Lived Experiences As A Muslim Minority in North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Lived Experiences As A Muslim Minority in North Sulawesi, Indonesia

By Sulaiman Mappiasse

Indonesia is well-known as the world's most populous Muslim country. However the majority of people in North Sulawesi are Christians. The major concern of the Muslim minority community, which consists about 28% of the Sulawesi population, is to adapt to such a situation in North Sulawesi.

Manado seems to have been spared the ethnic and religious violence experienced by its neighboring Muslim-Christian communities in Ambon, Maluku and Poso. In light of a long history of Muslim-Christian ethno-religious conflict and violence elsewhere in Sulawesi and other parts of Indonesia, what are the factors that allowed Manado to limit such communal violence?

Sulaiman will address this question by highlighting and explaining the different forms of interactions between Muslims and Christians in Sulawesi from three different levels: daily life, institutional and political. Sulaiman argues that local cultural insights and an equitable system of resource distribution among the community have helped maintain structural integrity. More importantly, social stability is also greatly influenced by national and global events. Though such events cause some problems at the local level, they nevertheless increase local solidarity among the people in North Sulawesi.

Sulaiman's personal experiences as a Muslim who has lived for several years in a Christian majority society in North Sulawesi, Indonesia will therefore be of much interest.

Date: Monday, March 30th, 2009

Time: 12.00 p.m - 1.15 p.m

Venue: Tokioka Room, Moore 319

For information about the event please contact msia@hawaii.edu 

Speaker's Bio

Sulaiman Mappiasse is a PhD student at the Department of Sociology, University of Hawai'i at Manoa. He also currently holds the position of lecturer for the Sociology of Religion at the Department of Islamic Education in the State College of Manado for Islamic Studies, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Islamic Sects in Indonesia: The Enemy Within-Ahmadiyya in Indonesia

Islamic Sects in Indonesia:

The Enemy Within-Ahmadiyya in Indonesia 

Muhamad Ali

Religious Studies Department

University of California at Riverside

Islam is the religion of the majority of Indonesia, but there are Muslim minorities considered "heretical" (sesat), particularly the Ahmadiyya. This timely talk discusses the contentious issue surrounding charges of heresy associated with this movement, and explores the ways in which this form of Islam has become "mainstream" whereas other forms of Islam have become minority and marginalized in Indonesia. It will trace Ahmadiyya's development from British India to the Dutch East Indies, and on to postcolonial Indonesia. It will address how the state, the Council of Islamic Scholars (MUI), religious organizations, and the media construct and contest boundaries between the Islamic and the non-Islamic, between the fundamental and the non-fundamental, between the foreign and the indigenous, and between social order and religious freedom.

Date: Friday, March 20th, 2009

Time: 3.30 p.m. - 5.30 p.m.

Venue: Tokioka Room, Moore 319

About the Speaker

Muhamad Ali is an assistant professor of religious studies at the University of California at Riverside. He earned his Ph.D. in history from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Specializing in Islamic studies, Muhamad Ali has written and spoken extensively on jihad, violence and peace, gender relations, Islam and the West, interfaith dialog and global education, Islam and politics, and religious pluralism. Professor Ali teaches courses such as Qur'anic studies, Islam and international relations, Muslim politics, Asian religions, Islam in Southeast Asia, and Peace in the Middle East.

Professor Ali can be contacted at muhamad.ali@ucr.edu

Penyampaian: No. Rekening PERMIAS HAWAII pada ASB & PayPal

Guna memudahkan pengelolaan keuangan PERMIAS HAWAII ke depan, pengurus mengambil inisiatif untuk membuka nomor rekening organisasi (non-profit) di American Savings Bank dan PayPal (Maret 2009). 

PERMIAS HAWAII juga telah terdaftar sebagai non-profit organization/social organization dengan jenis service Indonesian Student Association in Hawaii dengan legal name "PERMIAS CHAPTER HAWAII" pada kantor urusan pajak US. Pengadaan nomor IEN merupakan syarat wajib bagi PERMIAS HAWAII untuk memiliki nomor bank account atas nama organisasi. Legal name yang sama dipakai pada Rek. Bank dan PayPal. 

Dengan dibukanya nomor rekening atas nama PERMIAS HAWAII, keuangan akan disimpan langsung dalam nomor rekening PERMIAS dan dikelola oleh Bendahara setiap kepengurusan. Pada akhir setiap kepengurusan, Bendahara Lama akan menyerahkan penanganan rekening kepada Bendahara Baru dengan mengajukan surat permohonan penggantian pengelola keungan kepada pihak bank. Demikian pula dengan caretaker urusan pajak akan dialihkan kepada Presiden terpilih saat terjadi pergantian kepengurusan.

Guna memudahkan menjangkau support finansial semua anggota, alumni dan simpatisan PERMIAS HAWAII, pengurus mengambil inisiatif untuk membuka account PayPal untuk PERMIAS. Account PayPal ini dilink secara langsung dengan Nomor Rekening Bank PERMIAS. 

Bagi anggota, alumni atau simpatisan yang berniat memberi donasi untuk PERMIAS HAWAII, Anda dapat menggunakan kartu debit, kartu kredit, atau account PayPal untuk menyalurkan bantuan seikhlasnya kepada PERMIAS HAWAII. Link to make a donation by Debit Card, Credit Card or PayPal

Dr. Barbara Andaya dalam ICCE 2009 Mendatang

Berikut ini adalah deskripsi presentase Prof. Dr. Barbara Andaya dalam acara ICCE2009 pada tanggal 24 April 2009 mendatang.

"The Medium and the Message: Art, Politics and Identity in Contemporary Indonesia: During the twentieth century the acceptance of “modern” art helped expand the space in which Indonesian artists could express their views visually and act as effective social and political commentators. From the 1950s heated debates arose concerning the degree to which art should operate as an agent for political views, and during the Suharto years the government moved quickly to eliminate any left-wing tendencies among artists. In the atmosphere of greater freedom that has characterized the last decade, the development of popular art forms like installations and graffiti have given rise to new questions about what constitutes “art”, and about the role of artists as critics of contemporary society. In contrasting the Orde Baru time with the post-Reformasi era, this presentation will illustrate some of the ways in which Indonesian artists have relayed their views about contemporary concerns to a range of different audiences."

Dance Performance dan Cultural Booth dalam International Night 2009

Hari Jumat, 13 Maret 2009 PERMIAS Hawaii ikut berpartisipasi dalam International Night 2009, sebuah event tahunan mahasiswa international University of Hawaii.

Jajaran petinggi kampus dan beberapa konsuler jenderal negara-negara sahabat Amerika turut hadir.

Mahasiswa dan masyarakat Indonesia turut ambil andil dalam acara art performance yang diwakili oleh oleh Nezia [Malaysia-Indonesia] dan Desiree Seguritan [The Phillipines] dengan menampilkan sebuah tari Bali. 

Di sela-sela acara, mahasiswa Indonesia juga ikut menggelar Cultural Booth untuk memperkenalkan kekayaan budaya Indonesia.

Muslim Societies in Asia Program

Muslim Societies in Asia Program

Distinguished Speaker Forum

 

The Future of Islamic Education in Indonesia

Dr. Fadlil Munawwar Manshur

Gadjah Mada University

Yogyakarta, Indonesia

 

Contrary to the image that we have in America, pesantrens or madrasahs (Islamic schools) in Indonesia are not breeding grounds for terrorists. They are multi-faceted centers of learning that strive to provide high-quality, well-rounded education for children of all ages. In addition to offering a comprehensive curriculum centered on Islam, both as a way of life and as a rigorous academic endeavor, these centers of learning are also cutting edge in their exploration of other subjects such as language, mathematics, and the natural sciences.  

 

We are pleased to announce that a leading expert on pesantren education, Dr. Fadlil Munawwar Manshur, Chief of the Arabic Literature Department, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, is currently visiting the Manoa campus. He has kindly accepted our invitation to share his knowledge and experience in the dynamics of Islamic education and Arabic language learning in Indonesia at our Distinguished Speaker Forum. 

Please come join us for this rare opportunity to engage in a discussion with a leading educator from Muslim Southeast Asia! Snacks provided in collaboration with PERMIAS Hawai'i and the Indonesian Club.

 

Muslim Societies in Asia

The Muslim Societies in Asia Program, School of Pacific and Asian Studies (SPAS), University of Hawai'i is a newly launched initiative funded by the State of Hawai'i Legislature, that seeks to serve as a national resource center for academics and the general public seeking information on Muslim societies in Asia. 

 

PERMIAS Hawai'i

Established in Washington D.C. on December 24th, 1961, the Indonesian Students Association in the United States of America (PERMIAS) is a non-profit and independent organization whose membership consists of all Indonesian students studying in the U.S. 

Indonesian Club

Indonesian Club at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa is a co-curricular club established in August 2007 open to students, staff, and faculty members interested in any and all aspects of Indonesia. 

Date:  Friday, March 6th, 2009

Time: 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m.

Venue: Tokioka Room, Moore 319

Pertemuan dengan Dr. Patrick K. Sullivan, Honorary Consul R.I. di Hawaii

Pengurus PERMIAS Hawaii bersama beberapa mahasiswa Indonesia hari ini, Selasa 3 Maret 2009 melakukan kunjungan silaturrahim dengan Dr. Patrick K. Sullivan, Honorary Consul R.I. di Hawaii. Rombongan PERMIAS diterima langsung di kantor Bapak Sullivan di kawasan Fort Street Mall.

Perbincangan yang berlangsung selama kurang lebih satu jam setengah, sambil menikmati hidangan makan siang, berlangsung hangat dan sangat baik. Beliau banyak berbagi pandangan dengan rombongan PERMIAS seputar perkembangan terakhir di Indonesia dan hubungan antara Indonesia-Amerika ke depan. 

Beliau menekankan pentingnya arti keberadaan mahasiswa Indonesia di Hawaii yang diharapkan menjadi ujung tombak hubungan baik antara kedua negara di sama-masa mendatang. Harapan ini tidak terlepas dari momen terpilihnya Barak Obama sebagai orang nomor satu di Amerika. Beliau juga sempat terlibat dalam perbincangan panjang seputar perkembangan akhir bencana luapan lumpur di Sidoarjo.

Di akhir pertemuan, rombongan PERMIAS menyampaikan ucapan terima kasih atas dukungan Beliau selama ini terhadap berbagai kegiatan budaya dan intelektual mahasiswa Indonesia di Hawaii. Terkait dengan pelaksanaan ICCE 2009 yang bertemakan 'A Decade of Reform (1998-2009)" di Indonesia yang akan dilaksanakan pada hari Sabtu tanggal 24 April 2009 di IMIN Center, East-West Center, beliau berpesan agar fenomena demokrasi yang unik di Indonesia menjadi salah satu fokus renungan intelektual. 

Beliau menekankan bahwa demokrasi tidak dapat tercipta begitu saja semudah membalik telapak tangan. Menurut Beliau, kemampuan Indonesia yang berpenduduk Muslim terbesar di dunia melewati beberapa transisi proses demokrasi yang berlandaskan transparansi, keadilan dan kesetaraan tidak boleh dilupakan begitu saja dan patut dijadikan pelajaran bagi semua pihak. Pertanyaan penting, menurut Beliau seputar demokrasi untuk setiap orang adalah "How do you create democracy?"