On 2 October 2022, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (DSAI) skated and held a SCRIPT dialogue “For A Better Malaysia” at Dorset Hotel Subang.
While the Malay language version, Membangun Negara Madani (MNM) was launched on 3 November 2022 at Hotel Tamu Kuala Lumpur. It is managed by IDE and The Center for Postnormal Policy & Futures Studies.
DSAI has sketched and debated quite interestingly the SCRIPT document (Sustainability, Care and Compassion, Respect, Innovation, Prosperity, Trust) in terms of its vision, narrative, framework and policy.
This 178-page document should be appreciated and disseminated. It can be said that SCRIPT-MNM is a continuation of the Civil Society idea that was first popularized by DSAI at the Jakarta Istiqlal Festival in 1995.
A Better Malaysia
A social system based on morality
DSAI’s definition of a civil society is a society with, “A fertile social system based on moral principles that guarantees a balance between individual freedom and community stability; a society that encourages effort and individual initiative both in terms of thought, art, economics and technology, a social system that efficient and fair and the implementation of government in accordance with the law”.
The script was launched on the eve of GE 15 During the usrah with Ust Dr Razali Nawawi, the late Dr Siddiq Fadhil and a number of others, we were exposed to the ideas of civil society. It is no exaggeration to say that the wave of awakening and awareness of Islam in the 1970s, succeeded in placing Islam as a way of life covering all dimensions.
It was initiated by DSAI and friends of his generation including Ustaz Fadzil Noor, Ust Razali Nawawi and Ust Siddiq Fadhil. This includes the awareness of wearing hijab among Muslim women. For Malaysians as a whole, civil society invites to an inclusive, universal spirit, no narrow racism, the defense of the poor and left behind, the struggle to uphold truth and justice and the appreciation of pure values.
A Better Malaysia Part Two
Dialogue between religions, races and civilizations is encouraged in Malaysia’s pluralistic society. The writing, development and action plan based on the idealism of civil society should be developed by all parties. In the 1980s it was also translated with, among others, the existence of the International Islamic University and the Islamic Bank. Even after the events of September 2, 1998, the idea of civil society received less attention. Part Two coming soon.
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The original article is from Suara Keadilan, written by Mustaffa Kamil Ayub
