The development of neo capitalism and imperalism forces Indonesia to be trapped deeper in the bilateral loan with other countries. The real evidence is the disempowerment happens in Indonesia with a fact of the increasing number of unemployment and poverty. The economy policy that emphasizes on the increase of number but notemployment should be taken much attention as it will make the economy o…
From the history of Islamic spread in Java, it was noted that there was a contradiction between tasawuf Sunni brought by Walisongo and the Javanese Syncretism brought by Syeh Siti Jenar. From the study of Pustaka Sasangkajati, it is found that basically the Islamic teaching and the Javanese Syncreatism teaching are different but not contradictive each other. The book admits the five pillars of …
Nurcholish Madjid is an Islamic figure who has great thingking which spread out through most of his works. From those works there are some ideas [values] that can be used as foundation to conduct better renewal of Islamic education. This education renovation can be both the concepts of education thingking theoretically and the concepts of education thingking practically. Those thingking are val…
Historic reality has proved the universality of the Arabic language for the world, making the Arabic language and literature not only stands alone in his country, but in almost all countries of the Muslims. Until now, the Arabic language is a mixture of various cultures that have already been harmonized into all aspects of cultural life in the world including in Indonesia. The existence of stra…
Shaikh Muhammad Arshad al Banjari, the 18 th century scholar of Banjar has been known as a leading jurist of his time in Indonesia and in the whole South East Asia. In this paper we are interested in exposing his jurisprudential thought by referring to the cultural, social and intellectual milieus that shaped his thought. The paper is particularly interested in discussing his views on the notio…
Perbedaan penyajian realitas oleh media massa melalui berita tidak semata-mata teknis jurnalistik. Lebih dari itu, perbedaan penyajian berita merepresentasikan ideologi dan kepentingan masing-masing media. Perspektif pluralis yang memposisikan media massa sebagai entitas yang netral dan objektif layak dipertanyakan. Hal ini karena media massa dalam era modern menjadi area terbuka bagi pertarung…
The needs of using Web-based teaching media for teaching Arabic is crucial in line with the development of knowledge and technology. Using Web-based media really eases the lecturer's burden in organizing teaching materials and teaching activities such as pre teaching plan, demonstration, and role play. However, using Web-based media in teaching may also lead to misuse of internet by the student…
Al Qur'an selama proses pewahyuannya telah melakukan dialog dan dialektika dengan kebudyaan manusia yang kemudian dikonseptualisasikan oleh para ulama dengan istilah naskh, makki-madani, asbab al nuzul, dan sebagainya yang mengartikulasikan wujud dialektika itu. Di samping menolak dan memberi alternatif, al Qur'an juga telah menunjukkan dinamikanya dalam meyerap, menginternalisasi, dan merekons…
Tulisan ini menunjukkan bahwa rumusan konsep dan implementasi pendidikan Islam dipengaruhi oleh perubahan-perubahan sosial di berbagai lokus ruang dan waktu yang dilaluinya. Hal ini berimplikasi bahwa Pendidikan Islam dalam kapasitasnya sebagai apapun, termasuk sebagai pranata sosial, harus bersifat dinamis dan terbuka untuk berbagai perubahan, tentunya dengan tetap berpegang pada sejumlah nila…
Stagnasi pemikiran yang dialami oleh umat Islam saat ini, salah satu faktor penyebabnya adalah sulitnya mendialogkan realitas teks-teks keagamaan yang mereka warisi dengan realitas kehidupan yang mereka hadapi. Hal inilah yang mendorong para sarjana Muslim kontemporer melakukan perenungan kembali khazanah intelektual yang mereka warisi dari ulama-ulama klasik [at turas]. Dalam proses perenungan…