Qadir Gassing: Filming a Tale

  • 13 Januari 2021
  • 12:32 WITA
  • Margono Setiawan, S.S.
  • Berita

UIN Online - Qadir Gassing, the first person of Alauddin State Islamic University (UIN Alauddin) Makassar advised to make a fairy tale as a film. "I suspect that Gowa society, the young generation could not speak Makassar," he said. Samata, Monday (03/03).

The man coming from Makassar descent concerned if the nation successor did not know the local culture. This is due to the entertainment industries such as TV just presented a soap opera without the element of culture.

"My wife is originally Buginese but my son is not able to speak Bugis. Precisely, my son knows more about foreign languages such as Arabic and English. I really worry that our language will disappear in the very near future," he said at the time he led the doctoral promotion exam in graduate program building.

He considered the dissertation entitled Islam and Local Culture (Local Wisdom in Makassar Expression and Its Relevance to the Islamic Education) had the capacity to respond to his concern. The dissertation was written by Muh Ilham, the lecturer of Dakwah and Communication Faculty (FDK).