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a lot of new members is the commonly to a pragmatic idealism as well as to KAMMI generally support the concept KAMMI activists on several campuses
held Ramadan on Campus (Ramadan di provide an alternative solution to the of Sharia, but they do not know exactly in Yogyakarta do not frontally reject the
Kampus, RDC). social problems will be more attractive to how the application of Sharia in everyday concept of democracy, but they tend to

To maintain consistent propaganda as students. life. So far the campus Islamic movement say that it is okay as far as it does not
well as to raise members, some campus Besides, normative-cognitive aspects activists would rather understand the contrary to Islam. Several other activists
Islamic movements use varieties of are also significant in the member Sharia as taken for granted, because believe that through democracy the
media. Most organizations hold activities recruitment. Based on surveys in some from the beginning they understood Sharia and Islamic caliphate can still be
such as study clubs, publishing weekly campus Islamic movements, students Islam as a complete religion. For them, realized.
bulletins, or using information media and are more interested in getting involved Sharia means the formalization of Islamic The HMI activists, PMII, and IMM are
technologies such as SMS or Facebook into the Islamic movements not only law. Some movements want to spread very diverse in understanding the various
for member gathering. In additions, some to deepen their religious knowledge, Sharia within campuses, although they concepts above. Although some activists
of the movements use also internet blogs but also for capacity building as for the do not explain what they mean by the expressed support for the concept of
and websites as the propagation media formation of their character, discover concept. Sharia and Islamic caliphate, in general
and the interconnecting forum among the their-own potential, as well as the In line with the Sharia, the concept of theyareless agreed with the concepts
members. process of maturity. The above aspects Islamic caliphate is also not clearly that they think are still unclear and not
It should be emphasized that the are carefully discerned by various understood by some campus Islamic applicable. In line with other movement
member recruitment and the movement campus Islamic movements, so that they movements. Although some LDK and activists, activists of HMI, PMII, and IMM
strategy are closely related to how the become an alternative organization for KAMMI activists support this idea, they generally do not reject Western concepts
Islamic movement could gain victory over students. do not quite have a clear idea of the such as democracy and pluralism. So
the “wars” against varieties of opinion concept of how the roadmap towards far, students tend to see democracy and
voiced by other Islamic movements. In 4) Central Issues of Struggle the Islamic caliphate would be achieved. pluralism as political and social concepts
social movements, the process is known Campus Islamic movements cannot They understand that this concept is that are neutral and less ideological or
to be framing. The framing process can be released from any contemporary good only because of their normative opposing the Islamic ideology.
be done in varieties of media, both in the issues when Islam confronts modernity. understanding of Islam.
discussion rooms, pamphlets, tabloids, Among the issues to be discussed in The concept of democracy and pluralism 5) A Campus Base Movement
or in informal forums. 54 this subchapter are the Sharia, Islamic is actually not much different from The Islamic movement is rampant as this
caliphate, democracy, and pluralism.
Social problems closely related to the concept of Sharia and the Islamic develops not only by the general public
students such as social injustice, Although the Sharia has been much caliphate. Although this concept is a but also among the campus students.
corruption, law enforcement, and human discussed since the era of Reformation, Western product of thought, the students Islam had spread widely in Indonesia
rights abuse are significant issues but the concept was apparently not are often listened to this concept, the since the 13 century or even earlier.
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in the propagation strategy. Campus understood well by students, including resistance to this concept is not strong Islam had already experienced a pattern
Islamic movements that are belonged campus activist movements. LDK and enough. The majority of LDK and of acculturation, which is called the

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