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Socio-Cultural Transformation of Saudi Arabia Under the Leadership of Muhammad Bin Salman Nadia Azahra Hidayat; Yon Machmudi; Izdiyan Muttaqin
International Journal of Islamic Business and Management Review Vol. 5 No. 2 (2025)
Publisher : Asosiasi Dosen Peneliti Ilmu Ekonomi dan Bisnis Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.54099/ijibmr.v5i2.1411

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Purpose – This study aims to examine the purposes and implications of socio-political changes and cultural dynamics in Saudi Arabia under the de facto leadership of Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), particularly through the Vision 2030 reform agenda. The study explores how Vision 2030 reflects the tensions between modernization efforts and enduring political-cultural conservatism within Saudi society. Methodology – Using a qualitative exploratory approach and a descriptive-analytical strategy, the research draws on foreign policy theories by James N. Rosenau and Marijke Breuning to analyze how domestic reform is shaped by both internal dynamics and global pressures. Data were collected through a literature review of credible secondary sources, including official documents, public statements, and academic publications, and analyzed thematically through coding and contextual interpretation. Findings – The study finds that while Vision 2030 promotes social liberalization and national identity reconstruction, the reform process remains tightly governed by political authority and religious conservatism, revealing a sustained tension between progressive change and authoritarian continuity. Conclusion – These developments suggest that the reforms under MBS represent not a democratic transition, but a calculated modernization project that preserves state control while signaling change. Contribution/Novelty – This paper offers a critical perspective on Saudi Arabia's reform era, arguing that Vision 2030 operates as an ideological and hegemonic project, and provides insights into how culture becomes a contested space in authoritarian modernization processes.
THE CRISIS OF DEMOCRACY: AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT OF SUDAN AFTER THE FALL OF OMAR BASHIR Muhammad Hasan Izzurrahman; Yon Machmudi
CMES (Center of Middle Eastern Studies) Vol 17, No 1 (2024)
Publisher : Arabic Literature Department

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20961/cmes.17.1.86471

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Sudan's democratic journey continues to face a long and steep road. The stepping down of President Omar Bashir in 2019 has brought the country to a condition that is increasingly far from the requirements of democracy. This research offers theoretical and empirical assessments to answer whether Sudan has experienced a democratic crisis. Through a socio-historical approach, this research will operationalize Brigitte Weiffen's concept of democratic crisis and apply it to the condition of Sudan. The research method used is qualitative and aims to explain the phenomenon of democracy in Sudan. The data analyzed comes from the author's investigations and notes conducted in the 2018-2020 period at the research location, books, journals, humanitarian agency reports, podcasts, and news. The results show that Sudan is facing a severe democracy crisis. Sudan has fulfilled all three main categories of crisis causes: democratic crisis, disharmony in the civilian coalition, weak legitimacy of the transitional government, and failure to form a government. In addition, the military and paramilitaries are present as challenger actors who continue to intervene and seek to overthrow or fundamentally change the rules of democratic governance.
The Role of Women in Islamic Propagation: A Case Study of Tablighi Jamaat’s Nyai of Pesantren Al-Fatah, East Java, Indonesia Yon Machmudi; Putih Kusumah Ardhani
Journal of Asian Social Science Research Vol. 2 No. 2 (2020): Journal of Asian Social Science Research
Publisher : Centre for Asian Social Science Research (CASSR), Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (329.331 KB) | DOI: 10.15575/jassr.v2i2.27

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This article studies the role of women of the Tablighi Jamaat, a transnational Islamic propagation movement, in the process of Islamic propagation (da’wah) in Indonesia. It aims to analyze the role played by female followers of Tablighi Jamaat in developing da’wah by focusing on the role of nyai (female family members of a religious leader of traditional Islamic learning institution [pesantren]) in developing masturah da’wah in Pesantren Al-Fatah and Temboro Village. This study uses a qualitative approach to understand how nyai of Pesantren Al-Fatah were involved in da’wah activities in Temboro. The required data were collected through observation and interviews. The findings show that like their spouses who were obliged to go for da’wah in the form of khuruj, female followers of Tablighi Jamaat of Pesantren Temboro were assigned to conduct da’wah through masturah, a form of Islamic propagation which was only targeted on, organized and attended by the women of Tablighi Jamaah in Temboro with strict rules such the obligation of wearing face veils for all participants. Nyai of Pesantren Al-Fatah initiated, led, and developed masturah so that Tablighi Jamaat has attracted more followers and religious students and Temboro has experienced significant changes in social, religious, and economic aspects.