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Multicultural Islamic Education Review
ISSN : -     EISSN : 30258839     DOI : 10.23917
Multicultural Islamic Education Review is an open-access and peer-reviewed international journal that invites academicians (students and lecturers), researchers, and scientists, to exchange and disseminate their work, development, and contribution in the area of Islamic Education and Multiculturalism. Title: Multicultural Islamic Education Review Initials: MIER Abbreviation: MIER Publications: Semi-Annually ISSN: on progress (Online) Publisher: Doctor of Islamic Education, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Indonesia
Articles 54 Documents
Multicultural Islamic Education Evaluation Through the Lens of Inclusive Pedagogy and Ethical Humanism Nafis, Ahmad; Asy Syauqi, Faris; Astuti, Tri
Multicultural Islamic Education Review Vol. 4 No. 1 (2026): March
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.23917/mier.v4i1.17120

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Contemporary multicultural Islamic education faces a significant challenge in aligning its educational evaluation practices with the broader objectives of inclusivity, ethical humanism, and intercultural coexistence. Existing evaluation systems remain predominantly oriented toward cognitive achievement, standardized assessment, and behavioral compliance, thereby inadequately capturing ethical awareness, empathy, social responsibility, and intercultural competence within diverse educational settings. This study aims to develop a transformative evaluation framework for multicultural Islamic education through the lens of inclusive pedagogy and ethical humanism. Employing a qualitative-dominant mixed-methods design with an exploratory sequential approach, the research was conducted across four Islamic educational institutions in Malang, Indonesia. The participants consisted of 36 educational stakeholders, including Islamic education lecturers, teachers, educational evaluators, administrators, and postgraduate students. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, document analysis, and expert validation questionnaires, and subsequently analyzed using thematic analysis and descriptive statistical techniques. The findings reveal that current evaluation practices within multicultural Islamic education remain heavily dominated by cognitive-oriented paradigms, resulting in the marginalization of ethical, intercultural, and humanistic dimensions of learning. The study identifies six core evaluative dimensions essential for transformative multicultural Islamic education, namely inclusive participation, intercultural competence, ethical awareness, empathy and social sensitivity, collaborative engagement, and equitable assessment practices. These dimensions were integrated into a proposed evaluation framework grounded in inclusive pedagogy and ethical humanism. The study contributes theoretically by reconstructing educational evaluation beyond academic performance and offers practical implications for curriculum reform, teacher development, inclusive educational policy, and sustainable human-centered education within pluralistic societies.
Reframing Islamic Education Through Cognitive Conflict-Based Pedagogy for Democratic Agency Abdelrahim, Youssef; El-Raziq, Sahmir; Mostafa, Tariq
Multicultural Islamic Education Review Vol. 4 No. 1 (2026): March
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.23917/mier.v4i1.17122

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The growing challenges of democratic fragility, ideological polarization, and declining dialogic engagement in contemporary societies have intensified the need for transformative approaches within Islamic education. However, fiqh instruction in many Islamic educational contexts continues to be dominated by transmission-oriented pedagogies emphasizing memorization, doctrinal conformity, and passive learning, thereby limiting students’ opportunities to develop democratic agency and reflective reasoning. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of Cognitive Conflict-Based Pedagogy (CCBP) in fostering democratic agency among students in fiqh learning at Ma’had Al-Azhar Cairo. Employing a quasi-experimental design with a non-equivalent control group pretest–posttest approach, the study involved 44 students divided into an experimental group (n = 23) and a control group (n = 21). Data were collected through the Democratic Agency Scale, classroom observations, and reflective learning journals, and were analyzed using descriptive statistics, paired sample t-tests, independent sample t-tests, N-gain analysis, and effect size calculation. The findings revealed that students exposed to Cognitive Conflict-Based Pedagogy demonstrated significantly higher levels of democratic agency compared to those receiving conventional instruction. The intervention effectively enhanced students’ critical deliberation, dialogic engagement, reflective judgment, and openness toward differing perspectives within fiqh learning contexts. The study further indicates that cognitive conflict functions not merely as a cognitive strategy but as a transformative pedagogical mechanism capable of recontextualizing Islamic education for democratic and pluralistic societies. These findings contribute to contemporary discussions on Islamic educational reform, democratic pedagogy, and dialogic learning by highlighting the compatibility between Islamic intellectual traditions and democratic educational principles
Multicultural Islamic Education Curriculum and Social Cohesion: Negotiating Religious Identity in Diverse Communities Azmira, Tahani
Multicultural Islamic Education Review Vol. 4 No. 1 (2026): March
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.23917/mier.v4i1.16875

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The increasing intensity of social polarization, digital radicalization, and identity-based conflict within multicultural societies has raised urgent concerns regarding the role of Islamic education in promoting social cohesion and intercultural coexistence. Despite the growing discourse on multicultural education, limited studies have critically examined how multicultural Islamic education curricula negotiate religious identity while simultaneously fostering inclusive citizenship within diverse communities. This study aims to explore the role of multicultural Islamic education curriculum in shaping religious identity negotiation and strengthening social cohesion in Indonesia and Morocco. Employing a qualitative multi-site comparative design, the research involved 80 participants consisting of educators, curriculum specialists, students, religious leaders, and community representatives across several educational institutions in both countries. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, classroom observations, and document analysis, and analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings reveal that multicultural Islamic education functions as a transformative pedagogical framework that enables students to maintain religious commitment while developing intercultural competence, ethical inclusivity, and democratic engagement. The study further demonstrates that dialogical pedagogy, peace-oriented curriculum practices, and community-based learning significantly contribute to reducing exclusivist attitudes and strengthening social cohesion. However, the research also identifies persistent challenges, including ideological resistance, limited teacher competence, and the growing influence of digital polarization on students’ religious perceptions. The study argues that reconstructing Islamic education requires not only curriculum reform but also broader epistemological transformation integrating critical pedagogy, digital literacy, and ethical citizenship. These findings contribute to contemporary debates on multicultural education, Islamic pedagogy, and social cohesion in increasingly plural and digitally mediated societies.
Integration of Islamic Ecological Ethics in Plastic Waste-Based Arts and Culture Learning for Student Creativity Putri, Nadia; Kusumawati, Yayuk; Hermansyah
Multicultural Islamic Education Review Vol. 4 No. 1 (2026): March
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.23917/mier.v4i1.17261

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This study aims to analyze the integration of Islamic Ecological Ethics in the utilization of plastic waste in Arts and Culture learning to enhance student creativity at MIS Al-Falah Nipa. The research is motivated by the increasing problem of plastic waste and the suboptimal utilization of the environment as a contextual and meaningful learning resource for Arts and Culture learning. Furthermore, student creativity in learning still tends to be low because students prefer to imitate examples given by teachers rather than develop ideas independently. This study used a qualitative descriptive exploratory research method. The participants consisted of 32 fifth-grade students and one Arts and Culture teacher selected using purposive sampling techniques. Data collection was conducted through observation, semi-structured interviews, and documentation. Data analysis used the Constant Comparative Procedure (CCP) through a continuous process of data reduction, coding, categorization, and drawing conclusions. The results showed that the integration of Islamic Ecological Ethics in Arts and Culture learning based on the utilization of plastic waste was able to increase students' creativity in the aspects of fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration. Learning also increased students' ecological awareness through environmentally conscious behavior, responsibility in utilizing plastic waste, and an understanding of the importance of protecting the environment from an Islamic perspective. In addition, project-based learning created a more active, collaborative, and contextual learning atmosphere. Despite constraints such as limited time and facilities, this learning still showed great potential in supporting sustainable education based on Islamic values. This study confirms that the integration of Islamic Ecological Ethics in Arts and Culture learning can be an innovative strategy in forming a creative and environmentally conscious generation starting from elementary school