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Shedding Light on Indonesian Islam: The Latest Trends from Europe Fadlan, Muhammad Nida'
Studia Islamika Vol. 32 No. 1 (2025): Studia Islamika
Publisher : Center for Study of Islam and Society (PPIM) Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.36712/sdi.v32i1.45343

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On December 13, 2024, the Institute for Languages and Cultures of the Islamicate World at the University of Cologne held the “Indonesian Studies Day 2024” in Cologne, Germany. Chaired by Prof. Dr. Edwin P. Wieringa (Professor of Indonesian Philology, University of Cologne) and co-chaired by Muhammad Nida’ Fadlan (PhD researcher in Indonesian Islamic Philology, University of Cologne), this academic event focused on the intersection of religion, culture, and identity within the context of Islam in Indonesia. It served as a colloquium that gathered Indonesian PhD students in Europe to discuss the latest research on this subject. There were two main reasons for this event. First, Indonesia is a country that is globally still unfamiliar to many people, even though it has the largest population of Muslims in the world. The attempts to showcase the rich Islamic heritage of Indonesia have not yet been very successful. Second and relatedly, there is still a need to promote academic activities related to Indonesian Islamic studies. This forum brought together doctoral students from different European universities who are researching various topics related to Indonesian Islam, enabling profound and fruitful discussions. By coming together, this intellectual gathering encourages and furthers research in this area.
Katalog ‘Elite’ Kitab Asia Tenggara Fadlan, Muhammad Nida'
Studia Islamika Vol. 33 No. 1 (2026): Studia Islamika
Publisher : Center for Study of Islam and Society (PPIM) Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University

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Midori, Kawashima, et.al (eds.). 2025. Catalogue of Southeast Asian Kitabs of Sophia University: Third and Expanded Edition. Tokyo: Institute of Islamic Area Studies, Sophia University. Abstract: The new edition of the Catalogue of Southeast Asian Kitabs of Sophia University marks a massive decolonizing of archives. Its extensive and structured scale makes it an essential reference for scholars mapping the intellectual traditions of Islam in Southeast Asia. This review, however, reveals the catalogue’s ‘elitist’ nature, as it systematically marginalizes the tradition of textual reproduction at the grassroots level, which is an essential locus for the everyday transmission of Islamic knowledge. This limitation is supported by the absence of historically significant transregional print corpora, a gap that demonstrates inconsistency even within its prioritized domains. This article argues that precisely within these limitations, the catalogue makes an unexpected contribution. It functions as a definitive map of the “homework” awaiting future researchers, while radically affirming that the true richness of the Southeast Asian kitab tradition is far more extensive and dynamic than what can be represented by this catalogue.