That was the tweet. The next scene, i am looking through the clouds of Malaysia. Down there, KL.

The power of video -or entertainment mediums- showed the power again, if you ask me. Being able to stand besides all professors, researchers, journalists… Besides WHY we were all there, it is another important issue; HOW i get there. I have been telling my students importance of language and new age mediums to tell what you have to tell. And better; independent ways!

Osman Gazali, WWII Conference, KL

WFOL held a conference on WWII and its effects on May, 13th, 2010 in KL Convention Center: “World War 2 & The Rise Of Multilateralism”.

Kazi Mahmood, the one-man band organizer, did a success on this conference against any war, pointing WWII.  Respectively, i was invited to screen my docuspeech on Stalingrad battle. Which happened to be prepared in 10 days. Had to be!

What i have done was a technical explanation of the battle. I tried my best to mention that we did not hold any sides of anyone but only innocents of any sides. My duty was to show the audience what was going on in wars, when we mentioned them in just a sentence: “A battle between two sides happened in Stalingrad.”

My duty was to make the attanders to “see” the war. In fact, it was an attempt to support other researchers’ cries; “do not make war, it is bad”. As it was far away from an acedemic paper of a research.

Here, i found it much more useful, to collect the fruits of the conference. The ones that fell on the web, with little keynotes.

ARTICLES:

• Hendrajit Idem: GFI Resolution at INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF WORLD WAR II
  This notes of Mr. Hendrajit’s will give you summaries and notes about some of the speakers. Also, you can get information about his institute and his speech.
• GFI Statement at World War Two International Conference
  “Global Future Institute”s statement on the conference. Will give you why the ocnference held. Also what is GFI, what it stands for.
• The Malaysian Experience & Hope For The Future
  Mr. Khairul Faiz Murat’s speech was on both Malaysia’s situtation and Palestine Issue. Palestine issue was in fact another part of the conference as WWII has great effect on Israel’s movement through Palestine area. Both Prof. Hassan Yahya and Mr. Murat did great informative speeches on the issue. Mr. Murat, by the way, works for the muslim youth organization in Malaysia, respectively, ABIM.
• Prof. Hassan Yahya’s statement
  Professor of Sociology in Michigan University, Prof. Hassan Yahya, presented his paper on the conference. The paper will give you detailed information on war, peace and Palestine. Also, statistics and tables will give you glimpses of numbers.
• Prof. Albert Jansen’s Speech on WWII’s effect on China
  Please find this speech of Prof. Albert Jansen’s on how the war shaped today’s China. As well, reasons mentioning tomorrow’s possible wars.
• “WW2: Comfort Women – An Historical Perspective”: Anggia Putri Nilasari’s speech on women’s situation under Japanese Imperial
  Besides what has been to millions of girls, sisters and mothers; Anggia’s speech will also give you how some “powerful” countries today kept their power.
• WFOL’s Statement
  Please find this information on why WFOL organized this conference and what was the expectations. Especially end paragraph on muslims is read-worthy. As in these organizations, besides getting ideas on world wars, you can find tips and explanations on wars between individuals, neighbors and persons.
• Conference Declaration
• MORE: Please visit conference’s official website for more articles and info: http://www.ww2conference.info/
  

VIDEOS:

• Ceremony Ends…
  Towards the end of the conference. A family picture moment of organizers and speakers.
• Stalingrad Battle part1 – part2
  This was the docuspeech i made for the conference. Stalingrad is Hitler’s biggest, first defeat to Red Army. And one of the crucial turning points of WWII. Leaving 2 million people dead behind.
• Charlie Chaplin’s Speech
  When i thought what to say as an end word. An end word that will talk about what to do next. What lessons should we get from war. I remembered Chaplin’s first voiced-movie: “The Great Dictator”. And i was glad when committee accepted this great speech as an end speech of mine. Please enjoy and learn what to do after a war. Any war.

PHOTOS:

• First set on flickr
  These are my photos from both city and conference.

More info, photo and video will be added as organizers are still processing them.

As an end note, i am sure everyone experienced and now have a lot on what-to-do. Both in our lives and in following conferences. Inshaallah.