Islam in the Indonesian Post-Reform Era

As the country with largest Muslim majority, Indonesia has a special place on the world map. Islam as a faith is interwoven in the social, economic and political fabric of Indonesia.

The Australia-Indonesia Institute and the Australian National University (ANU) in collaboration with Indonesia's Ministry of Religious Affairs supported six scholars to explore the dynamic of Islam in the post reform era.

Under the Partnership of Islamic Education Scholarships (PIES), these research papers were published in a book titled Islam Indonesia Pasca Reformasi Dinamika Keagamaan pada Ranah Sosial, Politik, Budaya, Hukum dan Pendidikan (Dynamic of Indonesian Islam in Post Reform in Social, Politic, Cultural and Law Sectors).

"This is a very important collection that records social, economic and political aspects of Islam following a major political reformation,” said Australia’s Deputy Ambassador to Indonesia Dr Justin Lee, launching the book in Jakarta.

The book includes:

Abdul Wahid, on the pluralism practices in eastern Indonesia;
Muhammad Khodafion, on the role of Muslim women in traditional Islamic communities;
Rizal Darwis, on the gender rights in Islamic marriage;
M. Khusna Amal, on the struggle of the middle-class;
Nahdlatul Ulama, on local democracy;
Dwi Setianingsih, on the Darul Ulum Islamic boarding school in the globalisation era; Imelda Wahyuni, on the foreign language teaching in state-run Islamic universities.

The publication is available upon request to [email protected]

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