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Monday, April 5, 2010

Berita Islam: Ternyata Arti "Minal 'Aidin wal Faizin" Bukan "Mohon Maaf Lahir Batin"

Ucapan ini: Selamat Hari Raya Idul Fitri, Taqobalallahu Minnaa wa Minkum, Minal 'Aidin wal Faizin, Mohon Maaf Lahir Batin, merupakan ucapan yang biasa disampaikan dan diterima oleh kaum muslimin di hari lebaran baik melalui lisan ataupun kartu ucapan idul fitri. Ada dua kalimat yang diambil dari bahasa arab di sana, yaitu kalimat ke dua dan tiga. Apakah arti kedua kalimat itu? Dari mana asal-usulnya? Sebagian orang kadang cukup mengucapkan minal 'aidin wal faizin dengan bermaksud meminta maaf. Benarkah dua kalimat yang terakhir memiliki makna yang sama?

Friday, February 12, 2010

Museum plays April Fools’ joke on prolific forger

Fool me once, the saying goes. But 50 times? That’s what a convincing art forger did for nearly three decades when he donated his copies of Picassos and other works of art to unsuspecting museums in 20 states.

Mark A. Landis, who has dressed as a Jesuit priest or posed as a wealthy donor driving up in a red Cadillac, apparently never took money for his forgeries and has never been arrested.
Now his “works” have been collected into their own tongue-in-cheek exhibit, called Faux Real and opening on April Fools’ Day at the University of Cincinnati.