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ISLAM AND LOCAL CULTURE : The Tense between Problem of Approach and Local Wisdom of Javanese Community Abu Hapsin
Asia-Pacific Journal on Religion and Society Vol 6, No 2 (2022): APJRS
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24014/apjrs.v6i2.21645

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Local wisdom is the result of a process of dialogue between universality, Islam and local culture. In this case, Islam is presented in its substantive form, and the container (form) can use the social system applicable to the local community. This is what inclusive Islam means, that is, Islam is open to assimilating different elements of (foreign) cultures outside of Islam and then making them part of the Islamic tradition. In order to avoid syncretism, in the process of cultural assimilation, of course, the substantive elements must first be sorted out from the formal elements
PESANTREN BETWEEN GLOBALIZATION AND POLITIZATION: Maduranese Pesantren After the Fall of New Order (1998-2007) Fathol Haliq
Asia-Pacific Journal on Religion and Society Vol 5, No 2 (2021): APJRS
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24014/apjrs.v5i2.21579

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After the fall of the Soeharto regime, there has been political euphoria and paradoxical strategies, between populist idealism and political pragmatism. Political pragmatism leaves acute problems in the world of pesantren. Culture-shock, the unpreparedness of pesantren leadership transformation led to a number of interesting strategies from the elders to give the mandate to the young keyae. In this context, there is a tug of war between change and status quo, idealism and educational pragmatism, so that the globalization agenda is not answered anticipatively and progressively. The strategy carried out by pesantren seems unsustainable, broken, pragmatic, and only answers a momentary agenda. On the other hand, pesantrens answer international problems - problems of human rights, humanity, poverty, environment, and global political economy - with steps that are typical of pesantrens, namely "pesantren cultural politics" and community empowerment. The pesantren community argues that moving locally answers global problems. Because the issue of globalization is very close to the pesantren community which covers the community around the pesantren.  Here, the face of globalization is "subdued" with a religious cultural identity that is progressive, pluralist, and sides with weak communities. Not only is the pesantren an agent of globalization, it also reproduces globalization into an empowering face for the community with a pesantren cultural identity. This empowering face can be seen in the empowerment model, at the end of this paper.
THE ROLES OF DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS ON SOCIAL ENTREPENEURSHIP INTENTION IN MALAYSIA Siti Daleela Mohd Wahid; Shafinar Ismail; Hazrel Moktar; Wan Mohd Hirwani Wan Hussain; Abu Hanifah Ayob
Asia-Pacific Journal on Religion and Society Vol 6, No 1 (2022): APJRS
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24014/apjrs.v6i1.21635

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Social entrepreneurship (SE) is an innovative entrepreneurial approach gaining great interest from many parties due to its significant effects on the social and economic transformation. However, the current prevalence rate among Malaysian involving in SE recorded at the lowest level comparing to the neighboring countries like Singapore and Thailand. As suggested by previous literature, to investigate the factors lead to the issue,  first step, we need to identify the profiling characteristics of the citizen who can be the potential social entrepreneurs. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to determine the demographic characteristics such as gender, age, category of institution and duration of being involve in SE-based program with the SE intention. We used stratified sampling technique to select the sample of 419 university students. The data was analyzed by using SPSS version 25. We proposed four hypotheses to be tested and surprising, there is a significant difference between category of institutions and SE intention. It is affirmed that students from public institutions has high intention to be a social entrepreneur as compared to students from private universities. Moreover, gender, age and duration of being involve in SE-based program have no significant difference towards student’s SE intention. Discussion  were made. Lastly, limitations of this paper as well as future research directions were enunciated clearly.
IN THE SHADOWS OF MODERNITY: Performing and Preserving the Bukoba Tradition Among Malay Society in Riau, Indonesia Ansor, Muhammad
Asia-Pacific Journal on Religion and Society Vol 7, No 1 (2023): APJRS
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24014/apjrs.v7i1.25483

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The following article explores the ways in which Bakoba oral literary cultures in Malay Riau, Indonesia, are being kept alive through performance. The author argues that the oral literary tradition that is an integral component of the cultural identity of the Malay people of Riau is in threat of losing out due to the pressures of modernity and the efforts that have been made to regenerate the tradition. In-depth interviews, observations, and documentation studies were carried out in Rokan Hulu, which is located in the province of Riau, as part of this study, which employs a qualitative approach to data gathering methodologies. The findings of the study highlight the complicated features of the Bukoba transmission process as well as the difficulties that are encountered by dealers. The research also revealed that the rapid growth of technology and modernity led to a shrinking of the arena for traders to display Bukoba oral traditions in public areas. This resulted in a decrease in the number of public venues where these traditions were displayed. In the end, the writing arrived at the conclusion that the presence of the state was required in order to revitalise the oral literary heritage of the Malay Riau community in an effort to confront extinction. This conclusion was reached at the end of the writing.
THE VALUES OF ENTERPRENEURSHIP IN A MALAY CULTURE Hasbullah, Hasbullah
Asia-Pacific Journal on Religion and Society Vol 7, No 1 (2023): APJRS
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24014/apjrs.v7i1.25484

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Work ethic is important in relation to work quality. In this paper, it is explained about the value of entrepreneurship in Malay culture. Sociologically, the authors argue that Malays have a fairly good entrepreneurial culture. Malay cultural values have roots that are closely related to Islamic values. While Islamic values are very clear in encouraging its people to trade culture. This can be traced in historical literature, for example Turner's opinion that Islam can only develop well in urban areas which are commercial and civilized.
ISLAM, CHRISTIANITY, AND INDIGENOUS BELIEFS IN DIALOGUE: The Dynamics of Religious Coexistence in Indonesia’s Peripheries Kadenun, Kadenun; Abdurrohman, Moh Asvin
Asia-Pacific Journal on Religion and Society Vol 8, No 2 (2024): APJRS
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24014/apjrs.v8i2.37709

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This article explores the dynamics of interreligious relations in three peripheral communities of Indonesia—Jayapura (Papua), Sidenreng Rappang (South Sulawesi), and Dusun Sonyo (Yogyakarta)—based on an analytical reading of Hasse Jubba’s ethnographic work (2017). Using a qualitative approach rooted in ethnographic content analysis, the study examines how Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, and local religious communities (Towani Tolotang) sustain coexistence through social mechanisms, cultural values, and shared rituals. The findings reveal that interreligious relations at the grassroots level are not primarily shaped by formal state regulations or theological dialogue, but rather by everyday encounters, economic collaboration, and communal solidarity. The theoretical frameworks employed include structural functionalism, practical multiculturalism, interfaith dialogue models (Knitter), and ritual-symbolic theory (Turner). The three cases demonstrate that peripheral communities possess strong cultural capacities to manage religious diversity through pragmatic interfaith engagements and contextual collective spirituality. This study contributes to rethinking pluralism as a locally grounded, socially enacted, and spiritually embedded practice beyond formal frameworks.
PERIPHERAL ISLAM: A Critique of the Epistemic Marginalization of Southeast Asian Islam Hanafi, Imam; Maulana, Maulana
Asia-Pacific Journal on Religion and Society Vol 8, No 1 (2024): APJRS
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24014/apjrs.v8i1.37557

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This paper examines the phenomenon of "peripheral Islam," often attributed to Southeast Asian Muslim societies within global Islamic historiography. Using a qualitative and literature-based approach, supported by center-periphery theory, epistemic marginalization, and postcolonial theory, the article reveals how hegemonic narratives—shaped by Orientalists and Arab-centric standards—have reduced Southeast Asian Islam to a secondary and inauthentic form. The study finds that the Malay-Nusantara region possesses a strong intellectual heritage, transnational scholarly networks, and local religious practices rich in epistemic and cultural resistance. By highlighting the role of pesantren (Islamic boarding schools), Malay Islamic literature, and local Islamic models such as Islam Kejawen and Islam Hadhari, this paper asserts that Southeast Asian Islam is an integral and contributive part of global Islamic civilization. The article calls for a reconstruction of perspectives on Southeast Asian Islam, viewing it not as a periphery, but as an alternative center within a plural, contextual, and transformative Islam.
CITIZENSHIP, RELIGION, AND RIGHTS: A Critical Assessment of Discrimination and Legal Inequality in Malaysia Palawa, Alimuddin Hassan; Nuh, Zulkifli M
Asia-Pacific Journal on Religion and Society Vol 8, No 2 (2024): APJRS
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24014/apjrs.v8i2.37574

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This article critically examines how law and policy in Malaysia operate not only as instruments of governance, but also as mechanisms of exclusion, particularly at the intersections of citizenship, religion, gender, and identity. Drawing on the landmark report Washing the Tigers (Equal Rights Trust & Tenaganita, 2012) and utilizing a rights-based, interdisciplinary framework, the study reveals how Malaysia’s dual legal system, ethno-religious nationalism, and moral governance produce a stratified regime of belonging and legal recognition. Through qualitative discourse analysis and a postcolonial theoretical lens, the article explores three key domains: (1) stratified citizenship and racialized statehood; (2) religious governance and the erosion of pluralism; and (3) gendered moral regulation and the criminalization of difference. The findings demonstrate that discrimination in Malaysia is not incidental but structural—codified into law and normalized through ideology. The study concludes by calling for a radical reconfiguration of the legal and normative foundations of citizenship in Malaysia, toward a plural, inclusive, and rights-based polity. This article contributes to broader discussions on legal pluralism, postcolonial statecraft, and the politics of difference in Southeast Asia.
ISLAM, ETHNICITY AND THE STATE: Identity Politics in Malaysian Public Policy Pakpahan, Saiman
Asia-Pacific Journal on Religion and Society Vol 7, No 2 (2023): APJRS
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24014/apjrs.v7i2.37344

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This research analyzes identity politics in religion-based public policy in Malaysia as a case study in Southeast Asia. Using Fairclough's critical discourse analysis approach, this research explores how Malay-Islam is hegemonically positioned in the constitution and state practice through institutions such as Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (JAKIM) and the dual justice system. The findings show that this dominant discourse influences various sectors of public policy, especially education and law, which has implications for discrimination against non-Muslim minorities. The study also identifies the emergence of counter-discourses from civil society organizations that fight for pluralism and justice, although they are often silenced through recontextualization strategies by the state. This research contributes to the understanding of how identity politics operates in multicultural and multi-religious contexts, and its implications for public policy in the Southeast Asian region.
BETWEEN SHARIA AND CITIZENSHIP: Political Thought of Muslim Minorities in the Contemporary Asia-Pacific Haryono, Dodi
Asia-Pacific Journal on Religion and Society Vol 8, No 1 (2024): APJRS
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.24014/apjrs.v8i1.37560

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This article explores the transformation of political thought among Muslim minority communities in the Asia-Pacific region since the early 2000s, particularly in relation to the interplay between religion (Sharia) and the state. Amid global currents of Islamophobia, exclusive nationalism, and accelerating globalization, Muslim minorities in countries such as India, the Philippines, Southern Thailand, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand have demonstrated a shift in orientation—from pursuing Islamic statehood to embracing inclusive citizenship strategies. Employing a qualitative-descriptive approach with political discourse analysis and cross-national comparative methods, this study finds that Sharia is increasingly reinterpreted as a set of public ethical norms. Simultaneously, Muslim political engagement is directed more toward advocating civil rights, democratic participation, and collective identity recognition within secular state frameworks. The article argues that Muslim minorities are not merely objects of state policies but transformative agents who articulate an Islamic ethics of citizenship within pluralistic contexts. These findings enrich the field of Islamic political studies by offering perspectives from the margins that are contextually grounded, ethically nuanced, and relevant to the future of multicultural societies.

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