THE METAMORPHOSIS OF PESANTREN: Struggling with Pesantren Tradition‚ Local Culture‚ and Political Interest of Kyai Marzuki Wahid Fahmina Institute of Islamic Studies‚ Cirebon I Definition of pesantren‚ pesantrens may look uniform‚ but they are in fact immensely‚ they may appear conservative‚ but both quietly and openly‚ they are transforming themselves in accordance with the pulse of the times. Pesantrens are indeed unique and exclusive. In many ways‚ pesantrens present an ambidextrous
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Islam and democracy are two completely different subjects. As a religion‚ Islam has laws and rules that bind its believers as the Shari’a. Meanwhile‚ democracy is a political system that also has very different rules of the game to Islamic law. But‚ that does not mean the two have no intersection. As a religion rahmatan lil alamin‚ Islam has the goal to provide salvation to all mankind. Accentuate a sense of humanity and put forward a harmonious life. As cited in the surat al-Hujurat:13‚ that man
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centralized and military-dominated government. At this period‚ Indonesia experienced significant economic growth and industrialization‚ dramatically improving health‚ education and living standards. After the Asian financial crisis of 1997‚ Abdurrahman Wahid‚ the founder of the National Awakening Party (PKB)‚ elected president of Indonesia with the fall of Suharto’s regime. At his presidency‚ political-legal environment decentralized and government was not able to restore the Indonesia’s economic
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Journal of College Teaching & Learning – August 2010 Volume 7‚ Number 8 Causes Of The Decline Of Education In Pakistan And Its Remedies Safdar Rehman Ghazi‚ University of Science and Technology‚ Pakistan Riasat Ali‚ University of Science and Technology‚ Pakistan Muhammad Saeed Khan‚ Hazara University‚ Pakistan Shaukat Hussain‚ Hazara University‚ Pakistan Zakia Tanzeela Fatima‚ University of Science and Technology‚ Pakistan ABSTRACT Low literacy rate and poor quality of education are the
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At some point in life‚ one will face a decision that they may not know how to answer; for example‚ one could simply choose the decision that sounds easier or one could strive for more and take the complicated path. This image created by Mona Abdurrahman shows two paths. The path with the open gate has people lined up outside waiting to get through. The second path right next to the first path looks harder due to a brick wall in front. The young boy standing in front of the bricks is asking for help
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CIMB- Entry into Indonesia WRITTEN BY ANUAR‚ A.Z‚ HARBAN‚ A.A.‚ KOH‚ E.‚ ROBBEN‚ G.‚ & EDITED BY SEOW KIAN TAN Background CIMB Group is Malaysia’s second largest financial services provider. It is listed on Bursa Malaysia through Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings Berhad (BCHB). In 2004‚ the CIMB Group began the process of creating a strong and competitive universal bank anchored by Commerce International Merchant Bankers (CIMB)‚ Malaysia’s largest investment bank. In line with CIMB ’s forward
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The History and Legal Position of Confucianism in Post-independence Indonesia (By: Heriyanto Yang) Pre-independence historical background The Chinese are believed to have landed on Indonesian soil‚ the then Nusantara archipelago‚ as early as the third century BC. As is the case with almost all groups of immigrants in the world‚ they brought along with them‚ in the course of the centuries‚ their culture‚ beliefs‚ values‚ and a sense of affinity with the motherland. The idea that Confucianism
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Indonesia: The Troubled Giant Question 1: What political factors explain Indonesia’s poor economic performance? What economic factors? Are these two related? The impeachment of the Indonesian dictator Suharto is widely considered one of the most exciting political happenings of recent years. Indonesia is the world’s fourth biggest country‚ with a population of 202 million people; Suharto had ruled the country with an iron fist for about 32 years. The fact that his absolute
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1 COMM 550 Final Paper The American Muslim Woman In the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks on the city of New York and its Twin Towers‚ the existence of Muslims in the United States has increasingly increased apprehensions among the American people. Muslims are lumped together and the American perceptions are based more on stereotyping than actual empirical research‚ according to Esposito‚ “All too often the coverage of Islam and the Muslim
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Characteristics of Dato’ Sri Abdul Wahid Omar 6 - 7 3.2 Traits of Dato’ Sri Abdul Wahid Omar 7 - 9 4.0 Leadership Concepts 10 - 13 5.0 Lesson Learnt 14 – 15 6.0 References 16 - 17 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND Dato’ Sri Abdul Wahid Omar the former Chief Executive Officer for Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank) who is recently appointed as Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department in charge of Financial Affairs. Prior to his ministerial appointment‚ Abdul Wahid served as the CEO of Maybank
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