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members among the new students
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Social problems closely related to students Although the Sharia has been much caliphate. Although this concept is a Consecutive chairmen of
registered for a university. In additions, such as social injustice, corruption, law discussed since the era of Reformation, Western product of thought, the students the Indonesian Islamic
another momentum attracts to involve enforcement, and human rights abuse but the concept was apparently not are often listened to this concept, the Student Movement (PMII)
a lot of new members is the commonly are significant issues in the propagation understood well by students, including resistance to this concept is not strong Source: Directorate of
held Ramadan on Campus (Ramadan di strategy. Campus Islamic movements that campus activist movements. LDK and enough. The majority of LDK and History and Cultural
Kampus, RDC). are belonged to a pragmatic idealism as KAMMI generally support the concept KAMMI activists on several campuses Values, Ministry of
well as to provide an alternative solution to of Sharia, but they do not know exactly in Yogyakarta do not frontally reject the Education and Culture
To maintain consistent propaganda as the social problems will be more attractive how the application of Sharia in everyday concept of democracy, but they tend to
well as to raise members, some campus to students. life. So far the campus Islamic movement say that it is okay as far as it does not of the Republic of
Islamic movements use varieties of activists would rather understand the contrary to Islam. Several other activists Indonesia
media. Most organizations hold activities Besides, normative-cognitive aspects Sharia as taken for granted, because believe that through democracy the
such as study clubs, publishing weekly are also significant in the member from the beginning they understood Sharia and Islamic caliphate can still be
bulletins, or using information media and recruitment. Based on surveys in some Islam as a complete religion. For them, realized.
technologies such as SMS or Facebook campus Islamic movements, students Sharia means the formalization of Islamic
for member gathering. In additions, some are more interested in getting involved law. Some movements want to spread The HMI activists, PMII, and IMM are
of the movements use also internet blogs into the Islamic movements not only Sharia within campuses, although they very diverse in understanding the various
and websites as the propagation media to deepen their religious knowledge, do not explain what they mean by the concepts above. Although some activists
and the interconnecting forum among the but also for capacity building as for the concept. expressed support for the concept of
members. formation of their character, discover Sharia and Islamic caliphate, in general
their-own potential, as well as the In line with the Sharia, the concept of theyareless agreed with the concepts
It should be emphasized that the process of maturity. The above aspects Islamic caliphate is also not clearly that they think are still unclear and not
member recruitment and the movement are carefully discerned by various understood by some campus Islamic applicable. In line with other movement
strategy are closely related to how the campus Islamic movements, so that they movements. Although some LDK and activists, activists of HMI, PMII, and IMM
Islamic movement could gain victory over become an alternative organization for KAMMI activists support this idea, they generally do not reject Western concepts
the “wars” against varieties of opinion students. do not quite have a clear idea of the such as democracy and pluralism. So
voiced by other Islamic movements. In concept of how the roadmap towards far, students tend to see democracy and
social movements, the process is known 4) Central Issues of Struggle the Islamic caliphate would be achieved. pluralism as political and social concepts
to be framing. The framing process can They understand that this concept is that are neutral and less ideological or
be done in varieties of media, both in the Campus Islamic movements cannot good only because of their normative opposing the Islamic ideology.
discussion rooms, pamphlets, tabloids, be released from any contemporary understanding of Islam.
or in informal forums. 54 issues when Islam confronts modernity. 5) A Campus Base Movement
Among the issues to be discussed in The concept of democracy and pluralism
54. Abdul Wahib Situmorang, Gerakan Sosial: studi The Islamic movement is rampant as this
kasus beberapa perlawanan. Yogyakarta: Pustaka this subchapter are the Sharia, Islamic is actually not much different from
Pelajar, 2007), p.12-13. caliphate, democracy, and pluralism. the concept of Sharia and the Islamic develops not only by the general public
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