Feb 2006
Fundamentalism as A Social Movement
February 09, 2006/ 21:51 | Filed in: ESSAY
Fundamentalism has been one of the most heatedly debated catchword in global poitics for years. Hundreds of essays have been written to depict the phenomenon from myriad of perspectives. More often than not, fundamentalism is merely seen as a religious hatred of Islam communities against secularized civilization championed by the West. Fundamentalism pictured as a particular Islamic movements agaisnt Western domination is indeed one of the widely used approaches in contemporary social analysis. In his essay, Ridwan al-Makassary, himself has spent enourmous times studying Islam politics, tries to use a slightly different outlook. He argues that the contemporary Islamic fundamentalism movements have been given the impetus by the current unjust global situation. Read more>>
Our Book on a Radio Talkshow
February 05, 2006/ 21:57 | Filed in: NEWS
Another day another press coverage. On Wednesday, February 15th, 2006, Jaringan Islam Emansipatoris (Emancipatory Islam Network) of Perhimpunan Pengembangan Pesantren dan Masyarakat (P3M) or the Network for Pesantren and Society Development, is broadcasting a radio talkshow discussing the book the Interseksi foundation has published, Hak Minoritas. Dilema Multikulturalisme di Indonesia. Muhtadin AR is hosting the talkshow with Very Verdiansyah as the speaker. The talkshow will be aired at 9 - 11 PM at 103.4 D Radio FM. Please check it out. For more information please contact P3M.