Asep Iwan Setiawan
Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung

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THE ROLE AND POSITION OF SOCIAL MEDIA AS A SPACE FOR PUBLIC AWARENESS: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE MALIKAL MULKI MOSQUE CONFLICT Haikal Fikri Muztaba; Muhammad Ihsan Mauludin; Ahmad Sarbini; Asep Iwan Setiawan
Indonesian Journal of Islamic Communication Vol. 8 No. 2 (2025): Indonesian Journal Of Islamic Communication
Publisher : Program Studi Komunikasi dan Penyiaran Islam Pascasarjana UIN KHAS Jember

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The development of social media over the past twenty years has changed the way society forms, interprets, and disseminates information, including on socio-religious issues. The case of the Malikal Mulki Mosque in Bogor illustrates how the digital space plays an important role in shaping public awareness. This study aims to explore how social media shapes public perception of the dispute, examine the meaning constructed by users through digital interactions, and identify how the dynamics of digital space influence the formation of moral and social awareness in society. A qualitative approach using phenomenological methods is employed to understand the subjective experiences of netizens and the meaning-making processes that emerge in online discourse. Data was collected through virtual observation of posts, comments, and conversations on various platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, then analyzed through stages of reduction, coding, and qualitative interpretation. Research findings show that social media functions as a digital public space that allows people to openly express their emotions, moral values, and views. In the early stages, the discourse was dominated by sentiments of empathy and religious solidarity. As alternative narratives emerged and clarification efforts were made, the public response became more critical, reflective, and focused on evaluating the legal and ethical aspects, as well as the transparency of donation management.  Thus, social media does not merely function as a medium for distributing information, but also as an arena for the production of meaning and the process of shaping public awareness that continues to evolve in network-based societies.
MUSIC AS A FORM OF RELIGIOUS EXPRESSION IN THE MEDIA: A SEMIOTIC AND REPRESENTATIONAL ANALYSIS OF THE SONG LYRICS TANPA AKU BY PANJI SAKTI.” Siti Patimah; Fany Dwi Nanda; Ahmad Sarbini; Asep Iwan Setiawan
Indonesian Journal of Islamic Communication Vol. 8 No. 2 (2025): Indonesian Journal Of Islamic Communication
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This study investigates the representation of religious values in Panji Sakti’s song “TanpaAku” as a contemporary manifesting of spiritual expression within popular media. Employing a qualitiative approach, the research utilizes Roland Barthes’ semiotic framework to analyze denotative and connotative meanings in the lyrics, and Stuart Hall’s theory of representation to examine how religious meanings are encoded by the creator and decoded by audiences. The analysis reveals that the song articulates core Islamic spiritual themes such as surrender to the Divine, the dissolution of ego, spiritual longing (mahabbah), and the human journey toward transcendence. These meanings are communicated through symbolic diction, metaphors, and acoustic aesthetics that enable a reflective, non-dogmatic mode of religious communication. Audience reception on digital platforms demonstrates predominantly dominant-hegemonic readings, indicating alighnment between the intended spiritual message and public interpretation. The findings affirm that popular music can function as an effective medium of contemporary dakwah, illustrating the mediatisation of religion whereby spiritual discourse is recontextualized through culture and digital forms. This study contributes to the understanding of how religious meaning is produced, represented, and internalized within the ecology of modern media.