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Journal : Studia Islamika

Digital Islamist Activism and Popular Culture: Propagating Islamism among Indonesian Youth Herdiansah, Ari Ganjar
Studia Islamika Vol. 33 No. 1 (2026): 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.v33i1.45509

Abstract

While Indonesian scholarship has documented youth hijrah cultures and digital religiosity, less is understood about how Islamist networks adapt ideologically under post-ban HTI. Examining four cases—YukNgaji, Kajian Trotoar, Vespa Moeslim, and Komunitas Literasi Islam—through digital observation (2019–2024), interviews, and narrative analysis, this article shows how Islamists shift from conventional mobilization to engagement through digital popular culture that embeds religious practice within youth activities. Memes and videos attract attention; group rides, study circles, workshops, and charity cultivate sustained participation. What begins as personal spiritual practice—lifestyle changes, hobby communities, study circles—gradually constitutes collective identity with political dimensions. Unlike earlier iterations of pop-Islamism that primarily accommodated consumer modernity, these cases reveal an “ironic appropriation” of digital forms, where subcultural participation and communal solidarity collectively facilitate an ideological formation that feels organic rather than imposed. This adaptive recalibration helps explain how Islamist frameworks continue to circulate within Indonesia’s securitized political landscape.
Co-Authors Abdul Latif Afif Ginanjar Ahmad, Noor Sulastry Yurni Aisatul Husna Al-Banjari, M. Husin Amiruddin, Nur Adleena Natasha Andi Kasman Antik Bintari Arie Surya Gutama Arry Bainus Bagas Teguh Pratista Caroline Paskarina Dede Sri Kartini Dentus Kristanto Boineno Detharie, Ladyasya Three Dian Arifiyati Putri Djayadi Hanan, Djayadi Fierman Prihadi Firman Widya Pranata Firman Widya Pranata Firmansyah, Muhammad Andi Hamdani Kurniawan Handoko Ivan HENDRA - HENDRA - Hendra Hendra Hendra Hendra Heni Ismiati Herdiansyah, Ari Ganjar Husin Al-Banjari Husin Muhammad Al-Banjari HUSIN, LUTHFI HAMZAH Irhash Ahmady Jaafar, Ezureen Natasya Kahar Junaidi Junaidi Khairul Azman, Muhammad Khairul Haiqal Bin Kukuh Priyo Taruno, Kuntum Chairum Ummah Kurniawan, Hamdani Latip Ashari linda rahmawati Luthfi Hamzah Husin Mahfud Arifin Manan, Firman Mhd Ade Putra Ritonga Mudiyati Rahmatunnisa Muhammad Choirullah Pulungan Mustabsyirotul Ummah Mustofa Mutiara Jasmisari Nivada, Aryos Noorman, Nur Sarah Iman Nurdin, Muhammad Fadhil Ope Destrian Pratista, Bagas Teguh Pratisti, Aliyuna Priyono, Puguh Putra, Anselmus Herosolimitanus Gafita R. Widya Setiabudi Sumadinata Rahmawati, Linda Ramlan, Aini Faezah Ratnia Solihah Rayhani, Fahira Salima Rd. A. Tachya Muhamad Rini Maduratmi Rizkyansyah Rizkyansyah Sabar Simanjuntak Saputra, Anugrah Simanjuntak, Sabar Sudarma, Sudarma Syukri, Mohammad Kholis Thabrani, Ahmad Ummah, Kuntum Chairum Utama, Rafif Sakti Wahidin, Danis Wahju Gunawan Wahyu Gunawan Wawan Budi Darmawan Yogi Suprayogi Sugandi Yon Daryono Yudhistira, Andi Yusa Djuyandi Zhahirah Indrawati Zainuddin