Islamica: Jurnal Studi Keislaman

Religious and Cultural Embodiment in the Land of Osing: A Portrait of Hadrami Community in Banyuwangi, East Java

2024-04-05T05:57:54+00:00

This paper investigates the portrait of Hadrami community in the land of Osing in Banyuwangi, East Java. Banyuwangi is one of the legendary towns where the Majapahit kingdom’s heritage was well preserved. This town is associated with indigenous ethnic people known as Osing, who have their own traditions, language, customs, and culture. Madurese, Javanese, Sundanese, Chinese, Europeans, and Hadramis are among the other ethnic groups that inhabit this region. Its diversity of languages, ethnic groups, and religions made Banyuwangi a welcoming place for Hadramis for centuries. During the Dutch East Indies, Hadramis conducted extensive trade via the island’s South Sea; this area was a trading port in East Javat. Hadrami community have permanently lived in the land of Osing since the early 18th century, bringing their livelihood, inter-ethnic marriage, Islamic teachings, and Arab culture. Therefore, this research examines religious and cultural embodiments between native people and Hadrami community in the land of Osing. The findings of this research show that Hadrami community in the land of Osing adopted local language for Islamic da‘wah. Furthermore, the Hadrami community has had a cultural impact on fashion, food, music, and religious tourism, with umrah and hajj becoming increasingly popular among native people since the late nineteenth century.

Voice of Resilience: Unveiling the Humanitarian Tragedy of Palestinian Women in the Lens of Umm Sa'd

2024-04-05T05:58:02+00:00

This article aims to discuss the humanitarian crisis that Palestinian women refugees have to face in the novel Umm Sa‘d by Ghassan Kanafani. This humanitarian crisis is a result of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict since the 1948 Nakba incident, which continues to this day. This article reveals and analyzes the humanitarian crisis faced by Palestinian women in this novel using the state-ibuism approach and qualitative descriptive methods. State-ibuism is defined as the ideology of women’s actions in taking care of their family, group, or state to support male power. Kanafani’s main idea for Palestinian women to rebuild the Palestinian national narrative is a pro-natal movement using their wombs. Their wombs are positioned as a battlefield for the Israel and Palestine movements to determine the definition of their nation. This article contributes to providing an understanding of the role of Palestinian women in rebuilding the idea of a Palestinian national narrative, which makes the womb of Palestinian women a tool and a strategy for population dominance through statistical politics.

In Search for Muslim Ethics of Calvinism: Improving the Quality of Public Life through the Incorporation of Religious Narratives into the State Policies in Indonesia

2024-04-30T08:27:50+00:00

This article deals with an exploration of how Islam is translated into Calvinist ethics into the state policies in order to improve the quality of public life in Indonesia by revisiting the foundation of “mild secularism” adopted by the founding fathers of this country. Along with this argument, religious ethics can be utilized in improving the quality of public life by revitalizing religious doctrines to support the betterment of public life quality. In doing so, reactivating the mechanisms of inductive rational thinking such as ijtihad or tajdīd is badly needed in order to deconstruct old-fashioned understanding of religious teachings prevalent in society regarding all issues contradictory to the betterment of public life quality such as Human Development Index (HDI), life expectancy index, health issues, and so forth. However, this huge undertaking is only possible by means of a concerted collaboration across institutions both within state structure and outside of it.

Government Policy in Handling Rohingya Refugees Based on Maṣlaḥah Mursalah Perspective

2024-05-10T03:47:50+00:00

This research aims to analyze the Indonesian government's policy towards Rohingya refugees based on the maslahah mursalah perspective. Various polemics that occurred due to the continuous influx of refugees, giving rise to a negative stigma in society. This research uses a descriptive analysis method based on data sources in the literature review. The result shows that the Indonesian government's policy towards Rohingya refugees is appropriate based on the maṣlaḥah mursalah perspective. Therefore, efforts that Indonesia can make are to fulfill the rights of the Rohingya people only when they become refugees or asylum seekers in Indonesia. Rights that can be fulfilled as maṣlaḥah include: 1) freedom of religion, the right to live and be free from fear (maintenance person) in this case Indonesia has built an Integrated Community Shelter as a place to live for Rohingya refugees and built a mosque or place of worship for Rohingya ethnic Muslims named the Arakan’s mosque; 2) Fulfilling the guarantee of safety, guaranteeing human honor; 3) The right to maintain one's tribe or ethnicity, the right to marriage to raise offspring; 4) The right to education (maintenance of mind); 5) The right to obtain a decent living by being given the opportunity to earn a living (property maintenance).

Artificial Intelligence Efforts in Addressing the Humanitarian Crisis: A Study on Rohingya Refugees

2024-05-15T16:21:32+00:00

Efforts to address the humanitarian crises among Rohingya refugees, including violence against women, human trafficking, and other inequalities, have been insufficient. This paper explores how artificial intelligence (AI) can help mitigate these issues through a qualitative approach. Data was gathered via questionnaires and supported by various relevant sources, followed by thorough analysis. The findings indicate that AI can play a significant role in addressing humanitarian crises by improving mental health services, detecting potential security threats, aiding in language translation, and enhancing cybersecurity. However, the use of AI also presents challenges, such as biased or inaccurate data, threats to data security, reduced human skills, privacy concerns, and job displacement. The Qur’an encourages the use of the universe’s resources wisely, suggesting that technology, when used judiciously, aligns with Islamic teachings. Thus, AI technology can be beneficial if applied responsibly and within ethical guidelines.