Incubators for Extremists? Radicalism and Moderation in Indonesia's Islamic Education System

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Makruf, JDate
2014Source Title
CILIS Policy Paper SeriesPublisher
Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, University of MelbourneUniversity of Melbourne Author/s
Taylor, KathrynAffiliation
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Makruf, J. (2014). Incubators for Extremists? Radicalism and Moderation in Indonesia's Islamic Education System. Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society, University of Melbourne.Access Status
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10.46580/124349Abstract
Islamic schools and universities in Indonesia have been accused of producing militant Islamist extremists. The Bali bombers, for example, attended ‘hard-line’ (garis keras) schools and a recent spate of book-bombs targeting champions of Islamic moderation were sent by a student at the State Islamic University. But is this perception actually correct? This paper looks at the struggle between moderate and extremist ideas in Indonesia’s madrasahs and Islamic tertiary institutions and its implications for Australian policy. It asks whether Islamic thought in Southeast Asia is becoming more or less radical; whether education in Islamic societies should be reformed to counter extremist ideas; and if so, how.
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