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Foreign Islamic groups 'influence' Indonesian campuses
Among the transnational Islamic movements are the Muslim Brotherhood-inspired Jemaah Tarbiyah and the radical organization Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI), which endorses the implementation of Islam in government and society.
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Members and sympathizers of the now disbanded Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia stage a rally in Jakarta in 2017. (JP/Ibrahim Irsyad)
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recent study by the Nahdlatul Ulama University’s research center (LPPM UNUSIA) has found that transnational Islamic movements have long had influence in state universities, blocking access for non-Muslims or other minority groups to important positions and influencing decision-making.
Among the transnational Islamic movements are the Muslim Brotherhood-inspired Jemaah Tarbiyah and the radical organization Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia (HTI), which endorses the implementation of Islam in government and society.
The LPPM UNUSIA, therefore, urged moderate Islamic organizations on campuses to stem the influence of the exclusive groups to create a more tolerant and inclusive educational environment.
The research, which was conducted in December and January at eight state universities in Central Java and Yogyakarta, revealed that Jemaah Tarbiyah and HTI had been controlling influential internal organizations such as student boards and senates.
At Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta, for example, the Jemaah Tarbiyah influenced the student board, student associations and university mosque management.
The Jemaah Tarbiyah movement at Yogyakarta State University, furthermore, affirmed that its vision was to “give birth to cadres who will create an Islamic state of Indonesia,” the LPPM UNUSIA said in a statement recently, adding that “universities are the main target of Tarbiyah’s Islamization”.
The Muslim Brotherhood was established in 1928 in Egypt to oust the British from the country. Its ultimate goal was to eliminate "corrupting western influences" from Egypt and use sharia to control state and society.
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