pergi ke toko daging
setempat untuk membeli daging halal,
setempat untuk membeli daging halal,
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something felt off.
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sesuatu terasa janggal.
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For those that don't know,
halal is a term used for meat
halal is a term used for meat
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Bagi mereka yang tidak tahu,
halal adalah istilah bagi daging yang
halal adalah istilah bagi daging yang
02:41
that is raised and slaughtered humanely
following very strict Islamic guidelines.
following very strict Islamic guidelines.
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dibesarkan dan disembelih secara
manusiawi sesuai pedoman Islam yang ketat.
manusiawi sesuai pedoman Islam yang ketat.
02:45
Unfortunately, the majority
of halal meat in America
of halal meat in America
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Sayangnya, kebanyakan
daging halal di Amerika
daging halal di Amerika
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doesn't rise to the standard
that my faith calls for.
that my faith calls for.
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tidak sesuai dengan
standar yang seharusnya.
standar yang seharusnya.
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The more I learned
about these unethical practices,
about these unethical practices,
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Semakin saya mengetahui
cara-cara yang tidak etis itu,
cara-cara yang tidak etis itu,
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the more violated I felt,
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semakin saya merasa dicurangi,
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particularly because businesses
from my own community
from my own community
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terutama karena pedagang
dari komunitas saya sendirilah
dari komunitas saya sendirilah
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were the ones taking advantage
of my orthodoxy.
of my orthodoxy.
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yang mengambil kesempatan
dari ortodoksi saya.
dari ortodoksi saya.
03:03
So, with emotions running high,
and absolutely no experience in butchery,
and absolutely no experience in butchery,
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Jadi, dengan penuh emosi, dan tanpa
pengalaman dalam hal pemotongan daging,
pengalaman dalam hal pemotongan daging,
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some friends and I opened a meat store
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saya dan beberapa teman
membuka toko daging
membuka toko daging
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in the heart of the
East Village fashion district.
East Village fashion district.
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di tengah distrik mode East Village.
03:12
(Laughter)
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(Gelak tawa)
Kami menamainya Honest Chops, dan kami
mengembalikan halal dengan menggunakan
mengembalikan halal dengan menggunakan
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We call it Honest Chops,
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and we're reclaiming halal by sourcing
organic, humanely raised animals,
organic, humanely raised animals,
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binatang organik yang
dibesarkan secara manusiawi,
dibesarkan secara manusiawi,
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and by making it accessible and affordable
to working-class families.
to working-class families.
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dan dengan menjadikannya
terjangkau bagi keluarga pekerja.
terjangkau bagi keluarga pekerja.
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There's really nothing like it in America.
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Sungguh tidak ada
yang seperti ini di Amerika.
yang seperti ini di Amerika.
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The unbelievable part is actually
that 90 percent of our in-store customers
that 90 percent of our in-store customers
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Yang mengherankannya, 90 persen
pelanggan yang mendatangi toko kami
pelanggan yang mendatangi toko kami
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are not even Muslim.
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bukanlah Muslim.
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For many, it is their first time
interacting with Islam
interacting with Islam
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Bagi kebanyakan, itulah interaksi
pertama mereka dengan Islam
pertama mereka dengan Islam
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on such an intimate level.
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pada tingkat yang begitu intim.
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So all these disparate projects --
(Laughter) --
(Laughter) --
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Jadi semua proyek yang berbeda ini --
(Gelak tawa) --
(Gelak tawa) --
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are the result of a restlessness.
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adalah akibat dari sebuah kegelisahan.
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They are a visceral response
to the businesses and curators
to the businesses and curators
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Sebuah reaksi perasaan terhadap
para pengusaha dan kurator
para pengusaha dan kurator
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who work hard to oversimplify
my beliefs and my community,
my beliefs and my community,
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yang bekerja keras untuk mengerdilkan
kepercayaan dan komunitas saya,
kepercayaan dan komunitas saya,
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and the only way to beat their machine
is to play by different rules.
is to play by different rules.
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dan satu-satunya cara mengalahkan mereka
adalah dengan menciptakan peraturan baru.
adalah dengan menciptakan peraturan baru.
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We must fight with an inventive approach.
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Kita harus melawan
dengan pendekatan inventif.
dengan pendekatan inventif.
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With the trust, with the access,
with the love that only we can bring,
with the love that only we can bring,
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Dengan kepercayaan, akses, dan cinta
yang hanya bisa diberikan oleh kita,
yang hanya bisa diberikan oleh kita,
kita harus tanpa ragu
mengambil kembali kepercayaan kita
mengambil kembali kepercayaan kita
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we must unapologetically
reclaim our beliefs
reclaim our beliefs
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in every moving image,
in every cut of meat,
in every cut of meat,
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di dalam setiap film,
setiap potongan daging,
setiap potongan daging,
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because if we whitewash our stories
for the sake of mass appeal,
for the sake of mass appeal,
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karena jika kita menutupi cerita
hanya demi menarik minat publik,
hanya demi menarik minat publik,
kita tidak hanya akan gagal, tapi juga
akan dipecundangi oleh mereka
akan dipecundangi oleh mereka
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not only will we fail,
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04:11
but we will be trumped by those
with more money and more resources
with more money and more resources
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yang punya lebih banyak uang dan sumber
daya untuk menceritakan cerita kita.
daya untuk menceritakan cerita kita.
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to tell our stories.
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04:16
But the call for creative courage
is not for novelty or relevance.
is not for novelty or relevance.
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Tapi kebutuhan akan semangat kreatif
bukan hanya untuk kebaruan atau relevansi.
bukan hanya untuk kebaruan atau relevansi.
04:20
It is simply because our communities
are so damn unique and so damn beautiful.
are so damn unique and so damn beautiful.
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Tapi murni karena komunitas
kita sangat unik dan indah.
kita sangat unik dan indah.
04:25
They demand us to find uncompromising ways
to be acknowledged and respected.
to be acknowledged and respected.
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Mengharuskan kita mencari cara-cara
tegas agar dapat dikenali dan dihormati.
tegas agar dapat dikenali dan dihormati.
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Thank you.
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Terima kasih.
04:34
(Applause)
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(Tepuk tangan)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Bassam Tariq - Creative spiritBassam Tariq delights in making eclectic career choices. A blogger, a filmmaker, and a butcher's shop owner, the common theme linking everything together is his boundless celebration of humanity.
Why you should listen
"Our purpose is simple: we are here to change the world’s relationship to their food." TED Fellow Bassam Tariq does not have small dreams; every project he undertakes is a big plan to make real change. Hence the butcher's shop he helped to open in Manhattan's East Village is organic, halal, and specifically designed to encourage healthier eating habits and happier families.
In 2011, Bassam and his friend Aman Ali resolved to spend each night of Ramadan in a different mosque in 30 states around the United States -- and write about the experience. The result, 30 Mosques in 30 States, was a celebration of the stunning diversity of the Muslim experience in America, and a celebration of individual stories worth telling. Similarly, his documentary, These Birds Walk, is a portrayal of real life for street kids in Karachi, Pakistan.
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