I lived in a boarding school for 12 years. The first stayed at the Nurul Islam pesantren in Karangcempaka, Bluto, Sumenep, Madura from 1999 to…
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Me and My Pesantren (3): Insights from the Punishment
As a student who has studied at Islamic boarding schools for about a decade, from the madrasah tsanawiyah level to university, I feel that there are a…
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Me and My Pesantren (2): Revolutionizing Life
Each pesantren generally has its own way of instilling moral values for its santri. However, moral planting is a concrete step that is continuously carried…
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Me and My Pesantren (1): Beating the Sleeping Devil
Today, Remembering the days, living as a santri many years ago, life seemed “upnormal”. But, if time could be replayed, I may not be able…
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Ukhuwah Islamiyah, for Whom?
“Ukhuwah Islamiyah is not brotherhood among Muslims, but brotherhood between Muslims and non-Muslims. Brotherhood based on Islam to realize rahmat lil alamin,” emphasized KH Wahab Zarkasy responding…
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Re-thinking Feminism and Indonesian Muslims
In the context of Indonesia, feminism as a thought or philosophy and a social movement has become a hot topic in various scientific discourses. However,…
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Mutahhari: Challenges the Dominance of Ideology and Knowledge
La syirqiyata wala gharbiyata, that’s the Arabic text of the banner displayed above the Iranian Embassy gate in Jakarta in early 1982, for almost two…
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Santri and the Threat of Religious Intolerance
In general, the majority of Indonesia’s population is Muslim. The proliferation can see the indication of community organizations or mass organizations with Islam as the…
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Pesantren and Relevance Kitab Kuning in Social Live
New knowledge will inevitably determine dialectical attitudes in social and religious life where there are various istinbath processes, leaving various fanaticism and one-sided truths. Determining one truth…
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The Roots of Islam Nusantara’s Political Thought
The rise of the sectarian spirit that uses religious and ethnic symbols in political battles has brought the Indonesian nation to a political atmosphere that…
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