a Teuku Kemal Fasya journal

Teuku Kemal Fasya was born in Aceh provincial capital of Banda Aceh, on April 9, 1975. Currently, he serves as lecturer at Lhokseumawe, North Aceh-based Malikussaleh University. A son of Teuku Iskandar SKM and Sritati Nurmulyati finished his elementary program in his hometown, before continued to university degree, studying religious and cultural studies as well as comparative Islamic Laws at Sanata Dharma University and Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic Religious Institute respectively. Both are based in Yogyakarta.

Moving back to his hometown, Kemal is actively lecturing students of Malikussaleh, majoring on Social and Political studies. He once also served as secretary of Anthropology Department, also in Malikussaleh, before being elected as Head of Anthropology, Social, and Political Science at the same university -- a position he served until 2008.

Apart from formal activities, Kemal also concerns with his social environment, and known to be a co-founder of Komunitas Peradaban Aceh (Aceh Civilization Community). Having a dream about a better environment in the conflict-thorn territory of Aceh, Kemal has actively encouraged all parties, from the Central Government to the civil society groups, to promote democratization, peacefull campaign, and equal political treatment for all of the Acehnese people.

His experience has won appreciation from international community, paving the way for him to take part in the series of international conferences, from New Delhi, India, to Oslo, Norway, during which he shared views on various issues, from disaster management to religious-related issues, such as Islam and Pluralism.

Fluently speaking Arabic and English, Kemal has added Germany into his multi-lingual talent by joining German language short course in German-Malaysia Institute (GMI) in Kajang, Selangor -- a preparatory program he pursued as a part of his plan to continue program for master degree.

A good writer creates essay. So does Kemal. Dozens of his essays and, also, books, have been published by various publications. Some of his books are Mengukur Kadar Militerisme Aceh, in Aceh Merdeka dalam Perdebatan (published by Justice and Human Rights Ministry, 1999); Jendela Kematian Nasionalisme, an article published in Poskolonialisme: Sikap Kita terhadap Imperialisme (Yogyakarta, 2001). Tragedi Anak Bangsa: Pembataian Teungku Bantaqiah dan Santri-santrinya (Bina Rena Pariwara: Jakarta, 2001). Semiotika dan Martabat Sebuah Tulisan in Esai-Esai Bentara Kompas (Kompas: Jakarta, 2003). Nasionalisme Aceh, Sungguh? in Aceh Serambi Martabat (Kotakita Press: British Council: Jakarta, 2006).