JAKARTA - The emergence of the Indonesian History Dictionary made by the Ministry of Education and Culture (Kemendikbud) brought a stir. The dictionary is considered not to make the name of the great figure Kiai Haji Hasyim Asy'ari. The absence of the name of the founder of Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) made the Ministry of Education and Culture criticized by many parties.
The harshest criticism came from Gerindra Party politician, Fadli Zon. He was furious, not playing with the Ministry of Education and Culture. He considered the Indonesian History Dictionary strange. The name of the big NU figure does not exist, while communist figures are hoarding.
Hasyim Asy'ari is a great figure in the history of the Indonesian nation. His footsteps of educating the nation's children cannot be underestimated. He became a figure who brought modern Islamic education to the archipelago. He emphasized that bringing a combination of religion and western education into a tool against ignorance and colonialism.
He also founded NU. The mass organization became the main carriage to accommodate the interests of educational institutions such as Islamic boarding schools in Java in the era of the Dutch East Indies government. He also became an educator.
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He also gave NU's blessing against the invaders. The memory of his struggle is so inherent. Moreover, NU continues to be transformed into a large Islamic organization in Indonesia. This trace is also present with the emergence of NU figures in the national political map.
Problems arise. The Ministry of Education and Culture under the power of Nadiem Makarim is like forgetting the footsteps of Hasyim Asy'ari's struggle. This narrative is evidenced by the absence of the name Hasyim Asy'ari in the 2021 Indonesian History Dictionary.
The absence of Hasyim's name provoked protests. All because the names of other figures from the Dutch to Communism appeared. Those who protest asked Nadiem to apologize. There are also those who ask to withdraw the Indonesian History Dictionary volumes I and II from circulation.
The withdrawal was made so that the Ministry of Education and Culture could improve and revise it. This step is considered the most appropriate option because a larger wave of protests could appear later.
"After reading and hearing views from many circles, we asked the Ministry of Education and Culture to temporarily withdraw the Indonesian History Dictionary, both Volume I and Volume II from circulation. We hope that there will be improvements in content or revisions before they are re-published and used as a subject for teaching historical subjects."
"Surprisingly, on the cover of the History Dictionary Volume I there is an image of KH Hasyim Asy'ari, but in the content it is not included in his history and work in his struggle. It is even stranger that there are other names of figures who enter this dictionary, including the name of the Governor of the Netherlands HJ Van Mook and Japanese military figure Harada Kumaichi, who are seen as contributing to the process of forming the Indonesian state," said the elite of the National Awakening Party (PKB), Syaiful Huda as quoted on the sec.com page, April 20, 2021.
The criticism of Nadiem Makarim continues to arrive. The Ministry of Education and Culture is considered to have deliberately eliminated the traces of Hasyim Asy'ari's struggle. The harshest criticism emerged from a member of the Indonesian House of Representatives from the Gerindra Party faction, Fadli Zon.
Fadli considers the Ministry of Education and Culture to want to distort history. He himself could not understand that the great character of Hasyim Asy'ari was not included in the Indonesian History Dictionary. He was also surprised that he was not playing when communist and radical figures were on the list.
He also has the same desire that the book by the Ministry of Education and Culture be revised immediately. He also asked the Ministry of Education and Culture to investigate why Hasyim Asy'ari's name could be lost.
"An investigation must be made immediately as to why the important figure KH Hasyim Asy'ari who initiated the Jihad Resolution could be lost, while the communists could exist. This is a serious problem. Some want to distort history," said Fadli Zon on his Twitter / X account @Fadlizon, April 20, 2021.
Protests from Fadli and others got results. Nadiem tried to apologize to NU and all Indonesian people. He considered the preparation of the Indonesian History Dictionary not in his era as the Ministry of Education and Culture because it was carried out in 2017.
Nadiem then asked his staff to revise and perfect the Indonesian History Dictionary. He also confirmed that the name of Hasyim Asy'ari was present. He emphasized his response as a form of responding to criticism directed at the Ministry of Education and Culture.
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