One of the main function of media is to disseminate information to the public about social issues and engage in mobilizing philanthropic activies. However, various intrepretations of the phrase 'media philanthropy' often led to biased perspectives. This article explores the generosity of journalists while covering news on a disaster. This article explores the generosity of journalists while cov…
This article studies Islamic liberalism as a popular trend in Islamic thought recently. Several references had been researched, for example : Islamic Liberalism : A Critique of Development Ideologies by Leonard Binder and Liberal Islam : A Sourcebook edited by Charles Kurzman. Both of these books, although written a western scholar, but have differences. Binder has a conclusion that Islamic lib…
Saat ini perbankan syari'ah telah mulai banyak mendapat hati di kalangan publik Indonesia. Namun, kondisi ini tidak lantas menjadikan perbankan syariah menjadi sepi kritik. Diantara kritik yang paling banyak didengungkan adalah tidak adanya perbedaan yang substansial antara produk perbankan syari'ah dengan produk perbankan konvensional. Pembiayaan murabahah di perbankan syari'ah yang berbasis m…
PTAI, baik negeri maupun swasta, yang dulu menjadi kebanggaan umat, kini dipertanyakan kembali. Dengan kondisi keilmuan yang terlalu melangit dan hampir tidak punya konteks dengan perkembangan sains dan teknologi, lembaga pendidikan tinggi yang berlabel keislaman itu dirasa banyak pihak, lebih membelenggu daripada memberdayakan. Untuk itu, sejumlah IAIN dan STAIN telah merubah dirimenjadi UIN g…
Kebijakan pemerintah mengenai hak ulayat yang telah dituangkan dalam pasal 3 Undang-undang Pokok Agraria yang menentukan bahwa hak ulayat itu diakui tetapi masih disertai dengan syarat mengenai eksistensi dan pelaksanaannya.Hak ulayat itu diakui sepanjang menurut kenyataannya masih ada, harus tunduk pada kepentingan nasional dan negara yang lebih tinggi dan lebih luas itu, yang kemudian memicu …
Nowadays, in the modern era, we can obviously witness some groups of moslems still commit some terrors action to other religion and/or to out-group-moslems just because of different understanding of Islamic dogma. These radical groups of moslem claim that their actions are on behalf of religious belief.But, since the very beginning of revelation, Islam ask its followers to spread peace, harmony…
To make connection between fiqih and humanism is often judged as a subversive. Religion is convinced the only source of morality, then rationality tendency to discover morality-such as humanism-never get a proportional place. Whereas at a certain point religioun is meaned totalitarianly by his follower, there's potency to exploit religion for political and partisan interest that will kill human…
The term jihad fi sabil allah is often used to refer to physical war in the path of God. The word, as it is derived from the Qs. al Tawbah [9]:60, in fact connotes specific and general meanings. The specific meaning of it coomonly found in classical ulema's interpretation is related to the war. This interpretation is based on historical evidence and supported by the literal meaningof Qur'an and…
Ibn 'Arabi is one of the prominent and authoritative thinkers onIslamic mysticisms. Among his starting and briliant ideasis the unity of religions [wahdah al adyan], one of the fundamental ideas of religious pluralism. The supporters of pluralism expose his opinion on the unity of religions intensely and consider any religions valid and true. This article examines further Ibn 'Arabi's thought o…
Dominasi peran publik laki laki dan domestikasi peran perempuan, dewasa ini telah di ugat cukup serius oleh feminisme.Peran bukanlah alamiah atau kodrati, tetapi sebuah prestasi yang bisa diperoleh melalui usaha atau perjuang yang serius.Dalam Feminisme, Konsep seks dibedakan dengan gender.Perbedaan perbedaan biologis dan fisiologis adalah perbedaan seks.Sedangkan yang menyangkut fungsi, peran,…