Islamic Radicalism in Southeast Asia: With Special Reference to the Alleged Terrorist Organization, Jamā'ah Islāmiyah

Pemboman WTC 11 September 2001 telah melahirkan sebuah stigmaterhadap Islam, yaitu teroris dan al-Qaeda sebagai tertaduh. Di AsiaTenggara, kasus bom Bali juga mengidentifikasi adanya jaringan al-Qaedayang kemudian dikenal dengan nama Jama'ah Islamiyah. Banyak teori yangdikemukakan oleh ilmuwan-ilmuwan di berbagai belahan dunia tentangfenomena radikalisme Islam ini. Di antara teori tersebut mengatakanbahwa radikalisme agama yang terjadi di berbagai belahan duniamerupakan resistensi agama terhadap lsu modernisasi dunia. Di AsiaTenggara, munculnya radikalisme Islam lebib dipicu oleh sikap sikappermerintah terhadap umat Islam. Walaupun demikian, Jama'ah Islamiyahtetap merupakan misteri; eksistensinya tidak bisa dibuktikan, namunfenomenanya ada di mana-mana. Banyak pihak akhirnya mengaitkankeberadaan Jama'ah Islamiyah dengan keberadaan berbagai pesantrengaris keras di Indonesia. Artikel ini berusaha untuk mengidentifikasihubungan antara keberadaan organisasi Jama'ab Islamiyab dengatkelompok-kelompok teroris yang akhir-akhir ini telah memperburuk citraIslam

Cultivating Islamic Ideology: Print Islam in Post-Independence Indonesia (A Preliminary Study)

This article examines the development of Islamic print publication in post-independence Indonesia, Particular attention will be given to the trends prevalent among Islamic publishing houses, both in terms of agency and their products, and to Islamic print publication's role in the cultivation and dissemination of certain Islamic ideologies, I will begin with an analyses of the development of Islamic print and non-print publication, Central to this analysis is the delineation of the strength of Islamic print publication compared to that of non-print efforts.DOI: 10.15408/sdi.v14i3.54

Advancing Larger Democracy in Indonesia through Islamic Print Media

Over the past one decade, Indonesia has been renowned for its achievement in consolidating and establishing democracy after having experienced thirty two year political authoritarianism. The power is now step by step leased back to the people. In the least form, people are little by little getting access to the processes of policy-making. Their aspirations, instead of being undermined, are considered to be as gradually important as those of political elites. This paper is an attempt to examine the role of print media in enhancing the democratisation processes through the analysis of the production of Islamic ideas within print media publication. For the purpose of simplification, print media publication can be regarded as part of the essential translation of the press, a pillar of democracy. As a focus of analysis, this paper deals with print publications, in the form of both Islamic books and magazines, produced by Muslim scholars or activists in Indonesia. Islamic books are presented by those produced by publishers, such as Mizan, Gema Insani Press, and Wihdah Press. Islamic magazines are presented by Sabili, Hidayah, and Jihadmagz.[Lebih dari satu dekade terakhir, Indonesia dikenal sebagai negara yang berhasil melakukan konsolidasi demokrasi setelah mengalami tiga puluh dua tahun otoritarianisme Orde Baru. Kekuatan politik secara perlahan dikembalikan ke rakyat. Setidaknya, rakyat sedikit demi sedikit semakin memiliki akses atas pembuatan kebijakan. Aspirasi mereka kemudian diperhitungkan dan dianggap penting seperti aspirasi elit politik. Artikel ini mendiskusikan peran media-cetak dalam proses demokratisasi, yaitu dengan mengalisis produksi gagasan-gagasan tentang Islam yang dimuat dalam media cetak. Secara umum, media cetak merupakan salah satu bentuk pers yang menjadi salah satu pilar demokrasi. Pembahasan dalam artikel ini difokuskan pada buku dan majalah yang diterbitkan oleh ulama atau aktifis di Indonesia. Mizan, Gema Insani Press, dan Wihdah mewakili penerbit buku, sementara Sabili, Hidayah dan Jihadmagz mewakili kelompok majalah.

Islamisme dan Politisasi Agama Model PKS dalam Pilpres 2009

In the past decade or so, Islamism as a political concept and perhaps as an ideology has gained strong momentum in Indonesia. The fall of Soeharto after more than three decades in power has helped this ideology to emerge and exert itself particularly in the form of religion oriented political party. This paper is interested in exploring the expression and actualization of Islamism by scrutinizing the political behavior of Justice and Welfare Party (Partai Keadilan Sejahtera / PKS) during the 2009 presidential election. We are particularly interested in looking at the use of religious symbols and rites by the party for clear political purposes. We argue that Islamism has been manipulated by PKS during that election as a vehicle to gain power. Hence, the main problem that this paper deals with is actually the idea of the politization of religion by a political party claiming to have represented Islam and its noble teaching