Pesantren as a social-religious-institution has played a significant role in the dynamic of Indonesia nation. The role of the pesantren is not only concerned with educational and social religious aspects but also broader, namely social transformation. In developing pluralism awareness in multikultural era, the pesantren has the important role. At the pesantren, there are many values that can be…
Pesantren as a social-religious-institution has played a significant role in the dynamic of Indonesia nation. The role of the pesantren is not only concerned with educational and social-religious aspects but also broader, namely social transformation. In developing pluralism awareness in multicultural era, the pesantren has the important role. At the pesantren, there are many values that could …
Indonesia, with its diverse social, cultural and geographical variety, is one of the biggest multicultural societies in the world. This diversity-when-misused-can cause many problems such as corruption, collusion, nepotism, poverty, violence, damage to environment, separatism, and human right violation. Vis a vis this, multicultural education suggests that diversity of ethnicity, culture, langu…
Gender issue becomes an interesting concern in education for there has been cultural bias and gender inequalities that unconsiously spread out through teaching and learning activities. Some learning materials, especially in elementary and secondary schools, still show gender bias on occupation of women in general. This article will describe some pictures and illistrations in learning materials …
Gender discourse does present particular problems within Muslim societies mainly for three reasons, 1)the strong presence of patriarchal culture within Muslim society 2)the strong literal tendency in interpreting religious texts, and 3)the strong sense of animosity toward the Western culture. There is a few however among Muslims in Indonesia who are willing to negotiate with gender issues not a…