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UIII hosts annual forum to spur research on political Islam
A regular symposium hosted by the Indonesian International Islamic University (UIII) seeks to shore up more research on political Islam in Indonesia.
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The library of the Indonesian International Islamic University (UIII) in Depok, West Java. (The Jakarta Post/UIII)
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cademics are calling for more research looking into the roles and challenges of Islamic politics in today’s society, just as the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country enters yet another politically charged election season.
Speaking at an online symposium held by the Indonesian International Islamic University (UIII), Muslim scholar Komaruddin Hidayat said the global landscape of Islamic politics had experienced fundamental changes.
Citing the Arab Spring movement of the early 2010s and the more recent far-reaching COVID-19 health crisis, Komarudin said there was a need to “reflect on” how these changes would impact Muslim societies.
“The symposium aims to bring together academics, scholars and postgraduate students from home and abroad to present their research and current studies on Muslim politics and society,” he said in his opening remarks on Tuesday.
The UIII rector added that the symposium would continue to be held on an annual basis.
All research presented during the three-day symposium will be published in the Muslim Politics Review, an international peer-reviewed journal published by the UII’s School of Social Sciences.
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